Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-26
fOfFICIAL.I
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed ct Second Session Of Forty.hut couQress

asSsD,bi.d, Tha, tho Following sun, be. and ,hs
IAN ns arr h.i eby sopropristed outof any moneys in
treasury not 9iherw Sc appropriated. for the sup
or OF the srmy for the ending the thir ieth of
F.rexpenses ofrecrn.if ssand rms on Of re
.nl's' Tour Randred and seventy Two thousand dol
For pay q the army, twelve million nine hun iret
aad thirty hye thousand three hundred and ninety
Der eopmststion IN len OF tcrass fo., officers
ssers the ,ams Is not irrnsd BY the QUAR-
not drss .S sSds, 1sr Sionps
proper accounting officers "a IN. ireasnry hereby
Sn n ~, AMI REQUIRED TO transfer ir any sur
amy or Of abe Soiuniesll not otherwise disposed
Of such srm insy he sufficient TO cover de-
f.cal " endi is ahe ihirtieih esSteen hundred
ISI Subsistence in hind for regular troops aud
a6d9sd 9 aTs .n niae
cents. -
For ecniipsspeies Oflthe army, eighty thousand
For army med Al museum, ave thouss4ad sllars.
For medical and other necessary works Tor the
library Of Surgeon Generals office, three Thousand
For expenses of Commanding General ff.ca. five
FOR expenses othe signal service of the army, hive
For regular supplies of the Quarterm ,ster 5 de-
pertinent, to uit. For the regular supplies Of the
'lnartermssters derg,msPts oon.isvnsof hrsl fOs
Ulcers, enlisted men sdards, hospitals soreh5u.cs
several vosts and stations and with the armies in
cayairy, the batteries Of ARTILLERY and such comp a,
MES Of infantry as may be haunted. ana for the
~ animals Of straw for soldiers beddins; and or
stationery, including blank bo 1ks for the Ia .rter-
master department. certificates for discharged sol.
Hers. blanh forms tOr me Pay ana ouaTterna:tsTs
psTIment orders AID rePorts,four million dive hua-
For the g, neral and incidental expenses OF the
s,sn sss spn ans 81 Tsssss
% ~ n public service. q of
marital military commission, and courts Of inquiry
vscsies, recorders members and witnes ,es rifle on
that service under the of March teen eighteen
e .RG ssS q the p aG sas
n,ent in the erection OF barracks. quarters,
1der Snn
and and s%sepe sun
clerks at division aud departing Mt headquarters; ex
penses OF expresses To and from the frontier p1sts
snd ARMIES IN the n.id escorts 10 paym.ststs aud
other disburs'ng fc-rs, and to trains where mill.
Sierment Of oficsrs killed In seton, or who al. die
when on cuy ~ Inc hTS or .. On the frontiers
St cretary OF War and Of non commits ion-d officers
isIefs 10 the onaTtermastsr department, ineluf
ing the hire 81 spies, and guides for the
t,Imaster dep srtment; p=n-sion Of forags ana
wagon masters, authorized BY the act Of Juiy FIVE
henson of o-.erteIs, and the expenses incid nt 10
their r.uit aud Tor the following expenditures re-
Teri, OF light srtery and such compsnie, Of imam
ny maS be mounted, viz the purchase of travel
ling FORCES, black smiths ami snoeing TOOLS h1rs.
and mule shoes and nails iron and steel for shooting
hire Ct vssrinsrS suIgsSns %sdei1 for horses and
corps named slsoi gemeraIy the proper and author
army, not expressly assigned to any other depart
1 rnpnt, eight hundr red Thousand dollars
tie army fof the portation OF them selves and
their baggage, when travel ling on duty without
For taxing al observ atoms and SiSips
uotice on northern lakes and seaboard OF approach
for transportation of the army including baggag
Of The troops when moving either by land water
depots Of Phiiadelphia, Cincimnaif, and New York
60 hs IN s y
stores from the places of purchase and from the
6s may
% he sent; OF ordnance ordnance stores and small
esfts, .bsrfsas tolls and ferrisse. the
the purchase and repair Of wagons carts and drays
and OF ships and ether sea going vessels and boats
safTisen purposes for dras age and esrtsse at the
sss pay S1 .nG Pl
The 81 saps d '9 P5. e tsf vsI
Psee for procErns At such posts a.. s Hn
their situation, require il to be brought from dis
tons from roads, barbors and rivers to the extent
hieh may be Ee!ured for hs actual operations OF
For hire commui alton Of quarters for officers
d ,be Of military fGs Of
grounds for summer eantonmsnt. Tor the 'n,trne
toT r e1 pubic bungs al estabiished poss
seven hundred and fifty thou, a. I'D dollars
current expenses at the arsenas Of RECEIVING stores
and issuing arms and other ordnance supplies, of
s 81 sanery ssd ONCE s
end instruments foI use Of public ANIMALS, forage,
eeryice, including those attending practical trials
81 and Snr ord
/ lars: Prcridsd That money appropriated BIZ this
act shall be used 20 pay Tor auy new Cannon
| FOR establishing and maintaining national cems-
| That twenty thousand dollars Of this amount be
| exp. nded in planting and cultiyatipg trees and
SIC O. And ben further snacf.d, That the Pres
dent be- and he is hereby, auihor,z I'D directed
on ?. SGe shs rdes Se
in The army TO thirty thousand, and thereafter
there shall be more than thirty thous and
men in the army at any one time, unless otherwise
SIC. 5. And be II further enacted That the Presi-
dent be- and he is hereby authorized, at his di,cre
sae. N os ne .ns sa msy al 1s
therefor before the first Of January next; aud
this act shall be eniiied to receive in addition 10
u pay and allowances du5 them the aae of tn
as 5 ana saas Tha thu pre
dent be, and he is hsreby, authorized his discre-
"wnappicat,on, any commissioned ON GERS Who ave
been thirty in the service and the officers whs
4
| titled 20 the same pay and emoluments now
allowed, may be hereafter lowed to Off GERS re-
| tired from active service.
SIC s. And BE- AZ JVrfAer eHac,ed, That the proyiso
the siNteenth section OF the act Apr Jved
three. eighteen huDdr, ID aud sixty one limiting the
mum Der of officers the retired list seven per
centum OF the hole number OF existing officers be,
and the same IL hereby, repealed and hereafter the
number OF officers Who may he retired in accordanc
With existing laws shall be in the discretion OF the
President PrortJsd, That the whole number on the
irsd list shall al no time exceed three hundred.
sEC.6 And be az further enacted, That tine offices
| o. General and Lieutenant General Of the Army
hall continue until a vacancy shall occur In the
ssme, and no longer; and hen such vacancy shall
occur in either OF said Offices. Immediately there.
upon sll laws and parts of laws creating said Office
snail becC peratiy and shall b. virtue of this
act. from then ceforwa ard be held 10 be repealed.
SEC I. AHd Be ~ tSTfhsT enacted, That no appoint.
mept to the grade 81 MAJOR general shall be made
until the number Of O Of thst grade is reduced
elow three, after which the number Of MAJOR gen
CraIs shall Dot exceed three.
SECS. And be ttfKTthsT sHarfsd. That ap point
the grade OF sdier general shall be made
until the number OF officers OF that grads is reduced
below six after which the number Of br igadier gen
erals shall not exec ed SIX.
SEC o. And be tfIKyther saaetsd That the grade of
resmt nta commissary n the several cavalry regi-
nepts 10 hereby abolished; and the leutenants
holding the appointments of regmental commissary
may be assign duty Companies Of their regf
1 A~lIH skaR frat mia hat