Sec. 1. Be it ordained <​enacted​> by the Senate and House of Representatives of the of America in Congress assembled, that Joseph Smith of the City of , in the State of , is hereby authorized and empowered to raise a Company of one hundred thousand armed volunteers, in the and Territories at such times and places, and in such numbers, as he shall find necessary and convenient for the purposes of specified in the foregoing preamble; and to execute the same.

Sec. 2. And be it further ordained <​enacted​> that if any person or persons shall hinder or attempt to hinder or molest the said Joseph Smith, from executing his designs in raising said volunteers, and marching or transporting the same to the borders of the and territories, he or they so hindering, molesting, or offending, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars each, for every offence; or by hard labor on some public work not exceeding two years, or both, at the discretion of the nearest District Court of the where the hindrance or offence shall be committed. <​having jurisdiction.​>

Sec 4. <​3.​> And be it further ordained <​enacted​> that nothing in this Ordinance <​act​> shall be so construed by any individual or nation, as to consider the Volunteers aforesaid, as constituting any part of the Army of the ; neither shall the said Joseph Smith, as a Member of the United States Army disturb the peace of any nation or government, acknowledged as such: break the faith of treaties between the and any other Nation or violate any known law of nations, thereby endangering the peace of the

Sec. 5. And be it further ordained <​enacted​>, that the said Joseph Smith shall confine his operations to those principles of action specified in the Preamble to this Ordinance <​act​>, the perpetuity of which shall be commensurate with the circumstances and specifications which have originated it.