The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-04-18
EVANSVILLE, IND. FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 18, 1861

noncommissioned officers and priVates o
the regiment for which he has been chosen
or those stationed at the post to which ht
has been appointed, and for no greater sun
than one-sixth Of the monthly pay of each
officer, non-commissioned officer, or private
for articles sold during each month and
the amount of one-sixth or less than one
sixth of the pay of such officer, non-com-
missioned officer, or private, so sold to him
by the sutler, shall be charged on the pay
rolls OF such officer, non-eommissioned Of
ficer or private, and deducted from his pay,
and paid over by the paymaster to the suit
Ter Of the regiment or military post, as the
case may be: PROVIDED, That if any pay
master in the service of the United States
shall allow or pay any greater sum to any
sutler than that hereby authorized to be re-
tained from the pay of the officers, nom
commissioned officers, musicians, and pri-
Yates, for articles sold by any sutler during
any one month, than the amount so allowed
or paid by the paymaster shall be charged
against the said paymaster and deducted
from his pay and returned to the officer,
non-commissi0ned officer, musician, or
private, against whom the amount vas
originally charged. And any captain or
lieutenant commanding q company who
may certify any payroll bearing a charge
in favor of the sutler against any officer,
on-commissioned officer, musician, or
private, larger or greater than one-sixth of
the monthly pay of such officer non-com-
missioned officer, musician, or private, shall
be punished at the discretion of a court
martial: Provided, hosceveF, That suffers
shall be allowed to sell only the articles
designated in the list or schedule provided
in this act, and none others, and at prices
not exceeding those affixed to said articles,
as herein provided: Aad jproVaded further,
That the suffers shall have no legal claim
upon any officer, non-commisSioned officer,
musician, or private, to any amount exceed
ing one-siTth of his pay for articles sold
during any month. He shall keep said
list or schedule, together with copy of this
act, fairly written or printed, posted up in
some conspicuous part of the place where
he makes said sales, and where the same
can be easily read by any person to whom
he makes said sales.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the inspector gener-
ais to cause the place of sale and articles
kept for that purpose, by said suffers, to be
inspected from time to time, once in fifteen
days at least, by some competent officer,
specially detailed for that duty, and such
changes in said place, or in the quality and
character of the articles mentioned in said
list or schedule, so kept as shall be required
by said officer shall be conformed to By
each sutler. And such officer shall report
such inspection to the inspector generals.
Sec. 6. AHd be 1t further enacted That
no person shall be permitted to act as suit
Ter unless appointed according to the pro-
visions of this act nor shall any person be
suffer for more than one regiment; nor
shall any sutler farm out or underlet the
business of sutling or the privilege granted
to him by his appointment; nor shall any
officer Of the army receive from any sutler
any money or other presents; nor be inter-
ested in any way in the stock, trade, or bu-
siness of any sutler; and any officer receiv-
ing such presents, or being thus interested
directly or indirectly, shall be punished at
the discretion of q court martial. No SUIT
Ter shall sell to an enlisted man on credit
to a sum exceeding one-fourth of his
monthly pay within the same month nor
shall the regimental quartermasters allow
the use Of army wagons for suffers pur-
poses; nor shall the quartermaseers' con-
veyances be used for the transportation of
suffers supplies.
Sec. z. AAd be IL further enacted, That
any sutler who shall violate any of the
provisions of this act shall, by the colonel,
with consent of the council OF administra-
tion be dismissed from the service, and be
ineligible to a rs-appointment as sutler in
the service of the United States.
Approved, March 10, 1862.