Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-08

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be contained theron, o. the sale OF such
liquors be in any way authorized by said
board. A copy Of said Est Or schedule, and
Of any subsequent change therein, together
With a copy Of this act, shall be without de-
lay, furnished BIZ said board to The Command
ing officer Of each brigade and Of each regi-
ment not attached to any brigade in The vol
unteer service, and also to the ad jutant gene
Sal Of the army.
SEc. 2. And be It further enacted, That
Immediately upon the receipt from said board
Of said list or schedule and copy Of this act
bv the commanding officer Of any such brig
ade, the acting brigadier general, surgeon,
quartermaster, and commissary OF said brigade
shall constitute a board of officers whose duty
it shall be - afix to each article in said list or
schedule a price for said brigade, which shall
be BY them forthwith reported to the COM
manding officer of the division, if any, to
which said brigade is attached, for his appro-
val, with or without modification, and who
shall, after such approval report the same to
the inspector generals, and the same, if not
~disapproved BY them, shalt be the price not
exceeding which said articles may be sold to
the officers and soldiers iDsaid brigade. When
ever any brigade shall not be attached to a
division said prices shall then be reported d.
rectly TO the inspector gen erals, and il approx
ed by them shall be the price fixed for such
btigade as aforesaid ard whenever any Fegi-
ment shall be unattached to any brigade the
acting colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, and
captains thereof shall constitute the board Of
officers by whom the price Of said article shall
be fixed for said regiment in the same manner
as is herein provided for an unattached brig
ade. The prices SO fixed may be changed BY
said boards respectively from time to time, not
oftener than onee in thirty days, but all changes
therein shall be reported in like manner and
for the same purpose as when originally fixed
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the commanding officer
of each brigade, Immediately p receipt Of
a copy Of said list or scheduele and copy Of
this act, as herein provided, to cause one sut-
Ter for each regiment in his brigade to be Sc
leeted by the commissioned officers Of such
regiment, which selection shall be by him re-
ported to the adjutant general of the army /;
the person so selected shall be sole sutler Of
said regiment. And the commanding officer
of each unattached regiment shall, in Ike
manner, cause a selection Of a sutler to be
made for said regiment, who shall be sole suit
Ter of said regiment. Any vacancy in che
Office Of suffer from any cause shall be filed
in the same way as an original appointment.
SIC. 4. And be further enacted, That the
suffers chosen in the manner provided in the
proceeding section shall be allowed a lien only
upon the pay Of the.oficers, non commission
ed officers and privates of the regiment for
which be has been chosen. or those stationed
at the post to which be has been appointed,
and for no greater sum than one-sixth Of the
monthly pay Of each officer, non-ecmmissiOn-
ed officer or private for articles sold during
each month and the amount Of one-sixsh or
less than one-sixth of the pay of such officer,
non-cOmmissioned officer. or private, so sold
to him by the sutler, shall be charged on the
pay-roils of such officer, non commissioned
afifsF or private, and deducted from bis pay,
ana paid over by the paytndss5f ~ <US SNvIos
of the regiment or military post as the case
may be Provided, That If any paymaster
in the service Of the Unit d States shall allow
or pay any greater sum to any sutler than that
hereby authorized to be retained from the pay
of the officers, noR-commlssioned officers,
musicians aud p~rivates. for articles sold by any
sutler during anr one month, then the amount
so allowed OF paid BY the Paymaster shall be
charged against the said paymaster and de-
Quoted from his pay and returned to the Off
Ger, non-commissioned officer, musician, or
private, against whom the amount was origin
ally charged. And any captain or lieutenant
commanding a company who may certify any
payroll bearing a charge in favor Of the sutler
against any officer, non-commissioned officer,
musician. OF private, largero or greater than one
sixth Of the monthly pay Of such officer, non
commissioned officer, musician or private,
shall be punished at he discretion of a court
martial Provided, however, That suffers
shall be allowed to sell only the articles desig-
mated in the list or schedule provided in this
act. and none others, and at prices not exceed
ing those affixed 10 said articles, as herein pro |
vided: And provided further, That the suffers
shall have no legal claim upon any officer, /
non -commissioned officer, musician or private,
to an amount exceeding one-sixth of his pay
for articles sold during any month. He shall
said list or schedule, together with q
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 be makes said sales.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That It
shall be the duty Of the inspector generals to
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 ard chaFaeter Of che articles
mentioned in said list or schedule, so kept as
shall be required BY said officer shall be con
to BY each sutler. And such officer
shall report each inspection to the inspector
SEC. 6. And be It further enacted, That no
person shall be permitted to act as sutler un-
appointed according to the provisions Of
this act ; DOR shall any person be sutler for
more than enc regiment ; nor shall any sutler
farm ont or under!et the business of sutliDgor
the privileges granted to him By his appoint
ment ; nor shall any officer Of the army re-
ceive from any sutler any money or presents
nor be interested 10 any way in the stock,
trade. or bushes of any sutler and any off,
receiving such presents, OF beingthu inte-i
rested, directly o. indjrecGy, shall be punished
at the discretion Of a court martial. No sut-
Ter shall sell to an enlisted man on credit to a
sum exceeding One-fourth Of his monthly pay
the san month nor shall the Tegi-
mental quaTtermasters allow the use Of the
army wagons for suffers purposes nor shall