New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-03

tn reduce the number OF enlisted men IN the
army TO thirty thousand, and thereafter
there shall be no more than thirty thousand
enlisted men in the army at any one time,
unless otherwise authorized by law.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That
the President be, and he is hereby, author
lied, at his discretion, honorably to dis
charge from the service Of the United States
officers of the army who may apply there
and such officers SO discharged under the
provisions of this act shall be entitled to
receive, in addition to the pay and allow
ances due them at the date Of their dis
charge, one years pay and allowances.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the President be, and he is hereby,
authorized, at his discretion, to place on the
retired list of the army, on their own appli-
cation, any commissioned officers who have
been thirty years in the service, and the
officers who may be retired by virtue of this
ection, shall be entitled to the same pay
and emOluments as are now allowed, or may
be hereafter allowed, to officers retired from
active service.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the proviso of the sixteenth section Of the
act approved August three, eighteen hun
bred and sixty one, limiting the number OF
officers on the retired list to seven per cen
tum of the whole number of existing
officers, be, and the same is hereby, re-
pealed, and hereafter the number Of officers
who may be retired in accordance with
existing laws shall be in the discretion of
the President Provided, That the whole
number on the retired list shall at no time
exceed three hundred. ..
Sec. 6. And he it further enacted, That
the offices Of General and Lieutenant Gene
raj of the Army shall continue until a
vacancy shall occur in the same, and no
longer; and when such vacagcy shall occur
in either of said offices, Immediately there
upon all laws and parts Of laws creating
said office shall become imperative, and
shall; by virtue of this act, from thencefor-
ward be held to be repealed.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
no appointment to the grade OF major gene
raj shall be made until the number OF
officers of that grade is reduced below three;
after which the number OF major generals
shall not exceed three.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted
That no appointment to the grade
Of brigadier general shall be made until the
number of officers of that grade is reduced
below six; after which the number OF brig
adler generals shall not exceed six.
SEC g. And be it further enacted, Thai
the grade of regimental commissary in the
several cavalry regiments is hereby abol
ished: and the lieutenants now holding the
appointments Of regimental cOmmlssary
NAV be assigned for duty to companies o.
their regiments, and shall fill the first va
cancies that may occur in their respective
grades of first or second lieutenant In the
regiments to which they now belong; ant
nothing herein contained shall affect then
relative ranks with other ieutenants @
their grade.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, Iha
the grades of regimental commissary, ser
geant and regimental hospital steward ar
| hereby abolished The number of corporal
in each company of cavalry, artillery ant
| infantry shall be reduced to four; and tn
| said non-commissioned officers shall hav
| the privilege Of receiving an honorable Gus
charge, with full pay and allowances to tn
actual date thereof, if they so elect, IN pre-
| ference to remaining in the service IN sue
| other grades as may be assigned 10 thelh o.
the Secretary of War.
| SEC. IL. And be it further enacted, ina
| the General of the army and commandln
officers of the several military department
of the army, shall, as soon as practlcao VI
after the passage of this act, forward to tn
Secretary of War a list of officers serving
| their respective commands deemed by thei
unfit for the proper discharge OF their dutit
| from any cause except injuries incurred
setting forth specifically in each case til
| cause of such untitness. The Secretar
of War is hereby authorized and directe
| to constitute a board to consist OF Oh
| major general, one brigadier general an
three colonies, three of said officers
be selected from among those al
pointed to the regular army on accoul
of distinguished services III the Volul
teer force during the late war, ana on
4: = ,.1, hoo p.I ~ prpSIdCl
shall muster out of the service any OF Il
said officers SO reported, with one year
paw: but such muster-out shall not be
dered without allowing such officer hea
inc before such board to show cause gam
SEC. ID. And be it further enacted, TIL
the President is hereby authorized TO iran
fer officers from the regiments OF caviar
artillery and infantry to the list OF supe
numeraries: and all vacancies now eSi'
inc. or which may occur prior to the hl
dnv of January next, in the cavalry, art
+ lerv or infantry, by reason OF such trans1e
or from other causes, shall be filed IN IL
propOrtion by the supernumerary ONCE
. having reference to rank, seniority anu
ness. as provided in existing law regulau
,, promotions in the army. And if any SUPP
numerarv officers shall remain after the I'll
, day of January next, they shall oe none
ably mustered out OF the service WIN y
wears pay and allowances. provided, I'll
: vacancies now existing IN the siaae
+ | second lieutenants, or which may occ
q prior to said date, may he filed ny the
i signment Of supernumerary first heuIena'
4 or officers of higher grades, who, when
; assigned, shall rank as second neuteildh
nroViding (proyided) such officers shall p
fer to be so assigned, instead OF beng LII
n tered out under the provisions OF TINS $
e ton: and officers SO assigned shail Ia
i rank from the date of their original en-,
p into the service; and provided further, u
no chaplain be appointed to posts
!, rea;ments until those on waiting orders
assigned. o+o1 IT,
the professors Of the United Qua
n Military Academy, whose SET sela
!; in the army and at the acade
= exceeds thirtv-five years, shall have the
!. of colonel. and those whose like service
q less than thirty-tive, but exceeds TWEEN
n five wears, shall have the pay OF heure n;
4 colonel: and all other professors shah u u
r the pay of major; and hereafter E sier q
!. he allowed and paid to said professors
~ ner centum of their current yearly pay
:. each and every term of five years com
= mons service; provided, that such addlt
i sboIl in no case exceed forty per centun
~ I'D yearly nav: and said professors
. hereby placed upon the same footing as
e cards retirement from active service
70 officers of the army. ,,..5 II,
IL SEC. IA. And be it further enacted, 1
:. the pay and allowances of enlisted tea m me
y. the army shall remain as now nAe4 US
q. until the thirtieth of June, eighteen hund
s. and seventy-one; and it shall DC nn n.i
Il, for any officer to use any enlisted man
t. servant in any case whatever T
&c SIC IL And be it further enacted
of section two Of the act entitled Al
or making appropriations for the supper:
,ir the army f for the year ending June TIN