Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-25

AN ACT to provide for the appointment oi sutler, In
the volunteer service, aud to define theft duties
Be 1t enacted by the SenGte aud House of RepTe.
sentattVes OF the u s. Of America In Congress sset
led, That the inspector generals OF the army shall
constitute board OF officers whose duty Il shaII Is
TO prepare Immediately after the pRSsnpe of hJs
act, list schedule OF the following articles which
may be sold by suters the officers ani soldiers o;
the volunteer service, to-Wit: Apples dried apples
InolAsses, Hsins. candles, erckers wallets bro1uts
cOmiOrteTH boots, pocket looking Rlasses nina
gloves leather, TN washbasins, shirt buttons horn
aud brass buttons, newspapers, books, tob scco,
cigars, pipes, matches, blReking, blnckfug brIIsbt
clothes brushes, tooth brushes, hair brushes coarse
and nne combs, emery, CrOcus pocket lAndkeFChI
stationery, Rrmor oil, sweet OIL rotten stone razor
stropS. 1Zors, shaving soap, soap, suspehders sis.
SOrs, shOestrinGs, needles, thread, knVez pencils
and Bristol brick. Said list schedule shall be- Gul
ject from time to time to such revision and change
as tn the Judgment of the said board the good oft
\ service may require: Provided, always Thai ne
intoxicating liquors shall at any time be contained
therein, or the sale Of such liquors be In any way
aGth9rEed i oy ssid board. A copy of said list or
schedule, and OF any subsequent change therein to-
geter with copy Of this act, shall be- without de.
lay, furnished by said board to the commanding Of
fcer OF each brigade and OF each regiment mot nt-
tached to any brigade inithe volunteer Services aud
also to the adjutant general of the army.
Sec. 2. That immediately upon the recent from
said board Of said list schedule aud copy of this
| act by the commanding officer OF any such bTigade
the acting brgadier general surgeon, quarteFmaster
and Dommssary OF said brigade shall constitute a
board Of officers whose dutyiE shall be to ax to ech
article In said listoT schedueR price for said brRude
which shall be by them forthwith reported to the
commanding officer Of the division, ifany; to which
said brigade Is attached. for his approval Svti or
without Modification, and who shall, after such ar
PrOVa report the same to the inspector generals aud
the aamS, ifnOt dIsapprOVed by them, shall be the
price not exceeding which s1ia articles may be sold
to the OfceFS and sOidfers IN said Brigade TEVF.JJS
er any brigade allAl not be attached to division
said prices shall then be reported directly to The In
sPeetor generalS and Il approved by them shall be
the price hXEd for such brigade aforesaid: and
whenever any regiment shall be unattached TO any
brigade, the acting colonel lieutenant 'lonel, ma
toE and captains thereof shall cons iIute the board Oi
officers by whom the price Of said shall be
sl for said regiment in tile InnOr as Is herein
provided for an unattached brigade. The prices 80
hXed may be changed by said boards respectively
from time TO time not Oftener than once in thirty
days. but all changes therein shall be reported In like
manner and for the same purpose when originally
liked.
Sec 3. And be 1t fnfther enacted That Il shall be
the duty OF the Commanding officer Of each brigade
schedule and copy Of this act hefaIn provided tc
cause one g1tleT for each regent In hs brigade T.
be selected by the commissioned omcers Of such reg
ment, which selection shalb by him reported to the
adjutant general OF the army: the person 10 aelected
shall be sole sutler OF said regiment. Aud the com,
manding officer feaeh unattached regiment ShalI In
like manner, cause selection of sufler to be made
for said regiment who shall be sole snter OF sid reQ
mentf Any vacancy In the PficO Of sntler from any
cause shall be hlled In the same way an original
| appointment. = - Ii1- - -
Sec. !. And be 1t further enacted That the tutler
chosen 10 the manner provided In the preceding sec
ton shall be allowed lien only upon the nay Of tn,
officers, nOn-comm tGsoned Officers and pFYaleS Of
regiment he has been chosen, those sta
toned At the post to which he has been appointed
AID fot no greater sum than 0nesixth OftIe monthly
Il pay of each Ohieer non-c0mnsalouad officer or ri
vate for articles sold during each month; and fhI
amount Of Ouesixth less than one-sxth Of the pay
OF such officer, commissioned officer, or private
80 sold to him by the BtleT, shall be charged On th
pay. rolls OF such Oflcer, non-commIEsOpv ofeer O
private, and dedIe.ed from his pay and paid over bI
the paymASeE TO the Sutler Of the regiment jr militia
Ey post, the case may be: Provided, that II AMI
pay master In the service Of the Unitej States sal
allow pay any greater sum to any Hutler than tha
hereby Authorized 70 be Tetain6d from the pay Of tn
odceFs, nOu-cOmmiss5oned od5cerss musicians, ant
priVates for atteles sold by any sutier during an
one month, then the untso allowed or paid by tn
pGymaAteF shall be charged against the said pay
master, and deducted from his pay and retuFns.
to the ofieer, nOn-eOmmlIioued Cf.eer, nusctan O
private, against whom the amount was origfnatl
, / charged. And any cAptBin or Meutsunpt command
Ing company who may certify any pay-rolI beRFin
charge Ia fITor Of the sutlsr aE4inst any Oieel