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In settling ac- [Par. 3.] Section two hundred and twenty-five is amended by adding counts of com- at the end of the section the following:

manding officers of

companies, affida

&c.

R. S., § 225.

In settling the accounts of the commanding officer of a company for vit by officers of clothing and other military supplies, the affidavit of any such officer loss to be received, may be received to show the loss of vouchers or company books, or any matter, or circumstance tending to prove that any apparent deficiency was occasioned by unavoidable accident or lost in actual service, without any fault on his part, or that the whole or any part of such clothing and supplies had been properly and legally used and appropriated; and such affidavit may be considered as evidence to establish the facts set forth, with or without other evidence, as may seem to the Secretary of War just and proper under the circumstances of the case." [Par. 4.] Section two hundred and fifty two is struck out.

Repeal of.
R. S., § 252.
Reports of sta-

tistics.

R. S., § 259.

Duties of Com

missioner of Cus

toms.

R. S., § 317.

Bureau of Statistics.

R. S., § 335.
Verbal error.
R. S., § 354.

637.

R. S., §
R. S., § 702.

R. S., § 838.

On letters rogatory from foreign

courts witnesses may be compelled to appear, &c.

R. S., §§ 875,

4071.

Verbal error.
R. S., § 1094.

R. S., § 1097.
Surgeons to cav-
alry regiments.
R. S., § 1102.

Ordnance ser

geants.

R. S., § 1110.
Felors not to be

enlisted in Army.
R. S., § 1118.
Chaplains.

R. S., § 1126.

Inspectors-gen

eral.

[Par. 5.] Section two hundred and fifty-nine is amended by striking out, in the fourth line, the word "agriculture."

[Par. 6.] Section three hundred and seventeen is amended by adding thereto the following:

"And shall perform all the acts and exercise all the powers, relating to the receipts from customs and the accounts of collectors and the other officers of the customs or connected therewith, devolved by section two hundred and sixty-nine upon the First Comptroller in regard to other receipts and other accounts."

[Par. 7.] Section three hundred and thirty-five is amended by striking out, in the fourth line the word "agriculture."

[Par. 8.] Section three hundred and fifty-four is amended by inserting after the word "questions" in the second line, the word “of.”

[Par. 9. Section six hundred and thirty-seven is amended by inserting after the word "circuit" in the ninth line, the word "court". [Par. 10.] Section seven hundred and two is amended by inserting, after the word "cause" in the eleventh line, the word "when".

[Par. 11.] Section eight hundred and thirty-eight is amended by inserting after the word "be" in the first line, the word "the".

[Par. 12.] Section eight hundred and seventy-five is amended by adding at the end of the section the following: (2)

"When letters rogatory are addressed from any court of a foreign country to any circuit court of the United States, a commissioner of such circuit court designated by said court to make the examination of the witnesses mentioned in said letters, shall have power to compel the witnesses to appear and depose in the same manner as witnesses may be compelled to appear and testify in courts."

[Par. 13.] Section one thousand and ninety-four is amended by striking out the word "post", in the twenty fifth line, before the words "ordnance sergeant".

[Par. 14.] Section one thousand and ninety-seven is amended by inserting, in the second line, after the word "who", the word "shall”. [Par. 15.] Section eleven hundred and two is amended by striking out, after the word "majors", in the second line, the words "one surgeon, one assistant surgeon"; and in the seventh line after the word "the", insert the words "seventh, eighth".

[Par. 16.] Section eleven hundred and ten is amended by striking out the word "post" before the words "ordnance sergeants" in the first line. [Par. 17.] Section eleven hundred and eighteen is amended by strik ing out the words "any criminal offence" in the third line, and inserting the words "a felony".

[Par. 18.] Section eleven hundred and twenty-six is amended by inserting a comma after the word "post", in the first line.

[Par. 19.] Section eleven hundred and thirty-one is amended by inserting, after the word "cavalry" in the second line, the words "provided 16 Opin. Att'y- no promotion shall be made until the number of inspectors-general is

R. S., § 1131.

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NOTE. (2) The amendment here added to § 875 has no connection with the subject-matter of that section, but is supplementary to the provisions of § 4071.

