The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-17
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Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That when
ever amy contractor for subsistence, clothing,
arms, ammunition, munitions of war and for eve
ry description of supplies for the army or navy of
the United States, shall be found guilty by court
martial OF froud wilfu neglect of duty he shall
oe punished by fine, imprisonment, or such other
punishment as the eourt-martial shall adjudge;
and any person who shall contract to furnish sup
plies of any kind or description for the army or
navy he shall be deemed and taken as a part of
the and or naval forces of the United States, for
winch he shall contract to furnish said supplies,
and be subject to the rules and regulations tor
the government of the land and naval forces of
the United st ties 7 7---s-- u.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, Phat the
President OF the United States be, and hereby is
authorized and requested to dismiss and discharge
from the military service either in the army navy
marine corps, or volunteer force, in the United
States service, any officer for any cause which, in
his Judgment either renders such officer unsuita-
bic ior, or whose dismission would promote, the
public service
Sec: 1S. And be it further enacted, That the
President of the United States shall have power,
whenever in his opinion it shall be expedient, to
purchase cemetery grounds and cause them to be
securely enclosed, to be used as national cemete-
ry for the soldiers who shall die in the service of
the country.
much of the act approved the fifth of August,
eighteen hundred and sxty-one entitled ''An act
supplementary to act entitled AN act to in
crease the present military establishment of tine
United States, " approved the twenty-ninth OF
July, eighteen hcndred and sixty-one, as autho-
rizes the appointment OF the additional aides-de-
camp, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. But
this repeal shall not be construed to deprive
those persons already appointed, in strict confor
nifty with said act OF the fifth of August. eighteen
hundred and sixty lone, from holding their offices
IN the same manner as If had not been re-
pealed.
Sec 20 And be it further enacted That the
different regiments and independent companies
heretofore mustered into the service of the Unit
ed States as volunteer engineers pioneers, or sap
pers and miners, under the orders OF tue Presi-
dent or Secretary OF War, or by authority of the
commanding general of any military department
OF ts United States, or which, having been mus
tered into the service infantry shall have been
reorganized and employed as engineers, sap
pers and miners, shal he, and the same are here.
by, recognized and accepted volunteer enyin
GERS, on the same footing, in all respects, In
gard TO heir organization, pay, and emOluments
the corps OF engineers of the regular army oi
the United States and thev shall be paid for tntiI
services, already performed, as is now provided
by law for the payment of officers and non-com
missioned officers and privates of the engineer
corps of the regular army.
Sec 81. and be it further enacted, That any
alien of the age of twenty one Years and upwards
VINO has enlisted or shall enlist in the armies o
the United Stites cit her the regular or the vol
unteer forces, and ha, been shall be hereaftel
hororably discharged, may he admitted to become
without any previous declaration of his intention
to become n citizen of the United States, and thai
he shall not be required to prove more than ont
years residence within the United States previous
to his application to become such citizen anc
that the court admitting such alien shall, in ad
dition to such proof Of residence and good mora
character as is now provided by law, he satisfied
by competent proof o. CT person having beeI
hOnorably discharged from the service of tn,
United States aforesaid.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted, That ther,
shall be added to the Adjutant Generals depart
ment, by regular promotion of its present officers
one colonel, two lieutenant colonies, and min,
majors; and that the grade of captain in said de
partment shall thereafter be abolished, and al
vacancies occurring in the grade of major shall b
filled by selection from among the captains OF th
Approved, July II, 1866