The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-06-26

Matters Department, shall, previous 10 their
entering on the duties OF their respective off,
ces, give good and sufficient bovls tc the u
nited States, fully to account for all moneys
and public property which they may receive,
in such sum as the Secretary Of War shall
direct.-And all Psymastcrs, Commisssries
and Storekeepers, shall be subject TO the ieie.
and articles OF war, in the same mspner a.
commissioned officers Provided aiss, That
all officers OF the Pay and Com missary'r 'r.e|~
partments be submitted to the Senate f.
coniirma,iots, in the manner as the officers O.
the army.
Sec. z. BE IL fsrfher enacted, That The
President of the United States be, aud ne is
hereby authorized to prescribe the quantity
and kind Of clothing to be issued annuslly 10
the troops of The United States. PROVIDED,
That whenever more than the authorized
quanti'y Is required, the value of the extra
articles shall be deducted from the soldiers
pay and in like manner the soldiers shall re.
ceiye pay according to the annual estimated
value Of such authorized articles Of uniform
as shall not have been issued to him IN each
yea-. ProvideG also, Tha, the manner OF is-
suing and accounting for clothing, shall be
established in the general regulators of tho
Was Department.
all cases where soldier of the regular army
shall have been discharged from the service
OF the United States, and clothing shall bs
due to said soldier, il shall be the duty Of the
paymas,er general to cause the same TO be
paid tor according to the price paid in the
seventh section Of this act.
Set. 9. Ind be IT, further enacted, Tha, the
several officers Of the staff shall, respectively,
receive the pay and emoluments, and retain
all the privileges secured TO the staff of tho
army, by the act of March third, one thous.
and eight hundred and thirteen, and not in.
compatible with the provisions Of this act
and that tho regulations, in force before the
reduction Of the army, be recognized, as far
as the same shall be found applicable to the
service subject however, to such alterations
as the Secretary of War may adopt, with the
appreciation Of the President
Sec. 10. md be IL further enacted, That the
officers OF the stan, Professionally retained by
the President, aud in this act enumerated and
made permanent, be recognised in service
under this act, and that the garrison surgeons
and mates be hereafter considered as post
surgeons and hereafter the staff of the army
maA be taken from the line of the army, or
IRON citizens.
Sec. IL. .5nd Be IL further enacted, Thatth
ordnance department be continued AZ at pres
| ent organized under the act Of February
| eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fii-
| teen, and that ordnance oiEcers be assigned 10
their duties with the staff OF the army, In the
| same manner as from the corps OF engineers.
: Sec. H. .And be 10 further enaetrd, That
--L-. f~~-e. - -l~@svn in kind by officers
OF the army entitled thereto, eight dollars per
month, Tor each horse not exceeding the
number authorized by existing regulations,
shall be allowed in lieu thereof: Provided,
Tha, neither forage or money shall be drawn
by officers, bot for horses actually kept by
| them in service PROVIDED also, That none,
except company officers, shall be allowed 10
take as servants or walters, soldiers of the ar
my, and that all officers be allowed, for each
private servant actually kept in service, no,
exceeding the Dumbcr authorized by existing
regulations, the pay, rations and clothing OF
private soldier, or money 10 lieu thereof, on
a certificate setting forth the name and dcs-
cripton OF the servant or servants, in the pay
account Provided also, That one additional
ration be allowed 10 all susaltern officers Of
the army.
April "a. 1Si6;-.9pprore5.
JAMES MADISON.