Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-30
LAWS OF THE UNIrED STATES

PrpLIo-No. 12al

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| AN ACT 20 increase the pay OF soldiers in
the United States army, and for other pur-
poses,
BE IL enacted Jy he Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of The United States Of Amer
| lea in Congress assembled, That on and after
the first day OF May, eighteen hundred and
| sixty-four, and during the continuance of
the present reoelllon the pay per mouth of
| non-COmmissioned officers and privates in
the military service 9th United States
shall be as follows, viz; Sergeant majors,
twenty-siN dollars quartermaSters and COM
| misSary SergeanIs OF cavalry, artillery, and
| infantry, twenty-iouT dollars; sergeantS of
| cavalry, artillery, and Infantry, twenty dol
| lars; sergeants of ordnance, sappers and
miners, and pontoniers, thirty-tour dollars
corporals Of ordnance, sappers Snd miners,
and pontonierS, twenty dollars; priyateS of
engineers and ordnance OF the first class,
eighteen dollars, and OF the second class,
| sixteen dollars; corporalS OF cavalry, artil-
lery, and infantry, eighteen dollars; chief
| buglerS of cavalry, twenty-three dollars;
buglers, sixteen dollars; farrieTs and black
smiths of cavalry, and artihcerS OF artillery,
eighteen dollars; pryates of cavalry, artil-
lery, and infantry, sixteen dollars; princi-
pal musicians of artillery and infantry,
twenty-five dollars; leaders Of brigade and
| regimental bands, seventy-fve dollars; mu-
the first class, thirty-three dollars; hospital
stewards of the second class twenty-five
dollars; hospital stewards of the third class,
twenty-three dollars
SEC. ,. And be il further enacted, That tbs
army ration shall hereafter be the same as
| provided by law and regulations on the frs,
day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty
one ProUided, That the ration of pepper
| prescribed in the eleventh section OF the
! u ACT 20 ha GA fapn, Of IN
of engineers and of the Ordnance depart
ment, and for other purposes approved
! March three, eighteen hundred ana sixty
| three, shall continue to be furnished as
! heretofore, But nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to alter the COmmuta-
ton value Of ratOns as regulated by eXis-
ting laws.
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That all
| non-cOmmiSsioned officers and privateS in
the regular army, serving under enlistments
made prior TO July twenty second, eighteen
hundred and sixty-One shall have the priv
ilege of reenlsting for the term of three
g., y1a1s ia lnelr respective organizations "htiI
the. first day of August next, and all sucu
non-commissioned officers and privateS so
re-enlisting shall be entitled to the bounties
mentioned in the joint resolution of Con-
| gress approved January thirteen, eighteen
hundred and siXty-tOur.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That
there be added to the battalion of engineers
| one sergeant major, who shall be PAID thirty
six dollars per month, and one quarter
master sergeant, who shall also be COZ. mis-
! sary sergeant, who shall be paid twenty-five
| dollars per month.
! SEC. 5. And be il further enacted, That
there shall be attached to, and made part
! of, the War Department, during the COntin-
uance of the present rebellion, bureau to be
known as the Bureau of Military Justice, to
which shall be returned for revision the re-
| cords and proceedings of all the courts
martial, courts Of inquiry, and military com
missions of the armies of the United States, and
in which record shall be kept Of all proceed
| lngs had thereupon.
| Sec. And be IL further enacted, That the
| President shall appoint, by aud with tee advice
and consent of the Senate, as the heal Of said
| bereau, a JUICE Advocate General, wi h The
rank, pay, and allowances of brig adler g neral,
and an Assistant Judge AdvoGa'e General, with
the rank, pay, and allowan of a olonel ofcav-
airy And the aid Judge Advocate General and
his assistant shall receive, reyise ana have re-
corded the procee ines OF the courts martial,
courts of inquiry, and mll'tAry comrl sons of
the armian Of the United 5taets, and perform
such other duties as have heretofore been per-
forRed by the Judge AID ;Ocate General of the
armies of he Unite States.
Sec. I. Ind be IL further enacted That the
Secretary of War shall have power to appoint
for said bureau fourth class, one third class,
one second elias, and two first class c erks
Sec s. And be ii further enacted, That in
| all where the government shall furnish
transportation and 81 osls ence t. discharged Off
GERS and spluers from the place # their discharge
to The place o. heir enrolment or Original nus
ter into the service, they shal not be entitled to
travel, pay, or cOmmutation Of subsistence.
SEC. 9. And be ii further enacted, That 50
much OF the fifth section If the act entitled An
to aid in enforcing the laws and protecting the
public property" approved July twenty second