Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-28

wAR DEPAnrMESTJ
AnJurANT 0ENHnAL's UIIlCns Z
WARRINGTON, June y, 18Th
0'''r'' or''r' Nv Ss; ~ on ruu ARMY,
1.-THE following acts Of Congress and Regu-
lallons In reference thereto, are published for
tho information and government Of all con-
cernsd
II-AA ACT 10 establish the pay Of the enlisted
mon of the army.
Bs u Enacted bv hs Senate aud Houss Of Rep
co ,sc s,ssaSi.d, Tia. from and after the
nfat day Of July, eighteen hundred and seventy.
two, the monthly pay Of the following enlisted
Of enlistment, 10 as follows, With tho contingent
additions thereto, hereinafter provided;
Sergeant majors CT cavalry, artillery and In.
fantry, twenty three dollars.
UuartsrmSstsr serge ,nts Of cavalry, ARTILLERY
and infantry, twenty three dollars.
Chief trumpeters Of cavalry, twenty-five dol
Principal musicians OF artillery and infantry,
ssddlsr ssrgoants Of cavalry, twenty-five dol.
first sOrgeann Of cavalry, artillery, and In.
hntry, twenty. two dollars.
serEeanti % cavalry, artillery, aud Infantry,
GoTporSls q cavalry aud light artillery, nneOn
oSrporaI Of ARTILLERY and Infantry, anson
dollars.
EMuuNofH " Cavalry ultoeu hotlhNHs
Blacksmith and iarIiers Of cavalry, hiteen
Trumpotsrs Of cavalry, thirteen dollars.
Musicians Of artlllsIy and Infantry, thirteen
PrlvStos Of cavalry, artillery, and Infantry,
thirteen dollars.
Hospital stewards, arst class. thirty dollars
Hospital stewards, second class, twenty-five
HOSPITAL stewards, third class, twenty dollars.
Ordnance serESAhts Of pos q thif'y-Gour dol
lars.
Sergeant majors Of engineers, thIrty.sIz dol
oaArtsrmAstsr ssrgOan,s Of engineers, thirty.
ssrEeants Of engineers and ordnance, thirty.
| four dollars.
UorporAls Of engineers and ordnance, twenty
| dollars
MusloIAns OF engineers, thirteen dollars.
Priyatsa lnrst elsssl Of engineers and ord-
| nance, seventeen dollars.
Priv4lss I.eeORd elas'l Of engineers and ord
sec, y That 10 tho rates Of pay above estab-
lIshod one dollar per month shall DO added for
the third year Of enlistment, one dollar more
por month for tho fourth year, and one dollar
| more por month for tho NTH year, making In
all three dollars increase per month for tho last
year OF the nrst enlistment Of each enlisted
| man named In the hrst section OF this act. hut
this Increase shall booousidered as retained pay,
aud shall not DO paid TO tho soldier until his dis
charge from the service, and shall be forfeited
FULLY 10 the data Of discharge. Aud all fsrmor
laws eoncerning retained pay for priVates OF the
/ army are hereby tesclnded.
/ Sec 8. That all the enlisted men enumerated
/ in the hrst section Of this act who have re-on.
listed or who shall hereafter re enlist under the
provisions Of the act Of August fourth, Eighteen
hundred aud hity.tour, shall he paid at the rates
allowed In the second section OF this act 70 those
serving 10 the NTH year Of their nfst Enlistment
| PROVIDED, That one dollar per month shall be
retained from the pay Of tho 70 enllstsd mon, OF
whatever grade named In the hTHt section OF thii
act, during the whole period OF their Ieenllst
| ment, 10 be paid TO the soldier on his discharge
but 10 be forfeited unless no shall have served
| honestly and faithfully TO the date OF discharge
Sec. 4. That enlisted mon, now In tho service
shall receive the rates OF pay established In THU
act according 10 the length Of thslr service, and
| nothing contained Ia this act shall DO construed
as affecting the additional monthly pay allowed
for rO,onllstmenls by the act Of August fourth
| eighteen hundred and fifty.iOur,
Approved, May 70, is12,