Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-20
TPrpLIc-No. 2l21
Az ACT toprovsde fo- TIE better organization Of
The QaartrrInasier's pepartment

Be Il enacted By he seaefs aad H9ass q R.yressz-
aies fEhe Uaifed states Of sero Coagress
bel, That thsre shall b. sstabIi he'd in The Office
Of the Qaartermafsr Gensrsl % the army, 10 exist
duTiag the present FFbaili and one year here
sfisr fh. fyll0EiBg divisions, each Of wbieh shall
10 placed in the charge Of a eompstest ofisFr Il
20 such duty by the Sc rotary Of War, who shall, /
under such rnies may be prsscribed By tie
Quartz master General, With the approval % the
secretary Of War, transact The business Of such /
division ~ hereinafter provided, 70 Wit:
The first division shall h&ve charge Of tie par-
chase, procurement, sud Disposition Of horses aud
lance trains, and all other purposes for which
h0rses or mnies may be procured for tbs armies sf
The Tnltsd States
The second division shall have charge Of the
purchase procure neat, iss'e, aud disposition of
cloth AID eloihing, kn4psaeks, camp and garrison 1
equipaze, and all secoutssHients Of the soldier i
VIII h provided By the Qaartsrmsstsr's De- /
psrtnent.
Ths thiri division shall have charge Of the pur-
chase, charter, hire, aud msiatsnsnes Of ali YES
-els 20 be u8ea ia the transportation q the army,
and Of prisoners Of war and their supplies on the
cess, And the bays and SQUADS connected there |
with, and upon the southern Nnd Northwestern |
kes ineiu Ing all vessels pr PEELED By s'e4m or
Otherwise owned or pioyed By ths war Depart |
nIsnt. excepting river steam vessels AID barses
uDeH tie Western rivers.
The f3urth div sion shall have charge Of the pHr-
Chase. charter hire, maintenance and procure
nent Of all transportation fer the army, and its
supplies BY land and upon the Wsstesn rivers
(other than tFansporta len ~ animal power IN
the hsld and Al camps gaFrisons, p sts, dsgots,
an sgstious,) including all railroad and telegraph
! ues operated by ths lnfed States for military
purposes, aud Of all steam rams and gunboats
Owned or employed BY the War D~pAFtmsnt upon
the westsrn rivers, uatil other Opposition shall
b made Of them eompstsnt authority.
The hfth division shall have charge q the pgr-
elrsse, procurement issgs. aud disposition Of
forags aud stra~ for the army.
Th- SIKH division shall bsvs charge o. the cree
mt ma e.
forth, 81 ali barraekss hesptiAi bailding-, store
houses, stables, bridras. (othsr THAI railroad
bridges harves, md othsr strurturss C sposed IL
whs.e or Ia part ~ lumher, and q al lumbsrs
nalir aud hardware for building purposes and q
the hire aud mmHt@tloH q1afters ior ofie-r-,
the hire u quarters for troop, the hire Of grcueas
| for esnionment< or ether military pHTpos >, and
iks repair 4 saFe q ali buildings and other
/ STRUCTURES herein meutioned, ard al ground.
ownsd hired or occupie for military pRTpo 90,
| except such a. arc lawfully uudeF the charge OF
sthsf bureaus q the War Department. aad CT Ell.
