New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-23
Approved March 5, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 65. !
An act to establish the pay of the enliste
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
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.
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,
fifteen dollars.
Corporals of artillery and infantry,
Saddlers of cavalry, fifteen dollars.
Blacksmiths and farriers of cavalry,
fifteeE 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
dollars
Sergeant majors of engineers, thlrty-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.
Priyates 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-
tablshed 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 IN
less he shall have served honestly and
faithfully to the date of discharge. And all
former laws concerning retained pay Cor
prvates Of the army are hereby rescinded.
SEC. 3. That all the enlisted men enumer-
ated IN the first section of this act who have
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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.
yided, 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-enlistmeRt, to be paid 10 the soldier on