The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-01-05
I[pnnLro No. 1856

AN ACT making appropriations tos the sup.
poFtof the army log The yeAr ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seyenty-one,
and Tor other purposes
Bet enacted 81 he Senate and House
81 Representatives f,the Tinted iStates Of
America II Congress assembled. That the
following sums Be-. and che same are here-
by, appropriated out Of any moneys IN tho
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
support Of the army for the year ending
the thirtieih Of June eighteen hundred
md seyenty-one; 6esiI5 hQfl
For expenses Of recruiting and transport
iation Of recruits, four hundred andseyenty
two thousand dollars. So
For pay Of the army. twelve million nine
hadlfed and thirty-dye thousand three
hundred aud ninety dollars, nj
For commutationin lieu Of forage for
officers horsss, whore tho same Is not fur
nished by the Quafter-mmtets department
two thousand dollars. l..
For payments 10 discharged soldiers for
clothing not drawn, two hundred thousand
dollars, And.t the proper accounting Off
GERS Of tie treasury are hereby authorized
and required to transfer from any surplus
Of the past appropriations for The pay Of
the army, or Of the volunteers not other
wise disposed Of by law, such sum as may
be sufficient 70 cover deficiencies in the APP
propriations afor payments, to discharged
soldiers for cluEhing not drawn" for the
fiscal year ending june athirtieth, eighteen
hundred and eventy.
For subsistence in kind for regular
troops and employees. four million thirteen
thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven
dollars aud twenty-five cents. q llm
For contingencies Of the army, eighty
thousand dollars. o essgsM
FOR army, medical museum, fvethous-
and dollars a6lioll pa esaai3
b For medical and other necessary works
for the library Of Surgeon Generals office,
three thousand dollars. - sliH
For expenses Of Commanding Generals
Office, Eve thousand dollars. ~ sgs
For expenses Of the signal service Of the
army, Eve thousand dollars % l,Is
For regular supplies Of the Quartermas-
tersdepaftment, o.Rit1 For fuel for Off
GERS, enlisted men, guards, hospitals, store
houses. and Offices; Of forage in kind for
the horses, mules, and oxen Of the Quar-
termaster's department OF the several posts
and stations, and with tho armies in the
Geld, for the horses Of the several regim-
ents Of cavalry, the batteries Of artillery,
and such companies Of infantry as may be
mounted. and for the authorized pumberof
/. u |o.. 5. Va D 4 10 lold,
and az the outposls, including bedding for
tue animals Of straw for soldiers bedding;
and Of stationery. including blank-books
for the Quartermaster's departments, and
for printing Of division and department or
ders and reports, four million five hundred
thousand dollars.
For the general and incidental expenses
Of the Quartermaster's department, consist
ing Of postage on letters and packets re-
ceived and sent by officers Of the army on,
public service; expenses Of courts-martial,
military commission, and courts Of inqui-
ry, including the additional compensation
Of judge advocates, recorders, members,
and witnesses while on that service, under
the act Of March sixteen eighteen humid
red and two; extra pay 70 soldiers employ
cd under the direction Of the Quartermast-
er's department. in the erection ofbarracss,
quarters, storehoases. and hospitals, 10 the
construction Of roads, and other constant
labor, for periods Of not less than ten days.
under the acts Of March two eighteen hum
dred and nineteen. and August four, eight
cen hundred and fifty-four, including those
employed as clerks at division and depart
ment headquarters; expenses Of expresses
to and from the frontier posts and armies
10 the field; Of escorts TO paymasters and
other disbursing officers, and 70 trains
where military escorts cannot be furnish
ed; expenses Of the ipterment Of officers
killed ia action, or who die when on duty
in the field. or at posts on the frontiers, or
at posts and other places when ordered by
the Secretary Of War, and non-commissf
Toned officers and soldiers; authorized Of:
fee furniture; hire Of laborers in the Quar-
termasters department, including the hire
Of Interpreters, spies, and guides for the
army; compensation Of clerks to officers Of
the Quartermaster's Department. compepr
satiion Of forage and wagon masters, auth
orized by. the act Of July Eve, eighteen
hundred aud thirty-eight; for the appre-
hension Of deserters, and tue expenses in
cident TO their pursuit; aud for the follow
ing expenditures required for the several
regiments Of cavalry, the batteries oflight
artillery, and such, companies, Of infantry
as NAV be mounted, viz: the purchase Of
travelling forges. blacksmitbs and shoeiug
tools, horse and mule shoes and nails, iron
and steel for shoeing. hire of veterinary
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