Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-09-27
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATE

gress assembled, That the following sums be, and
the same are hereby, appropriated, out OF the mo.
ney in The treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the support of the army for the year ending the
thirteth OfJune, eighteen hundred and sixty one:
For expenses Of recruiting, transportation ot re.
cruits, three months'exua pay TO onon'commission
ed officers; musicians, and pfivates on re enlist.
ment, fifty thousand dollars.
For pay of the army, three million five hundr, d
and ninety one thousand Sc ven hundred and eigh.
ty four dollars.
For Communication of officers subsistence, nine
hundred and nine ty eight thousand four numbered
and thirty four dollars aud fifty cents.
For commutotio OF forage for officers horses,
one hundred and twenty four thousand one hun.
dred and twenty. eight dollars.
For payments to discharged soldiersfor clothing
not drawn, fifty thousand dollars.
For payment in lieu OF co hing for officers
wants, thirty mine thousand eight hundred and
ninety dollars.
For subsistence in kind, two million and fifty.
eight thousand tsix hundred dollars
For clothing for the army, camp and garrison
equipuge, and iron bedsteads for barrocks' eigh,
hundred and thirty.two thousand nine hundred
and eighty one dclnrs and twelve cents
For the regular supplies ot the quariermnsters g
department consisting OF fuel for the Officers. On
listed men, guard, hospitals, storehouses and of.
fees; OF forage in kind for the horses. mules, and
oxen for the quartermusters department at the
several posts mud stations, and with the armies IN
the field, for the horses OF the two regiments oi
OT0pOUHS, t1e tWO regiments Ol ChNHlIy, lC Itei-
inent of mounted riflemen the companies light ur
tllery, and such CONF ranes of infantry as may be
mounted and for the authorized number of officers
horses when serving in the field and ut the outpost,
ncluding bedding for the onimals OF straw Tor
soldiers bedding, and OF stationery, including
blank books for the quartermaser's department,
certificates for discharged soldiers, blonk forms
for the pay and quartermasters departments; aud
for the printing OF division and department orders
and reports, one million five hundred and eighty
thousand dollars.
For thei acidentBl expenses of the quartcrmas
ter,s department, consisting Of postage letters
and packets received and sent by officers OF the
army on public service; expenses o court MARTA
and courts OF inquiry, including the addltiona
compensation OF Judge advocates, recorders, mem
bers and witnesses, while on that service, unde
the act OF March sixteenth, ighteen hundred and
two; extra pay to soldiers employed under the di
rectlon OF the quertermasters department. IN the
erection OF barracks, quarters, storehOuses, anC
hospitals, in the construction OF roads, and on
other constant labor, Tor periods OF not less than
ten days, under the ucts OF March second eighteen
hundred aud nineteen, and August fourth eigh
,een hundred and fifty four including those EN-
ployed as clerks at division and depar tment head
quarters; expenses of expresses TO aud from tn,
frontier posts and armies in the field; Of escorts tt
paymssters md other lisbursing officers and tt
trains where military escorts cannot be furnished
expenses OF the interment OF officers killed IN ac
ton, or who die when on duty in the field or al
the posts on the frontiers and Of non commission
ed officers and soldiers; authorized Office iurniurc
hire of iaborers in the qunrtermaster's department
including the hire OF interpreters, spies, and guides
for the army, compensation OF clerks OF the offices
Of the quartermaster's department; compensation
OF forage and wagonmasters authorized by the act
Of July fifth, eighteen hundred and thirty eight
for the apprehension Of deserers, and the expenses
incident TO their pursuit; and Tor the following ex
pendlures required for the two regiments ot dra
goons, the two regiments of cavalry, the regiment
OF mounted rillomen, and such companies OF in
fantry may be mounted, vim the purchase o
travelling forges blacksmlhs' and shoeing tools
horse and mule shoes and nails, iron and steel io
shoeing, hire of veterinary surgeons medicines iO
horses and mules, picket ropes and for shoeint
the horses of the coIps named, four hundred anC
seventy five thousand dollars.
