The Portland daily press., 1872-10-30


GENERAL NATURE No. 65]
AN ACT to establish the pay of the enlisted men Of
the army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
Sc ltatives oft United States Of america in Con-
grsss assembled, That from and after the first day
of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, the
monthly pay Of the following enlisted men of the
my shall, during their first term of enlistment, be
as follows, with the contingent additions thereto,
hereinafter provided:
Sergeant majors of cavalry, artillery, and infantry,
twenty-three dollars.
Quartermaser sergeants of cavalry, artillery, and
infantry, twenty-three dollars.
Chief trulnpeteIs of cavalry, twenty-five dollars
Principal musicians of artil ry and infantry, TWEEN
two dollars.
Saddler sergeants of cavalry, twenty-five dollars
First sergeants OF cavalry, artillery and infantry
twenty-five dollars. ~
Sergeants of cavalry artillery, and infantry, seven
TEN dollars. !.
Oorporas of cavalry and light artillery, fifteen dol
lars.
Corporals of artillery and infantry fifteen dollars.
Sadders of cavalry, fifteen dollars.
Backsmiths and farriers Of cavalry, fifteen dollars
TrumpeIers of cavalry, thirteen dollars.
Musicians of artillery aud infantry, thirteen dol
lars.
vates of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, thir-
to IN dollars.
Hospital Stewards first class, thirty dollars
Fpspital stewards second class, twenty-five dol
lars.
II ,spital stewards, third class, twenty-dollars.
Ordnance yeants OF posts, thirty-four dollars.
Sergeant majors of engineers, thirty-six dollars.
lci noiScdhes Va ohSiiScAsy tilHts-SlA
dollars.
ssrgeants of engineers and ordnance, thirty-fsur
dollars.
Corporals of engineers and ordnance twenty dol
lars.
Musicians of engineers, thirteen dollars.
Priyates tirst class OF engineers and ordnance,
seventeen dollars.
Prvates Second class) of engineers and ordnance,
thirteen dollars.
SEC. 2 That to the rates Of pay above established
one dollar per month shall be added for the third
year Of enlistment one dollar more per month for the
fourth year, and one dollar per month for the
fifth year. making in all three dollars increase per
month for the last year of the first enlistment of
each enlisted man named in the first section of this
act Blu this increase shall be considered retain
ed pay and shall not be paid to the soldier until his
discharge from the service and shall be forfeited
less he shall have served honestly and faithfully to
the date of discharge And all former laws concern
Ing w lined pay for privates of the army are hereby
rescinded.
the first section of this act who have re-ensted
who shall hereafter reenst under the provisions Of
the act OF August fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty
four shall be paid at the rates allowed in the second
section of This act to those serving in the fifth year of
their first enlistment: Pforided, That one dollar
per month shall be retained from the pay of the
enlisted men, of whatever grade named in the first
section Of this act during the whole period of their
re-enlistment to be paid to the soldier on his dis
charge but to be forfeited unless he shall have served
honestly ami faithfully to the date of discharge.
Sec. t. That enlisted men, now in the service,
shall receive the rates OF pay established in this act
according the length of their SERVICE and nothing
contained in This act shall be construed as affecting
the additional monthly pay allowed for re-enlist-
ments by the act Of August fourth eighteen hundred
and fifty-four.
Approved, May Is, 1872.
EGENERAL NATURE-No. 66.l
AN ACT to establish system of deposits, to prevent
desertion, and elevate che condition of the rank
and file of the army.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
seatatices ofthe United States Of america in Con-
gress assembled That any enlisted man of the army
may deposit his savings in sums of not less than five
dollars, with army paymaster, who shall furnish
name of the paymaster and of the soldier, and the
amount, date, and place of such deposit. The
money deposited shall be accounted for In the
manner other public funds, and shall pass to the
credit of the appropriation for the pay of the army,
and shall not be subject to forfeiture by sentence of
court-marial, but shall be forfeited by deserton,
ami shall not be permitted to be paid until final pay
ment discharge, to the heirs representative
OF deceased soldier, and that such deposit be
enpt from liability for such soldiers debts PrOeid-
ed That the government shall be liable for the
amount deposited to the person so depositing the
same
SEC. 2. That for any sums of not less than fifty
dollars 80 deposited for the period of six months or
longer, the soldier, on his final discharge, shall be
pail interest at the rate Of four per centum per
nun.
SEC 3. That the money value of all clothing over
drawn by the soldier beyond his all vance shall be
charged against him, every six months, on the mus
ter-roll of his company, his final statements if
sooner discharged. The amount due him for cloth
ing. he having drawn less than his allowance shall
not be paid to him until his final discharge from the
service
SEC. That the system Of deposits herein estab-
lshed shall be carried into execution under such reg
uations as may be established by the Secretary OF
War.
ing balances accumulated to the soldiers credit I'M
der che provisions of sections and three of this
act SHALL when payable to the soldier upon his dis,
charge, be paid out of the appropriations for pay OF
the army for the then current fiscal year.
SEC. s. That all acts and parts of acts inconsist
ent with the provisions of this act are hereby re-
peaed.
Approved May Is, 1872.
GENERAL NArURE-No. GIL
AN ACT to provide that minors shall not be enlisted
in The military service of the United States with
out the consent of parents or guardians.
Be 1t enacted 6y the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtiUes Of the United States of america, an Con-
gress assembled, That no person under the age of
twenty-one years shall be enlisted mustered into
the military service of the United Statest without the
written consent of his parents or guardians: Pro-
vided, That such minor shall have such parents
guardians entitled to his custody and control.
Sec. g That in any officer knowingly vio-
lates the provisions of this act by the enlistment
Of minor he shall be liable to be arrested
and tried by a conrt-martial and, upon conviction,
sh Ill be dismissed from the service, suffer such
other punishment as such court may. direct axs.
Approved, May 10, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 6s.l
AN ACT to regulate the salary Of the consul at Ien
Tsin, China.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sen.atioes Of the Uaited States Of america IN Con-
gress assembled That the salary of the United States
consul Tien Tsin, China Shall from and after the
passage of this act, be thirty-fve hundred dollars
and the laws regulating the duties of salaried con-
suls shall govern said consul.
Approved May II, 1872.
j. G. BLAINE,
Speaker Of the House of Representation.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Vice President Of the United States and President
Of the Senate,
U. S. GRANT.
Approved, May IA, 1872.