The Daily clarion., 1867-04-02

perience through which the nation ha
passed, we shall all come to know tina
our only safety is in the preservation
of our federal Constitution and in &C
cordance to every American citizel
and TO every State the rights whicl
that Constitution secures.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
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OFFICIAL
| LAWS on THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session Of tho 1Airty-Nint
Congress.
CHAP. CCXCIx-An act to increase and fix th
Military Peace Establishment OF the unite
States III
Rs It enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives OF the United States OF America 10 ION
gress assembled That the military peace establish
ment of the United States shall hereafter consist
five regiments of artillery ten regiments OF cavalry
forty five regiments ofniantry, the professors an!
corps ol cadets Of the United tates Military Acad
and such other forces as hnlll DO pTONiueu
by this act to be known as the Army OF the Unite'
States
Sec O. And be II further enacted, That tho fy.
regiments Of artillery divided tor by thls ao. snal
consist of the Ave regiments now organized ant
the first second third and fourth regiments Of ar
tillery sall bave the sane organisation as ls nov
prescribed by law for the fifth regiment OF artllle
ry but the regimental adiutants, quarterlnaster'
and commissares shall hereafter be extra lleuteD
ants selected from the first or second ieutenants o.
the regiment
Sec 3. And be 1t further enacted, That TO the siA
regiments of cavalry now in the service there shall
be added four regiments, two OF which shall be com
posed of cOlored men, having the same organization
as is now provided by law for cavalry regimentIs On ts "
regiment, whose compensation shall be one hun
dred dollars per month but the grade OF comp ny
commissary sergeant Of cavalry i hereby abolish.
ed. The original vacancies in the grade OF hrst
and second lieutenant shall be filled by selection
from among the officers and soldiers OF volunteer
cavalry, and two thirds Of the orig.
inal vacancies in each OF the grades
above that of first lieutenant shall be filled by &C.
lections from among the officers Of volunteer cav
airy, and One,third from officers OF the regular ar
my, all of whom shall have served two years IN the
field during the war and have been distinguished
for capacity and good conduct any portion ot the
cavalry force may be armed aud drilled as infantry
or dsmounted cavalry at the discretion of the Pres
ident, and each cavalry regiment shall hereafter
have but one hospital steward and the reglmental
adjutants quartermasters and oommissaries shall
or second eutenants OF the regiment;
Sec. a. And be it further enactet, Ihat tne iorty-
five regiments OF infantry provided Tor Dy TINS act
shall consist of the first ten regiments OF ten co
panies each, now in service; OF tenty'seyen regi'
ments ten companies each to be formed ny ad-
ding two companies to each battalion OF the rema n.
ing nine regiments: and of eight new regiments, OF
ten companies each, four regiments OF which snail
be composed of fcolored men and four regiments OF
ten companies each to be raised and offered as
hereinafter provided for, to be calledIthe veteran
reserve corps and all the original vacancies in the
grades of first and second lieutenant shall be hled
by selection from among the officers and soldiers oil
volunteers. and Onehalf the 'riglnal vacancies IN
each of the grades above that OF first lieutenant
shall be filled by selection from among the officers
of volunteers and the remainder IRON Ohcers Oh the
regular army all of whom shall have served two
years during the war ana nave peen a dis'nS
eran reserve corps shall be ofhcered by appolnt'
from any officers a1d soldiers OF volunteers or
Of the regular army who have been wounded IN the
line of their duty while serving in the army OF the
United States in the late war, and who may yet DC
mpetent for garrison or other duty to which That
corps has heretofore been assigned,
Sec 5. And be 1t further enacted, Ihat the ap'
pointments to be made from among volunteer oh.
