The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-07-30
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session Of the Thirty
seventh Congress.
1PUBLIC-No. 6.7

1ScaI year enuiu8 June tHlfIletD, elgl-
teen hundred and sixty-two, and appro-
priations of arrearages for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one.
Be ii enacted 6y the Senate and House OF
Representatives. Of the United States Of Anaer-
aca an Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums be and the same are hereby ap-
propriated, ont of any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, for the sup
port of the army for the year ending the
thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and six
ty-two.
For expenses of recruiting, transportation
of recruits from the different rendezvous to
! general depots, procuring of medical attend
ance, and all other expenses attending the
raising oftwenty-four thousand two hundred
and eighty-fiye men, to be organized into
nine regiments of infantry, one regiment of
cavalry, and one regiment of artillery, as
/ per general orders number sixteen, dated
/ War Department, Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, May fourth eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, three hundred and fifty-eight
/ thousand dollars.
For purchase of books of tactics and in
struction for the volunteers fifty thousand
dollars.
For pay of the army, three million nine
hundred and sixty-nine thousand eight hun
dred and forty-eight dollars and eighty
eight cents.
For commutation of officers subsistence,
four hundred and seventy eight thousand
three hundred and seventeen dollars and
sixty cents.
For communication of forage for officers
horses, seventy-three thousand and fifty
six dollars.
For payments in lieu of clothing for
officers servants, ffty-seven thousand one
hundred and eighty dollars.
For pay of the three months volunteers,
two million five hundred and seven thous-
and dollars.
For pay of the two aud three years vol
unteers, ffty-five million dollars.
For subsistence in kind for regular troops,
two million four hundred and. ninety-three
thousand four hundred and ninety-seven
dollars and fifty cents.
For subsistence in kind for two and three
years volunteers, twenty-three million
eighty-four thousand two hundred and
eighty-four dollars.
For the regular supplies of the quarter
masters department, consisting of fuel for
the officers, enlisted men, guard, hospital,
storehouses, and offices; of forage in kind
for the horses, mules, and oxen of the quar-
termasters department at the several posts |
and stations, and with the armies in the |
feld for the horses of the regiments of
Dragons, and for the authorized number of
officers horses when serving in the field and !
at the outposts, iucluding bedding for the |
animals; of straw for soldiers bedding
and OF stationery, including blank books |
for the quartermaster's department, certif-
Gates for discharged soldiers, blank forms
for the pay and quartermaster department, /
4.
orders and reports, fourteen million two |
hundred and sixty-fve thousand ffty-nine |
dollars and thirty-seven cents.
For the incidental expenses of the quar-
termaster's department, consisting of post |
age on letters and pack let's received and sent !
by officers of the army on public service
expenses of court martials and courts ofin-
quiry, including the additional compensa- !
ton of judges advocate, recorders, members, |
and witnesses, while on that service, under |
the act of eighteen hundred and two; extra |
pay to soldiers employed under the direction |
of the quartermaster's department in the |
erection of barracks, quarters, storehouges, |
and hospitals, in the construction of roads, |
and other constant labor, for periods of not |
less than ten days, under the acts of second |
of March, eighteen hundred and nineteen, |
and fourth of August, eighteen hundred and |
clerks at division and department head |
quarters; expenses of expresses to and
from the frontier posts and armies in
the field of escorts to paymasters and 9TH
er disbursing officers, and to trains where
military escorts cannot be furnished expen-
ses of the interment of officers. killed in ac-
ton, or who die when on duty in the field,
or at the posts on the frontiers, or at other
posts and places, when ordered by the Sec
retary of War, and of non-conmissioned Of
ficers and soldiers; authorized office furni-
ture hire OF laborers in the quartermaster's
department. including the hire of inter-
prefers and guides for the army; compensa-
ton of clerks to officers of the quartermas-
ter's department; compensation of forage
and wagon masters, authorized by the act
of fifth ofJuly, eighteen hundred and thir-
weight; for the apprehension of deserters
and the expenses incident to their pursuit
and for the following expenditures required
for the regiments of dragons and light ar
tillery, viz; the purchase Of travelling for
ges, blacksmiths and shoeing tools, horse
aud mule shoes and nails, iron and steel for
shoeing, hire of veterinary surgeons, medi-
cines for horses and mules, picket ropes, and
for shoeing the horses of the corps named,
seven million six hundred and sixty-six
thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars
/ For gun5oats on the western rivers, one
million dollars.
! Hire of quarters for troops of store
/ houses for the safe keeping of military
stores of grounds for summer cantonments
and for temporary huts, one million FIVE
/ hundred thousand dollars.
For clothing, camp and garrison equipage
thirteen million four hundred and sixteen
| thousand four hundred and thirty-seven
dollars and two cents.
4 For contingencies of the army, two hun
! dred thousand dollars
For the medical and hospital departments,
one million two hundred and seventy-one
thousand eight hundred and forty-one dol
I lars.
For armament of fortifcations, four hun
dred and ifty-seven thousand six hundred
dollars.
For the current expenses of the ordnance
service two hundred and six thousand two
hundred and ninety-two dollars.