State journal & flag., 1846-10-09
PUBLIC.-No, II.

PUBLIC.-No. II.
AN ACT for the organization of company of
sappers, miners, and pontoniers.
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted By the Senate
and House of Representatives. of the United
States Of America in Congress assemble d.
That there be added 10 the. corps of engineers
one company ofsappers, minere, and pontoniers,
to be called engineer soldiers which company
shall be composed of ten sergeants, or master
workmen, ten corporals or overseers, two must
clans, thirty mine prvates of the first class, or
artifcers, and thirty nine privates of The second
class, Of aborers in all one hundred men.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That the
pay and ratons of the sergeants, or master work
men Of said company, shall be the same as those
now allowed by law to the master workmen en-
ployed by the ordnance department, excepting
that the engineer sergeants shall receive one
ration only per day, instead of one ration and a
half; oil the corporals, or overseers, the same as
those now allowed by law to the arnorers, car
riage.makers, and backsmiths employed by
the ordnance department, excepting that the
engineer corporals shall receive one ration only
per day, instead of one ration and half Of
the privates Of the first class, or artiicers, the
same as those now allowed by law 10 the artifi-
GERS employed by the ordnance department /;
of the privaies of the second class, or laborers,
the same as those now allowed by law to the
lahore employed by the ordnance department;
and OF the musicsns, the same as those allowed
by law TO the musicians of the line of the army;
the said non.commissioned officers privates,
and musicians being respectively entitled to the
same clothing and other allowances as are gran
ted by law to non-commissoned officers, pri-
Yates, and musicians Of the artillery in the ar
my OF the United States.
SEC. 8. .4nd be il further enacted, That the
said engineer company shall be subject to the
rules and articles OF war shall be recruited in
the same manner, and with the same limitation,
and shall be entitled to the same provisions, al.
lowances, and benefits in every respect as are
allowed to tine other troops constituting the pres
ent military peace establishment.
SEC. 4. .dnd be itfurther enacted. That the
said engineer company shall be attached to and
compose part of the corps Of engineers, and
be oficered by officers of that corps, as at pres
ent organized they shall be instructed in and
perform all the duties Of sappers miners, and
pontoniers, and shall aid in giving practical in>
structions in these branches at the Military
Academy !; they shall, moreover. under the or
ders of the chief engineer, be liable TO serve by
detachments, in overseeing and aiding labor
ers upon Notifications or other works under the
engineer department, and in supervising finished
Notifications as fort keepers, preventing injury
and applying repairs.
SEQ. 5. And be it further enacted, That the
chief engineer, with the appreciation Of the Sec.
Rotary of War, be authorized to regulate and de-
termine the number, quality. form, dimensions
&c. of the necessary We hicles, pontons, tools
implements, arms. and other supplies for the
| use and service. Of said company as body Of
ssPpers, miners, and pontoniers.