Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-07-30
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at The First Session Of tie 7ai,ty-sepeaN
Congress.

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AN ACT making additional appropriations for support
Of the army for the fiscal year ending June ihrlieih,
eighteen hundred and siXytwO, aud appropriations Of
arrearages for the fiscal year ending June thrtieth,
eighteen hundred aud sxty-one.
Be enacted By The Senate and Houeof Representatives
of e United States of America in Co1gress assepbled
That tile folloEiug be aud the same are hereby a
proprAted, out Of any money 10 tho Treasury other
wise appropriated support the army for the
sixty-two.
For expenses Of recruiting ransporation Of recruits
from the different rendezvous general depOs procuring
Of medical attendance all other expenses attending
the raising Of twenty four thousand two hundred and
eghty-hve men, to be organized into nine regiments
infantry, one regiment Of cvary aud regiment Of
artillery as per general orders number sixteen, dated
May fourth. eighteen hundred and aixtyune three hu-
drsd and ffty-eight thousand dollars,
For purchase Of booksof tactics and instruction for the
volunteers, MY thousand dollars.
For pay Of the army threa million nine hundred aud
and eighty-eigbt cents.
For Communication Of officers subsistence four hundred
dollars and sixty cents.
For eommutnton of forage for officers horses seventy
three thousand and ffiys six dollars
For payments in lieu OF clothing for officers servants
ffiy-sevsn thousand one hundred and eighty dollAis
For pay OF the three months volunteers, million
Ave hundred and seven thousand dollars.
Per pay Of the two and three years volunteers iiyve
million dollars.
ROr Subsistence in kind for regular troops, two million
tour hundred and ninety three thousand four hundred
and nnetyseven dollars and fifty cents
For subsistence in kind for and three years voun-
teers, twentythree million eighty four thousand ave
For the regular supplies Of tho depart
men consisting of fuel for the officers, enlitt-d mon,
guard hospital, stOrehousea, and Offices forage u kind
for the horses, mules and oxen OF the quaruunasers
department at the several posts aud stations, aud with
the armies in the field for the hores of the emens Of
dragons, and for the authorized numter Of officers
horses when serving In tile held and the outpost
eluding Deduing or the ahnssi oi straw ior soldiers
bedding; and Of stationery neudins blank books for the
quartermasters department. certificates for discharged
soldiers, blank forms the pay and quartemaster de-
partmenl and for printing OF division and department
orders and reports fourteen million two hundred and
slxty-hve thousand fny-nine dollars and thiry'seven
cents
For the incidental expenses Of ih4 quarermasis de-
pArtment, consatng Of postage on letters and packets
celved and sent by officers Of the army public service
expenses of courismarla and courts OF inquiry incud
ing the additional compensation Of judges advocate,
eOrders members and witnesses, while that service
under the act Of eighteen hundred and two; extra pay to
soldiers employed under the direction Of the quarter
masters department IN the erection oi barracks quae -
stofehouse, and hospitals in the construction Of roads
other constant labor for periods Of mot less than ten
days. under the aois Of second Of March eighteen hundred
and nineteen and Of fourth Of August eighteen hundred
and hyiour including those employed as clerks at dv
sion and department headquareTi expenses o. expresses
to and from the frontier posts and armies in the field OF
escorts to paymaster and other dsbusing oeer and TO
trains where military escorts cannot bo furnished
pensea of the nterment Of officers killed n action who
die when duty in the neld at the posts the fon
tiers at other posts and places when ordered by tho
Secretary Of War and OF noneommissi0ned officers and
soldiers; authorized Office urnitre hire of aborert In
the quRrtermastots department. including the hire in
terpreers and guides for the array; compensation Of
clerks to officers II the quarermaser departments
penaton Of forage and wagon masters authorized by the
Of nth July, eighteen hundred aud thirtyesht;
apprehension Of deserters the expenses incident
to their pursuit and for the following expenditures
qured for the regiments Of dragons light artillery
vz the purchase Of travelling iorges, blacksmths and
shoeng tools, horse and mule shoes and nails iron and
steel for shOeng hire of veterinary surgeons medicines
for horses and mules, picket ropes aud shoeing the
horses OF the corps naned million six hundred and
sixtysx thousand six hundred and sXty-siX dollars.
For the purchase OF dragon and artillery horses
million five hundred and fourteen thousand five hundred
dollars.
For mileage, or the allowance made to officers of the
for the transportation of themselves and their bag
gage when travelling duty without troops escorts,
supplies, five hundred thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the army including the baggage
OF the troops when moving either by land water; Uf
clothing, camp and garrison equpAge from tho depot at
Philadelphia TO the several posts army depots, and
from those depos 10 the troops in the field and subs
from the places Of purchase aud from the places Of
eivery, under contract to such places the circun
Of the service may require them to be senti o.
ordnance, ordnance stores and small from the oun
dries and armses to the arsenals oriifaOns frontier
posts and army depots eghts wharfage, tolls and fer
fages; the purchase aud hire Of horses nulos and hAr
ness the purchase and repair Of wagons carts and
dAys and Of ships and other sagong vessels and boats
required for the transportation Of supplies aud for gar
rson purposes for drayage and carriage at the several
posts; hire Of teamserH transportation Of funds for the
pay aud other dsbursng departments; the expense Of
sailing public transports the various rivers the Gulf
OF Mexico Ahd the Atlantic and for procuring at
sAch posts from their situation require It be brought
from dsanee and for clearing roads and removing OBJ
Hrueilons from roads, hArbors and rivers TO the extent
which may 10 required for the actual operation Of the
troops in the eld sixteen million hundred aud twen
! " thousand nine hundred and hity'fouT dollars