The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-11

fires of the United Staes of America ia Congress as
senbed That officers of the army entitled TO ior-
ace for horaes shall not be allowed to commute II
but draw forage in kind for eacn morse actuaily
keptby them when and at the place where they are
on dutv not exceeding the number authorized by
law: Prorided hoirerer, That when forage IN kind
cannot be furnished by the proper department,
them and in all such cases, officers entitled TO forage
,nay commute the same according to existing regu-
latons; And provided further, That officers Of the
army and Of volunteers assigned to duty which re-
quires them to be mounted, shall, during the time
they are employed on duty, receive the pay,
amoluments, and allowances Of cavalry officers of
the same grade respectively
erals shall De entitled to draw forage in kind for five
horses brigader generals for four horses colonies,
lieutenant colonies, and majors two horses each;
captains and leutenants of cavalry and artillery,
or having the cavalry allowance, for two horses
each; and cbaplains for one horse only.
Sec B. And be it further enacted, That whenever
an officer of the army shall employ soldier as his
servant he shall, for each and every month during
which said soldier shall be 50 employed, deduct
from his own monthly pay the full amount paid or
expended by theE Government per month on &C
count Of said soldier; and every officer of the army
who shall so fail to make sun deduetlon shail on
conviction thereofbe.cre general court martial,
be cashiered
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted That the first
section Of the act approved august six, eighteen
rSsrfred and sixtv-ana.- led San act to in
crosse the pay Of prvates in the regular army and
in me voteers in the service Of the United States
and for other purposes" shall not be construed
after the passage of this act as to increase the en-
ouments of the commissioned officers of the army.
And the eighth section of the act of twenty
July eighteen hundred and sxty-one, entitled
San act to authorize the employment of volunteers
to aid in enforcing the laws ard protecting public
property, shall be construed as to give TO guar
termaster sergeant the same compensation al TO
regimental OF co msary sergeants.
Sec. 8. And be h further enacted That so much
of the aforesaid act approved twenty July,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, as authorizes each
regiment Of volunteers in the United States service
TO have twenty-fo musicians for band, and fixes
the compensation Of the leader of the band be and
the same is hereby repealed; aud the men oompos-
ing such bands shall be mustered out Of the service
within thirty days after the passage Of this act
Sec .AHd be u further enacted, That each brig
AIDE in the volunteer service may have sixteen mu-
ricians as band, who shall receive the pay and al
lowanc' provided by law for regimental bands
except the leader Of the band, who shall receive for
ty-fve dollars per month, with emoluments and
allowances OF quartermaster sergeant.
Sec. 7. ARd be Il further enacted, That in lien
Of the present rate of mileage allowed TO officers &
the army when travelling on public duty, where
TRANSPORTATION in kind is not furnished to them by
the Government, not more than six cents per mile
shall hereafter be allowed, unless where officer
IL ordered from station east of the Rocky Mount
aims to one west Of the mountains, vice
versa, when ten cents per mile shall be allowed to
bim and officer of the army or navy of the
United States shall be paid mileage except for tray
e actually performed at his own expense, and in
obedience to orders
Sec s. And be IL further enacted, That much of
section nine of the aforesaid act, approved July
twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,
and Of section of the ''act providing for the
better organization of the military cstabl ment,"
approved August third, eighteen hundred and six
ty-one as defines the qualifications of chaplans in
the army and volunteers, shall hereafter beconstru-
ed to read as follow: That person shall be APP
pointed chaplain in the United States army who
is not regularly ordained minister of some relg-
ious denomination, and who does not present testi
monials Of his present good standing such min
lister, with recommendation for his appointment
as army chaplain from some authorized ecclesias til
cal body, or not less than five accredited ministers
belonging TO said religious denomination.
