Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-08


AN ACT to define the pay and emoluments of
certain officers of the army, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in congress assembled that officers of the
army entitled to forage for horses shall not be
allowed to commute it, but may draw forage
in kind for each horse actually kept by them
when and at the place where they are on duty,
not exceeding the number authorized by law !;
Provided, however, that when forage in kind
cannot be furnished by the proper depart
ment, then, and in all such cases, officers en-
titled to forage may commute the same ac-
cording to existing regulations And provided
further, that officers of the army and of vol
unteers assigned to duty which requires them
to be mounted, SHALL during the time they are
employed on such duty, receive the pay, en-
monuments, and allowance of cavalry off
GERS of the same grade respectively.
Sect. 2. And be it further enacted, that ma
Jor generals shall be entitled to draw forage
in kind for five horses; brigadier generals for
four horses; colonies, lieutenant colonies, and
majors, for two horses each captains and
heutenants of cavalry and artillery, or having
the cavalry allowance, for two horses each;
and the chaplain for one horse only.
Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, that
a soldier as his servant he shall, for each and
every month during which said soldier shall
be so employed, deduct from his own month
ly pay the full amount paid or to be 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 general court
martial, be cashiered.
Sect. 4. And be it further enacted, that the
first section of the act approved August six,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, entitled Gan
act to increase the pay of privateS in the reg
ular army and in the volunteers, in the SER
vice of the United States, and for other pur-
poses" shall not be SO construed, after the
passage of this act, as to increase the emolu-
ments of the commissioned officers of the ar
my And the eighth section of the act of
twenty-second July, eighteen hundred and
s1xty-Oue, entitled can 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 commissary sergeants.
Sect. 5. And be it further enacted, that so
much of the aforesaid act, approved, twenty
second OF July, eighteen hundred and sixty
one, as authorizes each regiment of volunteers
in the United States service to have twenty
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pensation of the leader of the band, be and
the same is hereby repealed; and the men
composing such bands shall be mustered out
of the service within thirty days after the
passage of this act.
Sect. 8. And be it further enacted, that
each brigade in the volunteer service may
have sixteen musicians as 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-fve dol
lars per month, with the emoluments and al
lowances of a quartermaster sergeant.
Sect. z. And be it further enacted, that in
lieu Of the present rate of mileage allowed to
officers of the army when travelling on public
duty, when transportation in kind is not fur
nished to them by the government, not more
than six cents per mile shall hereafter be al
lowed, unless where an officer is ordered from
a station east Of the Rocky Mountains to one
west of the same mountains, or vice versa,
when ten cents per mile shall be allowed to
him; and no officer of the army or navy of
the United States shall be paid mileage, eX-
cept for travel actually performed at his own
expense, and in obedience to orders.
Sect s. And be it further enacted, that so
much of section nine of the aforesaid act, APP
proved July twenty-second, eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, and of section seven of the
"Act providing for the better organization OF
the military establishment" approved August
third, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, as de-
fines the qualifications of chaplains in the ar
my and volunteers, shall hereafter be consru-
ed to read as follows That no person shall
be appointed chaplain of the United States
army who is not a regularly ordained minis
ter of some religious denomination, and who
does not present testimonials of his present
good standing as such minister, with recon-
mendatIon for his appointment as an army
chaplain from some authorized ecclesiastical
Dody, or not less than five accredited minis
ters belonging to said religious denomination
oec; y. And be it further enacted, That
nelealIer the compensation of all chaplains in
t!e iesular or volunteer service or army hos
P'dis slalI ne one hundred dollars per month
anu TWO raIionS day when on duty; and the
chaplains of the permanent hosnitals annoint.
ed under the authority of the second section
OF the act approved May twentieth. eighteen
hundred ana slXty-two, shall be nominated +,
the senate for its advice and consent ON,
they shall, in all respects, fill the ronnira,
ment of the preceding section of This act ralo.
i've 10 the appointment of chaplans in TIL,
army and volunteers, and the appointment
OF chaplalns to army hospitals heretofore mad,
by the president and hereby confirmed ON,
it is hereby made the duty of each officer com
handing district or post containing hosn;
tails, or brigade of troops, within thirty dav,
after the reception Of the order promul0atino
this act, to inquire into the fitness effcienc,5
andaualifications of the chaplains of hospitois
or regiments, and to muster out of servic,
such chaplains as were not appointed in con
formity with the requirements of this act, ant
who have not faithfully discharged the dutie
of chaplains during the time they have beer
engaged as such. Chaplains employed at tn,
military posts called chaplain posts" shall b.
required to reside at the posts, and all chap
lains in the United States service shall be sub
iect to such rules in relation to leave Of alb
sence from duty as are prescribed for com
missioned officers of the United States arm,
stationed at such posts.
Sec TO- And be it further enacted, that 81
much of the fifth section of the act approved
July twenty-second eighteen hundred ant
sixty-one, as allows forty cents per day TO
the use and risk of the horses Of company OF
fcers of cavalry and the tenth section of tn
aforesaid act approved August three, eigh
teen hundred and sixty-one, be and the SAM
are hereby repealed.
Sec. Ii. And be it further enacted, tina
whenever an officer shall be put under arrest
except at remote military posts or stations i
shall he the duty of the officer by whose or
drrs he is arrested to see that copy of TIN
chsrges on which he has been arrested and i
e. he tried shall be served upon him within
eight DAVIS thereafter, and that he shall b,
brought TO trial within ten days thereafter, un
loss the necessities of the service proven
- ,,J tLou he shall he brought =,