Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-11

PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS.
M.
Assistant Adjutant General.
APPS

PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS.
Wan DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTAET GEEERAL's OFFICE,
General Orders, No. 1853.
The following act OF Congress 10 published for
the Indignation Of all concerned;
PuBLIc, No. a.
An act 70 amend section nine OF the act approved
July II, 1891, entitled IAN act to denne the pay
| and emoluments Of certain ofneerI Of the Army
and for other purposei.n
Be enacted BY he Senate and Houis Of Reprsssnis-
ivst ofhs United Siaiss Of AnsrIea In Cossrs" 80
sembled, That the rank OF Chaplain, without com
mald, In the regular and volunteer service OF the
United States, 10 hereby recognized. ChaplAins
shall be borne the neld and stan rolls next after
the surgeons, and shall wear such uniform A. IL
may be prescribed by the Army Regulations, and
shall be subject to the rules and regulation
as other otncerS Of the Army. They shall be en-
titled to draw forage for two horses, and when
assigned to hospitals, posts, and forts, they shAl
be entitled TO quarters and fuel within the hos
pitals, posts, or forts, while they assigned,
without the privilege Of communication, subject to
the same conditions and limitations A. are now by
law provided in the case OF Surgeons. When alb
Ssnt nom duty with leave, or on account Of sick
other disability, or when held BY the enemy
As prisoners, they shall be subject to no other
diminution or loss Of pay and allowances thAA
other ofioeTs in the military service are under
like circumstances. And ChAplAins who have been
absent from duty by reason Of wounds or sickness,
or when held A. prisoners In the hands Of the
enemy, shall be entitled to receive full pay, with.
out rAtionS, during such absence. In all other 70
Ipssts the pay Of Chaplains shall be the same a.
now provided BY law.
See. q And be JtITthST enacted, That the act Ap-
proved July a. 1852, entitled An act to grant PEN
! BlonI, IL hereby so amended as to include Chap
lAInI IN the regular and volunteer forees Of the
Army: Provided, That the pension to which .
Chaplain shall be entitled for = total disability
shall be twenty dollars per month, and all the pre-.
visions OF the act 70 which this section IL an
amendment shall apply to and embrace the
widows, children, mothers, and sisters OF Chap.
| lAins OF the land forces who have died since the
Ith day OF March, 1861, or shall die OF wounds OF
disease contracted In the service OF the United
States, and while such ChAplAins are, or shall be,
| In the line OF their duty.
Sec. .. And BE- u further sHaasd, That It shall be
the duty of ChAplAins in the military service Of
the United States to make monthly reports to the
Adjutsnt General of the Army, through the usual
military shAnnelB OF the moral condition an gen
eTAl history Of the regiments, hospitals, or posts
to which they may be AttAchedi and 1t shall DO the
duty OF all commanders OF regiments, hospitals,
and posts, to render such facilities a. will aid in
the discharge of the duties assigned 70 them by
the Government.
See. I. And be u Further enacted, That all Chap
lEins In the military service Of the United States
shall hold appropriate religious services at the
burial OF soldiers who may die in the comm and to
which they are assigned to duty, and It IhAl be
their duty to hold public religious services At least
once each Sabbath, when practicable.
Approved, April ., 1854.
by order ofthe Secretary Of War:
Il. D. TOWNSEND,
apps Assistant AdjutAnt General.