Smyrna times., 1874-11-04
Approved. June %, 1874.
TGENERAL NATURE-NO. 90
AN ACT recognizing the several staff corps Of The
Army.

AN ACT IeOrganilng the several staff corps Of The
Army.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-.
senativcs Of the United States Oi America in Con
gress assmbled That the Inspector Generals De.
pa artInent shall consist Of colonel, two leuen.
ant colonels. and two majnrs, with the rank, pay,
and emoluments Of officers Of said grades; and The
Secretary of War may, in addition, detail officers
Of the lne not TO exceed four. to act assistant
inspector. general: Provided, That officers Of the
line detailed acting inspectors general shall have
all the allowances Of cavalry officers OF their respec
tive grades; and no new appointment shall be made
ia The Inspector. Generals Department until the num-
ber of insp ctors. general is reduced TO FIVE.
SEC 3 That the Bureau Of Military Justice sha II
hereafter consist Of Judge Advocate General,
with the rank, pay, and emOluments OF u hrIgadleT
general and the said Judge Advocate General sha II
| receive revise, and have recorded the proceedings
OF all courts martial, courts OF inquiry and military
commissions, and shall per form such other duties
as have been heretofore performed by the Judge
Advocate. General Of the Army. In the corps OF
iudgc.advocatce appointment shall be made rs
! vacancies occur until the number shall be reduced
to four, which shall thereafter DO the permanent
number Of the officers Of that corps
! SEC 3. That hereafter there shall be three assis
tant general OF subsistence, with the
rank, pay and emoluments Of lieutenant colonel in
stead of the two now allowed by law OF said grade
in the Subsistence Department; that the number oi
cOmmssaries Of subsistence with the rank pap, and
! emOuInenls OF captain OF cavalry, Is hereby re-
duced TO twelve, and no appointment TO fill u va
cancy in said errde shall be made until the number
thereof shall be reduced to twelve, aud the number
thereafter shall remain fixed al twelve.
SEC A. That the Medical Department Of the
Army shall hereafter consist Of one SurgeonGen
eral, with the rank, pay, and emOlumenls ot
brigadier general: ono assistant surgeon general
and one chief medical puTveyor, each with the rank
pay, and emOluments OF a colonel and two assist
ant medical purveyOrs, with rank, pay and emolu
ments Of lieutenant colonels, who shall give the
same bonds winch may be required OF assIs
Iant paymasters. general oi like grade, and shall
when not acting as purVeynrs, be aEGIgnabe to duty
as surgeons BY the President; fifty surgeons, will
the rank, pay, and emOlumenis OF MAJORS; one
Hundred and fifty assistant surgeons with the rank
pay. and emoluments Of lieutendnts OF cavalry I"I
the first Ve years service, and with the rank pay
und emoluments Of captains OF cavalry after hv1
years service; and four medical sOre-kecpers, will
the same bOnpensatIOn as 10 uOw provided by law
and all the original vacancies iu the grade Of assist
ant surgeon shall be filled by selection by comPelI
tive examination; and the Secretary OF War .
hereby authorized to appoint from the enlisted mel
of the Army, or cause TO be enlisted, as many hos
pital stewards the service may reqvre 10 be per
mantly attached to the Medical Department. unde
such regulations as the Secretary OF War may pre-
SCRIBE Aud the number Of contract surgeons shal
be limited TO seventy Eve before the first ds
Of January in the year eighteen bundled and seV
enty five; and thereafter no more than that numbe
shall be employed.
SEC. S. That the Ordnance. Department sha
CONSIST of one Chief Of Ordinance. with the rank
pay. and en- pluments Of brigadIer.generali thEes
coonss four lieutenant. .colonels ten majors, twenl
captains, IiKteen first leutenants and all vacance
which may hereafter exist ia the grade OF hris
lieutenant ia said Department shall be filled b
transfer ffon the line of the Army; Provided, Ths
10 appointment or promotion in said Department
shall hereafter be mSde until the officer or perso
so appointed or promoted shah have posed sati'
{ factory examination before q board OF ordinance
officers senior 10 himself
Sac. 6. That no officer now in service shall
reduced 10 rank or mustered out by reason Of an
provision Of law herein made reducing the numbe
oi officers in any department or corps OF The staff.