Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-10-08
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ACTS Of tie Tr,niv-Ninh Congress Of The u s.
session. commencing December I. ls45
President, Vice Presidents
w DAVIS, Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
Char organization company of saPpers,
miners, pontoniers.
SEC l. Be it enacfed iy The Seaaie and House Of Repre-
SeafGtres II the Utsd states # america IN Congress es-
semd, That there be added TO the Of engineers
gineer olders which company shall be composed Of c
master woikmen ten eop0Ias oversees two
musicians hiiy-nne priystes Of The hrSt eas or aiteeI
aud Iy-niue puvaes Of the second class, or labOe in
all one hundred men.
SEC . be further enacd That the pay and ratiOns
Of the sefgean w0kmeu Of said company shall
be the same those allowed by law TO the master
employed By the ordnance department. excepting
that h engineer seTgcanis shall receive ran only per
day rsead Of ration and half; Of the corporals,
oyeTseeTs the those allowed by law to the
rariagemaker>, and backsmths employed by the
ordnance department excepting that The engineer corpoals
shall receive ration only per day. instead o one ration
and haf Of the pivate Of the first class, arceTs the
same a tose now allowed by law to the athccrs employed
by The ordnance departments OF the pvates 81 the ;econj
class laboeIs the those allowed by law TO
the bores employed by the ordnance departments and Of
musicians those allowed by he
>icas Of the line Of the amy the said noncommissOned
Officers privatcs aud musicians being respectively entitled
to the eiohing and other allowances granted by
law 10 officers, pVaes, and musicians Of
the artillery the army If the United States.
SEC g. ID De further sgaeied, That the said engineer
shall subject TO The rules and articles of
shall be ecruied in the manner, and with the
limitation and shall be entitled TO the provisions,
ALLOW ances and benefits IN every respect as are allowed
u the other troops constituting the present military peace
esiabl shmenf.
SEC And be further eaa.ted That said engineer
company shall attached compose part Of corps
Of engineers and Differed by officers Of that corps
present organized they shall lie instructed in aud perform
all the duties OF saPper miners and Pontonier anG shall
aid in giving practical instructions in these branches at the
Military Academy; they SHALL moreover under the orders
of the chief engineer, be liable by detaehments,
overseeing and aiding aboerS upon Publications other
works unIcr the engineer Department. and in supervising
flushed Qualifications fdt-keepes, preventing jury and
applying repairs.
SEC s. Aad be further enacted That the chief engineer
with the appreciation Of the Secretary Of War; be authorized
TO regulate and determine the number quality form, dmen
sias Sc OF the necessary vehicles pom TONS t1os imyle
mehts, arms supplies for the and Of
sai Company body Of sappers miners, and poni0Diers
SEC And be HJTher enacted, That for the fiscal year
ending June hiteh thousand eight bundled and forty
xix the Of twenty-five thousand dollars be- nd the
hereby appropriated to be paid out Of any mone in the
treasury appropriated for The pay subsistence
aud clothing Of SAID company aud for eayg out the other
purposes Of this
Approved May 10, ls46.
CHAR Pan Act provide 70. raising regiment Of mounted rifle
Tor sig military the route Oregon
SEC Be 1t enacted By he Senate AID House Of Repre-
III Uaitd States If america Congress
sebd That there shall be raised regiment Of mounted
rhemen, to be composed aud organized follows tO-wt
One colonel lieutenant conne quarter
sergeant and chief bugers, adjuant who
shall be lieutenant geant majlr, chief musi-
can and companies: company shall consist of
captain first Lieutenant second lieutenant, (exclu-
sYe Of the sduant ieulenant four sergeants four
porals two buseI, farreE, blacksmith, aud sky
fou privates
SEC. And be further enacted That the officers,
commissioned officers musicians and prvaes shall be ent
tied the pay and emolumcnts allowed to
aud that the arie and blacksmith shall receive
the pay aud allowances are allowed to an aTcer
Of artillery.
SEC And be 1t further eaacief That the said regiment
Of emen shall be subject the rules aud articles Of war,
and shall be recruited the other troops
in the service Of the United States and with the
dtOns and limitations and the officers non-commissioned
officers musicians pvaeS, blackmih and farTieTs shall
be entitled 10 the provisions for wounds and disabi-
lies, aud the provisions for widows and childen and
the allowances and benefits in every respect
allowed to other troops composing the army of the United
States.
SEC. 4. AID be further enacted That the non-commis-
stoned officers, musicians, and pIivaies of said regiment
when employed In constructing Notifications, making
veys cutting roads, performing other labor, shall be
allowed fifteen cents per day each with commutatiOn in
money for the extra spirit ration, provided by the of
the second Of March, thousand eight hundred and
teen entitled can regulate the pay OF the army when
on fatigue duty"-
s. And be further enacted That sum Of seventy
six thousand ve hundred dollars for mounting and equip
to be paid out Of in the Treasury otherwise
Appropriated.
g. And be further enacted That sum not exceed
ing three thousand dollars, of any moneys
IS appropriated 10 defTay the expenses Of each military
station defence which the President may
on the line Of Communication with Oregon, aud a
exceeding thousand dollars for making compensation
the Indian tribes which my possess the ground OF
which the said station may be erected aud for each station
Approved, May 10, 1916.
.see vol 6. 376.