New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-24
proved March 5, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. IS
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 the 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 add
| tons thereto, hereinafter provided:
| Sergeant majors of cavalry, artillery and
! infantry, twenty-three dollars.
Quartermaster sergeants of cavalry, ar.
! tillery, and Infantry, twenty-three dollars.
dollars.
Principal musicians of artillery and in
! fantry, twenty-five dollars.
| Saddler sergeaIts Of cavalry, twenty two
! 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,
| fifteen dollars.
Gorporals of artillery and infantry
fifteen dollars.
Saddlers of cavalry, fifteen dollars.
Blacksmiths and farriers of cavalry,
fifteen dollars.
Trumpeters of cavalry, thirteen dollars
V.
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
0DlldTH
Sergeant majors of engineers tbIrty-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.
PrlVates first class of engineers and ord
nance, seventeen dollars.
Privates second class Of engineers and
ordnance, thirteen dollars.
SEC. ?. 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 un-
less he shall have served honestly and
faithfully to the date of discharge. And all
former laws concerning retained pay Cor
pr1yates of the army are hereby rescinded
SEC. 3. That all the enlisted men enumer-
ated in the first section of this act who have
re-enGsted or who shall hereafter re-enlist
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 first 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-enlstment, to be paid 70 the soldier on