Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-10-09
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Approved, July II, 1862. .....
AN ACT to provide for the more prompt Set
tlement of the Accounts Of Disbursing Off
GpunIIc-No. 1911

PUBLIc-No 164. sa
AN ACT to provide for the more prompt Sets
tlement of the Accounts Of Disbursng Off,
GERS.
Be enacted w The Senate and House cf Representatives.
Of the Ic,i States of 4r,e,ca ia CnIreSs assembled That
from end after the passage of this act any otti
Ger or agent Of the United States who shall
receive public money which he is not author
lied to retain rs salary, pay or emolunent;
shall render his accounts monthly, instead OF
quarterly, as heretofore and such accounts;
with the vouchers Necessary to the correct and
prompt settlement thereof, shall be rendered
direct to the proper accounting officer OF the
treasury, and be mailed or otherwise for
warded to its proper address withih ten days
after the expiration of each successive month.
And in case of the non-receipt at the treasury
of any accounts within a reasonable and prop
er time thereafter, the officer whose accounts
are in default shall be required to furnish sat=
isfactory evidence of having complied Sith the
provisions of this act and for any default Oh
his part the delinquent officer shall be deemed
a defaulter. and be subject to all the penalties
prescribed by the sixteenth section of the act
of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty
six. a. to provide for the letter organization Of
the Treasury, and for the collection safe-keep-
ing transfer, and disbursement of the public
revenue :" Procided, That the Secretary of the
Treasury iriay, II i'm his opinion the circurni
stances of the case Justify and require it, ex-
tend the time hereinbefore prescribed for this
rendition of accounts And prorided further,
That nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to restrain the heads of any of the De-
partments from requiring such othe returns or
reports from the officer or agent subject ,to tae
control of such heads of Departments as the
public interests may require
Approved, July H. 1862.
PUBLc--No. 1855
AN ACT to define the pay and emoluments
of certain officers of the army, aud for 9TH
er purposes.
Be IL enacted ty the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the Ued States Of Imericn in Congress assemted That
officers of the army entitled to forage for hor-
ses shall not be allowed to commute it, but
may draw forage in kind for each horse actual
ly kept by them when and at the place where
they are on duty, not exceeding the number
authorized by law: Prorided, horerer, Thas
when forage in kind cannot be furnished by
the proper department, then, and in all such
cases, officers entitled to fotage may commuts
the same according to existing regulations
4nd propided, further, That officers of the army
and Of volunteers assigned 70 duty which re-
quires them to be mounted, shall, during the
time they are employed on such duty, re-
ccive the pay, emouments, and allowances Of
cavalry officers of the same grade respectively.
SEC. 2 And be II further enacted, That ma
1oE StItiais Shall ht 10 uIdW lOIdgc lik
kind for five horses brigadier generals for
four horses colonies, lieutenant colonies, and
majors for two horses each captains and llet-
tenants of cavalry aud artillery. or having the
cavalry allowance, for two horses each and
chaplains for one horse only.
SEC. 3. And be il further enacted, That
whenever an officer of the army shall employ
a soldier as his servant he shall for each and
every month during which said soldier shall
be SO employed deduct from his own monthly
pay the full amount paid to or expended by
the Government per month on account OF
said soldier and every officer of the army,
who shall fail TO make such deduction, shall,
on conviction thereof before a general court
martial, be cashered
SEC. 4. And be ii further enacted, That the
first section of the act approved August six;
eighteen hundred and sixty-one entitled
Z" An act to increase the pay of privates i'm
the regular army and in the volunteers in the
service OF the United States; and for other
purposes shall not be so construed, after the
passage of this act, as To increase the emolus
ments of the commissioned officers eff the ar
my. And the eighth section Of the act of
twenty-second July, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, entitled - An act to authorize the
employment of volunteers To aid in enforcing
the laws and protecting public property"
shall be so construed as To give TO quarter
master sergeants the same compensation as
To regimental commssary sergeants.
SEC. 5. And be il further enacted, That so
much of the aforesaid act approved twenty
second July. eighteen hundred and siXty-one,
as authorizes each regiment of volunteers in
the United States service to have twenty-four
musicians for band and fixes the compen-
sation of the the leader of the band, be and
the same is hereby repealed and the fnen
composing such hands shall be mustered out of
the service Sithu thirty days after the pas
sage of this act.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That
each brigade in the volunteer service may
have sixteen musicians band, who shall
receive the pay and allowances now provided
by law for regimental bands, except the leader
OF the band, who shall receive forty-five dol
lars per month, with the emoluments and al
lowances of a quartermaster sergeant.
SIC. z. And be u further enacted, That in
lieu of the present mileage allowed To officers
of 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 an officer is ordered from a sta
ton east of the Rocky Mountains TO one west
of the same mountains, orvice versa, when ten
cents per mile shall be allowed to him ; and mo-
officer of the army or navy of the United
States shall be paid mileage except for travel
actually performed at his own expense, and in
obedience to orders.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That so
much of section nine of the aforesaid act ap-
proved July twenty second, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one and of section seven of the "Act
providing for the INSTRUMENTATION of the mil-
itary establishment" approved August third,
eighteen hundred and sixty one, rs defines the
qualifications of chaplains in the army and VOL
unteers shall hereafter be construed to read as
follows That no person shall be appointed
chaplain in the United States army who is not
a reg ularly ordained minister of some relig-
ious denomination, aud who does not present
testimonials of his present good standing as
such minister, with a recommendation for his
appointment rs an army chaplain from some
authorized ecclesiastical body, or not less than
five accredited ministers belonging to said re-
lgious denomination.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That here.
after the compensation of all chapiains in the
regular or volunteer service or army hospitals
shall be one hundred dollars per month and
two rations a day when on duty and the
chaplains of permanent hospitals, appointed
under the authority of the second section of
the act approved May twentieth, eighteen
hundred and sxty-two, shall 6e Nominated tu
the Senate for its advice and consent, and they
shall, in all respects, fill the requirements of
the preceding section of this act relative TO the
appointment of chaplains in the army and
volunteers, and the appointments of chaplains
to army hospitals, heretofore made by the
President are hereby confrmed and Il is
hereby made the duty of each officer COM
manding district or post containing hospitals
or brigade OF troops, within thirty days after
the reception of the order promulgatng this
act, to inquire inte the fitness, efficiency. and
qualifications of the chaplains of hospitals or
regiments, and to muster out of service such
chaplains as were not appointed in conformity
with the requirements of this act and who
have not faithfully discharged the duties of
| chaplains during the time they have been en-
gagged as such. Chaplains employed at the
military posts called - ohapians' posts " shall
be required to reside at the posts, and all chap
lains in the United States service shall be sub
jeet 10 such rules in relation to leave OF alb
sence from duty as are prescribed for commits
stoned officers OF the United States army sta
toned at such posts.
j SEC 10, and be il further enacted, That so
much of the fifth section of the act approved
July twenty second, eighteen hundred and
sixty one, as allows forty cents per dag for tho