The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-03-28
AN ACT to reduce and fix the Military Peace Es.
tAbshment Of the United States.

AN ACT to reduce and fix the Military Peace Es.
tablishmen, Of the United States.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of
Rchresentatives otkhe United States Of Amer
sca in congress assembled, That, from and af~
Ter the first day Of June next, the military
psace establishment Of the Uoiled States shall
be composed Of four regiments Of artillery,
and seven regiments of infantry, with such of.
fcers of engineers, Of ordnance, and OF the
staff as ). hereinafter provided for
Sec. 2 .znd be ie further enacted, That
each regiment OF artille y shall consist of one
colonel. one lieutenant colonel, one ma jor, one
sea geans major, one quarter naster sergeant,
and nine com panies, one of which shall be de-
signated and equipped as light artillery; and
that there snail be attached to each regiment
of artillery one supernumary captain to per
form ordnance duty, and tba, each company
shall consist Of one captain, two 6rst lieuten,
ans, Two second lieutensnts, -four sergeants,
f,ur corporais, three arti6cers, TWO musicians,
and To- " two privstes. That each regiment
Of infantry shall consist of one colonel, one
lieutenant colonel, one major, ono sergean,
msior, one GuarermasssS sergeant, two prin
eipal nuscians, and ten companies each Of
which shall consist Of one captain. one first
ieulenaot, one second licuteDant, three ser.
geanis, four corporais, two musicians, and
e.. ~ two privates and that to each regimen,
Of artillery and infantry there ahsll be one ad-
iu,an,, who shail be ,aken ION the subaIterns
OF the line,
Syc. ;. ind be it further enacted, Tha, the
corps oi engineers, <bombardIers excepted,)
end the typographical engineers, and their as.
sistan,s, shaIi be retained in service as al pres
ent organized
SC 1. .fnd be il further enacted, That the
crdusn department shall be merged in the
arnIiery and that the Pres,de1t of the Uniteti
SAFES be, and he is he feby, authorized 10 sc
lect from The regiments Of artillery such Off
Gers as may be necessary 10 perform ordnance
duties, who, while 50 detached, shall receive
the pay and emouments now received by
ordnance Offices, and shall be subject only to
the orders Of the Wa, Department and that
the number of enlisted mon in the ordnance
depaumen be reduced to ffiy-six.
Sec. 5. .fnd be it further enacted, Tha,
there shai, be one major general, with two
aids lie camp, two brigadier generals, each
win one a.d de camp; and that the aids de
camp be taken from the subalterns Of the line,
and, 10 addition to their other duties, shall
perft m the duties of assistant adjutaDt gene
raj.
Sec. S. .4nd BE IL further enacted, That
,here snail oe one adjutanl general, and two
inspectors general, with the rank, pay and e.
monuments, Of coioDels of cavalry.
Sec. 7. lind be it further enacted, That
there shall be one quarter master general;
that there shall be two quartcrmastars, with
the rank pay, aud emoluments of majors OF
cavalry; and ten assistant quartz masters,
who shall, in addition to their pay In the line,
receive sum not less than ten dollars, no'
moro than twenty dollars, pes month, TO be
regulated by the Secretary of War.
Sec. 8. .dad be IL further enacted, That
:here shall be one commissary general OF
subsistence and that the'e shalt be as many
assistant CON missaries as the service may re.
quire, not exceeding ffy, who shall be taken
from the subalterns OF tho line, and shall, in
addition to their pay IN the limo, receive
sun not less than ten, nor moro than twenty,
dollars per month; and that the assistant
qua'ter masters, and assistant com mmissaties o!
aubsistence, shall be subject to duties iD both
departments, under the orders Of the Secre,a.
ry OF War.
Sec. 9. hnd Be il .fur,her enacted, Ths,
there shall be one paymaster general, with the
present compensation, and fourteen paymas
ters, with the pay and emoluments Of regi.
mental paymasicrs; and THAT there shall be
ooe com mmissary of purchases, and two mill
tary storekeepcrs, to be attached to the pur-
chasing department.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the
medical department shall consist Of one sur
geon general, eight surgeons, with the com
pensation of regi mental surgeons, and forty.
Eve assistant surgeons, with the compensation
sf post surgeons