GERS and soldiers under the provisions o1 TINS act
shall be distributed among the states territories
md District of Columbia in proportion to the num-
Der of troops furnished by them respectively to the
service OF the United States duri the late war re-
iuced to an average of three years term OF service
Provided That the regulation provided III this sec
Jon governing the proportion Of officers to pc selec-
led from each state, shall not be applied to the
States of California Oregon and Nevada,
sec g. And be it further enacted, That each regi-
nent of infantry provided for by this act shall have
me colonel one lieutenant.colonel one major, one
,djutant one al'quartermaster, one SER
one quu termaster-s sergeant, one com
nissary sergeant one hospitals steward, two princi
,al musicians, and ten mpanes; an the adjutant
md quarteImaster shall hereafter be extra lieuten-
nts selected from the first or second neutehahts OF
he regiment Each company shall have one cap
aiu one first lieute ant and one second lieutenant,
me first sergeant, one acknowledgements tour
70 geants eight corporal two artlhcers, Two musl-
ians one wagOner and fifty privates and the mum
,er of priyates may be increased at the discretion
# the Preiident, not to exceed one hundred, when
ver the eXigencies Of the service require such In
rease; and the President Is hereby authorized to
Mist and employ in the territories and
indian country force OF Indians not
o exceed one thousaod to act as scouts, who shall
eceive the pay and allowances OF cavalry soIulcrs,
nd be discharged whenever the necessity for their
urther employment is abated or at the discretion
f the department commando
Sec Z. And be it further enacted, That h1teen
ands including the band at the Military Academy,
nay be retained enlisted in the army, with snch
rganization as is now provided by law, TO be as;
igned to brigades in time of war, and IN time OF
eace to assembled brigades or to rts or posts at
1hich the largest number of troops shall be ordina
lily stationed and the band at the Military Acade-
~ shall be placed on the same footing as other
ands, ordnance sergeant and one hospital stew,
rd for each military post and the same number of
Ost chapls ns as at present authorized, VINO shall
appointed rs now provided by law; and the Pres
ppoint for each national cemetery now established
/ that may be established, superintendent, with
nc rank, pay, and emoluments of an ordnance ser
can't to be selected from among the on-commis-
oned officers of the regular army and voluuteer
,rces who have received certificates OF merit for
,rviCeS during the war,
Sec 8. And be it further enacted That all enlist |
tents into the army shall hereafte be for the term
five years for cavalry, and three years for arte-
and infantry and recruits may at all times be col
cted at the general rendezvous in addition to the
umber required to fill to the minimum all the regt-
ents of the army, provided that such recruits
lal not exceed in the aggregate three thousand
en- 1t shall be competent to enlist men Tor the
ryice who have been wounded in the line OF their
lty while serving in the army of the United
ates provided it shall be found, on medical inspec
on that by such wounds they are not unttted for
1cieuey in garrison or other light duty; and such
en- when enlisted shall be assigned to service ex
usively in the regiments OF the veteran Reserve
Sec o And be itfurther enacted, That there shall
one general, one lieutenant general five major
N erals and the bIigadier generals, and who shall
We the same pay end emOlument and be entitled
the same staff officers iu number aud grade as
sec. TO- And be it further enacted, That the ad-
tant generals department of the army shall here
ter consist of the officers now authorized by law,
:: one adiutant general with the rank, pay, and
loluments of a brigadier general; two assistant
iutants general, with the rank. pay, and emnlu-
,nts of colonels Of cavalry; four assistant adju
ats general with the rank, pay, and emOluments
colonies fcavalry; and thirteen assis
It adiui ants general with therank, pay and emol-
tents fmajOrs Of cavalry.
;ec IL And be it further enacted, That there |
III be four inspectors general of the army, with
rank paw and emOluments OF cOlonels of cav I
v: three assistant isspectors-geneTal, with the I
lk nav and emOluments OF lieutenant colonies of I
-alry; and two assistant inspectors-general, with
ra1k pay and emOluments of majors OF cavalry. Z
ec 70 And be it further enacted That the bureau
military Justice shall hereafter consist of one
d qeadyocate- -genersl, with the rank pay and =
ouments Of brigadier general, and one assistant
pe advocate general with the rank, pay ana
9luments of a colonel of cavalry; and the said !
pe ad vooata. general shall receive, revise, and
e recorded the proceedings of all courts. martial
rts of enquiry, and military commissions and | q
II perform such other duties as have been here. .
ire performed by tho iudge-advocate- general of
army And of the judgeaivocates now in of. 0
there may be retained a number not exceeding a
to be selected by he Secretary of the War, who 81
1 perform their duties under the direction fthe d
ge-advocate general, until otherwise provided S,
law or until the Secretary of War shall decide Z,
their services can be dispensed with :;
&C. 49, And be il further enacted, That abe quar-. ~
masters depa tment of the army shall hereafter II
sist of one quartermasterg general, with the rank,
and emoluments of brigadier general; six as 81
ant quarte general. with rsnk, pay ADD ri
luments Of cOonels Of cavalry ten deputy quar-
masters general with the rank, pay and emolu- nj
It's of lieutenantcolonels Of cavalry; fifteen qusr. D
iasters with the rank, pay and emOluments of ''
Ors Of cavalry and fortyfour assistant quarter ei
tsrs with the rank, pay and emoluments Of cap OF
S Of cavalry and the vacancies hereby created co
he grade of assistant quartermaster shall be
I by selection from among the persons who of
rendered meritorious services as assistant n,
of volunteers during two years of -
war; but after the first appointments made un- W
he provisions Of this section as vacancies may th