Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-01-31
year, make rigid inspection of she Military
Academy and nnst of Wnst Point

| VINO snail pc actual residents OF the district ol
Territory whence appointed; and in addition
thereto there shall, each year, be ten cadets
and no more, appointed at large. The cadet.
shall be subject TO the rules and articles o.
war, and to the established regulations of the
Academy. They shall be arranged BY the
| Superintendent into COMPANIES of officers
non-c0mmissioned officers, and privatcs. for
the purpose of military instruction, which
shall be given throughout their whole term Of
Sc vice; and the said corps shall be trained
and taught in all the duties of private, non.
commissioned officer, and officer. The per.
| tOrmance by the cadet of the duties of non.
commissioned officer and private shall cease
when he enters the first class, (finh year y
and instruction III the perform tnce OF all thy
| duties of the commissioned otficef, 50 far a.
| practicable, shall be given 10 all Ine'r,ers OF
the first class. The said corps sh , en-
camped not less than two nor more lrer
months in each year, and be taught II the
| duties incident to a camp. Each cadet shall
| be, when admitted to the Academy, not uu-
| der the age OF sixteen, nor over the age OF
! twenty years; snail be well yers,d IN r.a,iiug.
| wiring. and arithmetic, and physically com
| petent, IN the opinion of a board of thr-r
medical oihcers. to serve hi country in the
| position OF an officer OF the ARMY.
h cry cadet who shall, after going through
! All OF the classes, receive iii oma from the
| Acade mic Board, shall be considered as a
| preferred candidate for a commission in tn,
| Army; and if there be no vacancy in III,
| corps or arm to which he may be assigned hy
| the President, he may be attached TO it for
| promotion, in the order OF his class-standing
At graduation, Iy breyet of the lowest grad
As suDernumerary off ;er, with the pay AMI
"mouments Ct that grade until a Yacanc,
| shall occur therein; but there shall not b
more than one supernumerary off er to any
one company at The same time, anG every
! cadet who shall be assigned either to the Corp
| OF Englnters,the Corps OF Typographical En
zlneers, or TO the Ordnance, shall serve al
east one year with a company Of either cav
| airy, artillery, or infantry b,fore joining bis
corps.
The cadet, when admitted to the Academy,
shall engage to serve the United States tor
eight years, unless sooner discharged.
SEC. ;. And he Il uflrther enacted That the
United States Military AcaIemy Commission
shall consist OF one United States Senator
one member OF the United States House f
Representatives. the Inspector Of the Acade-
my, two officers OF the Army, one dstinguish-
ed tor scientific and the other tor practca
military kno oalcdge, and two citizens Of the
United States. one Of whom shall be eminent
in mathematical and the other in phy.ica
sci~nce. The Senator shall be appointed by
the President OF the Senate, the member by
the Speaker OF the House OF Representative
The Inspector shall be ec oDTciD, and the off
GERS OF the Army and the two citizens shall
be selected by the President of the United
States.
Tn" Senator and representative shall be
appointed Immediately after the passage OF
this act, and thereafter al the beginning oI
the first session Of each Congress, and shall
retain their positions until the meeting Of the
next Congress. The two Officers Of the Arm,
shall serve for a term Of six wears, excep- tha'
one Of the two first designated shall b. rcl.v-
ci At the expiration Of three years. The two
citizens shall serve for 4 tern of five years
except that one Of the two first appointed
n al serve for a term Of seven wears.
Each member Of the Commission shall b.,
allowed ten cent, mile, In lieu Of hts travel
InJ expenses, to and fro. between his resi-
drnce or station aDd the Military Academy.
and 10 an annual compensation Oh Il fe hun
dred dollars, which. IN the cases 0: the mem
beers OF Congress and Officers Of the Army,
shall be in addition to their ordinary com
pensation.
1t shall be the dlty Of the commission to
attend the annual examination, At the Aca6-
cmv in June; TO make q Thorough inspection
Of the Academy: to examine into The system
Of discipline, the police, the administrative
AMI fiscal affairs Of the institution INTO th,
character and thoron1hue~s OF the instruction;
the competency, efficiency. and coniuct OF
the Superintendent. cOmmandant. professors,
and instructors, and all other officers Of the
Academy. and port their opinion thercupon
to the President, in time to be- lad before
Congress ut the next session and in the
event ot TIL commissioners finding that an1
officer. professor, or instructor j. incompetent
to the etii,Ieut discharge OF all his duties or is
negliicnt th~rein. or conducts himself in a
manner pirIu licial TO the m raj, or discipline
Of the Acairny, th~ Commission ,',alI repor'
the name Of such otii'.r, p, }t.s>or, or instrur-
tor to tn" President, with a recommendation
for his rem ,vtl from The A -ad..my.
l. shall bee the further duty Of th, Commis
sion to revise, from time to time fh- pro
gramm- Of stulies aud methods OF instruction.
and the text books, maps, uuodrl~, apparatus
&c., used in all departments of the Academy
to zee that the insrTIrtiOn in the cavalry, a..
ullerv, and infantry arms is strictly accord
ing to the tactics adopted for he Army OF III,
United States. and TO report such changes a
they may deem necessary, which, when ap
proved by the Secretary of War, shall b
conform 10 by the prote sOrs and instru I
ors at the 4 Acaiemy; and no change, In either
the programme OF studies, methods Of instruc-
ton, or text books, maps, models, apparatus.
g., shall he made by any person excep M
upon the recommru 'ation of the Co nmission
and the order OF the Secretary of War; ami
uron their recommendation, the Secretary OF
War NAV, at his discretion, transfer any a.
si-tant profrssor,hip from one department Il"
another, according to the wants Of the insti-
tuition.
SEC 8. AadJet tilrtLer enacted, That the
officers of the United States Military Ac ,de
nv, as such, ,hal take rank in the following
order, viz; first, the Superintendent; second.
the conmandant Of the corps OF cadets; third
the professors, according 10 the dates OF their
commissions; fourth,a other officers on duty
at the Academy in the order Of their rank III
the Amy.
The superintendent of the Academy. or,
in his absence, the officer next in rank on
duty at the Academy, shall have the mmrdl-
ate government of the institution, and be- the
officer of the post and all the
officers. professors, instructors, and cadets, |
shall be under his command. He will see
that all laws. re ulations, and orders relating |
to the Academy a'e Faithfully executed, and |
his authority will extend to all parts of the |
service and instruction he will see that the |
conforms, in all respects, TO the |
programme and methods prescribed by law
or regulation; he will preside at the sessions
of the Academic Board be shall report to
the United States Military Academy Com
mission, at their annual session, any defects
in the pr ogramme, text books, or methods OF
and any incapacity, negligence,
or misconduct, of the officers, professors, or
instructors.
The commandant OF the cadets shall be
,haroed with the command of the corps of
,adets, and with their instruction in all the
rules of military police, discipline, and ad-
shall be instructor in the tao
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