Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-13


twenty. which, are no, already forfeited shall
be considered as forfeited 10 the government
tor failure III completing the payment there
on, until the said thirtieth day OF September
next aud nt the lauds which shall be reliu.
Quishsd To the United States. rs aforesaid
shall be deemed aud held 10 be forfeited, and
with all other lands which may become tor.
ieited under this act, shall be sold according
TO the provisions OF the act entitled" Aa act
making further provisions for the sale of the
puhlic lands passed the twenty fourth day
Of April, eighteen hundred and tweuty.
Sec. TO- AEd be Il further enacted, That no
land which shall he surrendered under the pro-
Visions OF this act, shall be offered for sale
tor the TERN OF two years after The surrender
thereof.
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker Of the Hnuse Of Representatives.
juan GAiLLARD
President al The Snate, pro te,npore.
JAMES MONROE.
hE act TO reduce and fl The Military Peace Establish
,neht OF the United States.
BE 1t eRIcted Jy the Senate and House Of Re-
preSentdttces of the United Suites of ane.icd in
| congress assembled fnai, from ADD alter ibe
| hfst gay OF Jane next, the military peace es-
tahiishineni OF the United States shall be com.
posed or four regiments OF artillery, and sew
en- Regiments OF Infantry with such offlcsrs o.
engineers OF ordnance, and OF the stall, as are
herihaiter provided tor.
sec. 2. And be hJpfher enacted That each
colonel one lieutenant Co lionel one m, ior one
setScant mayor, enc qHarlermaSter SCI. cant
ano uthe companies. one ut which shall be de-
signaied ADD equipped as ligh, artillery and
mat ihere shall be attached TO each regiment
OF artillery one supernunefarv captaiu to
perform ordnance duty, and that each COM
pany shall consist OF Que captain, two first lieu
tenants, two second lieut. enaut, four sergeauts,
-FOUR corp0ra!s, three artfcers, two musicians,
aud forty two rriva,es. That each regime nj
OF infantry shall consist of one colonel. one
lieutenant Colonel, one major, one sergeant
major, one GuarieTmsster sergeant, tygo pTin-
cIpdl musicians and ten companies each OF
winch shall consist of one captain, one first
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, three ser
seants, f1uf corporais, TWO musiclacs aud for
ty-two private. and that to each regiment
OF artillery aud infantry there shall be one
s'luiant, Who shall b, taken from tue subal.
lens OF The line.
Sec 3 And be it farther enacted, That the
corps or eLgtuoeiS, (GombardieTs excepted }
and The topographcai ngineeTs, and their as.
sistants, shall he stained i'll service as at pre
sent organized.
sec. :. Ind be IL further enacted. That the
ordnance department shalt be merged in the
artillery ana that the president of the u $.
b.. ard re IL hcreby authorised 10 elect from
The regiments OF artillery such officers as
may be necessary to perform ordnance du.
ties, WIN, while 80 detached, shall receive tie
pay and emoi1iGenis now received by ord
nance officers and shall be subject ouIy 10
The number of eniisted men III the ordnance
department be reduced to fifty.six.
sec: s. Ind De itJmiher enacted, That there
shall be one major general, with two aids de
camp. two brisadier generals, each wit one
ard de camp; aud that the aids de camp be
taken from the bnbaitetns OF the line and iu
addition 10 their other dnties, shall perform
the dutias OF assistant adjn'ant general.
Ses. o, AHd be 1t further enacted, That there
shall be one adjut"nt general, aud TWO in-
spectors general. with the rank paw and emol-
uiHents, Otcolonels of cavalry.
Sec. 2. Ind be Il further enasted That there
shall be one quarter master general; that
there shall be two quartermasters, with the
rank, pay and emolnmenis OF majOts of caval,
ry and ten assistant guartermasters who shall
IN addition 10 their pay III the line, receive "a
sum not tess than ten dollars, nor more than
twenty dollars, per month, TO be regulated by
the Secretary of War.
Sec. 8. AHd be Hfnrther enacted, That there
snail ne one ConnIlSsary general ut subsistence:
a"d tnat There shall be as many assistant
cOnimisSatles aS the serviSe may require, not
exceeding fifty, who shall be taken from the
snbdlierns OF the line, aud shall, IN addition to
their pay ia the line, receive a sam not less
than ten, nor more than twenty, dollars per
m"nfh aud that The assistant quartermas-
ters, AID assistant commissaries of sn bssipure
shall he subject 10 duties IN both departments
under the orders ut the Secretary of War.
Sec 9, Ind be tfather enacted, That there
ShaIl be Que paynia.teI gener a with the nre.
sent compensation, aud fourteen paymasters
WITH the pay aud cmOlnmeuis of reglmeu,ai
psymasieTS aud that iicIe siIIl! be- cue COM
nisSary OF purchases, aud two military store
k 'epcrs TO be attached "a the purchasing de-
partment.
Sec. 10. lind he it further enacted, That the
~ oical department shall consist # pne sur
geOu genera, eight surgeons, VIII, the com
pen,aiiOn OF re:imeniai surg pons, and forty.
five assistant surgeons, with The Compensd,
tion of atsureeous,
Sec. H. amt be IL (arthor esneied. Tia, tlIe
officers, nOuScommisSiCnpd officers, ariifcefs
musicians, aud privaies, retained by this ACT
except those specially provided tor, Shall have
tile sane rank, pay aud em9umeDts as are
provided ia like cases, by existing laws and
that the force authorized aud continual i'm
service undcrfhis act shall be snLlec, 10 Tire
rulcs ard articles 0l war.
Sec i2. dpd bei further eaicfci. Tbat the
ptesidesl OF tie Urited States cause to be-
arranged tho officers, non" commissioned oil
GERS, ariiisers, musicians, and privaies, OF
tIe .cversl corps now ~ the service Of tie
United States. IN snch manner as TO form and
complete ont Of tile fame the force authorized
hy this act. aud cause ihe supernumetarv OH.
GERS. Bou-CommssiOIed officers, sfffcers.
m"s'ciaus, aud ptivdies TO he discharged
tom the service OF bs L States
Sec 10 dHd be it. FURTHER enacted. That there
shall be allowed and paid 10 each commissions
ed officer who shall he discharged from the
service of the United States u pursuance of
'his act three months pay 10 addition 10 the
pay and ein0lumcnis 70 which be may he en-.
uiled hy law ~ Tive time Of his discharge.
Sec IL ind be 10 further enacted, That Tie
system at " GeIeisi Regulations for the Nr-
my" complied by Major General Sect. sI,atl
be, aud tac same is hereby. approved aud
adopted for the government OF Tie army Il
tlie United States, and Of The militia. whea
10 the service OF TIC USitcd States
JOIN W FAVOR
Speaker of the House of Rrpsescntatycy
JOHN GhILtAItD
President ~ the SENATE pro tcmrore
Washington, March ID, 1871. Approved
JANIS MONROE.