The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-05

the officers and riding master furnish their own
horses and accoutremcnts and actually keep in
service the aforesaid number OF horses to cntite
them to the foregoing allowance for forage, or
ITS equivaient IN money .fna brouidce also, That
the Whole or any part of the regiment o. light
Dragons shall be liable to serve on foot rs high,
infantry until by order Of the President of the u.
States, horses and accoutrements shall be proyi-
ded to equip the whole any part thereof as
mounted Dragons
Sec. s. -iGd be IL further enacted, That the
officers, cadets, non-commissio,lel officers, mu-
sicians, ar..iccrs, and privatcs, rS;scd pursuant
TO ta's act shall be entitled TO the like compt sa-
ton in case os disability by wounds and other.
wise, incurred III the service, as the officers, ca
detS, no!!-commisSioncd officers, musicians, ar
thccrs and riiyates III the present military esta-
blshncnt, and with them shalt be subject TO the,
rules and articles OF war which have been esta-
oiished or may he hereafter, by law Gbc esta-
blshed And that the provisions of the act enti-
tied g An act iiA:ng the military peace establish
ment OF the United States," relative to the wi
dow, child, or children OF any commissioned of.
nicer who sal! die, while in the service of the u
States, by reason of any wound received in &C
t,la service of the United States, to courts mar
tai, the regulation and compensation of recruit
ing officers, the age, size, qualifications and
bountes of recruits arrears OF paw. the bonds
and duties OF pay masters, penalties for deserti-
on, punishment OF persons who shall procure or
eh,ice any soldier 10 desert, or shall purchase
from any soldier his arms, uniform cloathinr, or
any part thereof; and the punishment Of anv
commanding officer OF any ship or vessel who
| shall receive on board of his ship or vessel. az
| one of his crew, knowing him to have deserted
or otherwise carry away any such soldier or
shall refuse to deliver him up the orders of his
commanding officer to the oath or affirmation TO
be taken, & subscribed by officers, non-comn;ss;-
oned officers, musicians and privates, to the al
lowance tor extra eXpence to any commissioned
officer in travelling and sitting on general courts
martial, to arrests of nom commissioned officers
musicians and privates for debts to soldiers dis
charged from service, except by way of punish
ment, shall be in force and applied to all per.
sons, matters and things within the intent and
meaning OF this act, in the same manner as if
they were insertcda at large in the same.
Sec o. .dna be 1t further enacted, That the sub
sistence oftbe officers of the army, when not re-
ceived in kind, shall be estimated at 90 cents ner
ration.
Sec. Z. hnd be it further enacted That there
shall be appointed to each brigade, one chaplain.
who shall be entitled to the same pay and emo
luments as amajor in the infantry.
Sec s. And be it further enacted, That in the
recess OF the Senate the President of the Uni
ted States is hereby authorised to appoint all or
any OF the officers, other than the general Off
Ger, proper to be appointed under this act
which appointments shall &c 10 tic Sc
nate at the next session fer their advice and con.
sent
Sec. 9. Ard BE IT further enacted, That every
commissioned and staff officer to be appointed in
virtue OF this act, shall he citizen of the Uni
ted States or some one of the territories thereof
]. B. VARNUM
SPEAKER sf the House Of Representatives.
GEO: CLINTON,
pine-R'esi4eas sf nc Uisiied SSiares ana Pre-
sident Of the Senate
APRIL 10, 1908.
APPROVED,
TIL JEFFERSON