Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-16

AN ACT provide for the appointment suffers the
volunteer service aud TO define their duties.
BE 1t enacted bv the and house of representa-
tives Of the United States OF America in congress
stiiute board OF OFF, ers whose duty shall be pre-
pare immedia ely after the passage of this act lis.
suffers TO the officers anu soldiers Of the volunteer SER
vice, t. witt Apples dried apples, oranges figs, lemons,
butter cheese milk, strip, mOlasses, raShs, candles,
crackers, Wallets brOonIs, comorters boots, pocket
looking glasses pins Stoves, leather tin wash6asins,
shirt buttons horn aud brass buttons newspapers books
tobacco, cigars pipes, matches backing backing BRUSH
clothes brushes toUth brushes h.ir brushes
ana me COMBS emery, croSus poekel halukereneIs,
stationery OIL sweet oil rotten stone sr0ps,
strings needles thread Knives pencils and Bristol
bri~k Said list OF schedule shall be subject from time
of the SAID board the good OF the service requre
Provided, always, That no Intoxicating liquors shall at
be in any autho lied by said board A copy OF said
list or schedule and Of any su6'e9uen change therein,
furnished by SAID board to the commanding officer OF
eaGh brigade and OF each regiment not attached to any
brigade m the volunteer service and also to the adutant
Sec 3 And be it further enacted That Immediately
upon the receipt from said board OF said list schedule
and copy Of this act the ndng officer Of any
termaster and commssary of said brigade shall consul
tute board of officers whose duty it shall be aix to
each article IN shid list or schedueapict fors idbgae
which shall be BY them forthwith reported TO the
manding officer Of the d, isvn If any TO which said
hrgade Is attached, for his approval, with without
mod alton, and who shall, after such prevail report
tue same the inspector gene ais and the same If not
dsappuved by them, shall be the price not exceeding
which said articles may be sold 10 the officers and sol
diers sald Orgaue whenever Dfl2due snail not
be attached TO division, said prices shall then he
ported directly the Inspector generals aud Il approved
by them shall be the price fixed for brigade aOre
said and whenever any regiment shall be unattached
10 any Brigade the acting colonel, lieutenant colonel,
major and captains thereof shall constitute the board
OF Officers BY whom the price of said articles shall be
nxed for said regiment in the same manner as Is herein
nroyided for an unata brigade. The prices liked
NAV be changed by said boards respectively FROM time
10 time not ofener than once in thirty DAYS but al
changes therein shall be reported In like manner and Tor
Inc same purpose when originally fixed.
Sec g. And ne II further enacted, Ihat shall be the
I,tvo f thp Om brigade, lmme=
datcy upon receipt Of copy Of said list or scheduleand
copv Of this act herein provided TO cause one suter
Tor each regiment in his brigade to be selected by the
commissioned officers of sucn regiment, which selection
anal be BY him reported to The aduant general Of the
army the person selected shall be sole suter Of said
regiment. Ana the commanding officer of each unat
tached regiment shall ~ like manner cause selection
Of a sutler he made for said regiment, who shall be
solc sutler Of said regiment Any vacancy In the Office
of suler from any cause slall he filled In the same way
as an original appointment
See. 4. And be It farther enacted, That the suffers
chosen IN the provided In the preceding section
shall he allowed lien only upon the pay OF the officers,
nOn,oOmmssioned officers and pryates Of the re, men
for which he has been chosen those stationed at the
post which he has boon appointed and for no greater