Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed al hr First Sn'ioa Of Ms Thirty
Seventh Congress.
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AN ACT providing for the batter organization
Of the military establishment.
BE- IL enarted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives ofthe United States IF Amer.
ica IN Congress asSembisd, That the Pres.
ident be md he Is hereby authorized to appoint
by AMI with the alvice and consent ofthe Senate
an officer in ths War Department. to be called the
Assistant Secretary Of War, nh Use salay shall be-
three thousand dollars per annum, payable in the
sane manner as that VI the Secretary Of War. whO
shall perform all such duties 10 the off ,e Of the
Secretary Of War, belonging to that Department
as shall b,prescrbed by the Secretary Of War, or
as may ba required by law.
Sec. ,. and be Gfnrthsr enac!ei, TINT
the Presilsst be and he 10 hereby authorized to
appoint. by aud with the sdvics and consent Of
the Senate, in addition to the number auth ,rized
by existing Laws and in accordance with eXistu.
regulations, five assistant inspector generals with
the rank and pay ofmajors ofcavalry, ten surgeons
and twenty assistant surgeons, to have the pay
rank, and allowances, and perform the duties Of
similar officers in the present military establish
ment. That hereafter the Adjutant Gen-rals de.
partmcnt shall consist Of the following officers
namely: One adutant general, with the rank, pay.
AMI ea'oanehtso OF nrlgaa'er eenerai one a's's
u'h' auJu'"' so"t's' VIZ" 'ne ''nN' Pay: an'
ehion'In'''s" " co'onei VI cavalry '"o assistant
@'ln."h' p.'nsfa',: ".'n 'ne RANK, pay: ani e'nu
assistant adutant generals with the rank, pay and
ei'o'u"''"'s s eaon " mfJ" " 's'sIy s"u '"'"t
ass's'a'' au"'ah' gc"e'al.' w''h 'he 'shs' pay a,
en'o'une,'s tac, =" captain " ea'alfy a"' tal
s'ere a'lal 10 snuea W .ne ouo''''a", utPa,t''en'
ionr coIl,nssir,es ~ snos'''e'ce' eacn w''n ,np
rA"h Pay anu e'ao'u;ne'',' " my't VI ca'a,,!
anu eisn. cohi'ssa,'eso ,'' " subsistence w.'h 'n
'a"k; pv' A"' e'''o"He's' esen VI 1ap'A'h VI
ca,'n! aau W W .aAe" 'Io"' 'ne ''e VI 'ae army
e'her u '"c ,o'a"'ee's " rFsu'ar army, ~,
okCi % l., hm % uJmsnrr XXX ,a eaacsea, lna'
.er, md ton ,rrauhical engineers tbrss frat anI
three second Iisutemnts to be promoted thereto
in accordance with the existing laws aad rerula
tiou, And there shall be added 20 the Quarter
mosters department one colonel, two lieutenant
coonal,, Gnr mai rs, and twenty captains, with
rink, ay. and allowances of officers Of cavalry; and
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".a's"e"s t"". "uso t',I 1I''. n - 'o".o," o'
saoa' ''sI, ,h.. ~, , ,h " LI I" ,J W. w.. 'n ,h
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gonr,s Sn .nr 'a"1 p'y anu ~ .',osaaoes =, M
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ray ";i,.nv .n a,rio ~ W. % hs
mav % r.Ddsr Is Necessary ~ Wv And ,hsrs sh,l I bs a"J
t., Inc ordnance department of ths United States
a my as now organized. one Chief Of Ordnance
with the rank nav. and enoluinents Of the Quar-.
trna terGnei of b army; and onecoonel, on /.
licutenantr colonel, and six second liqutcn.nts;
the field officers to he appointed by selection from