The national Republican., 1861-08-07
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sovereignty, or teslty may owe to any State,
county, or country Whatsoever; and that will
at all times obey the legal orders OF my superior
officers and the rules and articles governing
the armies Of the United States" And any
cadet or candidate for admission who shall
reuse to take this oath shall be dismissed from
the service. ."
Sec. 9. And be Il further enacted, That the
three months extra pay allowed by the twenty.
ninth section Of the act Of the 9Th Of July,
eighteen hundred and thirty eight, for re.enlist-
ments under certain conditions, the bounty
i granted BY the third section of the act Of the
seventeenth Of June, eighteen hundred and
fifty, for enlistments at remote and distant sta.
tious, and the premium now paid for bringing
accepted recruits to the rendezvous, be, and
| they are hereby abolished.
Sec. 10. And dJea further enacted, That here.
after two dollars per month shall be retained
out Of the monthly pay Of each enlisted man
in the regular army until the expiration Of
his term of service, instead of one dollar per
mouth, as authorized by existing laws.
Sec. H. And be It further enacted, That, in
| all cases of enlistment and re-enlstment in the
military service Of the United States, the pre-.
scribed oath Of allegiance may be administer
ed by any commissioned officer of the army.
Sec. IL. And be ii further enacted, That the
two regiments Of dragons, the regiment Of
mounted r q men, and the two regiments Of
cavalry, shall hereafter be known and recog.
nized as the first, second, third, fourth, and
e tn regiments of cavalry, respectively The
officers thereof to retain their present relative
rank, and to be promoted rs Of one arm of ser
vice, according to existing law aud established
usage and regulation.
Sec. l3. And be Il further enacsed. That the
army ration shall be increased as follows, viz |:
| twenty-five ounces Of bread or -four, or one
pound of hard bread, instead OF the present
issue; fresh beef shall be issued as often us
the commanding officer Of any detachment or
regiment shall require it, when practicable, in
place Of salt meat beans and rice, or hominy,
! shall te issued in the same ration in the pro-
portions now provided by the regulation, and
one pound of potatoes per man shall be issued
at least three times week ,,f practicable; and,
when these articles cannot be issued in these
proportions, an equivalent in value shall be is.
sued in some other proper food, and q ration Of
tea may be substituted for ration of coffee,
upon the requisitiou Of the proper officer: Pro
rided, That after the present insurrection shall
cease, the ration shall be as provided by law
and regulations on the first day Of July, eigh.
teen hundred and sxty-one.
Sec. IA. and be ii further enacted That
there may be allowed in hospitals, to be pro.
vided under such rules as the surgeon general
Of the army, with the approval of the Secretary
of War, may prescribe, such quaint les Of fresh
or preserved fruits, milk or butter and of eggs,
rs may be necessary for the proper diet Of the
| sick.
Sec. Is. And he II further enacted, That any
| commissioned officer Of the army, on of the ma.
zine corps, who shall have served as such for
forty consecutive years, may, upon his own ap
plication to the President OF the United States,
be placed upon the list Of retired officers, with
the pay and emoluments allowed by this act
Sec. l6. And be ii further enacted That il
| any commissioned officer Of the army, or Of the
| marine corps, shall have become, or shall be e.
after become, incapable of performing the duties
of his office, he shall be placed upon the retired
list and Withdrawn from active service and com.
mund, and from the line of promotion, with the
following pay and emoluments, namely: the pay
proper of the highest rank held BY him at the
time Of bis retirement, whether by staff or regi
.lnental commission, and four rations per day
and without any other pay, emoluments, or al
lowances; aud the next officer in rank shall bt
promoted TO the place of the retired officer, &C
cording to the established rules Of the service
and the same rule Of promotion shall be applied
successively to the vacancies consequent upor
the retirement of an officer: Prorided Tha
should the brevet lieutenant general be retired
under this act, it shall be without reduction il
his current pay, subsistence, or allowances: Anc
provided further, That there shall not be OIL the
retired list, at any one time, more than seven pei
centum of the whole number of officers of tht
army, as fixed by law.
Sec. II. And be ii further enacted, That il
order to carry out the provisions of this act, tht
Secretary of War, or the Secretary of the Navy
as the case may be, under the direction and ap
proval of the President of the United States
shall, from time to time, as occasion may re
qure, assemble a board Of not more than niue
nor less than five commissioned officers, two
ifths OF whom shall be of the medical staff; tn,
board, except those taken from the medica
staff, to be composed, as far as may be, of h
seniors in rank, to determine the facts as to thu
nature and occasion of the disability of sucl
officers as appear disabled to perform such mil
itary service, such board being hereby investee
with the powers of O court of inquiry and court
martial, and their decision shall be subject II
like revision AS that of such courts by the Pres
ideut of the United States. The board, when
ever it finds an officer incapacitated for actv,
SERVICE will report whether, in its judgment, III,
said incapacity results from long and faithful
service from wounds or injury received in tn,
line of duty, from sickness or exposure therein
or from any other incident of service. If SO
aud the President approve such judgment, tn,
disabled officer shall thereupon be placed upor
the list of retired officers, according to the pro
visions of this act. II otherwise, and it tn,
President concur in opinion with the board, tn,
officer shall be retired as above, either with hi
pay proper alone, or with his service ration
alone, at the discretion Of the President, or b,
shall be wholly retired from the service, with
one years pay and allowances und in this las
Gas q his name shall he thence for W. rd omittef
from the Army Register, or Navy Register, al
the case may be: Propided atsodys, That tn,
members of the board shall in every case b,