The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-05
(DT AUTHORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
AN ACT

AN AL
To raise far a Nn,;fea time an additional military
force
u E it enacted BY the Senate and House of Repre-.
- sertatipes IF ne ::.s! .:ss e ::e I'm
Congress assembled, That in addition to the pre-
sent military establishment of the United States
there ne raised five regiments Of infantry, one
regiment Of rifemen, one giment of light ar
ullery and one regiment of light dragons, to-
be enlisted for the term of five years unless SOON
| er discharged
Sec. Z. ind De II further enacted, That the said
regiments or infantry, rifemen and artillery
Shall CONSIST OF ten companies EACH and the re-
giment of light dragons of eight troops and
the field and staff officers of each regiinsnt of
one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major,
one adJutant, me quarter master, one pay mas
ter, one surgeon, one surgeons mate, one ser
geant major, one quarter master ser cant, two
principal musicians, and for the regiment light
dragons, one riding master each company of
infantry and rihemen to consist of one captain.
one lrst and enc second lieutenant, one ensign,
two c9Gets, four scrgeants, four corporals, two
musicians. and sixty-eight priyates each COM
pany OF artiDaIYof one captain, one first and one
tvtl.iaIsIJ TWO cadets, four sergeants,
tour corpCTa!S, two musicians, eight artificers
and fifty git mattresses and each troop ofiight
Dragons, OF one captain, one first and one Sc
cond lieutenant, one cornet, two cadets, four
sergeants, four corporaJs, two musicians, one
Sec. 8 Aadbe It further enacted, That when in
the opinion ofthe President ofthe United States,
Il suitable proportion OF the troops authorized by
this act shall he raised, there may be appointed
two additional brigadier generals, who Shall be
entitled TO one aid-de-camp each, to be taken
from the subalterns of the li.e two brigade in
spectors, and two brigade quarter masters and
such number of hospital surgeons, and surgeons
mates rs the service may require, but not exceed
ing five surgeons and fifteen mates, with one
steward, and one ward master to each hospital
the brigade Inspectors appointed under this act
shall be taken from the line and the brigade
quarter masters, the adjutants, regineBtal quar-
ter masters and pay masters from tie subalterns
of the line.
Sec. A. and be it fUthe, enacted, That the
compensation of the officers, cadets, non-com-
Inssiondd officers, musicians, artifcers and pri-
Yates, authorised by this act shall tie, viz to
each brigadier-general one hundred and four
dollars per month, twelve rations per day, or an
equivalent in money, and sixteen dollars per
month for forage when not furnished by the pub
lie ; each brigade inspector, thirty dollars per
month, in addition to his pay in tie line each
brigade quarter master and aid -de-calnp twenty
dollars, and each adjutant, regimentai quarter
master and paymaster, ten dollars per month in
addition to their pay III the line, and TO each six
dollars per month for forage when not furnished
as aforesaid each hospital surgeon, seventy
five dollars per month"; six rations per day, or an
equivalent in money, & twelve dollars per month
for forage when not furnished as aforesaid each
hospital surgeons mate forty dollars per month,
two rations per day, or an equivalent in money,
and six dollars per month for forage, when not
furnished as aforesaid each hospital ste ward
twenty dollars per month and two rations per
day, or equivalent in money each ward mas
ter sixteen dollars per month, and two rations
per day, or an equivalent in money; to the colo
mel of light dragons ninety dollars per month,
rations per day, and forage for five horses !;
to the lieutenant colonel of light dragons seven
y-ivc dollars per month, five rations per day, and
forage for four horses TO the major oflight dra-
goons sixty dollars per month, four rations per
day, and forage for four horses TO each capt
of light dragons, iifty dollars per month, three
rations per day, and forage for three horses TO
each lieutenant Of light dragoens, thirty three
and one third dollars per month, two rations per
day, and forage for two horses to each cornet
Of tight dragons, twenty-six aud two thirds
dollars per month, two ritions per day, and TO-
rage for two horses To- The riding master, TWEEN
ty six and two thirds dollars per month, two ra-
tons per doy, and toragc Tor two horses each
sldder and fsrricr dol grs lier months one ra-
ton per day, and suit Of uniform cloathing an
n ially aud all other officers, cadets, non com.
missioncd officers, Musicians, art,fccrs and pri-
Yates, authorised By t,s oct, mall receive the
like pay, cioatting, ratons, i,rsg AMI Other E.
indictments rs the officers, cadets, non-comm;s-
eio.ed officers lntlsiCi s attfGcers and nrix afes