Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-29

negroes muattoes persons of color delivered from
board vessels seized in the prosecution Of the slave
trade afterwards taking the vessel and persons
in prosecuting the slave trade to the proper place for
trial and adjudication. f'''0e ~
Approved, July IL, 1862.
Chap. CXCvIII.-An Act authorizing the secretar, &c
the Treasury to change the Name Of the Steamship
'Coatzacoalcos" to "America."
Be It enacted By the Senate and House If ,,ar...a,
tiues Of tie United States of america IN Conoress ns
sebed That the Secretary Of the Treasury he and he
is 1 t autnorzed and directed to change the name
shall o. Roberts, of New York city, to that of aAmer
lea" and to issue register in that name
Approved, July II, 1862
Cnap CAClA..AnActt to provide for the more prompt
Settlement OF the Accounts of Discussing Officers.
6s enacted oy ne Senate and House Of Representa-
tsues OF the Usited States of America an Connress as
sembLed That from and after the passage of tins oct
any officer or agent of the United States who shall re-
ceive pubic money which he is not authorized to ratan
as salary, pay or emolument shall render his
monthly instead of quarterly as hereofore and sncb
WIN tne vouchers necessary to the correct
ana prompt settlement thereof shall be rendered d.
rect 20 the proper accounting officer of the treasury
ana oe maed OF otherwise forwarded to its pro.er adj.
dress within ten days after the expiration of each snc
ssve month. And in of the non -recent at tho
treasury VI any accounts within reasonahe and nro
per time thereafter the officer whose accounts are in
aeiauit sna DC required to furnish satisfactory evil
dence OF having complied with the provisions Of this
act and for any default his part the DELINQUENT
omcer snail pc deemed defauer, and be subject to
ali the penalties prescribed by the sixteenth section OF
the act OF august sixth, eighteen hundred and torty
saa, provide ior the better organization of the
treasury and Tor the collection safekeepng transfer
and disbursement OF the pubic revenue !" Prouided
mat the Secretary OF the Treasury may If in his opln-
ION the circumstances OF ustIy aud require IT.
he d..
don u accounts and prouided, further, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to restra n the
ueaS VI any o1 the departments requiring such
otner returns or reports Ger or agent, SUBJ
ecs TO the control OF such heads of departments the
pubic interests may reaairo
approved July ~ 1907.
Chap. CC.-An Act to define the Pay and Emoluments
OF certain Officers OF the Army, and Tor other Pur-
poses.
Be enacted by the Seaate and House of Representa-
tUes Of the United States Of America in Congre asse-
Died, That 9th OF the army to forage for
horses shall not be allowed to commute it, but may
draw forage kind for each horse actually kept by
them when and the place where they are on duty
not exceeding the numJer aut or.zed by law Proud
ed houoerer rnat forage IN kui cannot be- fur
nlshed by the proper department. them aud IN ali such
Gases, officers entltied 10 forage may the
lecordins to existing regulations: And proud d, Ju
Msr, That otc GERS the my OF Volunteers as
signed to duty which requires them to be mounted,
shall during the time thes are employed such auy,
receive pay, emoi uments, an cavalry
officers vi the sams graie respectively.
| sec. 2. And De 1t Ja'her enaclsa, That major gen.
l KIN
horses brgadier generals Tor Jour horses cooneis
Lieutenant colonies, and MAJORS for horses each ;
captains AMI Leutenants OF cavalry and artillery,
having the cavalry aowane Tor horses each ana
| CHI IpIa1ns, tor one horse only
| Sass. AID De it fur her enacted, That whenever
officer OF the army shall employ his
SHALL for each AMI every month during winch
SAID soldier snail be employed, deduct from his own
monthly pay the full amount paid to expended by
the government per month account said soldier
and every officer OF the army who shall fa to make
sLca deduction shall, on convict thereof before
| col t-ma
| Sec. 4. And be at further enocted That the first
section OF the act hundred
and slxty-one, entitled An act to paw
privatea the regular army and the volunteers
the eUnted States for other purposes
shall not be construed, after the passage OF this act,
increase the emouments of the comm ssoned
icers of the army And the eighth section of the
OF twentysecond July eghteen hundred and
entitled sAn act to authorize the employment OF VOL
unteets to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting
public property" shall be construed as to give to
Quartermaster sergeants the compensation to
| regmental commlssary sergeants
| Sec. 5. And be IL further eaucted, That much of
the aforesaid approved July eighteen
hundred and slxtyone as authorzs each reg ment OF
volunteers the United States service to have twenty
four musicians for band, and fixes the compensation
of the leader of the band, be- the hereby,
repealed and the composing such bands shall be
mustered out OF the service within thirty days after the
passage of this act.
