Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-04-17
BY AUTHORITY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. ofthe Ulited States
Of .4merica in Congress assembled,
That, from and after the first day of June
next, the military peace establishment OF
the United States shall be composed OF
four regiments of artillery, and seven
regiments OF infantry, with such officers
ofengineers, of ordnance, and of the staff,
as are hereinafter provided for.
Sec 2. ind be it further enacted,
That each regiment Of artillery shall
consist of one colonel, one lieutenant
colonel, one major, one sergeant major,
one quartermaster sergeant, and nine
companies, one of which shall be desig-
mated and equipped as light artillery !;
and that there shall be attached to each
regiment of artillery one super numera-
ry captain to perform ordnance duty, and
that each company shall consist of one
captain, two first lieutenants, two second
lieutenants, four sergeants, four corpo-
rails, three artificers, two musicians, and
forty-two privates. That each regiment
of infantry shall consist of one colonel
one lieutenant colonel, one major, one
sergeant major, one quartermaster SER
geant, two principal musicians, and ten
companies; each of which shall consist
of one captain, one first lieutenant, one
second lieutenant, three sergeants, four
corporals, two musicians, and forty-two
pryates and that to each regiment of
artillery and infantry there shall be one
adjutant, who shall be taken from the
subalterns of the line.
Sec. 8. Ind be it further enacted,
That the corps of engineers, lombard
.ers excepted,) and the Typographical
engineers, and their assistants, shall be
retained in service as at present organi-
zed.
Sec. a. And be it further enacted,
That the ordnance department shall be
merged in the artillery and that the
President of the United States be, and
he is hereby, authorized to select from
the regiments of artillery such officers
as may be necessary to perform ord
nance duties, who, while SO detached,
shall receive the pay and emoluments
III" Tc'ElVCu ny OiuHaiiCo OhiSSio3 anu
shall be subject only to the orders ofthe
War Department; and that the number
of enlisted men in the ordnance depart
ment be reduced to ffty-six.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted,
That there shall be one ma or general,
with two aids de camp, two brigadier
generals, each with one aid de camp;
and that the aids de camp be taken from
the subalterns of the line, and, in addi-
ton to their other duties, shall perform
the duties of assistant adjutant general.
Sec. 6. .And be it further enacted,
That there shall be one adjutant gene
raj, and two inspectors general, with the
rank, pay, and emoluments, of colonies
ofcavalry.
Sec. 7. And be il further enacted,
That there shall be one quartermaster
general; that there shall be two quar-
term asters, with the rank, pay, and
emoluments of majors of cavalry; and
ten assistant quartermasters, who shall,
in addition to their pay in the line, re-
ceive sum not less than ten dollars, nor
shore than twenty dollars, per month, to
be regulated by the Secretary of War.
Sec. 8. Ind be it further enacted,
That there shall be one commissary
general of subsistence; and that there
shall, he as many assistant commlssaries
as the service may require, not exceed
ing fifty, who shall be taken from the
subalterns of the line, and shall, in addi-
ton to their pay in the line, receive
cum not less than ten, nor more than
twenty, dollars per month; and that the
assistant, quartermasters, and assistant
oommissaries of subsistence, shall be
subject to duties in both departments,
under the orders of the Secretary Of
War.
Sec. 9. .4nd be it further enacted,
That there shall be one paymaster gene.
Ial, with the present compensation, and
burteen paymasters, with the pay and
emoluments of regimental paymasters !;
and that there shall be one commissary
Of purchases, and two military store
keepers, to be attached to the purchas-
ing department.
Sec. 10. .And be it further enacted,
That the medical department shall con-
sist of one surgeon general, eight sur
eeons, with the compensation OF regi-
mental surgeons, and forty-fve assistant
surgeons, with the compensation OF post
surgeons.
Sec. IL. .4nd be it further enacted,
That the officers, non-commissioned Of