The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-11
orFIcIAL
LAWS OF TRE UNITED STATES,
Passed al ho First Session Of he Tairig,.y iath
CoHgross.
[PuBLlc-No. 100

Congress assembled. That the following SUM
y be, and tic same are hereby Appropriated
Ii cat Of ans money 10 the treasury not other
wise appropriated for tho support Of ~,
y army for the year ending The tbirtieth d
r June, eighteen hundred aud siNtyHcycn.
For expenses Of recruiting transportation
9 Of recruits, and compensation 10 citizens sur
i geous for medical attendance, three hundred
thousand dollars
For pay Of tbe army. ten millions seven
Il hundred aud twelve thousand and lny-tWo
dollars.
Y For communication Of officers subsistence
= one million six hundred aud iifty-0nn tlOna.
and five hundred and eleven dollars and nifty
cents.
For communication Of forage for oncerB'
# horses ono hundred aud five thousand two
| hundred dollars
Y For payments IN lien Of clothing for
4 officers servants one hundred and ninety
one thousand seven hundred aud sixty.six
, dollars,
4 For payments Of discharged soldiers for
clothing not drawn, one hundred aud fifty
thousand dollars,
For Subsistence IN kind for regnlnrs aud
volunteers, five million three hundred aud
ono Thousand six hundred and twenty-five
dollars
For the regular supplies Of the quarter.
mhstofH department, consisting Of fuel for
the officers, enlisted men, guard, hospitals,
warehouses; aud officers, of forage in kind
for the horses, mules, aud oxen for the quar-.
tormastef'g department, ut the several posts
aud stations, and with the armies IN the
| Geld; for the horses of the several regimeuta
OF cavalry, the batteries Of artillery, aud
snch companies of infantry as may De mount
ed and for the authorized number of officers,
horses when soryiugin the field and at the
0utpoAtH, Including bedding for the animals;
a
cry, including blank books for tho quarter
inaAter's department certificates for dis
charged soldiers, blank forms for the pay
aud qnartermaAter's departments; and for
| the printing Of division aud department or
ders aud reports, four millions one hundred
thirty-lonr thousand four hundred and nine
~ nine dollars aud thirty-three cents
For the incidental expenses of the quar-
tcrmustcrs department, consisting of post.
age on letters aud packages received and
sent by officers of tho army ON public ser.
vice, expenses of courts.martial, military
| commissions, aud courts of Inquiry includ. |
ing the additional compensation Of Judge |
advocates, recorders members, aud witness |
ses, while on that service; under the net of |
March sixteenth, rightoen hundred and two, |
extra pay 10 soldiers employed, nnder the
direction of the qunrtermaster'H department
IN the erection Of barracks, quarters, store.
houses and hospitals in the construction of
f0adH and otl 0thef constant labor, for pc
RODS of not less than ten days, under the
acts of March second, eighteen hundred aud
nineteen, aud August fourth, eighteen hun
drod aud iifty.four, including hose employed I
as clerks as division md department. hend. {
quarters expenses ofeNprosses to and from !
the frontier posts and armies IN the field; of D
escorts TO paymastors and other disbunsing 9
officers aud to trains where military escorts i
cannot be furnished; expenses of the inter- Y
mont Of officers killed IN action or who die II
when on duty IN the field, on at posts on the n
irontiors, or at other posts and places when Il
ordered 10y the Secretary of War; aud of non
officers aud soldiers author. q
lied office furniture; hire Of laborcra in the u
quartermaster's department including the IL
hire of intcrpretersl, spies and guides for t.
tile army; compensation Of clerks 20 officers
of the quartermuster's department compensn.
ton of forage and wagon masters authorig-
cd by the act of July nth, eighteen hund.
red aud thirty eight for the apprehension
of doserters, and the expenses incident TO |
their pursuits aud for the following expcndi.
lures required for the several regiments of
cavalry, the batteries Of light artillery, aud
snoh companies of infantry as may be
mounted, viz the purchase OF travelling
iorges, baoksmitis aud shOeing tools
horses and mule shoes aud nails iron and -
steel for shooting, hire ofyoterinary surgeons, !.
medicines for horses and mules, picket ropes Al
and for shooting the horses of the corps nam ~
cdi also generaly, the proper aud authorized \.
expenses ior the movements and operations ID
OF an army not expressly assigned TO any H.
other department., one million dollars n
For the purchase of cavalry aud artillery -
horses, soren hundred and thirteen thousand ="
one hundred dollars.
For transportation of officers baggage, VI
City thousand dollars. -
"a f..ta.. a. Al ~
the baggage of the troops when moving !,
either by land or water of clothing, camp, =,
aud garrison cqnippage, from the depots at /,
Cincinnati and New York to !,
the several posts and army depots. and from !,
those dopots TO the troops In the field; and \
Of subsistence stores from the places OF pur- =
chase, and ffom the places of delivery under :,
contract, 70 such places as the circumstances Il
Of the service may require them To bo sent; a
Of ordnance, ordnance stores, and small 4
arms, nom toundrios aud annorios to the %
arsenals, Qualifications, frontier posts, and Il
army dcpotS, ireights, wharfage, tolls, and y
erriagoS for the purchase and hire of \
lorses, mules, oxen, aud harness, and the y
purchase and repair Of wagons carts, and II
Trays aud OF ships aud other sea-going n
iessele and boats required for the transport. =
ition OF supplies and for garrison purposes, 4
or drayage aud carriage at ile several posts; !,
lire of transfers transportation Of funds for ii
he pay and other discussing departments n,
he expense Of sailing public transports on n,
he various rivers. the Gulf uf Mexico, and ~
he Atlantic and Pacific; and for procuring =
water AZ such posts as, from their situation, 4
cquire Il 20 be brought from distance; and ~
or clearing rnads, aud removing obstruc. !,
ions from roads, hartor~, and rivers. 10 the
'Nteut which may he required for the actaal In
operations OF the troops Ia the field, i've mil- n
ION dollars. :,
For hire Of Communication quarters for 4,
'licers on military duty; hire of quarters for 81
roops 81 stnrehauses for the safe-keeping o. {,
military stnr,ss Of grounds Tor summer can {,
onmentS for the construction OF temporary a
luts. hospitals and stables anil Cor repair. n,
ng public buildings 1t established pasts. six
undrssl aud twenty -ioar thousand aud thir- n
weight dollars e.
for contingencies II the army. one hun n
rid theusatid dollars. a
Hor the meslioal and hospital department. ul
ve hundnid Thousand dollars .uH al
koF repairx. improvements aud rev ma "a
hinery IL the national arnoFy, one hundred M
housand dollars. IL,
Eor rcpairs and improvements "a arsenals
leludinu new aud additions 70 pnesent
uiidines, and machinery. tools. aud fiuurcs.
nv Ihuusan5l dollars
for the purchase ~ site and erection Of
Tor STIRRING guupowef two hun
"a ALL I A