[Par. 20.] Section eleven hundred and thirty two is amended by adding at the end of the section the following:

"All appointments in the Quartermaster's Department shall be made from the Army.

During the absence of the Quartermaster-General, or the chief of any military bureau of the War Department, the President is authorized to empower some officer of the department or corps whose chief is absent to take charge thereof, and to perform the duties of Quartermaster-General, or chief of the department or corps, as the case may be, during such absence."

Appointments in
Quarter master's
Department to be
from Army.

R. S, § 1132.
In absence of

chiefs of bureaus
in War Depart-
ment who to act.
R. S., § 178.

In purchase of property for public buildings, &c., ti

[Par. 21.] Section eleven hundred and thirty-six is amended by adding at the end of the section the following: "It shall be the duty of all officers of the United States having any tle deeds to be furof the title-papers (property purchased, or about to be purchased, for nished Attorneyerection of public buildings) in their possession, to furnish them forth. General and his

with to the Attorney-General. No public money shall be expended until opinion had. R. S., 355,

1136.

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accounts quarter

the written opinion of the Attorney-General shall be had." [Par. 22.] Section eleven hundred and thirty-seven is amended by Forage and waginserting, in the third line, after the word "service" the following: on masters' pay, "who shall be entitled to receive each forty dollars per month and three R. S., § 1137. rations per day, and forage for one horse". [Par. 23.] Section eleven hundred and thirty-nine is amended by adding Quartermasterat the end of the section the following: "And he shall account to the Secre- General to render tary of War at least once in three months for all property and money that ly. may pass through his hands, or the hands of his subordinate officers." R. S., § 1139. [Par. 24.] Section eleven hundred and sixty two is amended by striking out all after the word "many" in the first line and inserting the following: "sergeants of ordnance, corporals of ordnance, and first and second class privates of ordnance, as the Secretary of War may direct." [Par. 25.] Section eleven hundred and sixty three is amended by strik--to detail enlisted ing out, in the third line, the words "privates of first class", and insert- men to corps, &c. ing the words "ordnance enlisted men", in lieu thereof. [Par. 26.] Section eleven hundred and sixty seven is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following words:

Chief of Ord

nance may enlist

what men.

R. S., § 1162.

R. S., § 1133.

Officers of Ordnance Department and those intrust

"Every officer of the Ordnance Department, every ordnance-store ed with stores, &c., keeper, every post ordnance sergeant, each keeper of magazines, arsenals, to make returns to and armories, every assistant and deputy of such, and all other officers, Chief of Ordnance. agents, or persons who shall have received or may be entrusted with any R. S., § 1167. stores or supplies, shall quarterly, or oftener if so directed, and in such manner and on such forms as may be directed or prescribed by the Chief of Ordnance, make true and correct returns to the Chief of Ordnance of all ordnance-arms, ordnance-stores, and all other supplies and property of every kind, received by or intrusted to them and each of them, or which may in any manner come into their and each of their possession or charge. "The Chief of ordnance, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War, is hereby authorized and directed to draw up and enforce in his nance to make department a system of rules and regulations for the government of the rules, &c.

Ordnance Department, and of all persons in said department, and for

the safe keeping and preservation of all ordnance property of every kind, and to direct and prescribe the time, number, and forms of all returns and reports, and to enforce compliance therewith."

[Par. 27.] Section eleven hundred and seventy-four is amended by inserting, after the word "line" in the second line, the words "under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War". [Par. 28.] Section eleven hundred and ninety-one is amended by adding at the end of the section the following:

"But the Quartermaster General shall not be liable for any money or property that may come into the hands of the subordinate officers of his department."

[Par. 29.] Section twelve hundred and seven is amended by inserting after the word "engineers" in the first line, the words "or Ordnance Corps".

NOTE.-See note on page 265.

