Smyrna times., 1865-07-19
fPuBILC-Nn. 1911


AN ACT to provide for the examination of certain OF
6cers nf the army.
Be Il enacted bu the Senate and House 81 hePe-
aentairgs of the United States Of America !" CO"'
gress assembled, That every qn'rtermasei "''u as-
sistant quart rmaster, ano every co'"'i'''Sy H.iu
sistant commissary OF subsistence, ana every pay
master and additional paynaster SHALL az soon as
nrac,icahIc be ordered to appear Tor exandal"h as
e. his notifications before "a board TO DC composed
three staff officers of tue corps TO which he belongs
of recognized merit and fitness of whom two at least
s,all be officers of volunteers, which board shall
make careful examination as tn the qualifications
OF all officers who may appear before them III pursu-
ance of this act, and shall also keep minutes and
make full and true record of the examination III
each case. And all members of such boards of ex-
animation SHALL before proceeding to the discharge
of their duties as herein provided, swear OF affirm
that they will conduct all examinations with impair
tiaity, and with sole view to the qualifications of
the perso ar PERSONS TO be examined, and that they
will not divulgc the vote OF any member upon the
examination of any officer who may appear before
them.
Sec ,. And be il further enacted, That such boards
of examination sh I'll hr Convened under the direction
| of th Secretary OF War, by the Quartermaser Gen.
eral the CuianlSSary General OF Subsistence, and
/ the Pavma>tCr Grnrral at convenient places; and
general rules Of examination and standard of quail
fcatinns shall be prescribed by said officers, subject
to the approval o: the Secretary Of War; and shall
! be publ he'd i'll general orders.
Sec 3. Ind be il further enacted, That after such
general orders shall have been published for sixty
dIys ii any officer who shall be ordered before
board OF examiners under the provisions of this act
sh ii El' for thirty days, after receiving such special
order to report himself directed all his pay and
allowances shall cease and be forfeited until he dues
app and report. for examination; aud 1t he shal
still thereafter fail for further period OF thirty days
50 to ppclr he shall thorcupon be dropped from the
rolls of the armr: PrOrided, hOlrerer. That IT sucl
81 aud shall have Opeu
/ stoned bv wounds or sickness, other physical dis
| ability, then there shall be no forfeiture OF pay untl
thirty days after such disability has been removed
but if in sixty days after the disability is removed
the officer shall not report himself he shall then b.
dropped from the rolls in other cases.
Sec 4. And be il further enacted, That if th
, board of examination shall report that any office
docs not possess the requisite business qualification
they shall forward the record of the examination
such officer to the head of the bureau t" which h
may long, and If the head of such bureau snail aF
: provs the finding and report OF the board lie shh
forward the same th;ohgh the Secretary OF War I
the President # the Uutd States, and IT the Prs
dent shall confirm the same the officer SO iaIlIn
= his examination shall, u commissioned ne 0ls
missed from the service with months pay, an
if not vet commissioned his appointment shall b. n
.i,d And ,fl!c bnIrd shall e0'rt that any OIL
r fails t., PISS satisfactory examination by re;
uf IuttmpcranCc, gambling, or oil er HnInorhIlt
e and if the head Of The blceau shall approve the hn
& 2 ana report of the board, and the same bclU
cnnu,utic ,t,d as h. fore provided To the Prcsidc
e. and ntirm, by him, then such 'hcer shal! be dI
n ul>s, from the service without pay, aud shall u
ih b, permit to rc-eutr the service as an 'fhce
is Prorided That such dismissal sh al not eeVe IN
n, fr 1hilIty nndrr existing laws Tor any ohcnce
o. may have committed.
TO Sec < And be IL further eHactrd, That the
IT. no 1sminatiou shall forward all their records OF
amnauIon to the mcld- of the bureaus to which I'll
20 .rtain and such records sh II he filed IN the p
per bure rus with suitable index; and any ono
who may desire it shall be entitled I" receive co
lip of the record in his own case upon paying the C
oil of copying thr zane.
Approved, June 25 1864