Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-17

iments of Artillery Of 1000 men. IL reQi
ments of Cavalry of 2,OG0 men, and 55 reg
iments of Infantry of $4,000 men, to 5,
known as the army of the United States.
SEC 2.-The Artillery to have the saml
organization as the present five regiments
SEC 3-Adds six regiments of Cavalry t,
the six now in the service, with the sans
organization.
SEC. 4.-Fifty-five Infantry regimets K
consist of ten regiments OF ten companies
each now IN the service, the remaining nine
regiments to be made into tWenty-seVen by
adding two companies to each battalion,
and ten regiments of colored men and eight
Of disabled men or men discharged By dis
ability. The volunteer officers appointed
under this Act are to be apportioned among
the states IN proportion to the number Of
| troops furnished during the war.
SEC. 5.-Prescribes the organization of the
Infantry to be the same as the first ten reg
iments, but companies to have only forty
eight privates.
SEE -7-Gives each regiment a band, as
formerly.
SEC. s-Enlistments hereafter to be made
for i've years. No officers to be appointed
until the minimum number of men is en-
listed and the command organized.
SIC. s-ProYides one Lieutenant General,
nve Major Generals and ten Brigadier GEN
eral, with the same staff as formerly.
SEC. 10 Provides that the Adjutant Gen
erals department shall be as now prescribed
by law.
SEC. 1.-THE Inspector Generals Depart.
me1tI 50 far as number and rank are con
tenant Colonel. 80 e
sEO. 1.-THE Bureau of Military Justice,
as now established.
SEC. 13.-The Quartermaster's Department
TO consist of Brigadier General, Assistant
ColOnels, Il Deputy Lieutenant Colonels, 20
Majors and 4S Captains. Vacancies in
Captsinship to bo filed from Volunteer
Quartermasters-
SEC. 14--Gives as many military store
keepers as shall be required, not exceeding
sixteen.
SEC. I5.-Provides that the act Of July 4th
respecting Quartermaster's Departments,
shall remain in force so far as it does not be-
come unnecessary upon disbandoment ofthe
Volunteer forces.
SEC. I6.--The Subsistence Department.
shall exist as now prescribed by law.
SEC. h-Line officers detailed as Quarter
masters or Commissaries to have $40 per
month extra while responsible for public
property.
SIC. is-Medical Department. one Sur
geon General, Brigadier, one Assistant, Col
onel, sevent-y6ve surgeons, Majors, and
one hundred and fifty surgeons, to be Lieu
tenants for the first three years service, and
Captains after three years services two
medical storekeepers, vacancies of surgeons
and assistant surgeons, to be filed by selec-
ton from volunteers. Assistant surgeons
Of volunteers Of three years service to be
eligible for promotion to Captain.
SIC. I9-Authorizes the Surgeon General
to detail surgeons as medical purveyors,
who, while 50 acting, are to rank as Colonels
of Cavalry, and five surgeons as assistant
medical purveyors, to be while 30 acting
Lieutenant Colonels of Cavalry.
SEC. 20-Authorizes the Surgeon General
to detail five surgeons as medical inspect
ors, to be, while so acting, Colonels Of Cav
airy.
SEC. 21.-Pay Department. One Paymas-
ter General, Brigadier Generals two Assis-
tants, Colonels; two deputies, Lieutenant
Colonels; and sixty paymasters, Majors.
Vacancies in the grade of Major to be filled
from additional paymasters who have served
two years
SEC. 22-Corps of Engineers To be the
same as now provided by law.
SEC. 23-This section provides for four In
spectors of Notifications to be selected from
the Corps Of Engineers, and to be COlonels Of
Engineers. This is not TO increase the num-
Der Of officers in that corps.
SEC. 24-Five Companies of Engineers to
be be battalion. Adjutants and Quarter
masters to have cavalry pay while SO acting.
SEC. 25 reduces each company Of engineers
to twenty men, and authorizes the President
in time Of war to restore the present organi-
cation.
SEC. 26-ordnance department to be the
tenant UoronsIs, efght Majors, twenty Cap
tains, fifteen 1st Lieutenants, nine I'd Lieu
tenants and thirteen Military Storekeepers.
SIC. 27.-One Chief Signal Officer, Cole
mel. The Secretary of War to detail oiheers
and men as required for efficient signal ser
vice. Officers while detailed to be paid as
cavalry.
SEC. 2s-No officer in the Regular army
below field officers, to be promoted without
exsmination. Any officer failing 70 pass
satisfactory examination to be suspended
from promotion for one year, on the second
failure to be dropped. Officers falling oy
reason of moral disqualifcations not TO be
SEC. 29.~Heads of staff Departments to
be selected from Corps to which they
beieng.
SEC SO.-No persons to be appointed in
the Paw, Medical or Quartermasters Depart
ment until examined as now provided by
law.
SEC. 3l-No person snaiI De cum
in any regiment until examined BY the
Board convened by the Secretary of War.
The examination to be made in reference to
military history during the war and quali-
6cations. Appointments are to be made
without regard to seniority but with sole re-
gard TO qualifications and services.
SEC. 32.-Persons applying for commits
sions are not TO have any compensation Tor
expenses incurred in reporting for examina-
| ton.
SIC. 80 Repeats all laws inconsistent there
with.
WARRANT. ....
The Tribune's dispatch from Richmond
SAYS q warrant is out tonight for Pollard,
issued on an affidavit from Brooks, gwen 70
day at the investigation of prominent OH
cials and citizens who desire to meet thf
question of security Of life.
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