Nebraska advertiser., 1867-02-28

number Of military sborekeepers IN the quarter
masters department shall hereafter be as many as
shall be ~requited no. exceeding sixteen, who shall
be required, not exceeding sixteen, rho shall have
the ronk, payj and emOlGnen.s Of captains Of in
fantry.
nro visions Of the act for the better organization of
the a-uartarmaster's department. approved July
fonrth, eighteen hundred and sixty four, shall con
tinue In forcs until the FIRST day January, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-seveu, and no longer.
Sec. I6. And be it further enacted, That ia
subsistence department of the army shall hereaft-
er consist Of the number Of officers row authorized
nv law viz: one commissary-gensral Of subsistence
with the rank, pay, and e~moluments Of q brigadier
general Of subsistence, with the rank, pay and
epoluments Of q brigadier-general two assistant
comroissaries-genera Of subsistence, with the rank
nav. and emoluments Of eOlOnels OF cavalry two as
ta1t acknowledgement Of subSist enee, with the
rank pay, and emotements Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of cavalry eight commissaTies Of subsistence, with
the rank, nav, and e~molaments Of majors of caval-
" ana sixteen comnissaries Of subsistence. with
the rank pay and e~mOluments Of capseins of cay
SSec. II. And be it further enacted, That the
medical department of the army taaiI eseaf.er CON
sist of one surgeon -feneral, with the rank, day,
and onolumenls Of a hrigadier-general one as
s;s,ort sureeon-general. with the rank, pay, and
emoluments oil colonelo of cavalry ono chief medi-
cei pllrvor and four assistant medical pdrveyO re,
w;tb the rank. nay, and emOiuments Of lieutenant
caIansls Of cavalry who shall give the same bonds
vrbioh are or may he required of assistant paynas-
ter generals Of like grade, and shall, when not ac-
ting as surveyors be assigaao.e to d1t5 az sur
lreons. with the rank, pay ana enVl0msnts ef ma
iors Of cavalry one hundTeS @na lay assistant
sursons. With the rank, pay; ana e21ourncnts Of
1iautpnants Of cavalry for the first tAree years
service, with the rank, pay. and enoluHents of
captaips of cavalry after three years OF service
and five medical storekeepers Win the same COM
- alton IS is now provided by law and all the
Of. I .oo,.-a in 4ha grade OF assistant cuFuaoD
s5aIl be filled by selection BY exanIuatiou from
s,+opg the nelson's whJ have served Is staf or rig
s1nental surge ons Of volunteers In the army OF the
limited States two years during tue late war and
persons who have served As a5sistal' surgeons In
The voIunJeer service shall be elig!bls for promo
tion to tho Grade Of captaid and the Secretary
of War is hereby authorized To appoint from toe
enlisted men Of the army, or cause 10 De enlisted,
as uany hospital stewards as the s3tYHe nay re
vvire TO be- permanently attached to the medical
department, under such regulations 1t Io Deere
tary Of War maO prescribe.
Soo. IL. And la it further hDactedi That the
psy department Of the avmy snail hereafter consist
of ono plv-nsaster-gencral with the RANK, pay
and emUluments Of q b3gadler-g eheral iL"C asSis
tont ravmssters-geueraE, With THE rank, pay and
Condiments of colonies Of cavalry, two deputy
mostors-Ocneral. with the rank, pay, and emOlu-
meats Of utonant-~c olonels of cavalry and sixty
paymasters, with the rank, pay, ant ~em9luuents
Of majors Il cavalry, to be selected lrom ferscna
VINO naEA served a.. tEg--~N~t1H
Scc 70 And DO it further enacted That the
CORPS of engineers shall consist Of one chief il en-
.pineers with the rank. pay, ana enloluinensS CT a
brigadier-ceueral six eoloaelS twelve leuten-
anti, tonels. twenty-four majors, thioty captains,
an5stwenty-six first and ten second lieutendnts,
VIZ shall have the pay ard emolument5 dsw pro
yided by law for officers Of he engineer corps.
Sec Oh % And be il further ena3tsd, That the
I've companies Of engineer soldiers, and the ser
geant-maior and quarteTmlster-Se2rgeant hereto
fo.e prescribed by Law shall constitute 4 6atta1oh
If engineers. To To elicered by officers ofSsuitable
rank detailed from the corps Of engineers and the
o1isers of eagiueers, acting respectively as adju-
tant and ouarternaster of this battalion, shall be
entitled to the pay@Shd emolupeRts Of a~djutants
and quarteTInasters OF cavalry.
