The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-04-12
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I AN ACT
Tpro,ide additional for defraying the ex-
ensss of government, and maintaining the pubic
redit, by laying duty on gold, silver, and plat
d ware and jewelry, and paste work, manufac-
ured within he United States
yE az enacted 6y the Senate sTd House Of Represes-
tepss e Uited States cf .ime,ica an Congress as.
stpiea. Iha, irom aud al cr the eighteenth day of
4 Ain next there shall be paid upon all guild, silver
| al. plated ware, aud jswel,y and paste wok. ex-
- lime pieces, which shall thereafter be manufao-
| tId or made for sale WI hin the United States OF
| .ll,errtories thereof duty of six per centum sd
| y9rem, by the manufactures thereof
cc. , Ind be n further enacted, That the duty
fdesad shall be imposed, paid, collected, and ac-
eintsd for. in like manner. and subject TO the like
psvisens and pensiiies. as The duties imposed hy
/ ~ ''AcI to provide additional revenues tor dehsy-
= the expe,'s,s of government, and maintaining
lth public credit, by iaynA drt'cs on vsi'oeaeSous
N,rs $, and merchandise, m nuaelursd within The
United States" pass d the egheenth da, of Janua-
~, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, all the
Provisions Of which act shall apply TO the duty here
byimo,ed, and To those oy whom II shall be pays'
b, the same as IL il were spe, icay inserted a
mong the duuable objects enumerated in the first
section thereof
L.NGDoN cHEvEs,
Speaker Of she House Of Representatives..
JOHN GALLARD,
Prss,d.nf, pro iempore, Of The >enaie.
Feb a7, 1si5.-.1hp'sreA JAMES MADISON.
Az AIT
Fixing the military pe. C establishment of The Uni
ed - ies
Sc II eape,es D. NJ enaie and House Of Represen.
tailees J ne Caae tofes q me,.ca. m Congress
us,m6ed hal it. niii,1y pea,. establishment of
IA, United States shall ,onss OF suc! proportions
OF arti lery, infantry, md hcmei, not exceeding,
in The wnoic, ten Thousand nsn. the President Of
The United States shall judge proper and tina, the
corps OF engineers, as u, present established, be re-
tanned
sec q Ind BE- il further enacted That the corps of
artillery shall have the same organization as Is pre-
seri3ed BY The passed the tbirtieh of Marc hun,
thousand eight bundled and fourteen and The reg
imeot OF light artillery the same organization as is
prescribed by the act passed the twelfth day OF A.
pri one thousand eight hundred and eight; aud
that each regiment OF infantry and rtlemen, shall
consic. of one colonel, one lieuten mt colonel. one
major, one sdJutant, one quartermas,er, one pay
m .ster, une surgeon, and Two surgeons mates, one
SERGEANT msjor, one quarter m-stcr serjeant, two
principal muschns, and ten companies each com
pany to consist of captain, FIRST lieutenant,
and one second Ii, utenan, four serean's, tour ccr-
porsls, Two musicians and ski, eight p,vMes.
Sec. Ind be q further enacted, Tha, there shall
be two major generals. aud four brig der gene
the major generals 10 be EMIT ed to two aids-de-
camp, aud the 6risadier generais 10 one ldde camp
ss~t, ken ts""'y'ae ~oi,siirrns Of the hne
E.fouf brg d. ",-rcctUrs, S- -g ,ue ouaitcr
masters ana such number uf hospit surgeons and
su geuns' mates, as the service may tqu,re, not ex
ceediny hse surgeons aud fifteen nia.,s, with ons
steward and one wardmaster 10 each hospital The
brs de inspectors, spponed under this act, shan
oe taken from the line. and the big de qusrtei
masters, The sdjutants, regimentsi q1arte masters,
anu pay master, from the eub iieins of tie line.
sec ind BE- IL further enaeted That the com.
pensatOn, subsistence, aou collng of the ffiee,s
cadets, nissoned off ers mus ms, srih
GERS, am prlvatts composing The military pc, &C Is
tabhshmen,, shai, be the same are prescribed by
the act, entitled An act fixing the nili,afy peace
establishment Of the United >ta,es passed sixteenth
Mar, b, Que thousand eight hundred and two, and
the act, enulrd An act 10 raise tor imIte Il time
AN additional military force" passed twelfth Apoi,
one thouss and ely lat bundled and eight and that the
m jor generals shall ne entitled TO the same compen-
lou is ided by act. entitled =" An act TO
raise addit onsl military force" passed eleventh
January, Que thousand eight hundred and welve
Sec ind beat further enacted, That the Presi.
dent of the Un,led states be arranged, the
officers non commissioned officers, musicians, and
p'waes, of the several corps Of troops now in the
servi.e of the United Stses, in such AS 10
form nd complete out of the the c.rps author.
lied by this oct, aud the supe numerary o I'll
GERS, non comm ssIoncd officers, musicians nd pti-
Yates, to be charged from the service Of the Unit
ted -tses, from AID after The first day Of Nay nexi,
OF as soon - circumstances may permit
see 8 Ind be n further enacted. That TO each
commissioned Office. who shall be dcranged py
virtue oi this act here shall bs allowed and paid,
IN addition w ile pay and emouments TO which they
will be en,itl,d by h. al the time Of his discharge,
three uoDshs pa,
Sec z. md be further enacted, That the several
corps authorize by this sc, sbsi he subject 20 the
rules and aIti, OF var, be recruited ~ the same
inner, and with the same Limitations; and that Of
fcevs, nonconlmssI ned fice's, musicisns and
rriyatcs, shall be entitled 10 tie same provision for
wounds and dsabins, bs $. M provision tor wi.
dows and children, auJ The SAM bebehIs aud allow.
anc IN every respect, no' inconsistent with the pro
VISIONS 1t this act, as authorized by the act OF
sixteenth M,rcb one thousand eight hundred and
two, entitled " An act fixing the military peace es.
tablIshDcnt of the Usi,ed Ststes," and the act Of
the twelfth April. one thousand eight hundred AMI
eight, entitled "An act to raise, for Limited time.
Az additional military force !" and that the bounty
to the recruit, and compensation to the recruiting
officer. shalt he the same ss are allowed by the