Chief of Ord

Supervision of cooking in Army.

R. S., § 1171. QuartermasterGeneral not liable for money in hands of subordinates.

R. S., § 1191.

Promotion of lieutenants of Engineer Corps.

R. S., § 1207.

Clothing issued

[Par. 30.] Section twelve hundred and twenty is amended by adding

to regiments may at the end of the section the following:
be altered to fit;
expenses how paid.
R. S., § 1220.

Returns of cloth

ing and camp
equipage.
R. S., § 1221.

"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 to better to fit them to the persons respectively for whose use they shall be delivered; and for defraying the expense of such alterations, 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."

[Par. 31.] Section twelve hundred and twenty-one is amended by adding at the end of the section the following:

"Said returns and vouchers, after due examination by the Quartermaster General shall be transmitted for settlement to the proper accounting officer of the Treasury Department."

Officers of Army not to engage in civil service, &c., "No officer of the Army shall be employed on civil works or internal interfering with military duty. improvements, or be allowed to engage in the service of any incorpoS., 61224, rated company, or be employed as acting paymaster or disbursing-agent of the Indian Department, if such extra employment requires that he 1875, March 3, shall be separated from his company, regiment, or corps, or if it shall ch. 178, § 2. 15 Opin. Att'y- otherwise interfere with the performance of the military duties proper." Gen., 405. 16 Opin. Att'y-Gen., 499.

[Par. 32.] Section twelve hundred and twenty-four is amended by striking out the same and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

2062.

Retired officers

to receive no extra pay when assigned to Soldiers' Home. R. S., § 1259. -nor when detailed to serve as college professors. R. S., § 1260.

[Par. 33.] Section twelve hundred and fifty nine is amended by adding at the end of the section the following:

"Provided, That they receive from the Government only the pay and emoluments allowed by law to retired officers."

[Par. 34.] Section twelve hundred and sixty is amended by adding at the end of the section the following:

"But while so serving, such officer shall be allowed no additional compensation."

Commutation of [Par. 35.] Section twelve hundred and seventy is amended by adding forage. at the end of the section the following:

R. S., § 1270.

1878, June 18, ch.

263, § 8.

1881, Feb. 24, ch. 79, § 1, pars. 1, 3.

Mounted officers

Provided, however, That when forage in kind cannot be furnished by the proper departments, then and in all such cases, officers entitled to forage may commute the same according to existing regulations:

Provided further, That officers of the Army and of Volunteers asto receive pay of signed to duty which requires them to be mounted shall, during the time cavalry officers. R. S., 61261, they are employed on such duty receive the pay, emoluments, and allowances of cavalry officers of the same grade respectively."

1279.

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[Par. 36.] Section twelve hundred and seventy nine is amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: "Artificer of artillery and infantry, fifteen dollars per month; wagoner of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, fourteen dollars per month.

The principal assistant in the Ordnance Bureau shall receive a compensation, including pay and emoluments, not exceeding that of a major of ordnance."

[Par. 37.] Section twelve hundred and eighty is amended by striking out in the third line the word "conditions" and inserting the word "additions" [Par. 38.] Section twelve hundred and eighty-nine is amended by striking out in the first line, after the word "is" the word "honorably" and insert after the word "service" the words "except by way of punishment for an offense".

[Par. 39.] Section twelve hundred and ninety is amended by striking out in the first line, after the word "is" the word "honorably" and insert after the word "service" the words "except by way of punishment for an offense".

[Par. 40.] Section thirteen hundred and thirty-seven is amended by striking out, in the second line after the word "tactics" the words "and the instructor of practical military engineering"

[Par. 41.] Section thirteen hundred and forty-two is amended by striking out, in the fourth line of article of war twenty six, after the word "such" the word "corporal" and in the third line of article of war thirty eight, after the word "such" the word "corporal"

[Par. 42.] Section thirteen hundred and seventy-five is amended by adding the words "who shall receive the highest shore pay of his grade;" and said section thirteen hundred and seventy-five shall have the same force and effect as though enacted as herein amended"

[Par. 43.] Section fourteen hundred and eighty is amended by adding at the end of the section the following:

Punishment for

challenges by offi

cers and soldiers. R. S., § 1342, art. 26.