Sec. q. And be it further enacted, That the
ordnance DEPARTMENT of the army shall consist Of
the SANG number, of officers and enlisted men as
NOW authorized by law, ana the oticers shall be OF
the following grades, viz one brigadler-g eneral
three coIouols, four observation-disclosures ten mayors
twenty baptains sixteen first lieutenants, and ten
second Iientenants with the same pay end emolu-
ments as now provided by law end thirteen ordl-
nance storekeepers, Of whom a nUmder not exceed
ing six may be appointed ana authonaelt u act as
administers at arnories and aTseIals. Tho ordl-
nance stor, keeper and paymastcT at t4S national
armorv at Springfield shall have tho rank, pay.and
emojumeuts ola major ofcavalty and all other os-
dinance storekeepers shall have tie rank. pay, and
e~moIuments Of captains Of cavalry. ana TWO thirds
Of the military stofekeepeTs ana ordinance store
keepers To be appointed under this and the four
teenth section Of this act, shall he selected from
volunteer officers OF soldiers who have performed
meritor ious service in The army OF the United
States during the late reb lhon.
Sac. q. And be it further enacted, That here
shall be one chief sjgual od;or Of tbs army, who
shall Rave the rank pay and emOluments Of a col
onel of cavalry ami the Secretary If War shall
have power to detail six ohoors, q ID not to exceed
on5 hundred non commissioned Officers and pr
Yates, from the battalion Of engineers, for the
performance Of signal duty but no officer or oniIs
ted nan shall be so detailed until be shall have
been examined ana approved by a military board
to be convened by the Secretary Of Var for that
purnose and enlisted men, while Sc detailed shall
when deemed necessary, be mounted upon horses
provided by the government.
Sec %. And be it further enacted, That the ad
iutsnt4goneraI, ouarterm3 staE-gesaEb eonnissa-
~ general Of subsistence, sa~rges1-ganoral, pay
rgaSter-gcneral, CHER Of eifgiseeS, and ehief or or
dinanco ,sbaH hereafter be aPgontsd p any va
cancy created by this act "a uEePas, ncd1cai' or
xuartermRster's departments phua * hhall nave
/ passed the examination n0F re4uWM ~ law.
Sec. 2t. And be it furEaet eaAstea That no
! rer,on' shall he ommisioue&8n any q stbe regi-
meutg auth riscd by this act UNI stey shall have
I raised a satisfactory exam 1asloA esf'I a OoaEu'
TO be eou.ooseI Of ON ;ers Of that Nnd tRe serv-
/ ice in which he spplieaat is %toiserye, 10 TO con
vencd under the direction & toe Secreiarp OF War
which shall inauire into tie services rendered du-
ring the war. capacity and quaAAeatpns OF the ap
pIieants =; sud such aPp9 nt~tats, fhen made
/ sha II be without regard TO ~ out Win
solo regard 70 qualihcatoI iOuS seF-
ices ana persons aPpiyIne y EoHF q any
/ Of The regiments authoHzs 1dH ait shall &c
e Ii lied IN case Of passing the eAeahEatloa, sanc
being appointed or commits 9asef1 20 receive lille
ace from the place Of his : 4enee 70 tie place q
eTTora;neti,r "a guek & ror Wn 81 thar distance rs
he NAV actually travel, the ams Is paid t. officers
+ travelling under orders b. there saal be paid n
( other compensation.
See. 3. and be it furtL = enaetE That the
\ off,e of s,tIrr in the army and 1T miiitary post
is hereby aboliihei, and the subsisteaee depart
ment is hereby authorized and req area 81 furnish
such articles a. may from tins 70 tins bs desig-
mated by the inspectors gerssa Ae arEy, INC
Same t. be sold to officers End enii@eea ren at cost
prices and # not paid for ahcn pnrenased, atfze
account thereof SHALL be ksf aed 10 mount due
/ the government shall lie dcaacay 20 puym4s-
ter at the payment next following sat purchase:
Provided, That this seetioa SHAH into Ell
ect until the first day Of Juy, eigottsn hsnfred
and sixty-siven.
Sec e. And he it further enaetee, That for TIE
purpose Of promoting know sass q military sci
eDie among the yogng laen Of td4 Saua States,
the President may upon thg app eea OF en- es-
tablished culiege or UuiveH N4 ~" sto Lalted
/ States, With Sufficient c3p4siy. 70 edp ate aS qta
lime not less than Que han led and ff@ male stu
dents. detail an officer Of d srny q atas presi-
dent, superintendent, or tssses g aeh college
or university that the NJ SO de-
tailed shall not exceed VIEW y time, sani
shall be appointed throug We states as
nearly as practicable aeeCrains = rPtIation, and
shall be governed By gene 3 fs prescribed
from time to time by the rea
Sec. q. And be it furtisf eh- hat when
ever troops ere serviag at eHy frTlson or
permanent camp, thers aaAA a6iished a
scho ! where all enlisted z e. divided Wit
instructed in the common 115 hes, Of Cd
~uoa.ion, and especially N The CRih
ted States, and the Seereta tEthoriz9i
to detail such comm i~ssionst enlisted
men as may be necessary t. c44. ne pr0yis-