Sec. 6. And belt further enacted That each brigade
in the volunteer may have sixteen musicians
band who shall receive the pay and allowances now
provided by law for regmenta bands, except the lead
er of the band who shall receive forty-fve dollars per
month with the emouments and allowances of quar-
termaster's sergeant
Sec. 7. And be 1t further enacted, That in lieu OF
the present of mileage allowed to officers of the
army when travelling public duty, where transport.
alton kind is not furnished to them By the govern
ment, not than cents per mile shall hereafter
be allowed. unless where officer is ordered from
station east the Rocky Mountains to west of the
mountains, 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 except
for travel actually performed at his own expense, and
in obedience to orders.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted, That much OF
section nine of the aforesaid act, approved July
twenty-second eighteen hundred and slXty-one, and
of section of the Act providing for the better
organization of the military establishment" ap-
| proved August third, eighteen hundred and sixty
one defines the qualifications of chaplalns IN the
army and volunteers shall hereafter be construed to
chaplain in the United States army who IS not a
regularly ordained minserof some religious denomina-
ton and who does not present testimonials of his pres
emit good standing as such minister with recommend
alton for his appointment as an army chaplain from
authorized ecclesiastical body OF not less than
i've accredited ministers belonging to said regous de-
nomination.
Sec. o. And be 1T further enacted, That hereafter
the compensation of all chaplains in the regular OF
volunteer service or army hospitals shall be hun
dred dollars per month and two ratons day when on
duty and the chaplans of the permanent hospitals,
appointed under the authority OF the second section OF
the approved May twentieth, eighteen hundred and
slxty-two shall be nominated to the senate ior a
requirements of the preceding section OF TINS act rea
tive to the appointment of chaplans IN the army ano
volunteers and the appointments OF chaplalns 10 army
hospitals heretofore made by the President are hefey
conhrme and it is hereby made the duty OF each OH
Ger commanding district or post containing hospitals
brigade of troops within thirty days after the re-
ception Of the order pomugatins this act to inquire
into the fitness efficiency, and qualifications of the
chapains Of hospitals regiments, ana TO muster ou
of service such chapans were not appointed III con-
formity with the requirements OF TINS ACT, ana we
have not faithfully discharged the duties OF chaplan
during the time they have been engaged as sucn
Chapains employed at the military posts ca led ehap
all chaplans in the United States service shall be
subject to such rules in relation to leave OF absence
from duty as prescribed for commissioned oHcefs
9 the United States army stationed at such posts.
Sec: TO- Aad be ii further enacted mat SO much o
the fifth section OF the act approved July tWeheysec
ond eighteen hundred and sxty-one as allows forty
cents per day for the AMI risk OF the horses
co 4Rs 1Gdr Of avay AND r she br en
hundred and sixty-One be, and the same are hereby
| repealed
officer shall be put under arrest, except at remote null
try posts or stations shall be the duty OF the ounce
by who orders he arrested to that cory of thu
charges which he been arrested and is to ne tret
small be served upon him within eight days thereafter
AID that be shall be brought to trial wthn zen uas
hereafter unless the NECESSITIES of the service proven
sdch trial ant then he shall be brought TO tfl WIN
IN thirty days after the expiration OF the a zen
Or the arrest shall cease Prouded, Ihat II the copy
If the charges be not served upon the arrested officer
Is herein provided the unrest shall cease euf oihcer
released from arrest fer the PROVISIONS OF "a sec
on be triei Whenever the ex gen 'ies OF tue ser
vice will permit, with n twelve mon rs after sich Re
lelse from arrest I'd procided tarh;r, Ia,t IN,
provisions of this sha apply to all persons nov
| IN Ter arrest AMI awaiting al.
Sec. Il. And be further enacted, mat wheneve
the name of any OTHER OF the army or IN trne corps
the service or who m Nv hrretft be in the ser
OF the United States shall have been horne on tht
army register naval register, as the case may ne
fortyive years. he hal be of the age OF sixy-twt
years. 1t shall be in the screton OF the Prestent &C
retire HIM from active service md rect his anne to b
entered on the retired list OF DIN GERS OF the gIde
which he beon red the time of such retirema anl
the President is hereby author zcd to a,sn any ON ie
retired under TINS sect on the at OF August IN r
elgnteen nun tired an sxty-one TO any appropriate
duty AMI such OF thus assigned shall reee We the
ut pay and emoiuIn his le while assigneJ
: | and employed.
Sec. b. And belt fur5sr enacted That all contract