son shall forfeit a sum, not exceeding twenty dollars, for every such act of disobedience or breach of contract, to be recovered in any court having competent jurisdiction thereof. workmen in the ed from military SEC. 4. And be it further enacted. That all artificers, Artificers and and workmen, who are or shall be employed in the said armories exempt. armories, shall be, and they are hereby, exempted, service and from during their term of service, from all military service, serving as jurors, and service as jurors in any court. [Approved, May 7, 1800.] &c. CHAPTER XLV. An act supplementary to the act to suspend part of an act, entitled "An act to augment the army of the United States, and for other pur poses." acts mentioned, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- The president presentatives of the United States of America in Congress may suspend mi assembled, That it shall be lawful for the president of mens under the the United States to suspend any further military ap- &c. pointments under the act to augment the army of the United States, and for other purposes;* and under the ninth section of the art for the better organizing of the troops of the United States, and for other purposes,† according to his discretion, having reference to economy and the good of the service. charge officers, pointed or raised mentioned, &e. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the president The president of the United States shall be, and hereby is, authorized authorized todis and empowered to discharge, on or before the fifteenth privates, &c. ap. day of June next, all such officers, non commissioned under the acts officers, and privates, as have heretofore been appointed, except the cgicommissioned, or raised, under and by virtue of the said eers, &C. acts, or either of them, except the engineers, inspector of artillery, and inspector of fortifications: Provided al- Proviso; nothing ways, That nothing in this act contained shall be con- thoz the reduestrued to authorize any reduction of the first four regi tion of the regi ments of infantry, the two regiments of artillerists and engineers, the two troops of light dragoons, or of the general and other staff, authorized by the several laws for the establishing and organizing of the aforesaid corps.‡ SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That to each officer, Three months non-commissioned officer, and private, who shall be to be allowed to *See chapter 36. See chapter 41. This proviso superseded by the provisions of the act of 16th March, 1802-See chapter 46. in this act to au ments mentioned. pay additional, officers and pri- discharged from service by virtue of this act, there shall vates discharged, be allowed and paid, in addition to the pay and allow &c. ances to which they are now entitled by law, a sum of money equal to three months' pay of such officer, noncommissioned officer and private, respectively. [Approved, May 14, 1800.] The military peace establishme. t to be composed of one regiment of artille CHAPTER XLVI. An act fixing the military peace establishment of the United States.* SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the military peace establishment of the rists and two re United States. from and after the first of June next, shall be composed of one regiment of artillerists, and two regiments of infantry, with such officers, military agents, and engineers, as are hereinafter mentioned giments of infantry, &c. Organization of a regiment of artillerists. Proviso: the pre as many of the &c. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. hat the regiment of artillerists shall consist of one colon 1, one lieutenantcolonel, four majors, one adjutant, and twenty companies, each company to consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, two cadets. four sergeants, four corporals, four musicians, eight artificers, and fifty-six privates; to be formed into five battalions: Provided always, That it shall be lawful for the presisident may retain dent of the United States to retain, with their present first lieutenants, grade, as many of the first lieutenants, now in service, as shall amount to the whole number of lieutenants required; but that, in proportion as vacancies happen therein, new appointments be made to the grade of second lieutenants, until their number amount to twenty: Organization of and each regiment of infantry shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one major, one adjutant, one sergeant-major. two teachers of music, and ten companies; each company to consist of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one ensign, four sergeants, four corporals, four musicians, and sixty four privates. a regiment of infantry One brigadier general, with an aid-de-camp, &c. