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time as shall be sufficient for him to travel from the place of discharge to the place of his residence, computing at the rate of twenty miles to a day.

SEC. 25. That to each commissioned officer, who shall be deranged by virtue of this act, there shall be allowed and paid, in addition to the pay and emoluments to which they will be entitled by law at the time of their discharge, to each officer whose term of service in any military corps of the United States shall not have exceeded three years, three months pay; to all other officers, so deranged, one month's pay of their grades, respectively, for each year of past service in the army of the United States, or in any regiment or corps now or formerly in the service thereof.

SEC. 26. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized and empowered, when he shall deem it expedient, to organize and' establish a corps of engineers, to consist of one engineer, with the pay, rank, and emoluments of a major; two assistant engineers, with the pay, rank, and emoluments of captains; two other assistant engineers, with the pay, rank, and emoluments of first lieutenants: two other assistant engineers, with the pay, rank, and emoluments of second lieutenants; and ten cadets, with the pay of sixteen dollars per month, and two rations per day: and the President of the United States is, in like manner, authorized, when he shall deem it proper, to make such promotions in the said corps, with a view to particular merit, and without regard to rank, so as not to exceed one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, two majors, four captains, four first lieutenants, four second lieutenants, and so as that the number of the whole corps shall, at no time, exceed twenty officers and cadets.

SEC. 27. That the said corps, when so organized, shall be stationed at West Point, in the State of New York, and shall constitute a military academy; and the engineers, assistant engi neers, and cadets of the said corps, shall be subject, at all times, to do duty in such places, and on such service, as the President of the United States shall direct.

SEC. 28. That the principal engineer, and in his absence the

1 See, for further organization and increase of, the 29 April, 1812, chap. 72, and the 5 July, 1838, chap. 162. It is recognized as it is now by the 2 March, 1821, chap. 13, and for salaries of professors, see the 3 March, 1851, ch. 22.

2 For extra services of a civil nature to allow them extra compensation. 15 Peters, 337, Gratiot vs. The United States. And for pay of the engineer corps, see same case 15 Peters, 337. As allowed to the officers of the regiment of dragoons, by the 5 July, 1838, chap. 162, sec. 2.

3 The confining of the selection of the commander to the corps of engineers is repealed by the 29 April, 1812, chap. 72, sec. 6.

And see 29 April, 1812, chap. 72, sec. 2.

Lext in rank, shall have the superintendence of the said military academy, under the direction of the President of the United States; and the secretary of war is hereby authorized, at the Julie expense, under such regulations as shall be directed by the President of the United States, to procure the necessary Fk, implements, and apparatus for the use and benefit of the sad institution.

Sic 29. That so much of any act or acts now in force, as Comes within the purview of this act, shall be, and the same is hereby, repealed; saving, nevertheless, such parts thereof as relate to the enlistments, or term of service, of any of the troops which by this act are continued on the present military estabishment of the United States.

[Approved, March 16, 1802.]

CHAPTER 52-Approved, May 3, 1802.-Vol. 2, p. 195.

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Sic 13. That the President of the United States be authorized to cause the militia of the respective counties of Washingten and Alexandria to be formed into regiments and other corps, eformably, as nearly as may be, to the laws of Maryland and Virginia, as they stood in force in the said counties, respectively,

the first Monday in December, in the year one thousand eight hundred; and that he appoint and commission, during pleasure, all such officers of the militia of the said District, as he may think proper; that he be authorized to call them into service, nike manner as the Executive of Maryland or Virginia were authorized in the counties of Washington and Alexandria, respetively, on the first Monday of December, one thousand ⚫ght hundred And that such militia, when in actual service,

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and emoluments in the corps, be $35 per month; and if he shall not be an officer in the artillery or army, he shall, in full compensation for his services and expenses, be allowed the sum of $75 monthly, and be entitled to the rank of major in the army of the United States; and in case the said inspector shall be chosen from the corps of artillerists and engineers, or army of the United States, his place therein shall be supplied by promotion, or a new appointment, or both, as may be requisite; but be shall, nevertheless, retain his station in the said corps, or army, and shall rank and rise therein, in the same manner as if he had never been appointed to the said office of inspector.

SEC. 19. That a ration of provisions shall henceforth consist of eighteen ounces of bread, or flour; or, when neither can be obtained, of one quart of rice, or one and a half pound of sifted or bolted Indian meal; one and a quarter pound of fresh beef, or one pound of salted beef, or three-quarters of a pound of salted pork; and, when fresh meat is issued, salt, at the rate of two quarts for every hundred rations; soap, at the rate of four pounds, and candles, at the rate of one and a half pound for every hundred rations: Provided always, That there shall be no diminution of the ration to which any of the troops now in service may be entitled by the terms of their enlistment.

SEC. 20. That every non-commissioned officer, private, artificer, and musician, of the artillery and infantry, shall receive, annually, the following articles of uniform clothing, to wit: one hat, one coat, one vest, two pair of woollen, and two pair of linen, overalls, four pair of shoes, four shirts, four pair of socks, one blanket, one stock and clasp, and one pair of buckles.

