The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-05

service of the United States under this act,
and who may e wounded or otherwise as
abled in the serviee shell be entitled to the
benefits which have been or May be con-
ferred on persons disabled in the regular
service and the widow, if there be one,
and if not, the legal heirs of such as die, or
may be killed in service, in addition to all
arrears of paysand allowance, shall receive
the sum of one hundred dollars.
Sec. Z. And be IL further enacted, That
the bands of the regiments of infantry and
of the regiments of eawalry shall be paid as
follows one-fourfh Of each shall receive
the paw and allowances OF sargeants OF en-
gineer soldiers; one foarth those of cor
porals of engineers soldiers ana the res
naming half those of privates 81 engineer
soldiers of the first class and &ile leaders
of the band shall receive the same psy and
emoluments as second lientenan9s of IN
tantry.
Sec. g. And be IL further enactsd Thaf,
the wagoners and saddlers shall receive the
pay and allowances. of corporaIs of cavalry.
The regimental commissary sergeant shall
receive the pay and allowances Of regi-
mental sergeant major, and the regi-
mental quaFtermaster sergeant shall receive
the pay and allowances of sergeant of cav
airy.
Sec. 9. Amd be IL further enacted, That
there shall be allowed 10 esch regiment one
chaplain, who shall be appointed by the reg
mental commander, on the vote of the
field officers and company commanders on
duty with the regiment at the time the ap-
pointment shall be made. The chaplain so
appointed must be 81 regular ordained min
lister of christian denomination, and shall
receive the pay and allowances of a 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, and such suggestions as may
conduce to the social happiness and moral
improvement of the troops
Sec. 10. And be at further enacted, That
the general commanding a separate depart
ment or detached army is hereby author
lied to appoint military board or COM
mission of not less than three nor more
than five officers, whose duty it shall be to
examine the capacity, qualifications, pro-
priety of conduct, and efficiency Of any
commissioned officer Of volunteers within
his department or army, who may be re-
ported to the board or commissions, and
upon such report, if adverse to such officer,
aud if approved by the President of the
United States, the commission of such
officer shall be vacated ProDiae6 dgtU0ys,
That no officer shall be eligible to sit on such
board or commission whose rank or promo
tioR would in any way be affected by its
proceedings, and two Inembersf at least, If
practicable, shall be of equal rank of the
officer being examined. And when vacan-
eies occur in any of the companies of Volun-
teers, an election shall be called by the
colonel of the regiment to fill such vacan-
cies, and the men of each company shall
vote in their respective companies for ali
officers as high as captain, and vacancies
above captain shall be filed by the votes of
the comm issionsd officers of the regiment,
sf6h6dl f6h 6eitfrfEs trfsE So alefted she'll be commits
the States, or by the President of the United
States.
Sec. IL. lind be IL further enacted That
all letters written by soldiers in the service
of the United States may be transmitted
through the mails without prepayment of
postage, under such regulations as the Post
Office Department may prescribe, the post
age thereon to be paid by the recipients
Sec. IL. And best further enacted That
the Secretary of War be and is hereby au-
thorized and directed to introduce among
the volunteer forces in the service of the
United States the system of allotment tick
cts now used in the navy or some equiva-
lent system, by which the family of the
volunteer may draw such portions of his
pay as he may request. GApproved, July
%, 1861.