The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-22


INSPECTOR GEEEHAL's Orr CT,
WNcHEsTER, Tenn, August 8, '63)
tNsPEUTEO ClHCULAB.
The following rules, regulations, and
llshed for the in formation of ell concern
3D. Var Department. MHrch 2l@, 1857.
General Orders, No q.
EXTRACT.
H. IAN ACT 20 provide for the appointment %. suffers
IN the volunteer service, and " dellc tre duties
Be IL enacted by The Senate and House Of
Representations Of The Unittd States Of Amer.
lea IN Congress assembled, That the Inspec-
tor Generals OF the Army shall consti.
tute q board Of officers, whose duty it
shall be to prepare, Immediately after
the passage OF this act, list or schedule
of the following articles which may be
sold by suffers TO the ofEic rs and soldiers
of the volunteer service, to-wit: Apples,
dried apples, oranges, figs, lemons, butter,
cheese, milk, strip, molsssee, raisins, can
dies, crackers, wallets, brOoms, comfort
ers boots, pocket loOkiDg-g glasses, pins,
gloves leather, tin Washbasins, shirt
buttons, horn aud brass buttons, news
papers, books, tobacco, cigars, pipes,
matches, blacking, blsckiDg brushes,
tooth brushes, cloth brushes, hair brush
es, coarse and fine combs, emery, oT0CuF,
pocket handkerchief, stationery, srmOr
oil, sweet oil, rotten stone, razor strops,
razOrs, shaving soap, soap, suspenders,
scissors, shoestrings, needles, thread,
knives, pencils, and Bristol brick, Said
list or schedule shall DO subject from
time TO time, to such revision and change
as, in the judgment Of the said board,
the good Of the service may require
Provided, ali0ays, That no intoxicating
liquors shall at any time be contained
therein, or the sale of such liquors be In
any way authorized by said board. A
copy of said list or schedule, and Of any
subsequent change therein together with
copy of this act, shall be, without de-
lay, furnished by said board TO the COM
handing officer Of each brigade in the
volunteer service, and also 10 the Adult
ant General of the Army.
SEC 2. did be II further enacted, That
Immediately upon the receipt from said
board of said list or schedule and copy
of this act by the commanding officer of
any such brigade, the acting bngadieT
general, surgeon, quartermsster, and
oommisssry of said brigade shall consti-
tuto board of officers whose duty it
shall be TO afiix 10 each article in said
list or schedule price for said brigade,
which shall be by them forthwith report
ed to the commanding officer of the div
lsion, ii any, TO which said brigade is
attached, for his approval, with or with
out modification, and who shall, after
such approval report the same to the
inspector generals, aud the sane, if not
disapproved by them, shall be the price
not exceeding which said articles may
be sold to the officers aud soldiers ia said
brigade. Whenever any brigade shall
not be attached to division, said prices
shall then be reported directly 20 the
inspector generals, and if approved by
them, shall be the price fixed for such
brigade as azores I'D and whenever any
regiment shall be unattached 10 any
brigade, the acting colonel, lieutenant
colonel, major, and captains 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 90 fixed may be
changed by SAID boards respectively
from time to time, not of,ener than once
in thirty days, bat all cbauges therein
shall be reported in like amnner and for
the samo purpose as when originally
fixed.
Sec. 3. Aaa be IL fal5a enacted, That
IL shall be the duty of the commanding
officer of each brigade, immediately IN
onreceipt Of q copy OF said List or sohcd-
ule and copy Of this act, as herein pro-
yided, 10 cause one sutler for each regi-
ment, in his brigade to be eel cited by Tue
commissioned officers Of such regiment,
which selection shall bo by him reported
to the Aojutant General Of the army :
the person 30 selected shsl be sole suiler
of oaid regiment. And the commanding
officer Of each unattached regiment shall,
In like manner, cause a selection Of a
sutler 20 be made for such regiment, who
shall be sole sut,er of said regiment.
Any vacancy 10 the office Of suffer from
any cause, shall be filed in the same
way 90 an original appointment.
Sec. 4. Apd be u .figtIsr enacted, That
the suffers chosen IN the manner provi-
ded in the preceding section shall be al.
lowed lien only upon the pay Of the of
hcers, non commissioned officers, and
privates of the regiments for which he
has been chosen, or those stationed at tho
post to which he has been appointed, and
for which no greater sum than ouo-sixth
OF the monthly pay Of each officer nom
commissioned officer, or private, for ar
tlcles sold during each month: aud the
amount Of one-siXth or less than ono
sixth OF the pay of such officer, non-c3m-
missioned officer, or private, so sold TO
him by the sutlcr, shall be CHARGED on
the pay rolls of such officer, non CONE
missioned officer, or private, and deduct.
ed from his pay, aud paid over bv tie
paymaster to the sntler OF the REGIMENT
or military post a. che case NAV be.
Provided, That it any paynastcr In the
service Of the United States shall allow
or pay any greater sum TO any sutler
than that hereby Authorized to be retain-
cd from the pay Of the officers, non-oom-
misBioned officers, musicians, and pri-
Yates, for articles sold by any suller du-
ring any one month, thea tho amount 90
allowed or paid by the Paymastcr shall
be charged against the said paymaster
and deducted from his pay aud returned