New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-30

nothing in this act shall be construed to
| prevent the assignment to duty, as add
tional second lieutenant, of the graduates
| of the Military Academy.
SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That
| the Secretary Of War shall prepare a sys
| TEN of general regulations for the admins
| tratiOn of the affairs of the army, which
when approved by Congress-, shall be III
| force and Obeyed until altered or revoked
| by the same authority and said regulations
shall be reported to Congress at its next
session: Provided, That said regulations
| shall not be inconsistent with the laws Oh
| the United States. r
SEC 81. And be it further enacted 1nat
| the Secretaries of War and the Navy be.
and they are hereby, authorized and directed
| 80 to arrange the course Of studies ana the
| order of relations at the Military and Naval
Academies that the students III SAID lnstltu-
tions will not be required to pursue their
studies on Sunday.
SEC. %. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the passage OF this act the
Secretary of War be, and he Is hereby, au-
thOrized to permit one or more trading c.
Establishments to be maintained at any mill
tary post on the frontier not i'll the vicinity
of any city or town, when, in his judgment,
such establishment is needed for the accom-
mediation of emigrants, freighters, and
other citizens and the persons to maintain
such trading establishments shall be APP
pointed by him; provided, that such traders
shall be under protection and military con-
troll as camp followers. The joint resolution
approved March thirty, eighteen hundred
and sixty-seven, to authorize the command
ing General Of the Army to permit traders
to remain at certain military posts is hereby
repealed.
SEC. %. And be it further enacted, That
any retired officer may, on his own applica-
ton, be detailed to serve as professor Ill any
college: but while so serving such officer
shall be allowed no additional compensa-
ton.
Sec "a. And be it further enacted, That
the pay of the officers Of the army shall he
as follows: The pay of the General shall be
thirteen thousand five hundred dollars
year; Lieutenant General shall be eleven
thousand dollars a year; the pay OF major
general shall be seven thousand five hun
bred dollars; the pay Of brigadier general
shall be five thousand five hundred dollars;
the nav 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 five
hundred dollars; the pay Of captain,
mounted, shall be two thousand dollars;
the pay of captain, not mounted, shall be
eighteen hundred dollars; the pay OF adju-
tant shall be eighteen hundred dollars; the
pay OF regimental quartermaster shall be
eighteen hundred dollars; the pay OF first
lieutenant, mounted, shall be sixteen hum
drei dollars: the pay of first lieutenant, not
mounted, shall be fifteen hundred dollars;
the pay of second lieutenant, mounted
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 aide-de-camp to major general shall
be two hundred dollars per annum in addi-
ton to pay of his rank; the pay of aide-de-
camp to brigadier 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
pay of his rank; and there shall be allowed
and paid to each and every commissioned
officer below the rank of brigadier general,
including chaplains and others having as
simulated rank or pay, ten per centum of
their current yearly pay for each and every
term Of five years service: Provided, That
the total amount of such increase for length
of service shall in no case exceed forty per
centum on the yearly pay of his grade as
established by this act: And provided
further, That the pay of a colonel shall in
no case exceed four thousand five hundred
dollars per anllum nor the pay OF leHten-
ant colonel four thousand dollars per an
mum. and these sums shall be in full all
of quarters, fuel, forage. ser
wants wages and clothing, longevity rations,
and all allowances of every name and ma
ture whatever, and shall be paid monthly
by the paymaster: Provided, That fuel,
quarters, and forage in kind may be fur
nished to officers by the Quartermaster'
department, as now allowed by law and
And provided further, That
when any officer shall travel under orders.
and shall not be furnished transportation
by the Quartermaster's department, or on a
belonging to or chartered by
the United States, he shall be allowed ten
cents per mile and no more for each mile
actually by him travelled under such orders.
distances to be calculated according to the
nearest post routes; and no payment shall
be made to any officer except by pavmas-
ter of the army. Officers retired from ac-
tive service shall receive seventy-five per
centrm OF the pay of the rank upon which
they are retired.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted, That
every private soldier and officer
who has served in the army of
the United States during the re-
Dellion. for ninety days. and remained loyal
10 the government, and every seaman,
marine, and officer, or other person, who has
served in the navy of the United States. or
n the marine corps or revenue marine,
Turing the rebellion for ninety days, and
loyal to the government, shall, on
payment of the fee or commission to any
register or receiver of any land office re-
luired by law, be entitled to enter one quar-
er section of land, not mineral, of the alter
late reserved sections of public lands along
he lines of any one of the railroads or Other
public works in the United States. wherever
public lands have been or may be granted
)y acts of Congress, and to receive patent
therefor under and by virtue of the provis-
Ons of the act to secure Eomesteads to ac-
ual settlers on the public domain, and the
,cts amendatory thereof. and ON the terms |
md conditions therein prescribed; and all
he provisions of said acts. except as herein
modified, shall extend and be applicable to |
entries under this act and the Commits |
oner of the General Land Office is hereby |
authorized to prescribe the necessary rules |
md regulations to carry this section into |
fleet, and determine all facts necessary |
herefOr.
Approved, July Is, 1870.
PUBLIC-NO. 100.
IN ACT to prevent the determination of |
fur-bcaring animals in Alaska