Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-16
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horse equipments in tho same manner as in the Uni.

horse equipments In the same manner as In the Uni
ted States army.
Sec .. And be It further enacted, That any Volun
teer who may be received Into the service OF the Un
ted sta'es nndsr this act, and who may be Eonnded
otherwise dlsabled In the SERVICE shall entitled
TO the benefits which have been or may be conferred
on persons disabled In the regular sSTyieei aud the
widow II there be one and Il not the legal hers Of
such as die, or may be killed In service, In addition
to all Hrrears Of pay and allowances Gall receive
the sum Of one hundred dollars.
Sec. I. Aud be It further enacted, That the bands
OF the regiments Of Infantry aud Of the regiments Of
cavalry shall be paid follows: one-fourth VI each
shall receive the pay and allowances OF sergya1ts Of
engineer sodersi one-fUurth those Of corpOrals OF
engineer soldiers; aud the remaining half those Of
pryates Of engineer soldiers of the first class and
the leaders of tho band shall receive the pay
and emoluments as second lloutonAnts Of infantry.
Sec. S. And belt further enacted, That the wagon
aud saddlers the pay and allowances
of ofeorporals OF cavRlRy Theregtmeutal conimlssnry
sergeant shall receive the and allowances reg
mental sergeant major, and the reSimental quart r
master sergeant shall receive the pay and ailowRn
ces Of n sergeant ofcayRlry.
Sec. 0. And be It further enacted, That there shall
be allowed to each regiment one chaplain, who shall
be appointed by the regimental commander on the
vote OF the field officers and company commanders
on duty with the regiment at the time the Rppont-
ment shall be made. The chaplain 50 appointed
must be regular ordained minister OF = Christian
denomination, and shall receive the pay and allow
nnces Of captain Of cavalry, and shall be required
to report TO the colonel commanding the regiment
to which he Is attached at the end Of each quarter
the moral and religious condition Of the regiment,
aud such suggestions as may conduce to the social
happiness ana moral improvement OF tne
Sec, 10. And be Il further enacted, That the &c :
eral commanding a separAte department or de-
tAched army Is hereby authorized to appoint mil
itary board Of commission OF less than three
than I've officers, whose duty Il shall be 20 ex-
anime the capacity, qualifications, proprlety Of cor
duct, aud efficiency Of any commissioned officer Of
volunteers within his department or army, who
may bereported to the board Of commission, and up
such report, II adverse to such officer and ifnr
proved by the President OF the United States, the
commission Of sucli officer shall be vacated Provi.
ded always, That officer shall be eligible to aft
such board or commission whose rank or promotion
would In any way be efeetedby It's proceedings, and
two members at least, 10 practicable, shall be of
equal rank of the officer being examined. Andwhen
vacancies occur In any OF the companies OF Tolun-
teers election shall be called by the colonel Of tile
regiment to fill such vacancies aud the men OF each
company shall vote In their respective companies for
all officers high as captain, and vacancies above
captain shall be filled by the votes OF the commits
stoned officers Of the regiment, aud all officers
elected shall be commissioned by the respective Gov
ernO of the States, or by the President of the Unl'
ted State,
written By soldiers in the service Of the United
States may bo transmitted through the mails with
out prepayment Of postage, under such regulations
ns the Post Office Department may prescribe, the
postage thereon to be paid by the recipients.
Sec IL. And be It further enacted That the Sec
retary Of war be and ho is hereby authorized and
directed to Introduce among the volunteer forces IN
the service OF the United States the system nllOt
ment tickets used in the navy, or some equiva-
lent system, 10y which tho family Of the volunteer
may draw such portions OF his pay rs he may re-
Approved, July %, 1851.