Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-09-23

nnnum and the paymaslers and military store
keepers ut the armories, and at The arsenals Of
construction at Pusburg, Wutervliei, and Wash
ington city, shall receive each twelve hundred and
fifty dollars annually payable in like manner, and
the said paymasiers and military storekeepers shall
give security for the faithful discharge o! their du
lies in such sum as the Secretary of War shall
prescribe. And the two military storekeepers, au.
thorzed by the act Of second of March, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty one, shall receive
each twelve hundred and iny dollars per annum
and military storekeeper Mt nrsennls shall, after
the first day of October next receive as pny or
emolumens beyond eight hundred dollars per an
mum, besides quarters actually provided and occu-
pied as such, aud the number authorized TO be
thus employed is hereby limited to ten and all
other Offices of military slorekeepers hereby
abolished and discontinued on aud after said first
day of October, and the officers hereby dismissed
shall be allowed three months pay in addition to
the pay and emounents to which they may be
entitled on that day and none of the above nam
ed officers, and no officers AT The arnores OF any
grade whatever. shall hereafter receive emolu-
mrnls of any kind, or any compensation or COM
mutation be- ond their stipulated pay III money,
except quarters actually provided for and occupi.
cd Ivy such officers.
Sec. 3 And be il further enacied, That The office
of Commssary General OF Purchases, sometimes
called Cummlssnry of Purchases shall be- and the
sume is hereby abolished, aud the duties thereof
shall hereafter he performed by the officers ot HE
Qrarermaslers department, with such ofthe Off
GERS and clerks now attached 10 the purchasing
department rs shall he authorized 10y the Secrea-
ry of War, and under such regulations as shall he
prescribed by tue said Secretary, under the sane
ton of The President Of the UnIied States.
Sec. 4. find be ii further enacted, That, within
one month alter the passage at tins act, the olhces
Of one inspector general, oflhree paymnsers, two
surgeons, and tn asslslan, surgeons of The army
ll ha hal ,pr
Iers surgeons, and assistant surgeons shall be dis
charged by the President; and they shall he nj
lowed three months pay in addition TO the pay
and emoumenis to which they may he entitled ut
| the time Of their discharge.
Sec. 5. find be ii further enacted, That a COM
peIent person may be employed by the Ordnance
bureau, under the direction of the Secretary OF
War; for such time as may he necessary, to super
intend The manufacture OF iron cannon at the sew
ernl tOundres where such cannon may he made
under contracts with the United States, whose
pay and emouneuls shall not exceed those OF a
major of ordnance during the tmo lie shall tie Sc
employed, to he paid Ou OF The appropriations foi
armament of Qualifications; and Tor the services
rendered in such superintendence since the frs
day Of March, eighteen hundred and foriy-one
uuGer the authority of the War Department, the
same compensation shall be allowed as herein pro
vded.
See. 6. .3nd be IL further enacted, That the ra
tons authorized 10 he allowed 10 DflEduler W1ls
commandment chief and 10 each ofhcer whit
commanding n separate post, Ivy the act o! Marcel
third seventeen hundI ed aud ninety seven, and Il
the commanding officers of each separate post, b!
the act of March sixteen, eighteen hundred AM
two, shall hereafter be allowed to the followin;
officers and no others:
To the Major General commanding the army
and 10 every officer commanding in chiei sepa
rate army, actually in the field;
To the generals commanding the eastern ant
western geographical divisions;
To.the colonies other officers commanding
military geographical departments;
To the conmandant of each permanent or fix
ed post, garrisoned with troops, including the su
perinleDdent of the military academy at Yves
Point, who is regarded as The comnlandant of tha
post.
Approved, August 49, 1912.