The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-08-27
Approved, June Both, 1884.
PUBLIC. No AZ
AN ACT for The better organization OF the Uni
ted States " Marine Corps"

IPuBLIc. No 45l
| AN ACT for The better organization Of the Uni
| ted States A." Marine Corps"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Re.
tatices Of ne Onued suites 81 ,7naertea IN
| Conoress assembied That from and after the
passage oflbis act, the Marine Corps shall con.
sist of the following officers, non commissioned
officers, musicians and prvates, viz one colonel
| commandant, one lieutenant colonel, four ma
| iors thirteen captains, twenty hrst heutenants,
| twenty sec md lieutenants, one adjutant and IN.
| spector, one paymaster, one quartermaster, one
assistant 0uartcrmastcr, one rjeaDt major, one
quartermaster ser jeant, one drum major, one hle
major eighty serjeants eighty corporals' thlrty
drnmmers, thirty filcrs and enc thousand pri'
Yates.
SEC. g. y7nd be ii further enacted, That tho
said corps shall at oil times, be subject to, and
under the laws and regulations winch are, or
may hereafter be. established for the better gov
ernment of the navy, except when detached tor
service with the army by order OF tho President
Of the United States.
SEC 3. And be it further enacted, That the
officers, non commissioned officers, musicians
ana privatcs, shall take the oath prescribed by
law and that all enlisiments shall be for the
term Of four years, during which period marines
so enlisted, shall be, and are hereby, exempt
from III personal arrest for debt contract
SEC 4. .4ad be IL further enacted, That the Of
icers Of the Marine Corps shall be, in relation
to rank, on the same footing as officers OF sIml
lar grades in the army Prbuided, That no Off
ceI Of the Marine Corps, shall exercise command
over any navy yard vessel Of the United
States.
SEC. ina be al. further enacted, That the Of
ficcrs Of the Marine Corps, shall be entitled to,
and receive the same pay. emoluments, and al
lowances, as are now, or may hereafter be, al.
lowed to officers of similar grades in the infantry
of the army, except the adjutant and inspector,
hall hn lnI .lnI
ments and allowances, as are received by the
paymaster OF said corps i; and the non commlss'
ioned officers, musicians and pr,vates, shall be
entitled to the same pay, rations, clothing, and
allowances, as they now receive
SIC. g. lind be 1t further enaeted, That the
staff Of said corps shall he taken from the cap.
tains and subalterns of the corps.
SEC. 7. .4nd 6c IL fin, Mer enacted, That the
commissions OF tho officers now in the Marine
Corps shall not be vacated by this act and that
the President of the United States may during
the recess of the Senate, first by promotions ac.
cordlng 20 the rank and then by selections, ap.
point the officers hereby authorized, which ap.
pontments shall be submitted TO the Senate. at
their next session, for their advice and consent.
SEC. 3 find be IL further .enacted, That the
President be and he is hereby, authorized to pre-
scribe such military regulations for the dlsc-
pine OF the Marine Corps, as no may, In his
udg gment deem expedient
SEC 9. 8nd be At further enacted, That so
much of the fourth section of an act, passed the
'ixth of July, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and twelve, entitled " An act making |
IA >hor provia,o" Co" ,hs ~''"y "f tho C"tcd
States and for other purposes" of any other act
Is authorizes the President 10 confer brevct rank
IN such officers of the army or Of tho marine
,orps, as shall have served ten years in any one
yrade shall be, and the same hereby is repealed
nd so much of the second section of au act
ID esed the sixteenth of April one thousand eight
,uI dred and eighteen, entitled " An act roRu-
atine the pay and emoIuments Of brevet Off
crs," may be applicable to the clause herein
bove repeated, shall be, and the same hereby is,
Ilso repealed - p, orided, Nothing ho,en shall
fleet any right already acquired by ten years
,xpircd service to brevet rank.
SIC. 10. ind be a further snaeted, That all
lcts or parts Of acts inconsistent with the pro-
'isons of this act be- and the same are hereby |
epeaIed Approved, Both juno, 1884