The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-22
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AN ACT,
Making further provision for the corps of Engi-
AN ACT

AN ACT,
Making further provision for the corps of Engi-
HE IL enacted by the Senate ano! House of Reore-
sent atiVeS of rhe United States of .9nerica in
Congress assembled, That there be added to the
corps of engineers, two captains, first leuten-
ants, two second eutenants with the usual pay and
emo'uncnts, according to their grades respectively
and one psymaster to be taken from the subaiterns
OF Engineers with the pay and emoluments of n re-
gimcnta. paymaster; and that there be attached
the SAID corps, either from troops now in service
or by new cnlistnents, as the President OF the u.
States may direct, four serScants, four corporas,
teacher OF music, four musicians nineteen arti-
tccrs and sixty two men, which non-cominissionetI
officers, musicians, artifcers and men, together with
the aTticcrs and men already belonging TO the corps
OF engineers, shall be formed into a company, to be
styled company of bombardiers, sappers and mi
nerS, and be Differed from the corps of engineers,
according as the commanding officer of that corps
may, with the appreciation of the President of the
United States, direct and the nOn-com missiored
officers musicians, artccrs and men, shall be allow
ed the same pay aud emoluments allow ed TO
the noncomlnssioned officers, musicians, artifcers
and men in the regiment of artillerists.
Sec. 3. lind be q. further enacted, That the mi
tary academy shSll consist of the corps of engineers
and The following professors, in addition the tea
cheers of the French language and drawing already
provided, viz; one professor of natural and expert
mental philosophy, with Me pay and emouments of
Northumberland if NJ, officer of the CORPS &
taken from the corps, then much in addition to
ms pay and emoluments shall equal those of d
nt-colone--one professor of mathematics
with the pay and emoluments of major if not an
ofhcer OF the corps, and if taken from the corps
then so mulch in addition to his pay and emolurents
rs shall equal those of major; professor of the
art OF engineering in all its branches, with the pay
and emoiuments OF major if not officer of the
corps, and il taken from the corps then so much in
addition to his pay and emoluments as shall eaua
those OF MAORI each the foregoing professors
to have an assistant professor, which assistant pro
lessor shall lie taken from the most prominent char
acters OF the officers cadets and receive the pa,
anu emouments OF captains, and no other pay oil
emoiuments while performing these duties-Pro0i
ded, That nothing here in contained shall entle the
academeai staff as such to any command in the ar
iny separate from the academy.
Sec. 5. And be 1T further enacted, That the ca
diets heretofore appointed in the service OF the Uni
ted States, whether of artillery, cavalry, ritlemen
or Infantry, or tn tmay in future be appointed al
hereinafter provided shall at no time exceed two
hundred and fifty; that they may be attached, al
the discretion of the President OF the u States, as
students to the military academy and be subject to
the established regulations thereof that they shall
be arranged iato companies of non-commsaoned of
cers aud privates, according TO the directions OF
the commandment of engineers, and be Differed from
the SAID corps, for the purposes of military instruc
ton , that there shall be added 10 each company
OF cadets four musicians and the said corps shall
be trained and taught all the duties of private,
non-commissoned officer and officer; be encampetl
at least three months OF each year, and taught all
the duties incident to regular camp-that the can
ddates for cadets be not under the age of fourteen
nor above the age OF twenty one years-that each
cadet, previously to his appointment by the Presi-
dent oil the United States, shall be well versed in
reading, writing and arithmetic, and that he shall
sign articles, with the consent Of his parent or
guardian, by which he shall engage to serve five
years, unless sooner discharged and all such ca
diets shall be entitled to s. receive the pay & emol-
uncnts now allowed by law to cadets in the corps OF
engineers.
Sec 4. .3rd be it further enacted, That when
any cadet shall receive regular degree from the
academca staff, after going through all the classes
he shall be considered as among the candidates for
commission in any corps according to the duties he
may be Judged competent to perform and in case
there shall not at the time be vacancy in such
corps, he may be attached to it at the discretion of
the President of the United States by breVet of the
lowest grade, as Il supernumerary officer, with the
usual pay and emouments of such grade until va
cancy shall haPpen-Irovided, That there shall not
be more than one supernumerary officer to any one
company at the same time.
Sec. S. Ind be it further enacted, That the sum
OF twenty live thousand dollars be- and the same is
hereby appropriated, be paid out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for cree
ting buildings, and for providing an apparatus Ii
brary and all necessary implements, and for such
contingent expenses rs may be necessary and proper
in the Judgment of the President of the l.. s.. for
such institution.
= Sec 6. ind be it further enacted, That so much
OF the twenty sixth section of the act entitled An
act fixing the military peace esta lishment" passed
the sixteenth March, one Thousand eight hundred x
two, confines the selection of the commander of
the corps of engineers to the said corps be, the
same is hereby repealed.
III. CLAY
Speaker efthe House Of Representatives..
WIN. II. CRAWFORD,
President # the Senate, pro tentpoye.
April 90, 1912.