Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-22
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT

AN Az
For the better organization ofthe general STAB
of the army of the United Siaes.
BE it enacted BY the Senate and House ef Re
presensGsioss Of fhe United States Of .anaeriea,
in Congress assembled, That the adintaot
generals, Inspector generals and q9arter
master generals Departments shall consist on
the following officers, that is TO say an adj
jutant and inspector general with the rs6k
pay and emolunents of brigaiier general
and not exceeding eight adjutants genera,
sixteen assistant adjutants general, eight toDo.
graphical engineers, eight assistant topogfa-
phical engineers, eight inspectors general,
sixteen assistant inspectors general, eight
quarter masters general, eight deputy quarter
! masters general, and thirty two assistant depu
" quarter masters general.
Sec. 2. Aaa 6eit further enacted, That tile
President of the United States be and is here
by authorised, if he shall deem il expedieDt. tn
assign oneof the brigadiers general to The min
cipal army of the United States, who shall IN
such case act as adiutant and inspector gen.
raj, and chef OF the staff of such army and
| the quarter master general attached to the
| principal army shall as heretofore have the
brevet rank and the pay and emolwnents of a
I brigadier general.
Sec. 3. A,ld be it further enacted, That ali the
| other adjutants general shall have the brevet
| rank and the pay and emoluments OF a colonel
/ OF cavalry all the other inspectors general
| and quarter masters general shah have The bfe.
vet rank and the pay and en0luiDents OF a CO.
| lionel OF infantry the assistant adjutants gen..
| raj assistant inspeco Fs general. deputyuua
| masters general and Typographical engineers
| shall have the brevet rank and the pay and
| emouments of a major Of cavalry; aai the
assistant Typographical engineers, and assis
| ant deputy quarter masters general siigii have
| the brevet raRk and the pay aud emo.uinents OF
a captain Of infantry.
| Sec. 4. Ind DC Il further enacted, That The
assistant adjuiants genera, the assistant ~
| spectors general, and the assistant topogra.
phicaI engineers shall Be taken from tn. line
! The adju,ants general, inspectors general,
! quarter masters general, deputy quarter mas.
! tiers general, typographical engineers and as
! sistaut deputy quarter masters general may be
| taken from the line or not as the Presiden,
may deem expedient. Aud oflicerstaken from
| the line and transferred to the staff shall re
ceiye only the pay and epoluments attached
| to the rank in the staff but their transfer
! shall be without prejudice to their rank and
| promotion in the line according TO their said
/ rank and seniority; which promotion shall take
I place according to usage in the same manner
| as it they had not been thus trans erred
| Sec. 5. Ind be IL further enacted, That i
| shall be the duty of the Secretary of the war
department. ana nc IS hereby aiitnOrlsci 20
/ prepare general regulations better defining
| and prescribing the respective duties ana
I powers Of the several officers IN the adiutant
! general, inspector general, quarter master re
| neral, and commissary Of ordnance dep re
! mepis, Of the topog aphical engteers, OF the
] aids Of generals, and generally Of The genera
/ and regimental staff which regustios wher
| approved by the President Of The United states
| shan be respected and oicyed uni Altered or
revoked by tue same Authority. Ard tire said
| general regulations thus prepared aad appro
we'd, shall be laid before Congress at their next
session.
| Sec s Hadbe hfayfher enacted, That tie
nursber Of assistant deputy eommissaries o.