Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-08
No, glq.l


Be u enacted bg the Senate and House Of Repre-
satatipes Of the Uaiied States Of America IN Con
gTssS assembled,
Thai there shall be estab i,hoi in the Office Of the
QuarteTmaster General of the army, % ext I
during the pIesent rebellion and one year there
alter, the tlllO Eing divisions, ach of which
shall be placed in the oharso of u mpeteAt
cheer of the QuaTteImaster's department, to be
assig Ell 10 such duty by the secretary OF War,
who stalI, under such rules as may be prescribed
by the Qaaltermasttr General, vita the approval
OF IA Secretary OF w Ear. transact the business Of
such dVi ion ~ hereinafter provided, 10 witt
The first division seall have Charge OF the pur,
chase, procure ment, and dspo iIion of horses
and mules for cavalry, artillery, wagon, and
ambulinos traios, aud all other purposes for
which horses or mules may be procured for the
armies OF the United States
The second DIVISION shall have charge OF the pur.
chase, Proow ement issue, and disposition Of
cloth AID clothing, knaPsacks, camp and gar
rison equipage, and all aooountremeuts Of the
soldier VIII Oh are prov del by the Quartermasters
department
The third diyi,ion shall have charge OF the pur-
chase, charter, hiTe, and maintenance of all YES
els 10 be used in the Transportation of the army,
al OF prisoners of war and OF their supplies, on
| the ocean, and the hais and sounds connected
Herewith, and upon he northernan 4 northwest
| ern lakes, including all yesses propellet by
steam or otherwise, owned or emplo, ed by the
| West Department, excepting river asm vessels
| and bATges upon the western rivers.
The fourth vison shall have charge of the
| purchase cha ter hire, maintenance, and pro-
! "
| its supplies by land and upon the western rivers,
(olher than tTansp artatiou by aum1l power in the
field, and at camps, garTl 'ons posts, depots, and
stationsO l. cludIng all ra'lr' al and telegraph
| lines operated by the United STATES for mill airy
| purposes, and OF a steam rams aud gunboats
! owned or employed by the War lie artment
| upon the western rivers until other DISPOSE i'm
| shall be made Of them by com oeteut authority
| The ffth division shall have charge of the pur-
| chase. procurement, issue and disposition OF
| forage and straw for the army.
| The sixth division shall have charge OF the
| erection, procurement, maintenance, disposition,
and forth, of all barracks, hospital building,
storehouses stables, hr dyes, (other than ia lr1d
brid se-,) wharves, and other structures composed
| in whole or il part of Lumber, and of all lumber
| mails, and hardware for building purposes; aud
| of the hire and Communication of quarters for
thoCers the hire of gu trters for troops the hire
| OF grounds Cautonments, or other military
| purposes, and the repair and care Of ! buildings
| aud other structures herein mentioned, and OF
| all grounds owned hired, or occupied n military
| purposes, except such as are lawfully under
charge OF other buTe aus OF the War Department;
and Of extra pay TO olders employed in erecting
barracks, or other fatigue duty, under the cc.s of
March second, eighteen hundred and nineteen,
and August fourth, eighteen hundred and nifty
four.
