New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-15
Approved March 5, 1872.
An act to establish the pay of the enlisted
men of the army.

An act to establish the pay of the enlisted
men of the army.
! Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
! Representatives of tie United States of
| America in Congress 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 army
shall, during their first term of enlistment,
! be as follows, with the contingent addi-
tiOns thereto, hereinafter provided:
Sergeant majors of cavalry, artillery and
infantry, twenty-three dollars,
Quartermaster sergeants of cavalry, ar
tillery, and infantry, twenty-three dollars.
Chief trumpeters Of cavalry, twenty-five
dollars
Principal musicians of artillery and in
fantry, twenty-five dollars.
Saddler sergeants of cavalry, twenty-five
dollars
First sergeants of cavalry, artillery, and
infantry, twenty-five dollars.
Sergeants of cavalry, artillery, and in
family, seventeen dollars.
COrpOrals of cavalry and light artillery,
Corporals of artillery and infantry,
fifteen dollars.
Saddlers of cavalry, fifteen dollars.
Blacksmiths and farriers of cavalry,
fifteen dollars.
Trumpeters of cavalry, thirteen dollars.
Musicians Of artillery and infantry, thir-
teen dollars.
Privates of cavalry, artillery and in
fantry, thirteen dollars
Hospital stewards, first class, thirty dol
lars.
Hospital stewards, second class, twenty
two dollars.
Hospital stewards, third class, twenty
dollars
Ordnance sergeants of posts, thirty-four
0OIldTS.
Sergeant majors of engineers, thirty-six
dollars.
Quartermaster sergeants of engineers,
thirty-siX dollars
Sergeants Of engineers and ordnance,
thirty-fOur dollars.
Corporals of engineers and ordinance,
twenty dollars
Musicians of engineers, thirteen dollars.
Privates first class of engineers and ord
nance, seventeen dollars.
Privates second class of engineers and
ordnance, thirteen dollars.
SEC. 2. That to the rates of pay above es-
tablished one dollar per month shall be add
ed for the third year of enlistment, one dol
lar more per month for the fourth year, and
one dollar more per month for the fifth year,
making in all three dollars increase per
month for the last year of the first enlist
ment of each enlisted man named in the first
section Of this act. But this increase shall
be considered as retained pay, and shall not
be paid to the soldier until his discharge
from the service, and shall be forfeited I'M
less he shall have served honestly and
faithfully to the date of discharge. And all
former laws concerning retained pay IOr
privates of the army are hereby rescinded.
SEC. 8. That all the enlisted men enumer-
ated in the first section of this act who have
re-enlisted or who shall hereafter re-enllst
under the provisions of the act OF August
fourth, eighteen hundred and ffty-four,
shall be paid at the rates allowed IN the
second section of this act to those serving in
the fifth year of their fret enlistment; pro
vided, that one dollar per month shall be re-
tanned from the pay of re-enlisted men, of
whatever grade, named in the first section
of this act, during the whole period of their
re-enlistment, to DO paid to the soldier on