Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-27

LAWS OF THE UNITSO STATES.
asseo a. Second Session Of Forty, sut Ccnoras,
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hundred and seventy one a5S sne tnrty eIg 'tee
SEC M Ia.NTTED FROM YEsTERDAYs TAI
~ resmental commissary sereeant ana Tue grad =
Of coTsar steward are hereby abolished The nrTbs,
Sod infantry shall Be reduced 81 70 f aa and sf ,b
Of IceeiXins ~ emcers shall have the privilexs
sba 10 snees to the actual date there r n tie,
vice in sucS preference 20 remaining in the ser
by the secrefarv ~ W as may be assigned to then
er sFG C, H. Az es yrti enactsa. That the Gen
stys,al I ;, army and Commanding Off GERS OF the
soop al military departments Of the army shall a.
ward 10 "a. after the passage Of this
nnh, N .nsr respective Commands deemed BY them
any aus ses prsPr DISCHARGE Of their duties from
cs1i 10 the hne Of their duty. setting forth spe-
The Secretary Of War SeTsSs agti soGh an5 ii
ISCteu 70 eonsutute board to consist of one major
three aid Be selected from among shas:
sPpy,h.ed TO the regular army account of distin-
,ste war, and on recomnendation Of such board the
fresdent shall muster of service any OF the
sSs Ho; T sa Ordered dee but
~ z such officer hearing before such board to show
SIC; II Arf be 1t Jrthsr enactsd. That the Prcsi
dent fa Is hereby su,nOrzsd - 1snsfsr officers from
she iss Of snperpumersrie5 and all vac .ncie. now
Janaa2g 0s Which I'm may Se1gr pr9T to the Of
1y reason OF such transfer, or from other causes
rafy Officers na1ing re.erepos TO- r rae supsInume
and htness, a. provided in existing law reyuiati1c
officers shall remain after the first day OF Jarnsr,
next, they shall he honorably mustered out of tbs
rided That vacancies now existing in the grade q,
;t m sa or which may occur prior said
rsry first lieuteGants; officers of higher grades,
who when so assigned shall rank second lieuten
to be so asignti instead OF being mastered out
under the Of this section and officers 50
nal entry into the service: And Pr s,dsd y, riher
nat no chaplain BE appointed TO posts regiments
SEC h. AID Be- 5tae1 ssss si.'f rh. the pro
l-ssors OF the United States Military Academy,
EDS thirty i've years. sh, have the ray OF colonel
and tho whose like service is less than thirty i've
lieutenant celonel; and all other profess 3rs ssal
have The pay Of msIer and hereafter there shall be
o, ther current yearly pay for each ana every term
on n i've 5sars continuous service Prorrdd That
Senahm q said yearly pay; aud said professors are
from active service as ocers o. the armY
and ali IA dna os J.Lih.r snactsd That the pay
une eighteen hundred and seventy one and il shall
as servant IN any case whatever Guy '"''''eo man
SIC; -: And q p further enacted. That section
OLs for the support Of the army for the We ending
une thirty hteen hundred aud sixty eight, and
hundred and sixty seven, be and the same is here
sFc. 10. Ard be 1t further enacted. That hereafter
cer shall be entitled to wear while ON dntyasv
uniform other than that of his actual rank on g..
addressed in orders or Official communicstioLs by
any lille other than that OF his actual rark.
dent Of the United States be. and he is hereby au
thorizei 10 drop from the rolls OF the army for de
be, absent from dn,y three months without leave:
and any officer so dropped shall foi felt all pay and
&c. Is; AnfJ AZ frtasr enacted, That It shall not
States the active list to hold any civil ofiice
whether by election OF appointment, and any snch
civil Office shall at once cease to bo an Off er Of
the army, and his commission shall be vacated
SEC. II, And be at Jrthey enacted That noth;ng in
to duty as aditiona second Of Sa snsa
yates Of the Military Academy.
tary OF War shall prepare sy stem of general regu
lstons ISr the administration Of the affairs Of the
in force and cbeved until altered or revoke sns az , be
same authority; and said regulations shall be re.
That said regulations shall not be Inconsistent with
the laws of the United States.
taries Of War and the Navy be and they are hereby.
authorized and directed to arrange The cOurEe Of
and Navs, Acaaemits that the students in said in
,titutions will not be required to pursue their
SEC. q. And be II further enacted. That from and
after the OF this act the Secretary OF ar be-
trading establishments to be maintained az any mill
tary post the frontier not in the vicinity # any
ment is needed for the accommodation Of emierants,
freighters, and other citizens and the persons to
pointed by him: P1orfdsd' That such traders shaII
Ye under pTotec.ion and military control as camp
thirty eightsen hundred and sixty to author
trade to remain al certain military .eby
SIC Is. And BE- Vt further enaet,d That any retired
serve professor in any college; but while so serv,
ing such officer shall be allowed no additional com
SIC "a. And Be II further ena.tsd. That the nav o,
the General shall be thirteen thousand FIVE hun,
cred dollars a year Lieutenant General shall be
five paay q d5aT. r
the pay Of brgsdier general shall be five thousand
eoont shall be three sSonsand the psy q
the pay Of captain, mounted shall be Two thousand
dollars; the pay q captain, not mounted, shall be
be eighteen hurdred dollars the pay q I resi.
mental Ggsrtnrmastsr :, shall be eishteen hus
shall be sixteen hundred dollars; the Day
Of first Lieutenant. not mounted, shall be hfteen
mounted shall be itees hundred doiiar.; the pay
Of second lieutenant not mount shalt be fourteen
hundred dollars the pay of aide de comp to major
sddition to pay ct his rsnS the pa Of aide decamp
20 brgadier general shall be one hundred ard fifty
The pay Of acting assistant commits nv shall be one
hundred dollars IN addition to pay Of his rank and
sSa phba rf Of ard
general. including chaplsins and others hayilga,-
simulated rank or pay, ten per centum of their
rent early pay for each aud of five yelrs
Of service: PTorIdsd That the total snOunt of such
increase for lens tn Of service shall in case exceed
forty per centum the yearly pay OF his grade a,
established by this act: And pIoridsd JNy,hsr That
the pay colonel shall in exceed four thou
sand five hundred dollar per anuum nor the pay Of
-qtenant colonel four thousand dollars per sanvn,
and thee sums shall be in full OF all coDmrtatop
OF quarters fuel forage, servants WAGES am cloth
pg longevity rations. ard all allowances of every
RA ans 1.hQ he nAnfla
y by the paymaster: P1or id,d That fuel quarters.
and forage in Kind may be furnished to officers by
the Quarter MASTER department., now above 4 By
law and r. gulafinns: And PrCrtded further, That
when off, shall travel under orders aud shalt
not be furnished transportation by the Quariermas-
Ter eparnent. or on cOES aace belonging to
chartered by the United States, he shall be allowed
ten cents per mile aud more for e.ch mile actu
ally by him travelled under such order distances
lie calculated according to the nearest post routej;
and 10 PAL ment shall be made to any officer except
by paymsster of The amy. Ofce-s retired from
active service shall receive seventy five per Centun