Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-14

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PAY OF CERTAIN ARMY OFFICERS.
war DEPARTMENT,
ApIuTANT GEEEnAh's OFFICE,
WARRINGTON, April IL 1854.
General Orders, No. los.
The following act OF Congress is published for
the Information Of ell oonoeInedH
Public, No. a.
An act to amend section nine of the act approved
July IT, Iss2, entitled IAN act to define the pay
and emoluments OF certain ofieerI Of the Army
and for other purposes"
Be enacted BY ne Senate and House Of RSprSSenid-
Tive, Of The United Statss Of AmSrsS IN COngrSH
senlbIsS, That the rank Of Chaplain, without com.
mAnd, in the regular and volunteer service OF the
United States, 10 hereby recognized. ChAplAins
shall be borne the neld and stan rolls next AFTER
the Surgeons, and shall such uniforn A. IL or
may be prescribed BY the Army Regulations, and
shall be subject to the sAms rules and regulations
As other Officers Of the Army. They shall be en-
Titled to draw forage for tive horses, and when
assigned to hospitals posts, and forts, they shall
| be entitled TO quarters and fuel within the hos
pitfalls, posts, or forts, while they are assigned
| without the privilege Of communication, subject to
| the same condition. and limitations as are now By
law provided in the ease OF Surgeons. When alb
sent from duty with leave, or on ASeouat OF sick
ness other disability or when held BY the enemy
As prisoners, they shall be subject 10 no other
diminutioA or loss Of pay and allowances than
| other ondeers in the military service are under
like circumstances. And ChAplAinI who have been
absent from duty by reason Of wounds Or Siekasss,
or when held A. prisoners In the handI Of the
enemy, shall be entitled to receive full pay with.
out TAtionS, during such absence Ia all other re-
spests the pay Of ChAplAinI shall DO the same a.
now provided BY law.
SEQ, .. And Be u further sHaStsd, That the act ADJ
proved July IA 1892 entitled Al act to ErAat pen
Sions, 10 hereby so amended as to include Chap
lAiAs in the regular and volunteer forces Of the
Army; PT0vidsG, That the pension 70 which a
Chaplain shall be entitlsd for q total disability
shall be twenty dollars per noAth and all the pro-
visions Of the act 10 which this section 10 an
} amendment shall apply 10 AAd embrace the
I WidoWsi children, mothers, and IisterI Of Chan.
lAinS Of the land forces who have died since ths
th day OF March, 1884, or shall die Of wounds OF
disease contracted In the service Of the United
stAtsI, ARd while such ChAplainI are, or shall he,
IN the line Of their duty.
SEQ. D. Ind u u further tHGeted, That II ,hAu h,
the duty Of ChAplAiAS In the military service u
the United States 70 make monthly reports to IN,
AdjutAnt General OF the Army, throuEh the usual
military channels, Sfthe neral soAditioa AAd zen
erAl history Of the regiments, hoSPi'AlI or pest
70 which they may b AttAehodI AAd II shall be tn,
duty Of all commanders OF regiments, hospitals
and posts to render such fSoilitsS ~ will aid Ii
/ the discharge Of the duties assigned 10 then b,
1 the Government,
? &c., T. AHd " u nIrthsr SHGeisS, That all Chap
SinI in the military service Of the Unitsd state
u shall hold appropriate religious services At tn
/. burial OF soldiers who may die in the command
% which they are assigned to duty, AAd II shall b
their duty to hold public religious services atloal
once each Sabbath, when practicable.
Approved, April ., 1854.
BY order ofths Secretary Of War;
Z. D. TOWNSEND,
apps Assistant AdjutAAt General,