Pay of assistant in Bureau of Med

icine in Navy.
R. S., § 1375.
15 Opin. Att'y-
Gen., 259.
Grades of staff
corps of Navy, &c.

"The grades established in the six preceding sections for the staff. S., § 1474corps of the Navy shall be filled by appointment from the highest members in each corps, according to seniority;

And new commissions shall be issued to the officers so appointed, in which the titles and grades established in said sections shall be inserted; And no existing commission shall be vacated in the said several staff corps, except by the issue of the new commissions required by the provisions of this section;

And no officer shall be reduced in rank or lose seniority in his own corps by any change which may be required under the provisions of the said six preceding sections:

Provided, That the issuing of a new appointment and commission to any officer of the pay corps under the provisions of this section shall not affect or annul any existing bond, but the same shall remain in force, and apply to such new appointment and commission."

1480.
16 Opin. Att'y-
Gen., 415.

Assistant quar

[Par. 44.] Section sixteen hundred and two is amended by striking termasters of Naout, in the second line after the word "major" the word "the" and in- vy; rank. serting the word "each".

[Par. 45.] Section two thousand and thirty-four is amended by inserting in the last line after the word "Secretary", the word "of". [Par. 46.] Section two thousand and fifty five is amended by adding thereto the words "except as herein otherwise provided for."

[Par. 47.] Section two thousand and seventy three is amended by inserting, in the second line, after the word "such", the word "agents," and by striking out, in the last line, the word "immigration" and inserting therefor the word "emigration".

[Par. 48.] Section twenty one hundred and thirty-nine is amended by striking out, in lines two and three, the words "except an Indian in the Indian country".

[Par. 49.] Section twenty four hundred and fifty is amended by striking out, in the fourth line, the words "Secretary of the Treasury" and inserting the words "Secretary of the Interior".

[Par. 50.] Section twenty four hundred and fifty-one is amended by striking out, in the first and second lines the words "Secretary of the Treasury", and inserting the words "Secretary of the Interior"

[Par. 51.] Section twenty-five hundred and four is amended by strik ing out, in Schedule M, after the word "sulphur," the word "flour" and insert the word "flowers."

[Par. 52.] Section twenty five hundred and [and] five is amended by striking out, after the words "skins, dried, salted, or pickled", the words "ten per centum ad valorem"

[Par. 53.] Section twenty five hundred and eight is amended by inserting, in the fifth line, between the words "of" and "United States", the word "the".

[Par. 54.] Section twenty five hundred and fourteen is amended by inserting, in the last line, between the words "of" and "Treasury" the word "the".

NOTE.-These amendments are incorporated into the second edition of the Revised Statutes. See Wright's case, 15 C. Cls., 80.

R. S., § 1602.

Verbal error.
R. S., § 2034
Salary of Indian

agents.

R. S., § 2055.
Verbal error.
R. S.. § 2073.

Sale of liquor in
Indian country.
R. S., § 2139.
Suspended en-
tries of public
lands, &c.

R. S., § 2450.
Same.

R. S., § 2451.

Duty on sulphurflowers.

R. S., 2d ed., §
2504, p. 481.
on skins, &c.,
repealed.
R. S., 2d ed., §
2505, p. 488.

Verbal error.
R. S., § 2508.

Same.

R. S., § 2514.

Collection dis

tricts and ports;

alterations in. R. S., § 2517.

Collector at Bangor, Me.

[Par. 55.] Section twenty five hundred and seventeen is amended by striking out, in the seventh paragraph, the word "Ilesborough", and inserting the word "Isleborough"; by striking out, in the tenth paragraph, the word "Brunswick"; by striking out, in the thirteenth paragraph, the words "and Arundel as they were bounded on the tenth of May, eighteen hundred" and inserting therefor the words, "Kennebunk and Kennebunk port"; and by striking out the words "Cape Porpoise", and by inserting therefor the word "Kennebunk port".

