The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-14

commanding officer of each brigade and /
Of each regiment not attached 10 any bri-
gade in the volunteer service, and also 20 I
the adiutant general ofthe army.
Sec. .. AHd h Il further eRdcird, That 4
immediately npon the receipt from said 1
board of said list or schedule and copy /
Of This act by the commanding officer Of |.
any such brigade, the acting brigadier /,
general, surgeon, quartcrmaster, and com /
missary Of said brigade shall constitute I
board OF officers whose duty il shall be I
% ailiX 10 each article in said list or
schedule price for said brigade, which |
shall be by them forthwith reported TO
the commanding officer Of the division, If |.
any, 20 which said brigade is attached, /.
for his approval, with or without modil- /
cation, and who shall, after such appro- |
val, report the same to the inspector gem /
erals, and the same if not disapproved /
by them, shall be the price not exceed
ing which said articles may be sold 70 |
the officers aud soldiers in said brigade. !
Whenever any brigade shall not be attach |
ed TO a division said prices shall then be |
reported directly TO the inspector gener-
ais, and il approved by them shall be the |
price fixed for such brigade as aforesaid: |
and whenever any regiment hsall be un- |
attached 10 any brigade the acting colo |
mel, lieutenant colonel, major, and cap |
tains thereof shall constitute the board !
OF officers by whom the price of said |
articles shall be fixed for said regiment in |
the same manner as is herein provided for |
an unattached brigade. The prices so
fixed may be changed by said boards re-
spectively from time to time, not oftener
than once in thirty days, but all changes
therein shall be reported in like manner
and for the same purpose as when origi-
nally fixed.
Sec. 3. Aaa BE- IL further enacted. That |
it shall be the duty of the commanding |
officer of each brigade, Immediately upon
receipt Of a copy of said list or schedule
and copy of this act, az herein provided,
to cause one sutlcr for each regiment in
his brigade to be selected by the COM
missioned officers Of such regiment, which
selection shall be by him reported 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
like manner cause selection of a sutlcr
to be made for said regiment, who shall
be sole sutler of said regiment ANY
vacancy in the office Of sutler from any
cause shall be filled in the same way as
an original appointment.
Sec. 4 Ind he 10 fHtter enacted That
the suffers chosen in the manner provided
| in the preceding section shall be allowed
lien only upon the pay of the officers,
non commissioned officers and privates
] Of tho 4. = 4
chosen, or those stationed at the post to
which he has been appointed, and for no
! greater sum than sixth of the month
! ly 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 paw of
! such officer, nom commissioned officer. or
! p iya'c. so sold TO him by the sutlcr. shall
| be charged on the pay-Tolls Of such Off
Ger, nom commissioned officer or private,
and deducted from his pay, aud paid
over by the paymaster 70 the sutler OF the
regiment or military post, as the case
may be: Pr0yided, That ifany paymas-
| ter IN the service Of theUnited States shall
allow orpay any greater sum to any sutler
than that hereby authorized TO be retained
from the pay Of the officers, non commits
stoned officers, musicians, and privates,
Tor articles sold by any sutler during any
one month, then the amount so allowed or
paid by the paymaster shall be charged
against the said paymaster and deducted
from his pay and returned 10 the officer,
non commissioned officer, musician, or
private, against whom the amount was
originally charged. And any captain or
Lieutenant commanding a company who
may certify any pay-roll bearing a
charge in favor OF the sutlcr against any
officer, non commissioned officer, mus-
clan, or private, larger or greater than
onc-slNth OF tho monthly pay of such Of
hcer, on-cOmmis,ioned officer, musician,
or private, shall be punished at the dis
c elton OF court martial: Pr0Ulaea
h0'CeUer, That suffers shall be allowed 10
sell only the articles designated in the
list or schedule provided in this act. and
none others aud at prices not exceeding
those affixed 10 said articles, as herein
provided: Ind pyottiei }gJt5ey, That
the suffers shall have no legal claim
upon any officer, non-commissioned oili-
Ger, musician, or private, TO an amount
exceeding one-siXth Of his pay for arti-
clcs sold during any month. He shall
keep said list or schedule, together with
a copy Of this act, fairly written or print
ed, posted up ia some conspicuous part
Of the place where he makes said sales,
aud where the same can be easily read
by any persons to whom he makes said
sales
Sec D. Aaa b. Il further caactei, That
it shall be the duty of the inspector
generals to cause the place Of sale aud
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 tor
that duty, and such changes ia said
place or ia the quality aud character Of
the articles mentioned in said list or
schedule, so kept as shall be required by
said officer shall he cOniomed 10 by each
sutler. And such officer shall report
each inspection TO the inspector generals.
Sec. 6 Ind BE- 10 further enacted, That
no person shall be permitted 20 act as
sutler unless appointed according 10 the
provisions Of his act nor shall any per-
sou be sutler for more than one regiment;
nor shall any sutler farm out or under
let the business Of sutling or the privil-
cges granted TO him by his appointment;
, nor shall any officer Of the army receive
from any suller any money or other
presents nor be Interested in any way
in The stock, trade, or business of any
sutler, and any officer receiving such
p presents, or being thus interested d.
> rectly or indirectly, shall be punished
al the discretion Of a court martial So
I sutler shall sell 10 an enlisted man OIL