Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-15

| shall be instructed in and perform the same duties
aud be liable TO serve III tie same way, aud shall
lave their vehicles, rortuns, tools, Implements
arms, and other supplies, reguatCdin tie same man
ncr rs the existing engineer company; and each of
tile four companies OF engineer soldiers shall here
after be composed OF sergcaHts, ten coiuolals
two musicians sNt y-Our plMaeS Of the first cass
| or0tiices, and siNty-1our priyaes of The second
class, in all one bundled and fifty men each.
Sec. 5. And be il further enacted, That there be
added 10 The medical staff OF the army a corps of
medical cadets, whose duty il shall he act as dres-
seis IN the general hospitals and ambulance at
tendants IN The field under the direction and control
OF the medical officers alone They shall have the
same rank and pay the military cadets at West
Fonit, Tier number shall be regulated by the eN-
IgeEeeS OF service at no time to exceed fifty. 1t
snail be composed of young men OF liberal etuca.
uoh students OF medicine, between the ages of cigh
teen ana tWenty-thCe, who have been reading med
lclhe Tor Two years, aud have attended at least one
course OIL lectures m n medical college They shall
enlist Tor one year, ard be subject to the rules and
articles of war On The fifteenth day of the last
month OF their service the near approach of their
discharge shall he reported TO tie surgeon general,
i'll order, if desired, that they may be relieved by
another detail OF applicants.
Sec, o. And be il further enacted, That in general
or permanent hospitals female nurses may be subsi.
tuted ior soldieIs, when, i'll the opinion of the sur
gcon general or medical oficerin charge, it is eAle
dent TO do sos the number Of female nurses TO he
| indicated by the surgeon general or surgeon in
Charge of tile hospital. The nurses so employed to
receive forty cents day and one ration in kind,
by communication, in lieu of all cmolulneIts except
transportation i'll kind.
See. Z. And be it further enacted, That one clap
lam shall be allowed to each regiment OF tie army
TO be selected and appointed as the president may
direct: Provided That none but regularly ordained
ministers OF some Christian denomination shall be
eligible TO selection or appointment.
sec. s. And be it further enacted, That no cadet
who has been or shall hereafter be reported as deli
clent, either in conduct or studies ana recommends
ed TO be discharged from the academy, shall be re-
turned or reappOinted, or appointed TO any place in
the army before his class shall have left the academy
and received their commissions, unless upon the rec
ommentatiOn of the academic board OIL the acade-
my Provided. That all cadets now i'll the service, or
hpea ogtnrn Aptft ut Wn.f
Point. shall be called on TO take and subscribe the
following oath: Il. y. b, do solemnly swear that |
will support the constitution OF the Umitad States,
and bear true allegiance to the national govern
ment that will maintain ard defend the sorer-
eighty of the United States paramount to any and
all allegiance, sovereignty, or 1ealty may owe TO
any state, county, country whatsoever; and that
/ will at all times obey the legal orders OF my SUI
pcrior officers and the rules aid articles governing
The armies of the United Statesn And any cadet or
candidate for admission who shall eiusc TO take this
oath shall be dismissed II ON the service.
Sec. 8 And be it further enacted, That the three
months extra pay allowed by the twenty-linth sec,
ton OF the act OF the fifth OF july eighteen hundred
and Thirty eight. tor lc-enlstmenis under certain
conditions, the bounty granted by the third section
OF the act of the seventeenth Of june, eighteen
hundred and fifty, for enlistments at remoe and dis
tant stations, and the premium now paid Tor bring
ing accepted recruits to tile rendezvous be and they
are hereby abolished.
Sec. To- And be ii further enacted, That hereafter
two dollars per month shall be retained out OF the
monthly pay of each enlisted man i'll the rcgular
army until the expiration Of his term of service i'll
stead OF one dollar Ter month"; us authorized ny eA-
isting laws.
Sec. H. And be it further enacted, That in all
cases OF enlistment and re-cnsment in the military
service of The United States tie prescribed oath OF
allegiance may be administered by any commission
cd o1tcer OF the army.
