Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-07

PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS.
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PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS.
wAR DEPARTMEHT,l
ADJUTAHT GEHERAL'I OFFICE I
WksHIsoToH, April II 1854
General Orders, No. lhs.
The following act Of Congress 10 published for
the information OF all concerned;
PGBLIc, No. a.
An act To amend section nine Of the act approved
July IT, 1852 entitled IAN set TO define the pay
and rmoluments Of certain oraeers Of the Army
and for other purposes"
Be u enacted BY he Senate and House Of RSpr ssnie-
tt,, ofhs United States Of america In COn9rsH &C.
,subLsd, That the rank Of Chaplain, without com.
mAHd, in the regular and volunteer service OF t1e
United States, Is hereby recognized. Chapl aims
shall be borne the Geld and stan rolls mex after
the Surgeons ard shall wear such uniforrI IL or
may be prescribed by the Army Regul atoms, and
shall be subject to the same rules and regulations
a. other ofneeIs OF the Army. Iheg shall be en-
titled to draw forage for two hornes, and when
assigned to hospitals, posts, and forta they ahAl
be entitled To quarters and fuel within the hoG-
pitfalls, posts, or FORTS while they arc assigned,
without the privilege OF eommutAtloa, subject 70
the same conditions and 1imitstlonA ~ are now By
; law provided in the case Of SUI sons. When alb
sent from duty wi h leave, or on account OF sick
ness other disability, when held BY the enemy
as prisoners, they Ahall be subject 10 no other
, diminution or .oss OF Pay and allowances than
other ofieers In the military service under
like circumstances, And CnapiHins who have been
or when Let A. prisoners In the banda OF the
enemy shJIt be entitled to receive full pay with
oat EattOns, during such absence. In all other
/, Speets the pay Of ChAplainS shall be the same
u now provided by Law.
Sec. l. And be u IIrtAE enacted, That the act Ap-
proved July a. 1861, entitled An set to Grant PEN
. sions, IL hereby so amended a. to include Chap
IAins in the regular and volunteer forces OF the
. Army; Provided, That tho pension to which .
Chaplain shNll be entitled for total disability
shall be twenty dollars per month, and all the pro
: visions Of tho act to which this section IL Al
amendment shall apply TO and embrace thu
Widows, children, mothers, and sisters Of Chap
lAinA Of the land forces Who h-ve died since the
u Ik day OF March, 1861, or shall die Of wounds oil
u disease contracted In the service OF the United
. sts,es, and while such Ihspiains are, or shall be
y In the line Of their duty.
Sec. D. And Be a. further enacted, That It shall b,
" the Guty Of Chaplains In the military service o
- the United States to make monthly reports to tb,
AdjutAnt General OF the Army, through the uauA
military channels, Of the moral oonditionAnd gen
eral history OF the regiments, hospitals, or post
to which they may be Attachedi and i shall be tn
~ duty of all commanders OF regiments, hospitals
and posts, to render such fAeNiiies a. will aid
Nv the discharge OF the dutIss assigned to them b
the Government,
Sec. T. And b h.rfhT enacted, That all ChAI
lAins In the military service Of the United state
shall hold appropriate religions services ~ III
burial Of snLIiara who may die In the command /
:, which they are assigned to duty, AMI 1t shall
their duty TO hold public religions services at leaI
once each Sabbath, when practicable.
Approved, Aprls, 1864.
BY order ofthe Secretary Of WAR -
- Ap29 Assistant AdjutAnt General.