Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-13

PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS


PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ApJUTANT GENERAL'B OFFICE, I
WARRINGTON, April ID 1884
General Orders, No. 1853.
The following act OF Congress is published for
the Information Of all concerned:
PUBLIC, No. a.
An act to amend section nine OF the act approved
July II, 1862, entitled IAN act to define the pay
and emoluments OF certain officers OF the Army
and for other purposes"
Be enacted BY he Senate and House Of Rep, Senia-
tpeI The United States Of AmsrieS IN Congress as
Icr,blsd, That the rank Of Chaplain, without com.
maud, in the regular and volunteer service OF the
United stAteB, is hereby recognized ChhplAins
shall be borne on the field and stA rolls next after
the Surgeons, aEd shall wear such uniform ~ IL or
may be prescribed by the Army Regulations, and
shall be subject to the same rules and regulations
as other officers Of the Army. They shall be en-
titled to draw forage for two horses, and when
assigned to hospitals, posts and FORTS they shall
be entitled to quarters and fuel within the hos
pitfalls, posts, or forts while they assigned,
without the privilege of Communication, subject 10
the same conditions and Limitations AZ are now by
law provided In the case Of Surgeons. When abb
sent from duty with leave, or on account Of sick
ness or other disability, when held by the enemy
a. prisoners, they shall be subject TO no other
diminution or loSI OF pay and allowances than
like circumstances. And ChsplAins who have been
absent from duty BY reason Of wounds or sickness,
or when held AZ prisoners In the hands OF the
enemy, shall be entitled to receive full pay, with
out rAtions, during such absence. In all other re-
SpectH the pay of ChaplainS shall be the same a.
n w provided BY law.
Sec .. And be Il further enacted, That the Act Ap-
proved July II, 1884, entitled An act to grant PEN
sionG, Is hereby 60 amended as to include Chap
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army PROVIDED, That the pension to which q
| Chaplain shall be entitled for total disability
shall be twenty dollars per month, and all the pro.
| visions Of the act to which this section IL an
amendment shall apply 10 and embrace the
widows, children, mothers, and sisters OF Chap.
lAins Of the land forces who have died since the
9TH day OF March, 1861, or shall die OF wounds OF
disc lSe contracted In the service OF the United
States, and while such ChaplainA are, or shall be-
In the linaof their duty.
Sec. >. And BE- further enacted, That 1t shall be
the duty OF ChAplainG in the military service oil
the United states to make monthly reports to the
AdiutAnt General Of the Army, through the usuAl
military channels, OF the neral coalition AAd BeA
erAl hIItoTy Of the regiments, hospitals, or pest
to which they may be attaehsdi sAd 1t shall be TIT
duty Of all commanders Of regiments, hospitals
and posts to render such facilities as will aid IL
the discharge OF the duties assigned to thsA b!
the Government.
Sec. T. And k Il further eHdSted That all Chap
lAinA in the military service Of the United State
shall hold appropriate religious services At tn
burial OF soldiers who may die In the command 4
which they are assigned to duty, AAd 1t shall b
duty TO hold public religious services at leAs
once each Sabbath, when ptsStiOAble.
Approved, April ., 1884.
BY order ofthe Secretary Of War;
Z. D. TOWNSEND,
Ap29 Assistant AdJutant General.