The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-05
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed ~ a. Second ssssian n ls Thiriy-srcnM
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as ACr o. reoreanirc and Increase iho efficiency of
the moital department of he army.
De g euaciti hyde Ssffir and Hous 81 E.afo'ssf1
toes Il ~ taHcd Sa.s ~ Amoica TO C1igrsss assHi.
bsd, that there Shall be- added io the es6nt medical
CORPS of tho army son surgeons aud ten assistant sur
Neuns, o. TIE umulel ans appointed unicr existing
laws twenty medical cadets, aud a. many hospital
stewards al tho surgeon general may consider necos
sary Cor tho puhiic sorNoe, and that their ray and
that of an hospital stewards ia the volunteer we'll
as the regular service shall be thirty oolars lcr
month, Oh be- computed from the ia age of THIS oot
Apd ON medical cadets in the soryco SHALL iu add
ton 90 thcir ray receive one ration per day either n
kind or Cummntation.
sro p Ala B. 4 f1rtter enacted, That TIE surgeon.
general Co De appointed uHr his act shah have ths
rank, Iay q omolumcAAf of a brigadier general
There shall be one asstant surgeon general and
medical Inspector general Of hospitals, each with the
rank, pay aud emoiumouE ofn colouoi 81 cavalry,
ana The medical Inspector general shalt have, under
the direction 90 the surgeon gouoral the supervision
Of an that relates 90 the sanitary condition Of the an
my whether in transports, quarters OF camps and
ui th' hygiene, police, discipline, and efficiency OF
field aud general hosnilals under such regulations as
may ne iier be established.
sEc. B. AHd D. further eileed, That there shall DO
eight medical Inspectors, with the rank pays aud
cuoluments each OF lieutenant colonel of cav Try,
ana Who shall bo Charged with the uuiy o Inspecting
the sanitary condition NJ transports, quarters, und
camps Of Held and general hospitals, aud who shall
report % tho medical Inspector general, uulor such
regulations as may bo hereafter established, all cir
cunsiances relating 90 the sanitary condition and
wants Of troops aud of hospitals, aud 60 the SKILL Ell
dants connected with the med. cal department.
SIC. 4. dud Be further enacted, That the surgeon
general, The assistant surgeon zen rnli medical IN
sleCtor- general and medical Inspectors, shall mmo
diatclv after the passage Of this act De appointed by
the President by and with the advice and consent Of
the Senate by selection from the medical corps Of
the army, or from the surgeons in the volunteer
vice, without regard TO their rink when So Sc ected
but with sole regard 90 qualifications.
SEC. o. Aud BE- further enacted, That medical pur
veyors shall be charged, under the direction OF the
surgeon general, with the selection and purchase OF
all medical supplies incn ling now standard proura
tons and Of all books, nstrum nt7, hospital stores
furniture, and other articles required for the sick
and wounded ot the army In all cases OF emergency
they may 'Iruvi ,e such additional accommodations
for the sick ami wounded of the army, and may trans
port such medical supplies a. c.rcunstanc may rem
after he established aud shall make promp ana i'm
mediate issues upon all special acquisitions ma To upon
them under such circumstance by medical uhcers
and the special acquisitions shall consist simply Ola
list of tho articles required, the qualities required
Dated aud signed by the medical officers requiring
them.
sEc 6. And be Il further enacted That whenever the
inspector general any Of the medical inspect
shall report officer of the medical corps dis
qualified, by age or otherwise, for promotion 60
higher grade, or untitled for the performance OF his
professional duties, no shall ho reported 10y the sur
goon general for eNamInat on TO medical board, as
provided by the seventeenth section uf the act ap-
proved August third eghtOenI hundred and sixty
SIC. Z. aud be- L further enacted That the provisions
OF this act shall continue aud be in force during the
existence of the present rebellion and longer Pro-
rcd, hoverer Tint, when this act shall expire, all
officers who shall have been promoted from the medi-
cal stan Of the army under this act sha retain thor
respective rank ia the army, With such promotion a.
| they would have been entitled 10.
| Approved, April 10, ls62