The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-11-20

the Attorney-G General, be by the dis
trict court dismissed from his Office,
and shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and, on conviction thereof,
be punisheq by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars, or by inn
prisonment not exceeding one yeaa.
sec. 20. That i'm addition to the
officers now authorized to take proof
of debts against the estate of bank
rupt, notaries public are hereby au-
thorized to take such proof. in the
manner and under the regulations pro-
vided by law; such proof to be certi-
fled by the notary and attested by his
signature and official seal.
Sec. 81. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
Approved, June 81, 1874.
AN ACT reorganizing the several
staff corps of the Army.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Represe'stdtsres Of the United States Of
Anae17cd an CongTess asieOa6ted,
That the Inspector Generals De-
partmeat shall consist of one colonel,
two Heutenant-coionels, and two ma
Jors, with the rank. pay, and emolu-
ments of officers of said grades and
the Secretary of War may, in addition.
detail officers of the line, not to exceed
four, to act as assistant inspectors-oen-
eral shall have all the allowances OF
cavalry officers of their respective
grades; and no new appointment shall
be made in the Inspector-G enerafs
Department until the number of i'll
spectors-general is reduced to five.
Sec. 2. That the Bureau of Military
Justice shall hereafter consist of one
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, with the
rank, pay, and emoluments of Il briga-
der general and the said Judge-Ad-
vocate-General shall receive, revise.
and have recorded the proceedings of
all courts-martial, courts of inquir and
military commissions, and shall per-
form such other duties as have been
heretofore performed by the Judge
Acknowledgement of the Army. In
the corps of julge-advocates no ap-
pointment shall be made as vacancies
cies occur until the number shall be re-
duced to four, which shall thereafter
be the permanent number of the Off
GERS of that corps.
Sec. 3. That hereafter there shall be
three assistant OmmissarieS-general of
subsistence, with the rank, pay, and
emoluments of lieutenant-colonel, in
itead of the two now allowed by law
of said grade in the Subsistence De-
partment that the number of COM
missaries of fsnbsistenceNwith the rank,
pay. and emoluments of captain of
cavalry, is hereby reduced to twelve,
and no appointment to fill a vacancy
in said grade shall be made until the
number thereof shall be reduced TO
twelve, and the number thereafter
shall remain fixed at twelve.
Sec. 4. That the Medical Depart
ment of the Aarmy shall hereafter con-
sist of one Surgon-Gcnera1, with the
rank, pay, and emoluments of a briga-
dier general +; one assistant surgeon
general, and one Chief medical pulYey-
or, each with the rank, pay, and em-
olumeuts of n colonel; and two assis-
tant medical pllrveyors, with the rank,
pay. and emOlIImentS OF lieutenant
coionels. who shall give the same bonds
which are or may be required of assis-
taEt paymasters-general of like grade,
and shall. when not acting as purvey-
ors. be assignab!e to duty as surgeons
by the President fifty surgeons, with
the rank. pay, and emolllments of ma
jors one hundred and fifty assistant
surgeons, with the rank, pay, and
emoluments of lieutenants of cavalry
for the first five years service, and
with the rank, pay, and emoiumenus
of captains OF cavalry after five years
service and tour medical store-keep-
eTS. with the same compensation as Is
now provided by law and all the
original vacancies in the grade OF as
sistant surgeon shall be filled by Sc
lection by competitive examination
and the Secretary of War is hereby
authorized TO appoint. from the en-
listed men of the Army, or cause to
be enlisted. as many hospitai-stewartls
as the service may require to be per-
maEently attached to the Medical De-
partment, under such regulations as
the Secretary OF War may prescribe.
And the number of contr1ct-sGrgeons
shall be limited to seventy five on or
before the first day of January in the
year eighteen hundred and seventy
five /; and thereafter no more than
that number shall be employed.
Sec. 5. That the Ortlance Depart
ment shall consist of one Chief of Ord
nance, with the rank, pay, and emolu-
ments of q rigadier-oenerai /; three
colonies, four observation-disclosures, ten
ma aiors, twenty captains, sixteen first
lieutenants and all vacancies which
may hereafter exist in the grade of
first lieutenant in said Department
shall be filed by transfer from the line
of the Army: I'r0rtdcd. That no APP
pointment or promotion in said De
partment shall hereafter be made until
the officer or person SO appointed or
promoted shall have passed a satisf;lc-
tory examination before board OF
ortlnance-offieers senior to himself.
Sec. 6. That no officer now in SER
vice shall be reduced in rank or mus
tered out by reason of any provision
of law herein made reducing the num-
Der of officers in any department or
corps of the staff.
See. Z. That as vacancies shall occur
in any of the grades of the Ordnance
and Medical departments, noappoint-
ments shall be made to fill the same
until the numbers in such grade shall
be reduced to the numbers which are
fixed for permanent appointments by
the provisions of this act; and thereaf-
ter the number of permanent officers
in said grades shall cantinue to con-
form to said reduced numbers, and all
other grades in said Ordnance and
Medical Departments than those
authorized by the provisions OF the act
shall cease to exist as soon as the same
shall become vacant by death, resigna-
ton or otherwise; and no appoint
ment or promotion shall hereafter be
made to fill any vacancy which may
occur therein.
Sec. That so much of section six
of an act entitled San act making ap-
preparations tor the support of the
Army for the year ending June thIr-
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy,
I and for other purposes approved
March third, eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine, as applies to the Ordnance,
Subsistence, and Medical Departments