Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-14
/ the act of eleventh Of February. eighteen hun.

Sec 8. lind be 1T further enacted, mat tue
provisions of the act approved May thirteenth,
eighteen hundred and forty-slx, entitled " An
act TO authorize an increase OF the rank and
file of the army of the United States" be,
and the same are hereby, made applicable to
the regiment of mounted rifemen authorized
by the act of the ninth OF May, eighteen hun
dred and forty-six.
Sec. g. And be 1t further enacted, = That to
each regiment of dragons, artillery, and noun
ted rifemen, in the regular army, there shall
be added one principal teamster, with the rank
and compensation of guartermaster sergeant !;
and TO each company of the same, two team
sters, with the compensation of artifcers.
SEC. TO- And be at further enacted, That
the proviso to the second section of the act ap-
proved March second, eighteen hundred and
twenty seven, entitled " An act giving furth-
er compensation to the captains & subalterns OF
the army of the United State, in certain cases"
shall be so interpreted as not to include leu-
tenants who hold the appointments OF Jutant'
and regimental quartermaster.
! SEC. II. And be 1t further enacted, That so
much of any army regulation as gives to any
sutler lien upon any part OF the pay OF the
soldiers. or right to appear at the pay table
TO receive the soldiers pay from the paymaster,
shall be, and the same is hereby, abrogated /;
and all regulation extending the rights and
privileges of suffers beyond the rules and artl-
J cles OF war shall be, and hereby are, abroga-
! ted
SEC. 70. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the President of the United States be, and he
hereby is authorized, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to add to the pay
department of the army two deputy paymas-
ter generals, with the pay and allowances each
of deputy quartermaster general; and ten
paymasters with the pay and allowances each
of paymaster of the army; and the officers
so appointed shall give such bonds as the Pre-
sldent shall, from time TO time, direct: Prori-
ded, That the deputy paymaster generals
shall, in addition to paying troops, superintend
the payment OF armies in the field.
SEC, 49, Ind be it further enacted, That
the officers of the pay department shall have
rank corresponding with the rank to which
their pay and allowances are assimilated
Prorlded, That paymasters shall not III VII
tue of such rank be entitled to command IL
the line, or other staff departments of the ar
my: Provided, also, That the right to com
mand in the pay department between officers
having the same rank, shall be in favor of thC
Oldest in service in the department, withou
regard to the date of commission under which
they may be acting at the time.
SEC. II. Ind be 1t further enacted, Tha
all paymasters hereafter to be appointed by
the President for the volunteer service of th
United States shall be nominated to the Sen
ate for confirmation to such office.
SEC. IS. And be ii further enacted, Tha
the non commissioned officers, musicians, AM
privates, of the regiment of Dragons author
lied to be raised by an act entitled &C An &C
TO raise for limited time an additional militia
ry force, and for other purposes" shall receive
the same bounty as is allowed to the non
commissioned officers, musicians, and prvate
of the other regiments authorized to be RAISED
by said act
Sec. 16 And be it further enacted, Tha
the President of the United States be, and il
: hereby, authorized to add to the Ordnance De
, partment, whenever he shall deem it expedi
ent to increase the same, two captains and ST
first lieutenants, who shall be entitled to re
celve the same pay and allowances as officer
of those grades, respectively, now belonging
to that department, to be disbanded at the clos
: of the war.
SEC. II. A1d be 1t further enacted, Tha
when any nOn-commissioned officer shall dis
tingush himself, or may have distinguished
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States shall be, and is hereby authorized, o.
t the recommendation of the commanding off
Ger of the regiment TO which such non-com
e missioned officer belongs, TO attach him, b,
brevet of the lowest grade of rank, with tn
usual pay and emoluments of such grade, t
any corps of the army: Provided That Their
shall not be more than one so attached to an,
S one company at the same time and when a
n ny private soldier shall so distinguish himself
I the President may in like manner grant him
certificate of merit which shall entitle him
additional pay at the rate of two dollars pc
month.
Sec. 10. Ind be 1t further enacted, Tha
r there shall be added to each of the regiment
7 of artillery two companies to be organized i
-. the same manner, and who shall receive tn
- like pay and allowances in every respect d
= authorized by existing laws; and in additio
. to the four companies authorized by the al
o of March second, one thousand eight hundre
4 and twenty-one, to be equipped as light arti
lery, the President is hereby empowered, whe
o he shall deem it necessary, to designate for
~ other companies, one in each reg iment, to b
4 organized and equipped as light artillery, an
Il each regiment of artillery shall be above
% two principal musicians with the rates of pa
II provided by law for the principal musician
o. in the regiments of infantry.
e SEC 10. And be 1t further enacted, Tn;
- the officers and men of the light artIler,
when serving as such and mounted, shall IT
h celve the same pay and allowances as prov
Il ded by law for the dragons.
- Sec. 90. Ind be 1t further enacted, TIL;
the provisions of the sixth section of the a
20 entitled g An act respecting the organizato
OF the army &c, approved August twent,
# third, one thousand eight hundred and fort
- two, which allow additional rations to certa
! officers OF the army, be, and the same a
=, hereby, so extended as to embrace the Qua
- termaster General and Adjutant General of Il
~ army from the date of the act
- Sec. 81. And be 1t further enacted, That f
w the purpose of avoiding unnecessary expens
le in the military establishment, including vo
= unteers, the President of the United States b
- and he is hereby authorized, in case of failu
70 IN filling the rank and file of any regiment
= regiments, to consolidate such deficient reg
u, ment or regiments and discharge all supernl
10 merary officers: Provided, That officers
~ discharged shall be allowed, in addition to Il
- mileage already authorized by law, thr
y months pay to each.
g SEC. p. Ind be 1t further enacted, That {
:. the officers appointed, and the additional for
Or authorized 10 be raised under this act, shall
discharged at the close of the war with Me
=, leo, except the officers of the ordnance autho
n lied by the sixteenth section, and the tv
20 companies to each regiment of artillery, a
! u thorlzed by the eighteenth section of this al
a. Approved, March 3, 1917.