Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-25

and the balance remaining on hand,
they shall also report weekly to the auperin-
tending Held officers the strength Of their par
ties, the names Of their recruits, and the des.
cription Of their persons respectively.
The second section Of the act of Congress,
passed on the 10th of December, 1914, which
is annexed, win be strictly adhered to- and in all
cases OF enlistments inapp!icable to the intent
OF that section of the act, the bounty money will
be paid Immediately after the recruit signs
his enlistment, and has been reported favorably
OF by the inspecting surgeon OF surgeons
mate.
As soon as convenient, every recruit will take
and subscribe the necessary oath, egreeably TO
the tenth article of " the rules and articles for
the government Of the armies of the United
States" and no objection is to be made to a re-
active, and we'll made.
lfany recruit after having received the boun-,
ty IN money shall abscsRd, he is to be pursued
and punished deserter.
Every officer engaged in the recruiting SER
vice, at posts where there shall be no Quarter
Master, will procure the necessary Transports
ton, forage, fuel, straw and stationary, taxing
the requisite vouchers.
Recruiting officers shs.i, as far as practica.
BILE, be furnished with proper music from their
regiments where this may be impossible, and
musicians have not been enlisted, they are au.
thorized to engage drummer aad fifcr at a
rate not exceeding Is dollars per month and
ore ration per day; or If the party be of either
OF the light corps of the ARM, the officer com.
mandng it may hire bugleman or trumpeter
at the rate OF twelve dollars per month, and one
ration per day.
When medical or surgical aid is required
by recruiting party, if no surgeon or surge
ons mate OF the army be At or near the post or
place, the experimenting field officer shall have
authority, and is hereby authoriz d to obtain
such BY special agreement in writing under the
following rules:
For any number OF sick, not more than thirty,
the rate OF compensation shall not exceed the
pay and emoluments Of surgeons mate of the
army, exclusive Of medicine. In any oth.r case,
1t shall not exceed those of regimcntal surge.
on.
NO citizen surgeon is to inspect ut posts or
places at which are armv surgeons or surgeons
mates, and recruiting officers not conforming to
this rule will be ported to the Department. Of
War through the Office of Superintendent of
the Recruiting Service
No party shall be detailed on the recruiting
service ,naccompanied bya commissioned Of
ticer, nnies, BY special permission of the .utsr
intending field officer.
All recruiting officers are expressly forbid
den to enlist any man having liberated legs,
scaided hesd, rupture or scurvy, or i. an habi,
tuai drunkard, or known to have epileptic fits,
or other infrmity which units him for the ac-
ave duties of the field; and any officer who
shsi' eniist such man, and any surgeon or sur.
geon's mate who shall certify his fitness Tor
service, shall, ON proof thereof, be Gi,anissedfEe
service
SURGEONS are to be particularly attentive 10
Inc examination of recruits, and shall not suf.
ter any man - pass, who has not at his exami.
halon been stripped of all his clothes, to the
end, that 1t be ascertaned, as far as possible,
that he IS ut for active service in the field
1t is only after due aud careful inspec tion as
aforesaid, that the eight dollars PAYABLE to the
soldier or citizen for furnishing recruit can
be paid
when the recruit is sound and able bodied.
and mas passed inspection, no delay ef paving
the premium of eight dollars to the non-com-
missioned officer, sotlier or citizen who en-
gagged him to enlist, will be excusable and If
unnecessary delay or embarrassment be impos-
ed on the psynest due TO the non,commission-
ed ofhcer, soldier or citizen so finding AMI en-
gaging recruit, the sfficcr producing such de-
lay will, on due proof thereof, be dismissed the
service. In all cases the receip. for the amount
on premium OF the person finding and engaging
the recruit will be annexed to the enlistment
The sixteenth section OF the regulations the
I'd of May, 1914, is repealed by the act of Con.
gress of the 10th OF December 1914.
No subordinate recruiting officer will cores.
pond with the superintendent of the recruiting
service, but through the experimenting Held
officer his regiment or corps.
No furlough from rendezvous, beyond leave
OF absence for ten days, will be granted to any
subordinate recruiting officer, but by appIca-
ton, through his experimenting field officer,
being made to the Department of War, direct
ed 10 the superintendent Of the recruiting ser,
vice
So soon as any regimental recruiting rendey-
yous is fixed. the sur erintending field officer
viii give notice thereof to the Supe rintendent OF
the recruiting service. to the Paymsster Gene
rail- TO the contractor of the district, and to the
nearest commissary OF purchases, to the end,
that supplies of money, clothing, and ether ne
cessaries, be promptly and regularly furnished
Every non commissioned officer or soldier
who shall enlist himself in the service, shalt; at
the time OF his so ensting, or within six days
afterwards, have {" the articles for the govern
ment of the armies Of the United States" read
to him blythe officer who enlisted him, or by the
commanding officer Of the troop or company in.
to which he was enlisted be taken before the
rext justice OF the peace or chief magistrate Of
any city or town corporate (not being an officer
OF the army or where recourse cannot be had
to the civil magistrate, before the Judge adyo-
CATE AMI in his presence shall take the follow
ing oath or affirmation
"I, a. B do sOemnly swear or affirm. (as
the case may beg that " III bear true alIer;.
ance to the United States Of America, and tia,
viii serve them honestly and faiIhF,lIv opa;nsi