Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-01


distributed, and the balance remaining on hand.
they shall also report weekly to the superin-
tending field 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, will be strictly adhered to, and in all
cases of eniistments inapplicable 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 favorsbly
Of by the inspecting surgeon or surgeons
mate.
As soon as conve ,icnt, every recruit will take
and subscribe the necessary oath, sgreeahly 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 re.
active, and well made.
ifany recruit after having received thc-boun-
ty in Money shall abscond, he is to be pursued
and punished MS deserter,
Every officer engaged in the recruiting ser.
vice, at posts where there shall be no Qusr,cr
Master. will procure the necessary Transported
lion, forage, fuel, straw and stationary, taking
the requisite vouchers.
Recruiting officers shall, as FAR as practicae
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 aRd ffer at a
rate not exceeding Is dollars per month and
| one ration per day; or if the party ba of either
OF the light corps of the army, the officer COM
manding 1T may hire bugleman or a trumpeter
| at the rate of twelve dollars per moath, and one
| ration per day.
When medical OF surgical aid is required
BY, recruiting party, il no surgeon or surge
on'5 mate OF the army be nj near the post or
place, the superinteeding field officer shall have
authority, snd is hereby authorized TO obtain
! such by special agreement in writing under the
| following rules:
For anynumber of sick, not more than thirty,
| the rate OF compensation shall not exceed the
pay and emoiuments of a surgeon's mate Of the
| army, eTeiusive Of medicine. IN any other cas-,
| 1t shall not exceed those of regimental surge.
I on.
| No citizen surgeon is to inspect at posts or
places at which are armv surgeons or surgeons
mates, and recruiting officers not conforming to
his rule will be reported to the Department OF
War through the Office Of Superintendent OF
| the Recruiting Service.
No party shall be detailed on the recruiting
\ service unaccompanied by commissioned Of
nicer, n'liess BY special permission Of the supe
intending field officer.
All recruiting officers are expressly forbid
den to enlist any man having liberated legs,
scalded head, rupture or scurvy, or is an habi-
| tuai drurkard, or known to have epileptic fts,
or other inhimity which units him for the ac-
i've duties OF the field and any officer who
shall enlist such man, and any surgeon or sur.
geon's mate who shall certify his fitness FOR
service, SMALL on proof thereof, be dismissed the
service.
Surgeons are to be particularly attentive 10
the examination Of recruits, and shalt not suf.
ter any man TO pass, who has not at his exsmi.
nation been stripped of all his clothes, to the
end, that 1t be ascertaIned, as far as possible,
th!st he IS AT for active service in The field
1t is only after due and careful inspection as
aforesaid, that the eight dollars payable 10 the
soldier or Citizen for furnishing a recruit, can
be paid
When the recruit is sound and able bodied
and has PASSED inspection, no delay of paying
th' premium of eight dollars to the non-com-
nissioned officer, soldier or citizen WIN en-
gagged him to enlist, will be cxcusa5Ic; and If
unnecessary delay CT embarrassment be impos-
d on the payment due to the non.oonmiss on
81 officer, soldier or citizen so finding and en-
gaglng arecruit, he efiicer producing such de
lay viii. on due proof thereof, be dismissed the
service. In all cases the rccsipt for the amount
OF premium OF t!,e person finding and engaging
the recruit will be IN :exed to the enlistm-nt
The sixteenth section of the regulations of the
I'd of May, 1914, is repealed by the act Of Con
gress of the 10th Of December 1914.
NO subordinate recruiting OfnceF Will cores.
pond with the superintendent of the recruiting
service, but through the experimenting field
oihcer ofhis regiment or corps.
No furlough from rendezvous, beyond leave
OF absence for ten days, Mill be granted to anv
subordinate recruiting Officer, bat nv applca
tion, ,hrouSh bis superinte ending field officer
being made to the Department OF War, direct
ed to the superintendent of the recruiting SER
vice.
81 soon as any regimcntaI recruiting render.
vous is fixed, the superintending field officer
will give notice thereof to the superintendent of
the recruiting service, to the PaynAs,er Gene-
raj. 10 the contractor Of the district aud to the
nearest commisssry o. purchases, TO the end,
that supplies OF none, clothing, and ether ne
cessaries, be promptly md regularly furnished
Every nOn- commissioned officer or soldier
who shall enlist himself in the service, shall, ct
the time of his SO enlis'ing, or within six DAYS
afterwards, have " the articles Tor the govern
ment Of the armies Of the United States" read
to him by the officer who enlisted him, or nv the
commanding officer Of the troop or company in
to which he was enlisted; be taken before the
next 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, and in his presence shall take the follow,
ing oath or affirmation
81, A. b. do solcmnly swear or affirm. (as
the case may bel that will bear true aileei,
anee to the United States Of America, and that
will serve them HONESTLY and faithfully against
all their enemies or opposers whatsoever. and
bbaeryp and nbey the ordors e tI,o "