SEC. 21. That suitable clothing be provided for the dragoons, adapted to the nature of the service, and conformed, as near as may be, to the value of the clothing allowed to the infantry and artillery.

SEC. 22. That it shall be lawful for the commander-in-chief of the army, or the commanding officer of any separate detachment or garrison thereof, at his discretion, to cause to be issued, from time to time, to the troops under his command, out of such supplies as shall have been provided for the purpose, rum, whiskey, or other ardent spirits, in quantities not exceeding half a gill to each man per day, excepting in cases of fatigue service, or other extraordinary occasions; and that, whensoever supplies thereof shall be on hand, there shall be issued to the troops vinegar, at the rate of two quarts for every hundred rations.

SEC. 23. That it shall be lawful for the commanding officer of each regiment, whenever it may be necessary, to cause the coats, vests, and overalls, or breeches, which may, from time to time, be issued to and for his regiment, to be altered and new made, so as the better to fit them to the persons, respectively, for whose use they shall be delivered, and, for defraying the expense of such alteration, to cause to be deducted and applied. out of the pay of such persons, a sum or sums, not exceeding

twenty-five cents for each coat, eight cents for each vest, and for each pair of overalls or breeches.

SEC. 24. That it shall be lawful for the secretary of war to cause to be provided, in each and every year, all clothing, camp utensils, and equipage, medicines, and hospital stores, necessary for the troops and armies of the United States, for the succeeding year, and for this purpose to make purchases, and enter, or cause to be entered, into, all necessary contracts or obligations for effecting the same.

SEC. 25. That whenever any officer or soldier shall be discharged from the service, except by way of punishment for an offence, he shall be allowed his pay and rations, or an equivalent in money, for such term of time as shall be sufficient to travel from the place where he receives his discharge to the place of his residence, computing at the rate of twenty miles to a day.

SEC. 26. That there shall be allowed to the inspector-general, in addition to his allowance as major-general, and in full compensation for extra services and expenses in the execution of his office, the sum of $50 per month, and that he shall be allowed a secretary, to be appointed by himself, with the pay and emoluments of a captain.

[Approved, March 3, 1799.]

CHAPTER 9.-Approved, Feb. 20, 1800.-Vol. 2, p. 7.

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That all further enlistments under the second section of an act, entitled "An act to augment the army of the United States, and for other purposes,' shall be suspended until the further order of Congress, unless, in the recess of Congress, and during the continuance of the existing differences between the United States and the French Republic, war shall break out between the United States and the French Republic, or imminent danger of invasion of their territory, by the said republic, shall, in the opinion of the President of the United States, be discovered to exist.

CHAPTER 26.-Approved, April 22, 1800.-Vol. 2, p. 38.

An Act to fix the compensation of the paymaster-general, and assistant to the adjutantgeneral.2

That the paymaster-general of the army of the United States shall receive $120 per month, with the rations and forage of a major, in full com

1 See the act here partially suspended, 16 July, 1798.
Repealed by act of 16 March, 1802, chap. 9.

pensation for his services and travelling expenses, to be computed from the commencement of the time of his actual residence at the seat of government, any thing in the "Act for the better organizing of the troops of the United States, and for other purposes," to the contrary notwithstanding.

SEC. 2. That the pay of the assistant of the adjutant-general, in addition to his pay and other emoluments in the line of the army, shall be $40 per month, which shall be in full compensation for his extra services and travelling expenses, to be computed from the time of his entering upon actual service.

[Approved, April 22, 1800.]

CHAPTER 46.-Approved, May 7, 1800.-Vol. 2, p. 61.

An Act for the regulation of public arsenals and magazines.2

That the several officers who now are, or hereafter may be, employed in the armories of the United States, shall be entitled to, and shall receive, the following compensations, in addition to their pay as established by law, to wit: A superintendent of such armory, three rations per day, or an equivalent in money; and a master armorer,3 two rations per day, or an equivalent in money.

SEC. 2. That if any person shall procure, or entice, any artificer, or workman, retained or employed in any arsenal, or armory of the United States, to depart from the same during the continuance of his engagement, or avoid or break his contract with the United States, or who after due notice of the engagement of any such workman or armorer, in any arsenal or armory, shall, during the continuance of such engagement, retain, hire, or in any wise employ, harbor, or conceal, such artificer or workman, the person so offending shall, upon conviction, be fined, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding $50, or be imprisoned, for any term not exceeding three months. SEC. 3. That if any artificer, or workman, hired, retained, or employed, in any public arsenal or armory, shall, wantonly and carelessly, break, impair, or destroy, any implements, tools, or utensils, or any stock, or materials for making guns, the property of the United States; or shall, wilfully and obstinately, refuse to perform the services lawfully assigned to him, pursuant to his contract, every such person shall forfeit a sum, not exceeding $20, for every such act of disobedience or breach of contract, to be recovered in any court having competent jurisdiction thereof.

SEC. 4. That all artificers, and workmen, who are or shall be employed in the said armories, shall be, and they are hereby, exempted, during their term of service, from all military service, and service as jurors in any court.

13 March, 1779.

2 See chap. 14, 2 April, 1794. 3 Superintendent of Springfield and Harper's Ferry abolished 23 Aug., 1842.

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