ira pay soldiers employed ia erecting barracks
/ or other fatigue duty under the sets % March
Second, Ell ,hteen hundred sui Hineteen, snd
4 August fourth, sizb teeu huadrrd and hity four.
| The seventh al. isioa SHALL have charge Of the
purchase procurement isuF, and dispesitiou e all
wsgsns balances, travelling forses snd hsFn-ss
/ (axespt such as furnished by The Ordnance De-
pkrtnishf. AMI Of all hardware EXCEPT a. herein
before provided aud Of all fue' fr officsrH and
| %. 81 msn. camps, gsrriaons, hospi ais, posts,
I storehouses. Offices. public transports stean rams
md army gusbozis. ard - al trAusp Ortation ~
/ aaisaal cover ~ the field q camps, gsrr sons,
| posts dspots. AID stations; and II the comstrEe-
ton and repair o. roads other than railroads and
1t the comIs sstion 0f wafon and Forage masters
1 aud Of clerks 90 ofaesFs Of the QHsrfsrmastsf >
/ Department. aRd Of tn fufchase u beating and
seoking slows sHd Of the expenses Of eousts-
| muttA., military commissions, aud courts Of To-
| aairy. and q mileage and 81 oWauoes 20 ofieefs
for ths traaspof 0fthemssiF@s and their Sag
/ sags whsn travelling upon duty without troop ,
escorts, Or sappi fs and 81 supplies lor prtsgas
ar uH auHN FHfnr 4 the -~Fr~fArN " ar
may rect 10 BE- temporarily provided Tor and u
D. Pc, eha = e statiousry blanks ard hisn h
tooks for the Quarter masters re = fment; AMI 81
the printing 81 she division aud ptFtmeht or
! DIS and ri orfs; and o. the proper ADD author
izea xpeusss for the movements and operations Of
as army not expressly assigned 70 any other d..
The ,lgh IA dlst.isu shall have sharge & all ia.
spsrtious Of the Quast srssssser's asparfm 90 and
al reports Bade ~ sfiAcsrs asslaasa 10 tesfsc-
iisu duty. anayEing and preserving the reports "a
| received, and communicating throagh the Quar-.
termsstrr General. "a chi-fs or : . prlref d.
s.ou- such portions Of tbsas reports a. NAV -
ncs ssaary lsr their iufeFmati ard aae frorh1sf
That the officers asaisnsa 60 inspecgion day shall
have power not ogly t. report and 70 point eut
/ errors or abuses which they may discover Ia ths
pfs-ficai operations of the Querierfa astsr's de-
rartment, hai 90 givs, b. orde@ q the Quarter
master General, the orders which may b imHst
1iateiy heosssary So c0tr@et and 20 prevent con-
finsauco Of such ahusss o. erFars FroFidri, far
] fhsr, That ell such orders shall he lmmssiiafsty
| reported g. she chief 81 ths Inspection divisloa
fof the approval o. otherwise Of tha = afiermssis7
General
The ninth division shAli have charge u ali ths
corrsspaaseBcr, rsturus, reports, and records &C.
eslvsd fisd, and preserved in ths ofAce Il ths
Qusrtcrfnastef General, and % the tfsusm IssioE
thereof 20 the several 9th divlsisas ~ This ogics
and departments Of the q yvsrnmeat
sec. 2 A=a BE- q farther sHaefsa That the head
| % the several diyi above mentioned thail
undsr tha direction q the Qusrtsftnaster general
from time 10 tInin advertise for proposals fr Cd,
! nsA
I lions Of the several armies, posts, driachmauts
! garrison, hospitals, and for other militia puT
poses. IN newspapers having gnnsral circulation
I ia thoss parts q the eouafry where such suppl e
can BE- most advantaSesBsly furuiEhad, having re
garded also to the places wherc sush supplies ar
10 be delivered aud Hsea aud all sueh supplies. 81
parehasea or contracted for, shall be sutjecs q
careful inspect on sud all cloihiBg aud camp an,
garrison equipace shall Be subject 60 a doubl~ IN
spsetion, irst ~ 70 the quality # tie material
aud csc md. as 10 the klvd aud character af th
& workm ,nshtp, which insHestl6a shall Ia all case
be performed by = eomFstsut Inspector, with suit
able assistants, who skaii have had ample sxpcFl
snce IN the imposition % cloth, clothing, knap
. sacks, camp ana garrison equiprAge; asd all pay
mants for supplies - purchased shall ss made an
der the direction Of the ofiiesrs il charge Of fh
several divisions above mentioned. upoa rocrfrt
or certificates from the OficsFs inspecting aud r.
esiginE such supplies prepared in such form ans
- sttested In such mRnAer a. mAy Be- prescribed B.
