Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-05-14

molumentS OF major Ii not IN officer o! the
corps, and 1t taken from the corps, then 50
much IN addition TO his pay and emo.uments as
snall equal those of a ma lor; each OF the fore
gong professors to have an assistant professor,
which assistant professor shall he taken from
the most prominent characters OF the officers or
cadets, and receive the pay and emoluments OF
captains, and no other pay or emoluments while
performing these duties: Provided, That moth
ing herein contained shall entitle the acadcmi-
csri stall, as such, tc any command IN the army
separate from the academy.
Sec. J. And belt further enacted, That the
cadets heretofore appointed in the service of
the United States, whether of artillery, caval-
~, rihemen or infantry, or that may i'll future
be appointed as hereinafter provided, shall at
no time exceed two hundred and fifty; that
they may be attached, at the discretion of the
President of the United States, students to
the military academy, and be subject to the
established regulations thereof; that they shall
be arranged into companies of non-commission-
ed officers and priyates, according to the di-
rcctions OF the commandant of engineers, and
be oificercd from the said corps, for the purpo.
scs of military instruction; that there shall be
added 10 each company Of cadets four musici-
ans and the said corps shall be trained and
taught ali the duties ola private, non-commis-
stoned officer and officer; be cncamped at least
duties incident to regular camp that the cam
didatcs for cadets be not under the aye OF four
teen, nor above the age of twenty-one years
that each cadet, previous)yto his appointment
by The President of the United States, shall be
we'll rersed in reading, writing and arithmetic,
and that he shall sign articles, with the consent
Of his parent or guardian, by which lie shall en-
gage 10 serve five years, unless sooner dis
charged and all such cadets shall be entitled
tn MAY I'll enfa nntv al
lowed by law to cadets in the corps OF engin-
GERS
Sec. A. And b It further enacted, That when
any cadet shall receive a regular degree from
the academica stall, after going through all
the classes, he shall be considered as among
the candidates Tor commission in any corps,
according TO the duties he may be Judged COM
petcnt 10 perform; and IN case there shall not
~ the time be a vacancy i'll such corps, he may
be attached to it at the discretion of the Presi-
dent of the United States, BY brcvct the low
est grade, as a sureInumerary officer, with the
usual pay and emolumcnts of such grade, until
vacancy shall happen. PROCEEDED, That there
Shall not be mere than one supernumerary Off
Ger TO any one company at the same time.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the
sum oftwenty-hve thousand dollars be, and the
same Is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of
any mcaey in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for erecting buildings, and for provi-
ding an apparatus, library and all necessary
implements, and for such contingent expenses
as may be necessary and proper, in the udg-
ment of the President Of the United States, for
such an institution.
Sec. g. Ard be it .frrther enacted, That so
much of the tWenty-sixth section of the act,
entitled can act fixing the military peace cs.
establishment" passed tic sixteenth March, one
thousand eight hundred and two, as confines
The selection of The commander of tie corps of
engineers to the said corps, be, and the same
= hereby repealed.
Ii. CLAY,
Speaker cftAc House Of representatives..
WIN. II. CRAWFORD,
President If tie Senate byo-tempore.
.A.Prll 90, 1912.
APPROVED,
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