Sec. 9. aud be IL further enacted, That hereafter
the compensation of all ehapains in the regular or
ataor arviea or hospifnlS shall he
hundred dollars per month and two ratiOns day
when duty; and the ehaplains of the perma-
nent hospitals appointed under the second section
of the act approved May twentieth, eighteen hun
bred and sixty two, shall be nominated to the Sen
ate its advice and consent and they shall in all
respects, fill the requirements of the preceding
section of this act relative to the appointment o.
chaplains in the army and volunteers and the APP
rointmens of chaplains to army hospitals hereto
FIRE made by the Preside mt are hereby confirmed
ed and it is hereby made the duty of each officer
commanding a district, or post containing hospit
ais or brigade of troops within thirty days afte
the reception of the order promulgating this act
TO inquire into the fitness, efficiency and qualifcf
tions of the ehaplains OF hospitals, or regiments
and to muster out of service such chaplains wer
not appointed in conformity with the requirement
of this act, and who have not faithfully discharges
the duties Of chaplans during the time they hav
been engaged such Chaplains employed at tn
military posts called ''chapain posts shall be re
auired to reside at the posts an all chapains in In
United States service shall be subie to such rule
in relation to leave of absence from duty arepre
scribed for commissioned officers of the Unite
States army stationed at such posts
Sec. To- And be il further enacted, That so mucl
OF the fifth section of the act approved July twen
ty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty ;oHe, as fol
lows forty cents per day for the and risk of tn
horses of company officers of cavalry and the tent
section of the aforesaid act, approved August thre
eighteen hundred and sixty: one, be and the sam
are ereby repealed.
Sec H. And be it further epacfed, That Whene,
eran officer shall be put under arrest except at II
mote military posts or stations it shall be the d.
ty of the officer by whose orders he is arrested
see that copy of the charges on which he has bee
arrested and is 10 be tried shall be served upon hi
within eight days thereafter, and that he shall |
brought to trial within ten days thereafter, unles
the necessities Of the service prevent such trial
and then he shall be brought to trial within thirt
days after the expiration Of the said ten days
the arr st shall cease Proridsd, That if the COY
of the charges be not served upon the arrested off
Ger, as herein provided, the arrest shall cease; b.
officers released from arrest under the provision
of this section may be tried whenever the exingsl
cics Of the service may permit, within twel
months after such release from arrest: <iHd prof
ded further, That the provisions of this secti'
shall apply TO all persons now under arrest al
awaiting trial
Sec 70. Ind be 1t further enacted, That whenev
the name of any officer Of the army or narne cor
now in the service of the United States, shall ha
been borne the army register or naval rcgist
as the may be, forty-five years, or he shall
Of the age Of sixty-two years. IL shall be in the d
erection Of the President to retire him from the
tive service and direct his nam to be entered
the retired list OF officers of the grade to which
belonged at the time f such retirement; and
President is hereby aut orized TO assign to any
fcer retired under this section the act of AugJ
third, eighteen hundred and siXty-O TO any 9
propriate duty and such officer thus assigned sh
receive the full pay and emoluments of his grs
while so assigned and employed.
Sec. ~. dad be IL further eR0cted That
coutrrcts made for, orders given for the purch
of goods or supplies by any department of
Government shall be promptly reported to Congr
BY the proper head of such department IL Congr
shall at the time be in session, and if not In cess
said reports shall be made at the commencement
the next ensuing session.
Sec. IA. And be u further enacted. That no c.
tract or order, any interest therein shall
transferred by the party parties to whom 81
contract or order may be given TO any other pa
or parties, and that any such transfer shall ca
the annulment Of the contract or order tran sfer
so far as the Unsted States are concerned: PTorif
That all rights Of action are hereby reserved to
United States for any breach Of such contract
the contracting party or parties.
Sec Is. Ind be Il further enacted, That every
son who shall furnish supplies Of any kind to
army or navy shall he required to mark and dist
guisb the same with the name or names OF the
tractors furnishing said supplies, in such m
the Secretary of War and the Secrefar,
the Navy may respectively direct, and no supple
any kind shall be received unless marked
distinguished.
Sec. lG Andbe further saEcted That whent
any contractor for subsistence, clothing, arms,
munitlon, munitions of war, and for every desc
tion OF supplies for the army or navy of the |
ted States, shall be found guilty by a court-maI
of fraud or wilful neglect Of duty he shall be 2
ishcd by fine, imprisonment, or such other pun