The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-08-03
TrrB1ru-No. 10ll

Az ACT making appropriations for tie support OF
fhe army FOR the year ending the Ihirtieth June
eighteen hundred and sixty i've. and for other par
poses.
BeHenGciefb bgfbe S,nats and T0e n Representatives.
Of The Unioi Sia.es f America Congress assembled
That the follow ing bo and the same hereby
appfopTLt H. out oi any money ia the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, Tor the support Of The army
for the year ending the thirtcth Of June. ci hte,
hundred and SIXTY i've
For expenses of recruiting. transportation Of r.
cruts auI compensation TO citizen surgeons for med
ical attendance three hundred thousand dollars
For purchase of books of tactics aud instructions
for volunteers, hfty thousand dollars
For contingent expenses of the AdJutlut Generals
department al the headquarters OF the several mill
tary departments. five thousand dollars.
For copying official reports of the armies OF the
United States, for publication, i've thous nd dollars
For bolutes and premium for tho cniiemc fen
h-tmcutl Of recruits for the regular army. three
hundred and hity thousand dollars
For the pay 81 advance hounties 70 volunteer and
drafted men, i've million dollars
Tor pay ofpremilms, rent u builiurs and grounds
trans sportation s.s slsterce lodging. commutitln OF
fuel and quarters straw. postage. stationery advcr
Using medicines. medical attendance. aud all other
necessary expenses Incidental o. the collecting
drilling, and organizing volunteers, and Tor the me-
cessary expense under the enrolment aat. five ln-
lion dollars
For pay Of the army, nine million uiuc hundred
ana seventy oue thousand two hundred aud forty
three dollars anil sixty cents.
For communication of officers Subsistence one mil
hundred and twenty pine collars and Ely Ceuts-
For c0nnutltion # forage for officers horses. one
hundred aui -four thousand IL hundred dollars
for paynclis ia lieu Of clothing fur officer ssr
wants eighty two thousand isll hundred and TWEEN
ty dollars
For payments to discharged -oldiers Tor cloih
ing not drawn, one hundred and 1fty thousand loi-
lars
For u1N OF volunteers Including tlic iorsutiaS an
thirzci hv law one hundred ami seventy seven ml.-
hpu four hundred AMI sixty-two thousand seven hun
lred anl twenty lsd dollars ami twenty i've cents
Proridsd That any officer IN the regular Or volun
forces slal. employ soldier as servant such
rilctr shall NOT be entitled % any pay or allowances
fr asrrvaut or servants but shall tc subject the
deduction from his nay required by the third section
uf the act entitled An act o. define the lav ami
cmoiumcnts of certain officers oi the army. and joy
oilor purposes, approved July seventeen. eighteen
hlulrli and sixty two 8ud pr0r7i.d fiufisr. That
tha second section Of Ill set entitled act CIV
ing further comp ansallOn 70 the captains and sub
alteTns Z the army Q the United states l certain
+ cases, allowing t7n dollars ailtioul- per month
to any officer M actual commant ct a company, As
compensation for MS duties aud resnonsibili.i,s
with respect - ths clothing. arms and accoGt-e-
meuts Of tie company, shall be construed T. arp'y
only 20 company 'heers IL acilai command as lf9re
said
For subsistence in Kind for regulars volunteers and
drafted ne q. ninety zone uuIOIs - hGnir-l aut
twolty -ive thousand iolr hundred twenty six d.i
lars anl thirty cents.
Fsr The rtrular supplies Of the quartorfnaster ,la
parims. sting q fuel for the officers, enlisted
men. SIaII. hospitals. styTcaCus-S. aud Otrts. C
forage m klul Tor the horses mules and f1r the
gusrterm1sters's department. al the several posts
md stations and iih tie armies IN the neii for the
horses n the several regiments Of cavalry. the lat
teries II artillery. aud such Companies a. Infantry
T a. may be mounted, and for the authorized number
q ofcers horses when serving IN the ed snd al the
outposes. incut NJ bedding for the animals, q straw
flr soldiers bedding. aud u stat merry. lcllli1E
bauS books for th- slartor masters department Ger
tlttts foT discharged soldiers blank forms for the
pay ANA lf1rtsrin-st@rs' departments ani frr the
printing Of division and department. -r-crs ald re-
ports SIXTY million dollars.
tie nc.ituti. exl-s-s q the quart rul l.-er--
tsI.rtula 10. consisting 4 postage Un letters sf.l
packages ceivei ald sent by oEiceTS Of tie .lmy
on p-tlC srvlce expenses II courts-martiai. mill
tary commissions. and courts o. IlQalry ilclll
the additional ollpsnsatan q Judge advocates re-
coTiers. members. and Wiiuesses while flal Ser-
vice under the act u March sixteenth. eighteen hun
drel and two. extra pay - solilsrs employed under
the direction 81 tie quar- rrS department. u
The erection oi barracks. quarters. storetouses aut
hCspt2s IN the construction Cf roads aud on other
constant hbnr Tor Vsri0s Of not less than ten Gavs
under the acts q March second. eighteen hundred
aud nineteen. ani August foiai fourth eighteen
hundred AMI any four, including those emplCyti IS
clerks az division and department heg uartsrs ex-
penses OF expresses 10 and from the frontier posts
and armies N the Held Of escorts to pay masters ami
other dsbursng officers and o. trains where military
escorts cannot Be nslet expenses Of the intcT-
ment q officers killed IN action Who die when on
duty IN the held, o. az posts on the froniiers, or