The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-05
CHAPTER XXXIV.

An Act authorizing the Secretary OF War TO re-
imburse Volunteers for Expenses incurred IN
employing regimental and other Bands, and for
other Purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. of the United States OF America IN
Congress assembled, That the Secretary OF War
be and he is hereby authorized and directed TO
refund, out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to the volunteers caiiea
out by the Presidents proclamation OF the Ill
teenth of April, one thousand eight hundred ana
siXty-one such sums of money may have been
expended by the said volunteers in the employ
ment of regmental or company bands during the
period of their service under said proclamation:
Provided, The amount to be allowed shall not
exceed that to be paid to volunteer bands regu-
larly mustered into the service under the Presi,
dents proclamation of May third, one thousand
eight hundred and siNty-one.
Sec . And be it further enacted, That the
President be and is hereby authorized to appoint
by and with the advice and consent OF the Sen
ate, in addition to the number authorized by eN-
listing laws and in accordance with existing reg
uations, five assistant inspector-generals, with
the rank and pay OF ma ors of cavalry, ten sur
geons and twenty assstant-surgeons, to have the
pay, rank and allowances, and perform the duties
of similar officers in the present military estaD-
lishment That hereafter the Adjutant Generals
department shall consist OF the following Officers,
namely: Ond acjutant- general, with the rank,
pay, and emoluments OF IL brigadier-general one
assistant adjutant- general, with the rank, pay,
and emolumcnts of Il colonel OF cavalry; TWO as
sistant acknowledgements, with the rank pay, ana
airy; four assistant adjutant generals with the
rank, pay, and cmoluments each OF a major OF
cavalry; and twelve assistant adjutant generals,
with the rank, pay, and emoluments each OF a
captain of cavalry; and that there shall be added
to the subsistence department four commsSarlcs
of subsistcn cc each with the rank, pay ana emol
uments of major of cavalry: and eight com
missarics of subsistence, with the rank, pay, and
emolumentS each of captain of cavalry, and to
be taken the line of the army, either OF the
volunteers or regular army.
Approved, August 3 1861.
CHAPTER XIV.
An Act to increase the Consular Representation
of the United States during the present Insur-
rectiOn.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States may, by and with the advice and
of the Senate, appoint consuls at any for
cign ports where he shall deem 1t advisable, Tor
the purpose of preventing piracy, with such COM
pensation, not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars
per anuum, us he shall think proper; to hold
their offices, respectively, during the pleasure
of the President and in every case such compen-
sation to with the restoration OF internal
peace within the United States. And the Prcsi-
dent may, during the present insurreetion, in
crease the compensation of any consuls offoreign
ports if he shall deem it necessary, not,
however, to exceed the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars in any case. But this power shall
cease with the rc-establsment of internal peace
aforesaid.
Approved, August 2 1861.