The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-11-12


rolls of the army for de sertion any officer who
is noy, who may hereafter be, absent from
duty three months without leave and any Of
fcer so dropped shall forfeit all pay and allow
ances due or to become due, and shall not be
eligible for reappointrnent.
SEC 1S And be it further enacted, That
il shall not be lawful for any officer of the ar
my OF the United States OH the active list to
hold any civil Office, whether by election or
appointment, and any such officer accepting
exercising thefunctions of a civil office shall
at cease to be an officer of the army, and
his commission shall be vacated thereby.
SEC. 10. And be ii further enacted, That
nothing in this act shall be construed to pre-
vent the assignment to duty. as additional sec
ond ieutenants of the graduates of the Militia
ry Academy.
See 20. And be 1t Isrthcr enacted, That
the Secretary of War shall prepare a system
of general regulations fer the administration
of the affairs of the army, which, when ap-
proved by Congress, shall be in force and
obeyed until altered revoked by the same
authority and said regulations shall be re-
ported TO Congress at its next session; Pro-
vidcd, That said regulations shall not be in
consistent with the laws of the United States.
Sec. 81. And be Hfnrther enacted, That
the Secretaries of War and Navy be, and they
are hereby, authorized and directed to
range the course of stndies and the order of
recitations at the Military and Naval Acad-
emes that the students in said institutions
will not be required to pursue their studies
Sunday.
SEC. - Asd Ge IL Cnrther enacted, That
from and after the passage of this act the Sec
rotary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized
t. permit trading establishments
to be maintained at any military post on the
frontier not ia the vicinity of any city
town, when, in his judgment, such establish
ment is needed for the accommodation of EN-
| freiphterS. and other citizens and
the persons to maintain such trading estab-
ilshment shall be appointed by him; ProFid-
ed, That saen traders shall be under protec,
ton and military controi camp followers.
The joint resolution approved ~March thirty,
eighteen hundred and sixty y-seyen, to author
ize the commanding General of the Army to
permit traders to remain at certain military
posts is hereby repealed
SEC. %. And be It further enacted, Thst
any retired officer may, on his own application,
be detailed to serve as professor in any col
lege; but while so serving such officer shall
be allowed additional compensation.
Sec. 81. 4ind be I further enacted. That
the pay of the officers of the army shall be
follows. The pay of the General shall be
thirteen thousand five hundred dollars year
Lieutenant General shall be eleven thousand
dollars year; the pay of major general shall
be seven thousand Eve hundred dollars /; the
pay of brtgadier general shall be FIVE theu-
sand five hundred dollars the pay of colonel
shall be three thousand FIVE hundred dollars;
the pay of lieutenant colonel shall be three
thousand dollars; the pay of major shall be
two Thousand Eve hundred dollars the pay of
captain, mounted, shall be two thousand dol
lars; the pay of captain. not mounted. shall
be eighteen hundred dollars ; the pay of ad-
jutant shall be eighteen hundred dollars; the
paw of first lieutenant, mounted, shall be six
teen hundred dollars the pay of first ieuten-
! ant, not mounted, shall be fifteen hundred
dollars ; the pay of second lieutenant, mount
ed, shall be fifteen hundred dollars the pay
of second lieutenant, not mounted, shall be
fourteen hundred dollars the pay of chap
| lain shall be fifteen hundred dollars the pay
| of aid de-camp te major general shall be two
hundred dollars per annum in addition to pay
of his rank the pay of aidde-camp to brig
adler general shall be one hundred and fifty
dollars per annum in addition to pay of his
rank the pay of acting assistant commissary
shall be one hundred dollars in addition to paw
of his rank and there shall be allowed and
| paid to each and every commissioner otllcer
below the rank of brigadier general, inelud-
ing chapiains and others having assimilated
rank pay, ten per centum of their current
yearly pay for each and every term of five
| years of service: Provided. That the total
| amount of such increase for length of service
| shall in no exceed forty per centum on
| she yearly pay of his grade established by
| this act: And provided further, That the pay
| of a colonel shall in exceed four thou
| sand We hunlr dollars per annum, nor the
! pay Of a lieutenant colonel four thousand dol
lars per annum, and these sums shall be in
| full Of all communication of quarters. fuel, for
age, servants wages and clothing, longevity
| rations, and all allowances Of every name and
| nature whatever, and sean be paid monthly
| by the paymaster: Provided, That fuel. quar-
ters, and forage in kind may be furnished to
| officers by the Qnartermaster's department, as
now allowed by law and regulations: And
provided further, That when any officer shall
| travel under orders, and shall not be furnish
| ed transportation by the Quartermaster's de-
| partment, a conveyance belonging to or
| chartered by the United States, he shall be al
lowed ten cents per mile, and no more, for
each mile actually by him travelled under such
| order, distances to be calculated according to
| the nearest post routes and no payment shall
be made to any officer except by a paymaster
of the army. Officers retired from active ser
| vice shall receive seventy-iyc per eentum of
the pay Of the rank upon which they re-
tired.
See. Is. 4Hd be further enacted, That
every private soldier and officer who has serv-
| ed in the army Of the United States during
the rebellion, for ninety days, and remained
/ loyal to the government, and every seaman,
marine. and officer, or other person, who has
served fn the navy of the United States, or in
fthe marine corps or revenue marine, during
| the rebellion, for ninety days, and remained
4 legal to the government, shall, on payment of
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