Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-01-21

Vd@Sf1gion, Jan- ., ic9f
THE following act Of Congress, chang
IL ing he term oil enlistment, and providing
bounty FOR recruits, is published for The in
formation and guidance OF the officers Of the
ARM:
IAN Ac! &c encourage enlistmenis in the
Regular Army.
BE il enacted BY The Senate and House q
Representatives. # he Uniied STATES Of .7maica
IN Congress assembled. That, during the con-
tinuance OF the war with Mexico, the term OF
enlistment OF the men TO I've recruited for the
regiments Of dragooD, artillery, infantry, and
riflemen Of the present military establishment,
shall be during the wal, or FIVE years, at the
option Of the recruit, unless sooner discharged.
'.Sec. 2. .7nd be il further enacted. 1ha,
there shall be- allowed and paid 10 every able
bodied man who shall be duly enlisted TO serve
in the artillery or infantry. for the term Of five
years or during the war. a bounty OF twelve
dollars but the payment Of six dollars OF the
said bounty shall be deferred until the recruit
shall have joined for duty the regimen, in
which he ~ to serve"
II. The general superintendents Of the re.
cruiiing service will give proinp, and all ne
cessary instructions TO the recruiting officers
who will Immediately publish this general OF.
der, with the table OF established rates OF pay
agreeably to existing laws annexed. three times
in two newspapers in the vicinity Of their res
peclive rendezvous.
ILL., The term of service will hereafter bs
"during the war" uiih .herico, or for five
years. as the recruit may prefer. The blank:
now in use will answer for Eve years. men
by writing on the back Of the enlistment, IL
due form, the required receipt for the advan
ced bounty; and they will also suffice for ths
new term until new blanks can be printed. b,
substituting the words during the war;" II
The handwriting Of the recruiting officer. fo
the words five years." as printed IN the pre-
scribed oath Of allegiance.
w Company commanders will add two
columns to the muster rolls. and muster ant
pay rolls now in use, TO show the payments
on account Of "bounty" In the first column
will be cAarged the advanced bounty paid Il
the soldier al the time OF his enlistment; IL
the second, the retained bounty due or pail
las the case may be) after joining Tor duty tn
regiment in which he is to serve. Recruit
ing officers will add similar columns to III,
blank muster rolls, muster and pay rolls. ant
muster aud descriptive rolls, &c.. respective
ly, furnished for the recruiting service.
V. The term of service having been chang
ed from FIVE years TO during the ,rar ,cith .ner
leo, and bounty Of t,retre dollars allowed.
is expected that the rank and file Of the arm,
will be filled in short time mih due ereriio'
and actirity on the part q the recruiting officers
who viii explain fully 10 the recruit before Ia
enlists the conditions upon which he enter
the service.
VI Whenever recruiting stations prove un
successful. they must be abandoned, and new
ones established and if any officer fail to &c
recruits at more than one station, he shall b.
relieved, and ordered by the superintendent, t
join his regiment
VII. More than ordinary attention must b,
paid 10 the tactical instruction of recruits b,
all officers and commanders from the momen
Of enlistment at the rendezvous until sent Il
join their regiments. To this point the aitcn
uol Of commanders of depois and posts is spe
cially direc,ed.--See No. 73S, Army Regula
tons.
VIII. The garrison Of Fort Columbus hav
ing been Withdrawn for service in the field
that post has been turned over exclusively fol
the recruiting service as depot ofins,ructon
Colonel CRANE, Of the Isl regiment OF artillery
and the general superintendent, will give spe
cial attention to this subject, and see that the
recruits be comfortably quareied and well in
structed during the short time they may b
retained on Governors Island. BY order:
II. JONES, .4djuiant General.