New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-27
IGENERAL NArURE-No. IL. 7


An act making appropriations for the sup
port of the army Tor the year ending june
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy,
three and for other purposes
BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and the same are hereby,
appropriated, out of any moneys in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the support of the army for the year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and scyo
enty-three:
erals office, five thousand dollars.
For expenses of recruiting and transportao
ton Of recruits, one hundred and twenty
thousand five hundred and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Adjutant
Generals department at the headquarters
Of military divisions and depal tmentso fl we
thousand dollars.
For the expenses Of the signal service Of
the army, twelve thousand five hundred
dollars.
For pay of the army, and for payment 20
discharged soldiers for clothing not DRAWN
twelve million one hundred and five thUta
sand five hundred and ninety-one dollars
and thirty-two cents
For allowances to officers of the army for
transportation of themselves and their bag
gage, when travelling on duty, without
troops, escorts or supplies, two hundred
and forty thousand dollars.
For general expenses, such as the come
pensation of witnesses while on cOurt-mag-
tial service, and travelling expenses Of pay.
masters clerks, and postage on letters, and
packages, ana kilograms received and sent
by officers of the army on public business
1hllJarY COMMISSIONS ana courts "t5ngulryo
one hundred thousand dollars.
For subsistence of regular troops, @nGf- !
Aeers ana Inglan scouts, Two million seven
hundred ana seventy thousand nine 4ub |
ofed ana I0ftE lour dollars.
FOR regular supplles OF the Quartermaso |
Oef department 10 VII: for the regular !
suPPlIes oI ILie 1uarteflnaSters departments I
consisting OF 1uel Ior officers, ENLISTED men, J
guaIusl nos plOaIs slorehouses ana onlcesS OF
forage n KING LOT tho hoFses mules ana 7
oxen Oh the Quaftefmasters department. |
al the several posts anu stations, ana with
inc ARMIES IA Ine heid' LOT the horses OF the
SSNeLaI Eegiilie9Is oI cavalry! the batteries
Va az llhetS anu suGh Coln2anieS Oh lniah Try
0uT sOou'S as II" po iro9hIs'' anu LOT the
%u5uorlze9 nuhoer OF horses, including
g;i iot Ile ahlla1S oI stI&" LOT SOL
45eIS ueuuAuS; anu Vi stationery, lHcluulng
p1"Ih uoohs Ioi une NuaFteri1aSter dee
~ lug 7 y " UIllcaGeS lor 4ihchdISed SOL
wv !, pi'Ih IoLins IoL tle ~ ana quarter.
lnasIef departments, ana Tor printing of
division and department orders and reports,
lonr mllhnn dollars.
Eof incidental expenses, VIZ: For postage
ana kilograms or dispatches; extra pay to
soLdlers employed, under the direction Of
INC i [llastGl department, IN the
cSIion ol patfaChS' quarters, store houses ,
ana h9spltaIs, IN the construction of roads, ,
a 5II oG I constant laoor Tor periods OF not
asSs lH"H teh uaAs' un4eF acts OF March
aetohu, ClShtSeh lILoreu ana nineteen, and
~ ~ iouts eLsoeen IundfeG ana nifty
~ as clerks at
~, tsIoh "iu uePaItAeh1 heau4uarters; 6
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