The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-02-08

money shall abscosd, he is 70 oe pursued and pun
ished as . deserter.
Every officer engaged in the recruinng service. at
posts where there shall be no Quarter. Master, viii
procure the necessary transportation, forage, fuel.
straw and stationary, taking the requisite vouchers
Re ecruiting officers SHALL as far As practicable, be
furnished with proper music from their regiments !
where this may be Impossible. and musicians have
not been enlisted, they are authorized TO engage
drummer and hfer 1t rate not exceeding fifteen
dollars per month and one ration per day; or il the
party be of either OF the light corps OF the army,
the officer commanding il may hire y buglenan or
trumreter at the rate Of twelve dollars per month,
and Que ration peg DAY.
When medical or surgical aid is required by re-
rruiting party, II no surgeon or surgeons mate OF
the army be at the post place. the super
intending field officer shall have authority, and IS
hereby authorized to obtain such by special agree.
ment in writing under the following rules
For any number of sick, more than thirty, the
q rate OF compensation shall not exceed the pay and
emoluments uf surgeons in the army, ereisi-
sive 2. the msacsne In any ether case, 1t shalt not
exceed those OF regimental surgeon. s.
No citizen surgeon is to inspect At posts or places
at which are army surgeons SUI geon' mates, and
recruiting officers not conforming TO this rule will
be eporird 70 the Department, Of War, though the
Office Of supern,endence Of the recruiting service.
No party shall be detailed the recruiting SER
vice unaccompanicd by commissioned officer. un-
less by special permission of the experimenting
field effioer.
All recruiting officers are expressly forbidden to
enlist any man having liberated legs, Scaled head.
rupture scuryy, or is an habitual drunkard, or
known 10 have epileptc fls, or other infrmty which
uafts him for the active duties Of the held and any
officer who shall eAlia such man, and any surgeon
or surgeons mate who shall certify his fitness for
service, shall, proof thereof, be dismissed the
service.
Surgeons arc to be particularly attentive 10 the ex.
animation of recrsits, and shall suffer any man
pass, who has not at his examination been strip
ped of all his clothes, 10 The and, that il be ascer-
tanned, far possible, that he is fit for active
service in the field y
II is only after due and careful inspection afore
said, that the eight dollars payable to the soldier or
citizen for furnishing recruit, can be paid.
When the recruit is sound and abie-bodied, and
has passed inspection, no delay of paying the pre-
MUM of eight dollars to the noncommissioned Off
Ger, soldier or citizen who engaged him 10 enlist
will be cxcusable; and If any unnecessary delay or
embarrassment be imposed ON the payment due TO
the non.commissoned officer, soldier citizen, so
finding and engaging recruit, the officer produce
ing such delay will. ON due proof thereof, be dis
missed The service. In all cases the receipt for the
amount of premium OF the person finding and enga-
ging the recruit will be annexed to the enlistment
The sixteenth section of the regulations OF the I'd
of May 1914. j. repealed by the act Of Congress Of
the 10th Of December. 1914.
No subordinate rsorsiting officer viii correspond
with the superintendent OF the recruiting Service,
but through the experimenting field officer Of his
regiment or corps.
No furlough from rendezvous, beyond leave of
absence for ten days, will be granted to any subord-
his experimenting field officer, being made to the.
Department of War, directed to the superintendent
of the recruiting service.
So soon as any regimental recruiting rendezvous
is fixed, the experimenting field officer will give
tce thereof to the superintendent OF the recruiting
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Of the district and to the nearest coumissary Of.
purchases, to the end, that supplies OF money,
clothing, and other necessaries, be promptly and
regularly furnished.
Every non-commissoned officer or soldier who
shall enlist himself in the service, shall at the time
Of his so enlistng, o. within six days afterwards,
have "the articles for the government Of the armies
Of the United Sta,es," read to him BY the officer
who enlisted him, by the commanding officer Of
the troop or company into which he was enlisted
be taken before the next justice Of the peace or
chief magistrate OF any city or town corporate, not
being officer Of the army or where recourse can
not be had to the civil mag israte, before the judge
advocate, and in his presence shall take the follow
ing oath or affirmation
ssI, A. b de solehnly swear Or affirm, (as the
case may be) that win bear true allegiance TO the
United States of America and that will serve them
honestly and faithfully against all their enemies
opposers whatsoever, and observe and obey the or
ders Of the President Of the United States. and the
orders of the officers appointed over me according
to "te rules and articles for the government Of the
armcs Of the United States (which justice, mag
istr or Judge advocate is to give the officer Ger.
tihcate sgniyng that the nian enlisted did take the
said oath or affirmation. W
Each experimenting field officer Of regiment
will have attached to him subaltem to perform the
duties of an acting adutant, one noncomnnissioned
officer as an acting sergeant major, and clerk to
be taken fron the ranks Of the army.
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