For constructing barracks and other building.
at posts which it may be necessary to occupy dur
ing the year; for repairing, Altering and enargng
buildings at the established posts, including hr
or commutation of quarters for officers military
duty; hire of quarters for troops OF sorehouses fol
the keeping OF military stores Of grounds for sum
mer cantonnicnts; for temporary frontier stations
including fifteen thousand dollars for the purchase
OF stoves, three hundred and fifty nine thousand
three hundred and fifty .one dollars and fifty Uul
cents to be expended as follows; viz;
For rents, including hire or Communication OF
quarters for officers on military duty hire OF quart
for troops, of storehouses for the safe keeping
OF military stores, OF grounds for summer canton.
meDts, and construction and repairs OF barracks
at temporary frontier stations Tor the purchase 0
stoves aud six hundred and eight dollars and 3igh
" seven cents TO be paid as back rent for the sit,
OF Fort Dnvs, Texas, one hundred and ninety fiv,
thousand two hundred and forty six dollars ant
twenty nine cents-
For repairing, altering and enlarging bullding
at established military posts one hundred nnC
thirty five thousand, five hundred and forty sever
dollars;
For constructing barracks and other building.
at the following polls, to wit; At Bnrrnnca
barracks, Key Wet, Fort Mackinac, in the depat
ment of tho enst twenty thousand five hundred
and seventy eight dellnrs aud fifty cents; at Be
necn barracks IN the department of California
three hundred and six dollars and seventy .iiv,
cents; at Fort Vancouver in the department o
Oregon, seven thousand six hundred and seventy
three dollars
For mileage, or the allowance made to officers
Of the army for the transportation OF themseve,
and their baggage, when travelling on duty with
out troops, escorts, or supplies, one hundred unC
twenty five thousand dollars,
FOR transportation OF the army, including the
baggage oi tho lrooI when moving either by lnnd
or wafer; OF clothing, camp, and gorrson oquipage
from the depot at Philadelphia 10 the several posts
and army depots, and from those depOts TO the
troops in the lied oihorse equipments, and OF sub
slsence from the places OF purchase and from the
places OF delivery under contract, to such place
the circumstances Of tho service may require them
TO he sent; Of ordinance, ordinance stores, aud
small arms from iounderios and armores to the
httenhlh, lOItiUcauOnS TJnilcT pests, anu army
depots; ireghts, wariage, tolls and erriages; for
the purchase and hire OF horses, mules and oxen, ,
and the purchase and repair of wagons, carts, and
drays, and of ships, and other sea going vessels
aud boats required for the transportation of sup
plies and ior garrison purposes; for draysgo and
cartego at the several posts; hire of tennstcrs;
transportation at funds tor the pny and other dis
bufsing departments; the expenses of sailing pub
lie Transports on the val ious rivers the Gull of
Mexico, and the Atlantic and Pacific; aud for pro
curing water AT such posts ns, from their situation.
require that il be brought from distance; and for
clearing roads, and removing obstructions therein
to the ex ent which may be required for the actual
operations o the troops the frontier, two million
three hundred and sixty thousand dollars,
For the purchase of horses for the two regiments
OF dragoons, the Two regiments OF cavalry, aud the
regiment OF mounted riili men, one hundred and
hiiy thousand dollars
For contingencies of the army, twenty FIVE thou
sand dollars
For tho medical md hospital departments
seventy ak thousand two hundred and twenty live
dollars and fifty cents.
For contingent expenses Of the adutnnt genrr.
aIs department AT department headquarters, five
hundred doIlnrs
For compensation of the clerk and messe nper in
tho office OF the commanding general two thou.
sand dollars
For contingent expenses Of the Office Of The com
mandng general, three hundred dollars
For armament of Notifications, two hundred
thousand dollars
For the current expenses OF the ordinance ser.
vice. one hundred and fifty six thousand dollars
For ordinance, ordinance stores, and supplies,
including horse equipments foy the mounted req.
ments, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
For horses and horse mcdcines for The batteries
of lipht artillery thirty thousand dnllnrs