[Par. 56.] Section twenty five hundred and eighteen is amended by inserting in the first line of the sixth subdivision, after the word "col1881, Feb. 17, ch. lector", the words "who shall reside at Bangor".

R. S., § 2518.

60, § 2.

Collectors in

Maine; how may agree upon boundaries of certain dis

tricts.

R. S., § 2519.

Collection dis

trict of Fall River.
R. S., § 2527.
Appraisers' office

in Boston.
R. S., § 2530.

In New York dis

trict, surveyors for
Cold Spring and
Port Jefferson.
R. S., § 2536.
Appraisers' office
in Philadelphia.
R. S., § 2545.

Verbal error corrected.

R. S., § 2555.

same.

R. S., § 2578.

same.

R. S., § 2579.

Wilmington,

[Par. 57.] Section twenty five hundred and nineteen is amended by striking out, in the second line, the words "preceding section", and inserting therefor the words "section twenty five hundred and seventeen"; also in the fourth line, by striking out the words "Comptroller of the Treasury", and inserting the words "Commissioner of Customs".

[Par. 58.] Section twenty five hundred and twenty seven is amended by striking out, in the seventh line of the eleventh subdivision, the word "Wattupper ", and inserting the word "Watuppa".

[Par. 59.] Section twenty five hundred and thirty is amended by striking out, in the second line the word "appraiser", and inserting therefor the word "appraisers".

[Par. C0.] Section twenty five hundred and thirty six is amended by adding to the second subdivision the words "a surveyor at each of the ports of Cold Spring, on the north side of Long Island and Port Jefferson, who shall reside at their respective ports."

[Par. 61.] Section twenty five hundred and forty-five is amended by striking out in the third line the word "appraiser", and inserting therefor the word "appraisers."

[Par. 62.] Section twenty five hundred and fifty-five is amended by striking out, in the fourth line of the second subdivision, the word "Newburn", and inserting the word "Newberne", and by striking out in the third line of the fourth subdivision the word "Carlolina", and inserting the word "Carolina".

[Par. 63.] Section twenty five hundred and seventy eight is amended by striking out, in the second line of the third subdivision, the word "Encinao", and inserting the word "Encinal"

[Par. 64. Section twenty-five hundred and seventy-nine is amended by striking out in the second line of the second subdivision, after the word "Matagorda", the word "and", and inserting in the third line, after the word "Lavaca," the [the] word "and".

[Par. 65.] Section twenty five hundred and eighty two is amended by Cal., a port of de- striking out, in the fourth line of the first subdivision, the word "San Pedro", and inserting therefor the word "Wilmington".

livery.

R. S., § 2582.

1874, June 6, ch. 218.

-vessels to or

[Par. 66.] Section twenty five hundred and eighty five is amended by from, need not re- striking out, in the second line the word "either", and in the third line the words "or the port of Wilmington"

port at San Fran-
cisco.

R. S., § 2585.
Typographical

error corrected.
R. S., § 2587.

Same.

R. S., § 2598.

Bonds of collect

| Par. 67.] Section twenty-five hundred and eighty seven is amended by striking out, in the second line in the fourth subdivision, the letter "h" in the word "Townshend".

[Par. 68.] Section twenty five hundred and ninety-eight is amended by striking out, in the first line, the last letter "s" in the word districts. [Par. 69.] Section twenty six hundred and nineteen is amended by ors, naval officers, striking out, in the fourth line after the word "law," the words "under and surveyors; penalty as follows:" and inserting the following:

form of.

R. S., § 2619.

"And all bonds to be hereafter given shall be of the form following, to wit:

are held and firmly bound unto the dollars, money of the United

Know all men by these presents that we
United States of America in the full and just sum of
States; to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, jointly and
NOTE. These amendments are incorporated into the second edition of the Revised Statutes. See
Wright's case, 15 C. Cis., 80.

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