| The seventh division shall have charge of the
purchase, procurement, issue, and disposition
| of all wagons, am6uNances, travelling forges and
| harness except such as are furnished BY the
| Ordnance Department. and Of all hardware ex-
| officers and enlisted men, camps, garrsons. hos
| pitals, posts, storehousts, othces, pubic rams
| ports steam rams, and army gunboats and OF
| transport ton By animal power IN the nsld, al
| camps. garrisODs, pJsts, depots, and stationsi
| and Of the construction and repair ofroAfs other
| than railroads and lthe compensation OF wagon
and forage masters, and OF clerks 10 officers OF
the Gu ,rterma ster's department; aud of the pur-
chase o heat ng and cook ng stoves ana OF the
expenses of couCF s-martiAL n iHtarY commissions
and court OF inquiry acd of mileage and allow
1Y..r no. .F4VF. of NhlVn-
selves and their baggage when travelling upon
duty without .'oops, eecorts, or supplies, aud
of supplies rpTisoneTs of war and such rel
ugees as the Sc retar7 of War may dlreci TO be
| TEMPORARILY provided for; and Of the purchase Of
| stationery, blanks and blank books for the
| Quarternas.er's department; and of the printing
| OF the d yIsI n and dep ATtment orders and re-
| portS; and of the proper and authorized expen-
| ses fJr the Movements and operations of an army
not expressly assigned to any Other DIVISION or
dep rtment
insoectlons OF thu Quartermaster's department
| and of all reports made by officers as igoed to
| inspection dIty, Ar aly2ng anu preserving the
reports received, and commun catuE, through
| the Quar- ,ermaster General, TO tn chiefs Of the
| proper division such portions Of lhese reports
| a. NAV be uFC essayy FOR tn ir info nation an 1
use: Provided That the officers ass z ed to in
| spection duty shan have pJwer no on u re-
port and to point o ut any errors or abuses which
they may Il fsco,s in Gle PIaCticA operat ons 81
the Quartermas 'er ; department, but to give by
order of the Qutrterm ster General tle ord srs
, which may be imme lately nee sssAr, to c rect
and to pre- vent a c. tinuance f such abuses or
errors: ProUided further, That all sucl orders
| shall be immediat,ly reported to tie chief, q
the nspe zion division for the Ip.oyal, or
Otherwise, Of the Quart ermaster General.
The ninth division shall have charge OF a the
the correspondence, returns, report, aud records
re.ei 7ej filed, and preserved the ofhcs Of the
, | Quarternas General, and Of the Transmission
| thereof t. the several other divisions of th
otfi'e and departms "a Of the govern ment
, SEC. 2. ind be IL further enacted, That the
h. ads o t the several DIV s0us ab we mentioned
sh ii under rhe dire elton of the Quart =rmaste
| General non time to time advertise for pro
, posals for the supplies necessary for the move
ments and opeI atoms OF he several armies pos 49,
detaChmentS garrisors, hospitals, and for other
military purposes, in news pa iers having aner 81
circulation in those parts Of the country where
| such supplies can be most aiYantageouAy fnr
| njshed, having regard also to he pac wher,
: | such supplies are to be delivered and used; and
| all such supo les, purchased or contracted for
| shall be subject to careful inspection, aud al
! clothing and camp a. d garrison equlpage hal
be subje t to a double lnsp iOI, first, TO the
| quality OF the material. aud second, as to the
| KIND and character If me workmanship, viii j
| lis JeGtiJn shall in all cases be pertOrmet by q
| competent inspector, with suitable ASST stauts
2 | who sh Ill have had ample expert re in he in
| speotIon Of cloth othing, knaPsacss cam? anC
, garrison co ipage; a. d Al payments OF supple
30 purchased snail be maze under the director
Of the officers i'll charge OF he several divisions
o | above IN sntOntt, upon receipts or certificate
r from the Ofilcels lnSl ecunS ana receiving suC[
: supplies prepared in such form ard attts'el il
such manner as may be IRE crihed by the Q5art
n | ermaster t5nerdl.
! SEC. 3. And il be further enacted, That Il shall
be the duty of tie Quartermaster General to IS
g tsblish deross, from time to time, at places con
venlent to tn" principal armies in ne ned, 10
O receiving and distributing the suppHes neces'ar
= f r such armies, and for the de achments, pots
p aad hospitals most acces jSle to such depos; an
u. the bu mess of nspectips, weighing, measuring
4 and receiving sup Plies or sucn armies, detach
u ments Dosts and hospitals, and of giving re
. GEMS or certificates therefor to the persons far
. nishing such suppre3, shall be carried on as ia
= os rrsctiea bic o: such depots but the Quarter
master General, or the heads Of the several divi
. sions above mentioned, may cause such supple
i TO bs sent by the place OF purchase directly t
- the QUAR- crmas err of the Commands for who's
y use they are procured, In any cause where it ma
: be more econ nm cal or advantageous so to do
a ana in case, where horses, mules, clothing, o
camp and garrison equipage may be Sc gent
U I suitable and competent inspectosr shall be sen
+ to examine the same before they shall be ISSUED
and reeeipted for.
SEE. 4. And be 1t further enacted That whe
. an emergency sh al exist requiring the immedi
ate procurement Of supplies for the necessar
Y moVem ents AMI operations of an army detach
! | vyha II ha