The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-11
TT. BELL, Editor and Proprietor.

now provided. and of four sergeants. four
co:prrais, two musicians. aud foriv-two pri
yates aud that no recruits shall be enlisted
for the Dragons, artillery. or infantry until
the numbers in the several companies shall
be reduced by The expiration of the term of
servich, by discharge, or other causes, be-.
low the numb9r herein fixed for the said
companies respectfully; Provided, Thai
nothing in this section shall be construed 10
prevent the re-enlis'ment of non-commis'
stoned officers whose terms of service may
expire before the army shall be reduced 10
the number heretofore established.
SEC. 2 And be IL further enacted, That
the officers Of the Superntendenis Of the ar
moriaS at Springfield and at Harper's Ferry
shall be. and the same are hereby abolished.
and the duties thereof shall be performed BY
such officers of the ordnance corps as shall
be desig ated by the President and that
from and after The first dav of October next
the master armorers, and The national arrn.
cries. shall receive each twelve hundred dol.
lars aunuaiy, payable quarter yearly and
the inspectors and clerks each eight hun
drcd dollars per annum; and the paymasi
ers and military slorekeepers at the arno
rieS, and al the arSenalS IF construction at
Puishurg, Walerviie, and Washington city.
shall receive each twelve hundred and fiiI
dollars annually, payable 10 Ike manner
and the sad paymasiers and mil airy store
keepers shall give security for the faithful
discharge of their dui'eS in such sum rs he
Secretary o; War shall prescribe And tn.
TWO military siorrkeeprrs, au,hnrizc,: hY the
act of second Of March, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty ore, shall receive each
Twelve hundred an fly dolia,s per aaua.n.
and no military >Iorckct per al urseaals shall.
accr the FIRST day Of October next. receive
rs pay or emolume1ts hey ond cighr hundred
dollars per annun. bes dcs quarters actually
provided and occupied a. such. and liie
number authorized 10 be thus employed is
limited TO ten ; and ali Other Offices of mill
iary siorckecperS are hereby abolished and
discontinued on and after said first dav of
DC ODER and the officers hereby dismissed
shall be allowed three months pay in adai'-
ion 10 the prv and cmo'aEcnis 20 which thew
may be entitled on that day; and none Of
The above named ohiccrs. and no officers ai
The armorIrS Of any grade whatever, shall
hereafter receive emolnmenis of any kind.
orany compensation or communication beyond
their stipulated paw in money. except quar-.
tcrs actually provided for and occupied by
such officers.
SEC 3. And Va il fur'h~r enacted. That
tie office Of Commissary General of Pur-
chascs, sometimes called Cunni=sarg Of
| Purchases, shall be, and TIE came is hereby
abnliShej. and the duties thereof shall here.
AFTER be performed by the officers of the
Qlar;ermas'er' department, with such of
The officers and clerks now attached TO tho
purchasing department as shall he AUTHOR
:zend by the Secretary of War, and under
such regulations as shall be prescribed by
the said Secretary. under iho sanction ofthe
President @! the United States.
SEC. 4. Aud he il further enacted. That.
within one month after the passage of This
act. the offices OF one inspector general, OF
three paymaSters, two surgeons. and Ten as
sislant surgeons of the army shall be abol-
ished, and that number of paymasiers, sur
gconS, and assistant surgeons shall be dis
charged by the President aad taey s.....
be allowed three months ray, in addition
to the paw and emoumenis TO which they
NAV be emitted al the time Of their dis.
charge.
SEC. 5. And be It further enacted, That
competent person may be employed by
The Ordnance bureau under the direction
of the Secretary of War, for such time as
NAV be necessary, 10 surcrirtcnd the manu-
facurc of iron cannon nj the scverRl foun:
dies where such cannon may be made un.
i. -.
nav and emuumerts shall not exceed those
ola major of ordnance during the time he
shall be so employed, 10 be paid out of the
appropriations for armament of firlifira
lions and for the services rendered in such
sunrrin,endcnce since the first dav of
March. eighteen hundred and 'orlv one,
under the authority of the War Department.,
The same compensation shl Il be allowed as
herein provided.
SEC. 6. And be !, further enacted, That
the raions authorized to be allowed TO a
briaadier while commandments. and
10 each officer while commanding Il sepa'
rate post. by the act of March thrrd, seven
lieen hundred and :Iiue'v'sevcn, and To tho
commanding officers of each senara'e post
BY thu act of March sixteen, eighteen hun
drcd and two, sha'! hereafter be allowed "a
the following officers and no others ::
To the Major General commanding the
army. aud la every officer commanding in
chief separate army. actually m the field
To the Generals commanding the easl
ern and western geographical divisions
To the coloneis uI other Officers con-
manding military geographical depart
men'S:
To the commandant OF each permanent
or fixed post gnrrsoned with troops. includ
ing the superintendent ofthc military acad
emv at West Point. who is regarded as the
comrmnGant of that post.
7 A,nr,veC : uCuSt % 1872