{ the Qasrtsrnasser General.
y, sec. B. AID bs V 5sriher sAset,f, That It sha
. tablsh depots, from time TO time, st places con
vansnt TO the principal armies Ia tbs aeli for re-
csiTiug and d.tributing he supplies necessary 70
I such armies. and for the detachmsnts, posss, an
| ospitAis most accessbia g. such dspots; aud I'd
}. ! business Of inspecting. weighing. measuring
Il aud receiving supplies for such armies. dsssch
= | mcuts. posts, aud hospitals. and Of giving Re
eepts or certificates therefor TO the persons farn
], ishag such sup9ies shall b carried on "a fst q
r practicable a. sch dep .; but the QHartermasts
= General the heads Of tbs several divisions abov
Z ,s4sFf HaaA avf~N Ia la
from the place u purchase directly 20 the qaarfel
j. masters OF ths commands for whesc use they ~
;. procured IN any cases where u may b mot
y economical or advantageous 50 70 dos aud ID casa
whare horses. mules. clothing OF camp ard CARR
a sou equiPAge may b SO sent, suitable and comps
u tent inspectors .hsil Be ssnt TO examine the sATz
q before they shall BE- issued and reesiptsd Tor.
4 Sc. l. Aad b 81 further enacted That when =
emergency shall exist requiring the i1nsediAl
J. procurement % supp tes for the necesssr
n movements and OPERATIONS Of al army or ~
u tarhm~nt. and when such suppii-s caaBot
: procured from aay established depot Of tbs qual
?, termssters dei Artmeut, OF from the bead Of n
n division ch rzed With the duty Of furnshiug sue
Y supplies withia the required lime, then 70 shall
e lawful for the commanding sfticer Of such arm
o or detachment 90 order the chief quartermastsr
n such army Or deiHshment TO prusHrs such Supple
during the continuance Of such emergency, bat q
longer IN she most sxpeditious manner, aud with
" advertisiasnt and IL shall Be the duty Of sGe
= su.rtermAster 10 obey such order; aud his q
u counts Of the disbursement Of moneys for suc
supplies shsll BE- accompanied by she rider Of th
: commanding officer as Aforesaid, a certified cop
n Of the same. and also by statement d the pal
- tisulNT facts and eirrumsta ees, with their date
Df constituting slch emer eency.
h Sc 5 AHd b e fsrsAeT ssactsi, That IL sha
u, he the duty Of the euArtermAsssT Gersrai. tmml
n iately afer the passage Of this and at ea
N ence in eeeiy month thereafter, to rrqstrs frol
a the pr ineipal suart~rnasters % the several n
Re itsry departments and depois, Approximate state
b. msnts Of the Aggregate amount Of supplies o
Y I haRd, and estimates of the additional amsE1i
"a required fo- the servi1s for the ensuing Eontl
"a Ating At what places such supplies will Be- Fsqai
ed, aud Whst amounts legally contracted 4
II hfit uot yet delivered Ant /; shall b. she dn'
10 ef the ads OF fbs several divisions Sd
N mentioned 10 cause G. b. made lurchas'
u Or etntrsct- for the supplies which Il
n osartermasger General may estimate 20
l. s-ary accordance With law. ard .
n qulrtermastsrs shall fsrthwiih report 70 the Qua
be teruisstsr General, to be reserr to the beds
rs the several divisions above mentiore all contEac
d, not vet fulfilled which they mar have exscufst
b. behalf OF the Uaited staiss- add all ProPoss
A. which they nav have received in answer 10 adse
tisem-nts fer future supplies, snd SHALL hsrsaft
K ulArlv report to the Qu rreru1aster Gruer
&C COPIES Of all contracts male and all proposals
III eeived supplies Of any kind 90 BE farBishe
y. And If any qusrtsrnzster shall ussifct Or refus
for thu space Of Ezouths 10 report 70 the Gus
a. tsrsst.r General any such oontrSct OF proE oss
be such neglect refusal shall be deemed prnaH tAc
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