See. - And be it further enacted That the two
regiments ot dragons, the regiment OF mounted IL
femcn. and the two regiments OF cavalry, shall
hereafter be known and recognized rs the first,
oGd third, fourth, and fifth regiments of cavalry,
respectively; the officers thereof TO retain their pres
TcaIiVc rank. and be promoted OF
OF service accold ding to existing law and established
usage and regulation.
ration shall be increased as follows. viz: twenty-five
ounces OF bread or flour, or one pound OF hard
bread instead OF the present issue; mesh beef shall
be issued rs often the commanding officer of amy
detachment or regiment shall require it, when prac
ticabe, IN place OF salt meat; beans and rice or om
my shall be Issued i'll lie same ration III the proper
| uuiis NOW provided by the regulation, and one
pound of potatoes per man shall be issued at least
thce times u week, If practicable; and when these
articles cannot be issued in these proportions,
| equivalent in value shall be Issued i'll some other
proper iood AID ration Of tea may be substituted
Tor ration OF coffee upon the rCquisiiion OF the
proper officer: Provided, That after the present in
suflecon shall cease, the ration shall be as prqYid-
ed by law and regulations on The Inst day OF July,
! eighteen hundred and siNty-One.
Sec. a. And be il further enacted That there may
be allowed in hospitals, TO be provided under such
rules as tie surgeon general OF the amy with the
approval Of the seer etary OF war, may prescribe
such quantities of flesh or preserved fruits, milk
butter, and of eggs. as may be necessary Tor the
proper diet Of the sick.
see Is. And be it further enacted, That any COM
misOncd officer of the army. or of the maine
corps. who shall have served as such for forty con-
sccutiye years. may upon his own application to the
president OF tie United States be placed upon the
list of retired officers, with the pay and emo umens
allowed By this act.
See 1G. And be it further enacted, That if any
commissioned officer OF the army, or O1 the maine
corps. shall have become. shall hereafter become,
incapable OF PeriO ming the duties OF his Office, he
shall be placed upon the retired list and withdrawn
from active service and command and from tie line
of promotion, with the following pay and emolu-
ments, Nance lie pay proper OF the highest rank
held by i'm at the time OF lis retirement, whether by
stan or lcgmcnal commission, and iour rations per
day and without any other pay, emOiuinents, OF al
lowaEces and The icNt officer in rank shall be pro-
motel to tile place OF the retired officer. according
10 the established In,es OF the service. And the
rule OF promotion shall be applied successfully
to the vacancies consequent upon the retirement OF
an officer: Provided, That should the breyet lieu
eiant general be retired under this act, it shall be
without reduction III his current pay, subsistence or
allowances And pl divided turther That there shall
not be on the retired list at any one time more than
seven per ceEtum Of the Whole humber oil officers
OF the army, as fixed by law.
Sec II. And be it further enacted, That, i'll order
to carry ont the provisions OF this act the secretary
of war, or secretary OF the navy, tine may
be, under the direction and approval Of tile prcsi
dent of the United States, shall nom time TO time,
as occasion may require, assemble board Of not
more than nine, nor less than live commissioned OF
icers two hnls OF whom shall be OF the medical
staff the board except those taken from the medi-
cal stan, to be composed, us far as may be, OF his
seniors in rank to determine the facts rs TO the
tuI and occasion OF the disability Of such officers
as appear disabled to perform such military service,
such board being hereby invested with the powers
OF a court OF inquiry and court martial, ana their
decision shall be subject to like revision that of
such courts by the president OF the United States.
The board, whenever it finds an officer lncapacitated
for active SERVICE will report whether i'll its iudg-
mcnt, the said incapacity result from long and
faithful service. from wounds injury received in
the line OF duty, from sickness exposure therein
or from any other incident OF sertic-. If So ana |
tie president approve such judgment, the disabled |
officer shall ihereupon he placed upon the list OF re-
tired officers, according to the provisions OF this
If otherwise, and ii the president concur in opinion
with the board, the officer shall be retired above.
either with his pay proper alone, or with lis service
ratons alone at the discretion of the president
he shall be wholly retired from the service, with one
yearspay and allowances and i'll this last case his
name shall be thenceioTward omitted from the army
register, or naval register, the may be- Pro-
pided aicayS, That tile members Of the board shall
~ every case be sworn to an honest and impartial
discharge OF their duties, and that officer of the
army shall be retired either partially wholly from
the service without having had fair and full hear
ing before the board, if upon due summons lie shall
demand II.
Sec. IS And be it further enacted. Thatthe officers
partially retired shall be entitled TO the uni
form OF their respective grades, shall continue to be
borne upon tie army register, navy register, as
the case may be, and shall be subject the rules and
articles OF war, and 10 trial by general court mar
tial Tor any breach OF the said articles.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted That so much
of the sixth section of the act of August twenty
three, eighteen hundred and 1orty-twO, as allows
additional double Iations TO the commandment Of
each permanent or fixed post garrsoned with
troops, be and the sameis hereby repealed
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted That officers
ofihe army, when absent from their appropriate
duties for period exceeding six months either with
or without leave shall not receive the allowances
authorized by the existing laws for servants, forage,