Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-17

tn. sums necessary to be disbursed by then
FIR the nublic service; and upon the same bcinI
furnished, to place from tirEe u time, unde
/ ,hs contru! Of the proper disbursing officer
in said deuartr,,cnts, such sums Of money a
NAV bc required, aud as may bc properly ap
p,;cable thereto. for the raising and support o
IN, Army and Navy ordered into service, iroT
time TO time, under legal authority.
8 All accounts presented to the said Boart
under the first stcliun shall he sustained b,
prcDrr vouchers. and when allowed shall b.
| kent in general account uuder proper head
| for future settlement. hen said accounts
,r. su allowed, and when monies are ordered
TO he disbursed by the Board under the sccon'
section. the said Board is hereby authorized Il
direct the Auditor Of Public Accounts to issue
hi; warrants for tho several amounts so al
lowed. to be paid out Of any money in th,
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
1 The Beard shall adopt such regulation:
rs it ulay approve, for tnc security OF tn,
money TO be 1isbursed under its direction un
der the srcond section; and, for this end, may
require the heads Of the sc"crul departments
| 20 submit y, =. system Of regulations FOL
| that pIrDose "a my be right and proper.
| S. The accounts allowed under the first sec
ton, except claims for arms and machinery fol
! the manufacture Oi arms aHh0rzed by exist
Ing laws, and the disbursements ordered under
the second section, shall be certified in proper
forum at the end of every quarter Of year, fnl
payment to the Government Of the Confcde
rute States Of America, according to the Con
vention between this Commonwealth and the
said Confederate States, adopted Oh the 25tf
day OF April, lsfl ard when tho same sha(
he received it sha! be paid into the treasury
of This Commonwealth.
e. The said Board shall, Ior their services
receive the guin Of three dollars per day O
actual Service. 10 he paid to each Of lhem and
shall have power to appoint clerk or clerks,
aid to alloy ~ them gucn compensation At
may be reasonable.
:. And for the better regulation Of The quar-
terInaster's department, it is ordained, that in
addition TO field duties, il shall be the duty Of the
Quartermaster General, and the subordina!es
IN hs department, when thereto directed by
the Governor to purchase military stores, camp
equipage and o:Eer articles required for the
troops, and to procure md provide means ol
transport for the army, ita stores, artillery and
emp equipage; and in order thereto, to report
such Ell estimate rs may be proper 10 the said
Board, constituted by the first section, of the
cost thereof; and to disbnrse the sums under
their control by the said board, 20 the best
advantage. 1t shall be the duty Of the Qlar'
termaster General to report 10 and arc0unt
with said Board, once in three months, or often
er if required, in such manner as it shall pre-.
scribr, for al money and property which NAY
pass through his hands Of those OF his snbGr-
l. l.,- II a.,
ssid,n mag be IN his or their care or possession.
Tie Quac.armaster General shall be RESPONSE
bIe for the regularity and coTrectness Of ali
the ruLurns Vi his suborlina.es, in his depart.
mcnt.
5 The QuaTtermaster General is authorized
to appoint, with tie approbusion and under
the direction Of the Governor, as many fnrage
wagon. masters, and employ as many artifcore,
mechanics and labogcrs as The public service
may require.
9. 1t shall be the duty Of the Quarterlnas-
tcr's department to distribute to the army all
clothing, camp and garrison cquipage and other
articles required for the army; and to pre-
scribe and enforce according to such regula
tions as shall be approved by the said Board, a
proper accountability for such clothing, equip
age and other articles, SO distributed to the
army.
Every captain or commander VI company,
detachment or recruiting station, Or other uf-
ticer. So receiving clothing, equiprse, or other
articles Tor the use Of his command, or for issue
to the troops, shall render 10 the guartcrmastcr
general quarterly returns thereof according
to the requisite forms, AID accompanied by the
proper vouchers; which returns and vouchers
shall be included By the said quarterInsster
general in his report aid account with tbs
Board hereby constituted
1t shall DO the duty Of all officers cha rged
with the duty Of issuing clu.hing, equipage, or
other articles. to secure the samo from waste
..nd damage. IL case Of tho loss of any such
articles, or damage thereto, the value there o.,
On iinal settlement with the officer, shall be
charged against him and be deducted from his
pay. unless he shall show to The satisfaction
of the quarternaSter general, and 20 The ssid
Board, in passing On his accounts, by proper
evidence, That such loss Or damage occurred
from unavoidable accident or in actual ser
vice. without fault on his part, and was not the
resnt Of Neglect on his part, and that he used
,iue care and attention for the preservation oil
such articles
10. There shall be added to tbs quar:crmas
! ;er's department military storekcrpers, not ex
ceedng thres in number who shall be ap
| pointed 10 the same manner as the quarter.
master general.
II. The other department.; CT the army and
navy Of this Commonwealth shall be subject,
il Ike manner ~ the ouariermasters depart.
ment, tc the provisions uf the second third
fourth, tiflh and seventh sections Of this osdi-
nance, in so far as their respective duties under
existing nr future laws may mahc them appli-
cable.
l2. Whenever the qu.-tevmaster general
or the Chief Of any department Of the army ol
navy o! the Commonwealth shall be absent o,
unable to attend to his duty, the Governor j:
hereby authorized TO empower some officer o
such department to take charge thereof, aDd
to perfoTm the duty Ct said quartcrluastel
general or Chief during said absence or inabli
ty: Provided, That no additional compensation
he allowed therefor.
u. The Goyerner is hereby authorized t,
appoint, for the time being, one or NOR
speclsl conTlissaries for the purpose Of sup
plying by purchase or cont-,o', and OF is
suing, or TO authorize Une or p,re officers il
the quartermaster's department: 10 supply IN,
issue the whole or any part OF The SUBSISTENCE
of the army, in all cases, VIXEN from tn
want Of contractors or a de6c cncy on thei
part or any other cause, sueh measure may b
necessary and proper to secure the subsis
.ence Of the army !; snI such special comis
saries shall whilst so employed, be entitled t
Lhe pay ard emoiuments Of a deputy qGarte
master general.
The Governor shall na;e authority to ap-
point any additional effects, subject to tb
control of the Legislature, whenever the chic
Of any department Of the srmy and navy shal
report That they are required for the publ
service and the Board, hereby constituted
shall concur in such report and request tn
Governor 10 make such appointments
a. No officer Of the Amy 6r navy Of Vir
gnis, nor Guartermastcr, pa:master or com
nissary. nor any member Of the Board hereb
created, snail be concerned, directly orindirec
ly, lor h'niseif,or as agcot, or as partner, in an
CONTRACT, sale, purchase, manufacturing Or SUI.