Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-07-26
Pubic REsoIrTIoN-No. 40l
RESOLUTION of the reisf Of clerks at the Ktery and
Philadelphia navy ward
IPuBL1o No 1851
AN ACT to provide for the examination of certain oee
Of the army.

Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF Represents
tiTes of the United States Of America in Congress
semhled, That every quarermaser and assistant quar-
teraster anu Pvery commssary and assistant commits
sary Of subsistence and every paymaster aud additional
paymaser SHALL as soon practicable be ordered to
pear for examination as to his Qualifications before
board to be composed of hr staff officers Of the corps
nncn ns peoIBs oi rsc9g1eu merit anu htness Of whom
two at least shall be officers of volunteers which board
shall make careful examination to the qualifications
Of a officers who may appear before them in pursuance
OF this act anu shall also krop minutes and make full
and of the examination in each case And ali
members Of such boards OF examination SHALL before pro
ceedng to the discharge OF their duties as herein provided
swear affirm that they will conduct all examinations
with impatiality, and with sole view the qual icA
tons OF the person persons to be examined and that
they will not divuge the vote OF any upon tie
examination Of any officer who may appear before them
Sec @ And be further enacted That such hoaris Of
examination shall convened under the direction ef the
Secretary OF War, BY the ouarternasisr General the
General at convenient places general rules Of exan
nation and standard qualifications shall be prsscrbed
War, andsshallihc Published in general orders
Sec. q AHd Ie z further enacted That such gen
eal orders shall have been published for sixty days II
any oieer who shall then be ordered bers board ~
examiners under the provisions of this act shall f fr
thirty days after receiving such special order to repor
and be forfeited until he does appear and rsno ~
animation; and II he shall thereafter fail ior frtb
period OF thirty days SO to appear he shall hereupon be
dropped from the rolls Of the army: P1osdsd Ld,es
Ihat II such failure 10 appear and report shall have ben
Iy then there shall be no forfeiture pay until thirty
days after suck disability has been removal. but n IL
hiAty Gays Mtef Tue disability Ia removed the oeer
as in other cases. 'feN '0'' '''e t foi''
Sec. 4 Sec, q And Be further euacifd. That If tbs
hoard OF examination shall report that any ofcr does
not possess the requisite business qualifications tbav
forward the record of the examination Of seh oee IA
the head of the bureau TO which he may
heea Of such bureau shall approve the finding and repori
OF board he shall forward the through the see.
rety ot Waro the President of the United States and
u the President shall confirm the same the ofoer ~ fi
lug IN his examination shall II commissioned be sinis
seq nom the service With months pay and IL ot Val
commissioned his appointment shall be revoked And Il
he board snail report that any officer falls to pass sstis
factory examination by Of
or other immortality aud IL the head Of the bureau shsll
approve the nding and report Of the board and the sans
being communicated before provided to tho
and confirmed by him, then such officer shall be dismis
fed from the service without pay and shall not be sr-
mllted 70 reener the service an officer Propaied
Vht such dsmissa shall not relieve him from lfablfty
ted
Sec g. And be 4 further enaeted That the boards Of
examination shall forward all their records of examita-
ton to the heads Of the bureaus which they
and such records shall be filed In the proper urena
suitable index and any officer who may dasfe ii 81 ali
BE- entitled TO receive cory Of the record In his own ease
upon paying tbs cost Of copying the anme
Approved, juno 90, 1861. rlls1h IlfNa.- TO-.