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PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS.
war DEPARTMENT, !

PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFflCEHS,
WAR DEPARTMKET,l
ApyurAFT GEEERAL's OFTIcE, }
WAsHIsoToH, April II 1854
General Orders, No, lbs.
The following act OF Congress is published for
the Information of all oonoeIned
PUBLIC, No. ~
An act To amend section nine OF the act approved
July IT, 1852, entitled "An act to define the pay
and smoluments OF certain ofleerB OF tho Army
and for other purposes"
Be enacted BY Ae senate ord House Of RsYr,senIS-
tpss Of he UAlsd States Of America IN Congress o.
seMbIed, That the rank Of Chaplain, without CON-
nAnd, in the regular and volunteer service Of the
United states, 10 hereby recognised. ChAplAinS
shall be borne the hed and stan rolls next after
the surgeons Aod shall wear such unifor A. iS or
uSy be prescribed by the Army Regulations, and
shall DO subject to the sane rules and regulations
as other officers Of the Army. They shall be en-
titled to draw forage for two horses, and whom
assigned 70 hospitals posts, and FORTS they shall
be entitled 70 quarters and fuel within the hos
pitfalls, posts, or forts while they are so assigned,
without the privilege Of coHmutAtiOn, subject 70
the same conditions and limitAtlonB A. are now BY
Law prov ded in the case Of Surgeons When Ab-
sent nom duty vi leave, or on AoSount Of sick
other disability, or when held By the enemy
~ prisoners, they shall be subject to no other
diminution or losS Of pay and allowances than
like circumstances. And ChApiLinS who have been
absent fTon DUTY BY reason Of wounds or sickness,
or when bSld as prisoners In tho hands Of the
enemy, shall DO entitled to receive full pay, with
out rAtionA, during such absence, 10 all other re-
Ipssts the pay Of ChAplEins shall DO tho same a.
R1W provided by law.
See :. And be v further enacted, That the act Ap-
proved July IA 1882, entitled An act TO grant pen
SionS, IL hereby 80 amended ~ 10 include Chap
lANA IL Nka
Army; Provided, That the pension 70 Whish a
ChAplain shah be entitled for q total disability
shAu be twenty dollars per MONTH and all the pro
visions OF tho act 70 WhiSh this section IL An
amendment shall apply 70 and embrace the
widows, children, mothers, and sisters OF Chap
lAinG OF the land forces who have died since the
4th dAJ Of March, 1881, or shall die Of wounds OIL
disease contracted In the serVios Of the United
states, and while such LhAplAins are, or shall be
In the line OF their duty.
See. ., Aad b. v JITthsT enacted, That II shall b,
the duty of ChAplAinS in the military service O
the United states to make monthly reports TO tn,
AdJutAnt General Of the Army, through the uIuL
military channels, OF the moral condition AAd gen
sFAl history OF the regiments, hospitals, or post
70 which they may be AttAehedi and II shall 10 Vi
duty Of ali commanders OF regiments, hospitals
and posts, TO render such facilities a. will aid 1
the discharge OF the duties assigned 10 them b
the Government.
See. T. And b u purifier enacted That all ChAI
lAins In the military service Of the United state
shah hold appropriate religious services Al tn
burial OF soldiers who may die In the command I
which they are assigned to duty, and It shall
their duty to hold public religious services At
spoe each sabbath, when practicable,
Approved, April 8, 1854.
By order oIths Secretary Of War;
L, D. TOWNSEND,
! Ap39 Assistant AdjutAnt General,