Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-09-22
Approved, August ~, 1872.
PUBLIc. No. Sc I

army, and tor other purposes.
BE il enacted by The !S,nnie and House oI
Representatives Of he United States of .iD,tri
ca ia Congress assembled, That hereafter,
and so soon as the reduction can be effected
rs herein provided. each company OF dragons
shall consist oi the commissioned officers a.
now provided by law, and Of four sclgeants.
four corpurals. two buglcrs, one Arrlrr and
black-smi'h. und fifty prvates; and the sec
ond regiment of Dragons now IN service
shall be converted, after the fourth day oi
March next, into regiment OF rlflPmcn ana
each company Of artillery shall consist of the
commissioned officers as now provided by
law, aud of -four sergeanis. iour cnrporal~,
two arilhcers, two musicians. and torty-lwo
priyates aud each company of infantry shall
consist Of the same number of commissioned
officers ns now provided, aud OF four ser
g,nnts, four corpOras, two nusiclans, and
forty-twO prvatrs and that no recruits shall
be- enlisted for The dragoons, artillery, or IN
fRn,ry until the numbers IN the several com
panles shall be reduced by The expiration Of
the term Of service, by discharge. or Other
cnuses, below The number herein fixed for
the SAID companies respectively; PrOuided,
That nothing IN this section shall be con
sirued to prevent the rc-cnlistmcnt of non
commissioned llNfTs "Ihst 'tTlil- VI sfI
vice may expire before the army shsl! be re.
duced To the number heretofore established.
Sec. 2. .4nd be IL further enacted. That the
offices of the supern,endcnls ot the armorcs
at Springfield and at Harpcr's Ferry shall
he, and the same are hereby, abolished. and
the duties thereof shall be performed by
such officers Of the ordinance corps MS shall
be- designated by the President; and that
f,nt aIia no Hrst laV g nrt,h.r ~ NI
the master arniorers. at the national armorles,
shall receive each twelve hundred dollars
annually, payable quarter yearly and the
inspectors and clerks each eight hundred
dollars per anuuDn and the paymaStcrs and
military store keepers ai the arnorics. and at
the arsenals of construction at PIttsburg,
Wate:vliri. aud Washington cily. shall re-
ccIve each twelve hundred and fifty dollars
annually. payable IN ike manner, and the
sad paymaslcIs and military storrkreperS
shall give security for the faithful dr>chnrg"
of their duties IN such SUN as the Secretary
of War shall prescribe. Aud the two mill
tiry storckrcpcrs, authorized by the act OF
second of March. one thousand eight hundred
and twenty-one. shall receive each twelve
hnndrrd and fifty dollars per annum; and no
military storekrrpet at arsenals shall, after
the first day of October next, receive as pay
ar Cmolnnents beyond eight hundred dollars
prrannum besides quarters actually provided
aud occupied ns such. and the number au-
ihorized TO be thus employed IS hereby limit
I'd Ia ten and all other officers of military
sirrckeepers are hereby abolished and dis
continued on aid after said first day Of OciO
ber aud the officers hereby dismissed shall be
allowed three months pay IN addition To the
pay and emoIumeuis t0 which they may be-
entitled IN that day ; and none of the above
named officers, and no officers at the armorics
of any grade whatever, shall hereafter re.
Ccivo empIuments Of any kind, or any com
pensatlon or Communication beyond their stpu
lated pay IN money, except quarters actually
provided for and occupied BY such oilicrrs.
Sec. 3. .4nd be II furihsr'enGcted; That the
"th'e of Commissary General Of Purchases
sometimes called Commissary of Purchases
shall be-. and the same Is hereby abolished
and the duties thereof shall. hereafter be per.
formed by the officers of the Qpartcrmastcr's
department, with such Of the Officers and
clerks now attached to the purchasing de-
par,ment rs shall be authorized by the Secre-
tary of War, md under such regulations rs
shall be prescribed by the said Secretary,
under the sanction Of the President of the
United States
Sec. ]. amt be II ttuiher enacied, That,
within ono month after lhr passage of this
act, the offices of one Inspector general. OF
three paym0sters, two surgeons, and ton
assistant surgeons Of the army shall be abOl-
IShrd, aud that number of paymnstcrs. sur
g. ons. aud assistant surgeons shall be dis.
charged. by the President and they shall be
allowed three months pay. in addition 10 the
pay and emolumrnts To which they NAV be
entitled Of The time of their discharge
Sec. >. .1ni be IL FURTHER enacied. That
competent person may be employed by the
Ordinance bureau, under tho direction Of The
Secretary of War, for such time as may be-
necessary, 70 supcrlntend the manufacture Of
ron cannon at the several foundrIcs where
such cannon NAV be made under contracts
with the United States. whose pay aud emo
lumcnts shall not exceed those oi major of
ordnance during the time he shall be 50
employed, to be paid on, of the nppropria.
tons for armament Of Qualifications and for
The services rendered in such supcrintcn-
dcnce since the first day Of March, eighteen
hundred and forty one. under the authority
Of the War Department the same compcnsa.
tlon shall be allowed as herein provided.
Sec. q. ind be Il further enacied That the
ratlons authorized To be allowed to brigadcr
while commander ln-chIef, aud To- each other
officer while commanding separate post.
by the act of March third, seventeen hundred
and ninety seven, aud To the commanding .
officers of each separate post, by the act of
March sixteen, eighteen hundred and two, Il
shall hereafter be allowed to the following I
officers aud no others:
/" the Major General commanding the
army. mud tn every officer commanding in I.
cli"f separate army, actually in the field ;..
To the generals commanding the eastern |
aud western geographical divisions; /,
"ih" c"lonrlS nr other officers command. 4
ing military geographical departments; N
To the comnnuGant ol each permanent or
fixed post. garrIsnncd with troops, including N
The superintendent of the military academy \
nj West Point. Who - regarded as the com
nandanl ." that post.
Approved August 23, 1912. II