The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1863-08-22
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR
GENERALS OFFICE.
Richmond, May 90, 1868.

GENERALS OFFICE.
| Richmond, May 90, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 20.
! l. The following Act of Congress, and Regu-
| lations adopted by the Department in pursuance
thereof, are published for the information of all
concerned:
an Act to abolish supernamerarg officers in the
commissary and qrartermastcr's department.
| The Congress Of the Confederate States Of
| Amerifa do enact, That the Office OF regimental
| Commissary be and the same is hereby abolished,
and the duties heretofore devolved by law upon
said commissary shall lie performed by the regi-
| mental quartermasttr, provided, that said quar-
| ternlaster shall, if required by the Secretary of
| War, execute a new bond, with such additional
penalty as he may require.
| Section 2. That the commanding officer OF a
regiment or baSalion shall, when the good of the
service in his opinion requires it, detail nom
commissioned officer or private as commissary-
sergeant, who shall be assigned to the regimen
| tai quartermaster to be performed by commissary
| fsergeants; and the nom commissioned officer or
private SO detailed shall receive, as extra pay,
twenty dollars per month
Sect. 8. That the regmental quattermasters,
acting as commissaries, shall draw Supplies for
| their respective regiments on Provision Return
Form IA, and not in bulk and when detached
from their brigades, that it is impracticabe to
draw supplies from the brigade-commissary, it
shall he the duty of the nearest brigade or post
| comniissary to supply his regiment on Provision
Return, Ia.
Sect T. Sales to officers shall be made by the
rigade-commissaries to which such officers re-
attached.
Sect. 5. That quartermasters and commssa-
rles. 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 eease to be officers of the army, and
their names shall be dropped from the rolls of
the army, unless re-assigned by special order
of the SeCrsfary of War.
Sect. 6. That it shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of Wal to issue the necessary orders for the
earliest practicable enforcement Of the provisions
of this laW8 and that he shall communicate to
the chiefs Of the subsistence and quartermasters
bureaux, tbs names of the commissaries and as
sistant ccmuissaries, quartermasters and assistant
quarterm,astters' retained and dropped from the
rolls. under this act.
Sect.'7. That all laws and parts of laws con-
travenng the provisions of this act. be and the
same are hsFeby repealed. [Approved May 1st,
1905 " p.r,,o,; @
]. After this date no appointment will he
made of regimenta or battalion commissaries in
the provisional army. Departmental! comman-
ders viii direct the transfer by regimental cenl-
mSsares, of all money, effects and property in
their hands TO the proper reginental quartermas-
ters who will thereafter discharge tie duties of
the former. in accordance witfFshe provisions of
this act. U1ntil such transtersis perfected, reci-
mental comnissaries will continue in the per-
formance of their usual duties; but after tile3fst
day of July next all quartermasters and commits
sar!es, who have not been or may not be, prior
to July 3lst, specially detailed or assigned to
duty. will cease to be officers in the Confederate
service.
2. Sales to officers will. after the 31st of July
next, be made by the brigade-comnsissary, 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 reginnentsi
commissary of his brigade for assignment to dr-
ty with the brigade-commissary. 1t shall be the
duty of the eomniissary thus assigned to receive
supplies iii bulk. and to make the usually re-
quired sales to officers of the army. lie will be
under the immediate direction of the brigade
.connnissary: viii receipt to him for all property
received. and make through him the proper re-
ports and returns of his transactions.
3. In cavalry regiments. lieutenant of caval-
rY OF other competent ofaeef may be detained,
when necessary. to and the regimental quarter
masters in the discharge Of such additional du-
ties as may be devolved upon him under the
operation of this law.
4. Additional bonds will not be required of
regimental quartemasters charged with commits
sary duties, except where directed by the Secrc-
tary OF War. BY order of
s. COOPER,
Adjutant and Insp. Gen.
August Is, 1s63-3t.