Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-21
[PuaLIo-No. 1A.


Az ACT to Increase the pay OF soldiers in the United
States army, and for other purpOsss.k
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentAtiYes Of the United States of America in Con.
gTess assembled. That on and AFTER the fist day OF
May, esRhteen hundred and sixty four, and during
the continuance OF the present rebellion, the pay
per month OF commissioned officers and privates
IN the military service Of the UAittd States shall be
follows, viz: Sergeant majors tWenty'si1 dollars
quarter masters and commissary sergeants OF cava-
~, artillery and infantry twenty-five dollars first
sergeAnts Of cavalry artillery and infantry, twenty
four dollars; sergeants of cavalry, artillery and in
GAntry twenty dollars sergeants Of ordnance. sap
psrs and miners and Pontoniers thirty-fOur dolaTs
corporate Of ordnance, sappers and miners and pom
TONER'S, twenty dIlars; privates OF engineers and
ordnance Of the FIRST class, eighteen dollars and Of
the second class, sixteen dollars corporals Of cava
Ty, artillery and infantry, eighteen dollars; chief
bugIsrs cavalry. tWenty.three dollars; buglers
sixteen dollars faEriers and blacsmiths of cavalry
and Arthcers OF artillery, eighteen dollars prSAtes
of cavalry, artillery and Infantry, sixteen dollars
prime pal musicians OF artillery and infantry, tWe
" two dollars; leaders of brigade aud regimentAl
bands seventy ive dollars; mnsiclansy sixteen dot
lars; hospital stewards Of the first class
dollars; hospital stewards OF tn second class, ten
tyVo dollars hospital stewards Of the third class,
Sec. 2. Aud be it further enacted, That the army
ration shall hereafter be the same as provided by
law and regulations the first day of July, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty one: Provided, That The
ration OF pepper prescribed in the Ell Vsnth section
OF the "AcE to promote the efficiency OF the corps
of engineers aud Of the ordnance department aid
for other purp oErs approved March Ihree eighteen
hundred aud Hixty.three shall continue to be turn
shall be construed to alter the val
of ratiOns Gs regulated by existing laws
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That ell non.
commissioned officers and priystes in the regular
army, serving under enlstments made prior to July
twenty-stcOnd, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,
shall have the pI iVlt ge of enstinR for the term
of three years In their respective organizations
til the first day Of August next; and all such
commissioned ofhcere and priyates 90 re-enlisting
shall be entitled to tho bounties mentioned In the
Joint resolution Of Congress approved January thir-
teen, eighteen hundred and sixty.four.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That there be
added to the battalion Of engineers one sergeant
major, who shall be paid thirty dollars per month
aud ono qunrtermaster sergeant who shall also be
commissAry sergeant, who shall be paid twenty-five
dollars per month.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted That there shall
be attached TO and made part OF, the War Depart.
ment, during the continuance OF the present rebel
lion, bureau to be known the Bureau OF Mill
tary Justice, to which shall be returned for revision
the records and proceeding OF all the
courts of inquiry and military commissions of the
armies Of the Untsd States, In which a record shall
be kept of all proceedings had thereupon
Sec 6. And be It further enacted, That the Presi.
dent shall appoint, by aud with the advice aud con-
sent Of the &euate, as the head OF said bureau, a
Judge Advocate General, with the rank, pay aud Al
loWRnceE OF u brigadier general, and an Assistant
Judg Advocate General with the rank, pay and
allowances of colonel of cavalry. And the said
ceive, revise and have recorded the proceedings
tue courts martial, courts Of inquiry and military
perform such other duties as have heretofore been
performed by the Judge Advocate General Of the
ARMIES OF the united states.
Sec. 4. Aud be It further enacted, That the Sec.
rotary Of War shall have power to appoint for said
bureau one fourth class one third class, second
and two first class clerks.
Sec s. And be Il further enacted That in all cases
where the Government shall furnish transportation
and subsistence to discharged officers and soldiers
from the place Of their discharge to tho place the
enrolment, original muster into the service they
shall not be entitled to travel, pay Communication
OF subsistence
Sec. 9. Aud be 1t further enacted, That 80 much
OF the NTH section Of tho act entitled IAN act &c
authorize the employment Of volunteers 10 aid in
enforcing the laws and protecting the public pro
perTy," approved July twenty second, on thousand
eight hundred and sixty-one, as provides that each
company officer, non.commissioned officer, private
musician and arteer OF cavalry, shall furnish his
forty cents per day for their aud risk Is hereby
repealed, except only 90 far the same may hereaf
ter be made to apply aud relate to mounted troop
called into the service Of the United States for
term not exceeding six months.
Sec. 10 And be IL further enacted That from m
masters in the army of the United States shall bj
twelve hundred dollars per annum, without ration
Sec. IL And be It further enacted That the thirty
hrSt section Of act entitled aAn act for Onroln,
and calling out the national forces, and for othe
purposes" approved March third, one thousand Ogh
hundred and Extythree, be aud the same IL hereby
50 amended as that OH ,er may have, when Al
absence for other cause than sickness or wounds
without deduction from his pay allowances: Pro
Ttded That the aggregate OF such absence shall no
exceed thirty days IN any one year.
Sec. IL. And be Ii further enacted, That all law
and parts OF laws inoORsistent with the provision
Of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, June 90 1854