The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-08-17

Az ACT g. increase Tie pay of soldiers in the Ullte
States army and for other purpose
BsaenIeiea byfhe Senate and Hois- II re,-,it1.ire
O. ne tRltea States Qf lnericG Co,gress 0sssnit
mat ca ami after tAc first Gay 81 May eighteen L4.
drei and sixty four, and dulmg th. continuance col
thr Pr sent rebellion, tAe pay per month 20 cQul
e1inmiss ouei officers and pryat.s thr military seq
wee uf tAe United states shall o., as follows Va
sergeant MAJORS. twenty dollars. qI4rttrilsl I-
and c1mmi>sary sereoaut- ~ cavalry. artillery and
infantry, twenty-five dollars, Inst scrgealts oi cav
airy artillery, and infantry, twenty four dollars.
serga ants ol cavalay artillery ami infantry twenty
dollars, sergeauts oi ordnance. sppcr- ana miners
and poutoonisrs, thirty four dollars corparals ol
ordnance, sappers and miners, and pent 1onil rs
twenty doiar-s prlVates u engineers and rlnll,e.
'i thc hfsi Class eighteen dollars ana a. The Second
class, sixteen dollars, cprlorais nf cavalry artillery
and infantry eighteen dollars. chici huccIs 0f cav
airy, twenty three dollars buglors. sixteen doar.
itrrlers and biacksuths a cavalry ana ara cers ri
artillery, eighteen dollars privat.s oi cavalry y
tllery and infantry, sixteen dollar principal mn5i
clans ol artillery and infantry. twenty Two dollars
leaders of brigade and rermentd bands. seventy hge
dollars musicians sixteen dollars hospital stew tri is
ui Tie ur-t class thirty three doll4rz hfeplilf
stewards OF the second class. twenty av. collar
hospital stewards of the thiri Glass. tw.ats -tlfee
dollars
See . and b. Il f,ufher enaefof That the aris.v
ration shall hereafter be the same 3D.. provided Dos bass
Aui regulations on the first daA nf Jalv eighteen
hundred and sixty one. I'roridoi That the ration o
pepper presented ln the eleventh ScCtouo of the ACT
to promote the efficiency of the corps II engineer
and oi the ordnance department. and tor Other pur
POSES. approved March three eighteen hundred aui
sixty three, shall continue 90 hc furnished hereto
fore But nothing contained 90 this act shall be con-
,trurl T. alter the communication value of raiafs a-
regulated by existing laws.
SEC 8 And Be a f,srtter snacflR That all uof com
mlssentt officers AMI iritat's in thu De- Oar army
serving under enlistment made prior g. July twenty
second. eighteen hundred aui sixty ou, shall have
the privilege oi r. tn-ilnE iDr the term 90 three
~ their pcctivc organizations until the n,f
ItEiI iIf L. llI |tl
oc r and private> 50 -,I-tine shall De entitled
to tie bountes mentioned m the Inint resolution Of
Congress approved January thirteen. ei.hteen hun
lred and sixty four.
Sec. I. -tni be Il fasib,r enacted. That Their, le
added a. tlc battalion of eu. inccrs ne sergeant f4
inr, Who shall be- paid thirty dollars per month
ami one qnariermastcr sergeant, who shall also hc
c"mmissAry sergeant, who shall Doe paid twenty tao
dollars per month
Sec. g. And be At further cnacted. That there
shall BE attached %. and made "a part of, The War
department. during the continuance of the present
rebellion. a bureau to be known as tho Bureau nf
Military Justice 10 which shall De- returned Tor r.
vision the records ana proceedings OF al she courts
martial. courts oi inquiry and military c1minis-
sions of the armies o the United States ant iu which
"a record shall be hept OF all the proceedings had
thereupon.
Sc o and Be At further enaeisd That the President
shall appoint, 10y and th The advice aud ut oi
the senate as the head o. said bureau. a Judge Al
vocate General, with the rank. pay. and allowances
pf a brigadlcr general. aud Assistant Judge Aava.
RfI B.
OF colonel oi cavalry And the sni Judge Acvocatr
General and his assistant shall receive revise and
have recorded tiic Irurc. ulngs uf Cuurts Tutrii
court 81 inquiry. aud military commissions az tho
armies of The United stats and perform such other
duties as have heretofore been performed bv the
judge Advocate General Of tile armies of the Iul..I
state
Sec AaE bs II f,rlhe, erac,,5. Tint the Secret .r
oi War shall have power 10 appoint for sai4 bureau
one fourth ,ia-s one third class, secai cla iut
two nr-t class clerks.
Sec. $ And be a. further enacfsd That in all eases
where the Government shall furnish Trans gsriati.n
aud subsistence o. discharged officers and SEQ. .i.rs
from the plce % their discharge o. the place of t
enrolment, or original muster Itn the -rrt,e irp
shall not h" entitled u travel, pay OF commntt
Of subsistence.
Sec. o And D. = fa,ilr li,a,ie5. THAT -o iau, d
0f the hfth section Of the act entitled Au act O.
authorize the employ meut ~ volunteers sud GA el-
forcing the laws ami protecting thc public property.
approved July twenty secont. ole thousand Cd .lt
hundred and sixty one. a. provides that each COM
panN officer noncomm-Si iontt officer private Inl-
cian and artincer 81 cavalry -hAi furnish las o4,t.
horse and horse equipments and shall receive forty
cents ler day for their and risk. harebv repeal
ed except only 80 lar ths may hereafter De-
made u apply and relate te mounted trDoI- called f
o. the service of the United stat lnr team NOT .s
Ceedng sx months
Sec. To- AHd Be AZ farthsr cldccd That from ami a-
tsr the passage oi ths act tile pay o clerks cf pay
masters 10 tho army Of the United states sbal be-
twelve hundred dollars per annum without rftifus.
sec. II. dnd be U further eRacfsa HAT the thirty
first section Of emitted e An act tor enrolling
and calling out the national forces nd for other pur
poses - approved March third. one thousand eiclt
hundred and sixty three be- and the ssIne is hereby
amended a. that officer may have when allowed
hy order oi his proper commander, leave nf sh-euce
for other cause than sickness WOUNDS without to-
duction from his pay or allowance Proriied That
the aggregate Of such absence shall not exceed thirty
DAYS II any year
see. T. And Be Il fTi,r erooioi, Tat all iaws and
part of laws Inconsistent with the lrot~.na g t-
act are hereby repealed.
Approved June 70 1stf-