The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-09-25

the regiment or military post, as the may be
Provided, That If any paymaster OF the QnlLeo
sntier than that hereby authorized to be retained
from the pay of the officers, non-commssloned
officers, musicians, and pr1vates, ior @
nv any sutlrr during any one month, then tne
amount SO allowed or paid by the paymaster shall
he charged against the said paymaster and de-
Quoted from his pay and returned TO the oncer,
was originally charged. And any captain or
lieutenant commanding company VINO may ~ GER tha
tify any payroll bearing charge in favor OF the
sutler against any officer, non-comm1ssloned OH
GER musician, or private, larger or greater tnah
one sixth of the monthly pay OF such ohcer, non,
commissioned officer, musician, or prlvaIe, snaii
be punished at the discretion OF a court-marual
Provided however, That suffers shall De allowed
to sell only the articles designated in the list or
schedule provided in this act and none others,
and at prices not exceeding those affixed TO said
articles, rs herein provided AND PROVIDED Iur
thcr, That the suffers shall have no legal claim
upon any officer, non-commlssloned o1ncer, mu-
stefan, or private, to and amount exceeding one
sixth of his pay for articles sold during any
month He shall keep said list or schedule, to-
gether with copy of this act, fairly written or
printed, posted up in some conspicuous part OF
the place where he makes said sales, and where
the same can be easily read by any person to whom
he makes said sales. :,
SEC. s. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the inspectOrgenerals to cause the
place of sale and articles kept tor that purpose,
by said suffers to be inspected from time to time
officer specially detailed for that duty, and such
changes in said place, in the quality and char
acter of the articles mentioned in said list or
schedule kept shall be required by said OH,
Ger, shall be conformed to by each sutler. And
such officer, shall report each inspection to the
inspector generals.
SEC. q. And be it further enacted, That no
person shall be permitted to act as sutler unless
appointed according to the provisions OF this act
nor shall any person be sutler for more than one
regiment nor shall any sutler farm out or I'M
derlet the business OF sutling or the privileges
granted to him by his appointment; nor shall any
officer of the army receive from any sutler any
money or other presents; nor be interested i'll
any way in the stock, trade, or business OF any
sutler; and any officer receiving such presents,
or being thus interested, directly or indirectly,
shall be punished at the discretion of court
martial. No sutler shall sell to an enlisted man
on credit to sum exceeding one fourth OF his
monthly pay within the same month; nor shall
the regimental quatermasters allow the use of ar
my wagons for suffers purposes; nor shall the
quatermasters conyeyances be used for the tran
sportation of suffers supplies.
Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That any
suttler who shall violate any of the provisions OF
this act shall, by the colonel with consent OF the
council of administration, be dismissed from the
service, and be ineligible to reappointment as
sutler in the service of the United States.
Approved, March 10, 1862