Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-21

sssa ciiosf5 ta2i: 90 :%9rsa:, sgVs3t IL sssisa-
nanf, 10 sttaehed e. sn7 particular military
organization, OF Re held to duty ct say post.
That promotions in sGid corps Bhgll be by So
lection, based upon capacity, merit and ser
Woe, and no one shall be appointed in said
corps, unless he has been two years, ut least,
in the military service during the war, or is
over forty-fve years of age, or il unfit tor
military service in the field.
Section .. That the President is hereby all
thorizsd to assign all officers Of the staff to such
appropriate duties as he may think proper,
except that he shall not assign them to com.
mands in the line, unless in cases of emer.
,gency, and then only for q short time and nc
officer shall be allowed to hold, at the same
time, a commission or appointment in the
staff and in the line.
Section ;. That the President il hereby Ill,
thorized, upon the application If any genera
commanding Gn army in the tsid, to appoint
by and with the advice and consent Of the Ssn
ate, CT assign for duty with such general
whilst 80 commanding, q general %oticsr, who
shall be charged, under the direction Of the
general, with the administration of bis army
there shall also be allowed too general 81
commanding, two assistant adjutants general
one chief quartermas:er, one chief Of Ordnance
and one chief commissMy, each with the rank
nay and allowances Of O colonel of caVGlry; {
surgeon, Gs medical director, with the pay ant
allowances of O colonel Of cavalry One aid. de-
camp, with ths'rsnk, pay and allowances of {
colonel Of cavalry and une Gid.de-camp, with
the rank, pay and allowances Of u lieutenant
colonel 0F cavalry.
Section /. That toa lieutenant general com
mardirg n corps d'drmse shall be allowed, Il
be appointed by tho Presidens with the ad
vics and consent of the Senate, two sssistsn
adju.ants general, with the rank, pay AIT
allowances each Of d colonel Of cavalry
u chief OF ordnance, q chief qu%srtermaster
and o chief commisssry, each with the rank
psy and allowances Of o lieutenant colonel O
cavalry; ne shall, also, be allowed one sur
geIn. as medical director, to be appointed b,
the President, with the advice and conssnt 0
the Senate, with tho pay and allowances OF
lieutenant colonel Of cavalry; and, to be az
pointed us above, one aid Go camp, With tn
rank, pay and allowaL.r ss of q lieutenant COLI
mel Of cavalry, and enc aid de-oamp, with tn
rank, Bay and allowances OF d major of cav
airy.
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manning division shall De allowed. to no ap
pointed by the President, with the advice an
consent Of the Senate, two assistant s0jutant
general, with the rank. pay and allowances c
q lieutenant colonel of cavalry; one chief
ordnance, one CHEF quartermH~ter and on
chief commissAry, each with the rank, pa.
and advances Of Il major Of cavalry; also
surgeon, With the pay and allowances Of =.
MAJOR Of cavalry; Que aid de camp, with til
rank, pay and allowances ot Is msjAr Ut cavalry
and one aid de.camp, with the rank, pay I'm,
allowances Of q captain Of cayeley.
Section t. That to u ~brigadier general
commanding q brigade. shall be sllowed, t
be appointed as hereinbetore directed, tn
assistant o. julants general and one sssistan
inspector general, with the rank, pay and q
lowances each Of i l%uajor Of cavalry; on
surgeon, with the pay end allowances Of q ne
jor Of cavalry: one ordnance officer, with th
rank, pay and allowances CT o captain Of cav
airy: one aid-de-camp, with the rank, pa
tnL allowances Of Il captain Of ~cl7alry: hh,
one aid do-oamp, with the runk, rny ALT
| allowances ul u first lieutenant Of capu ry.
Seution :. That the President is hereby I'll
tlc1 'zrd 10 reInrs the number Of ,iiicer
allowed ~ this uot 10 the s!dt If arY g"n+Ia
fl ,cr, VI to increase tho SALTS When, ia III
%jpiuion, the service will ts benefited Thereby
Section 5. Tia. III appointments u.is
this ao. shall be made fTum those already u
service.
Approved, June Il. l-Gl.