The Opelousas courier., 1863-08-29
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR
GENERALS OFFICE.
Richmond, Nav 20. 1853.

Rchmond, May 29, 1865.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 70.
/. The following Act of Congress, and Regu:
lations adopted by the Department in pursuance
thereof, are published for the Information of all
concerned:
44n Act to abolish supernumerary officers in aAs
eomaasssary and qoartermaster's department.
Tie Congress of the Confederate States OF
4dmertce do enact, That the office of regluensal
Comnssary be and the same is hereby abolished,
and the duties heretofore devolved by law upon
said commissary shall be performed by thu r.gi-
mental quartermastrr, provided, that said quar-.
termaster shall, II required by the Secretary of
War. execute a new bond, with such additional
penalty as he may require. -
Section 2. That fhe commanding officer OF a
regiment or battalion shall, when the good of the
service in his opinion requires it, detail nom
commissioned officer or private as connssary-
sergeant. who shall be assigned to the regimen
tai quarterMaster to be performed by eoniassssry
sergeahts; and the commissioned officer or
private SO detailed shall receive, as extra pay,
twenty dollars per month.
Sect. 3. That the regimental quartermasters,
acting as commissaries, shall draw supplies for
their respective regiments OH Provision Return
Form IA, and not in bulk: and when detached
from then brgades, SO that it is impracticabe to
draw supplies from the brigade it
shall be the duty of the nearest brigade or post
commissary to supply his regiment On Provision
Return, IA.
Sect. d. Sales to officers shall be made by the
brigade-eommissarie to which such officers re-
attached
Sect. 5. That quartermasters and commissa-
res. assistant quartermasters and assistant COM
missaries, who become permanently detached
from divisions, brigades or regiments to which
they are originally appointed and assigned, ;.
respectively. whether by resignation or other
wise, shall cease to be officers Of the army, aud
their names shall be dropped from the rolls Of
the army, unless re-assigned by special order
of the Secretary Of War.
Sect s That it shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of War to issue the necessary orders for the
earliest practicable enforcement of the provisions
of this law; and that he shall communicate to
the chiefs of the subsistence and auarterInasters
bureau1, the names of the commissaries and as
sistant eommissaries quartermastcrs and assistant
quarternlasters. retained and dropped from the
rolls. under this act. 4t
Sect. Z. That all laws and parts of laws con-
trayening the provisions of this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed. [Approved May LIST,
1868
n Regulations.
/. After this date no appointment will be.
made of regiinental or battalion comnssaries id
the provisional army. Departmental comman-
ders will direct the transfer, by regnientai COM
naissaries, of alt money, effects and property in
their hands to the proper regimental quartermas-
ters who will thereafter discharge the duties of
the former, in accordante with the provisions of
tkis act. Until such transfer is perfected, reri-
mental cofnmissaries will continue in taae per.
formance OF their usual duties; but after the 3Ist
day OF july next all qnartermasters and conamis-
saries. who have not been or may not be- prior
to July 3Ist, specially detailed or assigned to
duty. will cease to be officers ia the Confederate
service
2. Sales to officers viii, after the 3lst Of July
next be made by the brigade-commissary as re-
quired in the fourth section of the act and to-
enable him to do SO. the brigade commander will
select and report to the War Department, through
the usual channel, the best qualified reeimental
commissary OF his brigade for assignment to du-
ty with the brigaae-commissary. I. shall be tie
duty of the commhsary thus assigned tereceive
supplies in bulk,t and 10 make the usually re-
quired sales to ohisers ba army. lie win be-
under the immedf dfAtea IL ffectiSn Of the brigade
commissary; will reeslpS to him for all property
received, and make through him the proper re-
ports and returns Of his transactions
3. In cavalry eEiments, q lieutenant Of cavaE
~ or other COMPETENT officer may be detained,
when necessary % AID the regimental quarter
is1steiS IL tile uisGndIEe OI Sucn aaGiLl0nai du-
ties as may be deTolYed upon him under the
operation Of this law
4 Additional bonds viii not be required Of
regimental dhartermasiers charged with coslns-
saFy duties, except where directedb by the Secre-
tary of War. By order Of
S. COOPER,
Adjutant and Insp. Gen.
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