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one brigadier-general, with one aid-de camp, who shall be taken from the captains or subalterns of the line; *The provisions of this act in regard to pay, subsistence, clothing, allowances for wounds and disabilities, and benefits and allowances generally, are adopted by act of March 3d, 1815 The residue may be considered as repealed and supplied by that act, and those therein refe red to-See chapter 95, sections 4 and 7; see also acts additional to this act, chapters 47, 49, 54, and 60. spector, &c. One paymaster clothing &e. one adjutant and inspector of the army, to be taken Adjutant and infrom the line of field officers; one paymaster of the army. seven paymasters, and two assistants, to be attached to of the army, &c. such districts as the president of the United States shall direct, to be taken from the line of commissioned offi- Payinasters to cers, who, in addition to their other duties, shall have have charge of charge of the clothing of the troops; three military agents, and such number of assistant military agents, Military agents, as the president of the United States shall deem expedient, not exceeding one to each military post; which assistants shall be taken from the line; two surgeons, twenty-five surgeon's mates, to be attached to the garrisons or posts, and not to corps. &c. Surgeons, &c. the offices, non ficers, privates, SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the monthly Monthly pay to pay of the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, commissoned of and privates, be as follows, to wit: to the brigadier-ge- &c. neral, two hundred and twenty-five dollars, which shall be his full and entire compensation, without a right to demand or receive any rations, forage, travelling expenses, or other perquisite or emolument whatsoever, except such stationary as may be requisite for the use of his department; to the adjutant and inspector of the army, thirty eight dollars, in addition to his pay in the line, and such stationary as shall be requisite for his department; to the paymaster of the army, one hundred and twenty dollars, without any other emolument, except such stationary as may be requisite in his department, and the use of the public office now occupied by him; to the aid de-camp, in addition to his pay in the line, thirty dollars; to each paymaster attached to districts, thirty dollars, and each assistant to such paymaster, ten dollars, in addition to his pay in the line; to each military agent, seventy six dollars, and no other emolument; to each assistant military agent, eigut dolJars, in addition to his pay in the line; except the assis tant military agents at Pittsburg and Niagara, who shall receive sixteen dollars, each, in addition to their pay in the line; to each colonel, seventy five dollars; to each lieutenant-colonel, sixty dollars; to each major, fifty dollars; to each surgeon, forty-five dollars; to each surgeon's mate, thirty dollars; to each a jutant, ten dollars, in addition to his pay in the line; to each captain, forty dollars; to each first lieutenant, thiny dollars; to each second lieutenant, twenty-five dollars; to each ensign, twenty dollars; to each cadet, ten dollars; to each sergeant major, nine dollars; to each sergeant, eight dollars; to each corporal, seven dollars; to missioned officers each teacher of music, eight dollars; to cach musician, six dollars; to each artificer, ten dollars; and to each private, five dollars. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the commisRations for com- sioned officers aforesaid, shall be entitled to receive, for their daily subsistence, the following number of rations of provisions: a colonel six rations; a lieutenant-colonel, five rations; a major, four rations; a captain, three rations; a lieutenant, two rations; an ensign, two rations; a surgeon, three rations; a surgeon's mate, two rations; a cadet, two rations; or money in lieu thereof, at the option of the said officers and cadets, at the posts, respectively, where the rations shall become due; and if at such posts supplies are not furnished by contract, then such allowance as shall be deemed equitable, having reference to former contracts, and the position of the Rations for non- place in question: And each non-commissioned officer, ficers, privates, musician, and private, one ration; to the commanding &c. and addition- officers of each separate post, such additional number of manding officers rations as the president of the United States shall, from time to time, direct, having respect to the special circumstances of each post; to the women who may be almen allowed to lowed to any particular corps, not exceeding the proportion of four to a company, one ration each; to such matrons and nurses as may be necessarily employed in the hospital, one ration, each; and to every commissioned officer who shall keep one servant, not a soldier of the line, one additional ration. commissioned of al rations to com of separate posts, &c. Rations for wo any corps, &c. Rations to matrons and nurses, &c. Each ration to ticles, and the quantities men consist of the ar Allowance in lieu of forage. for the non-com SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That each ration shall consist of one pound and a quarter of beef, or three quarters of a pound of pork, eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gill of rum, whiskey, or brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of soap, and one pound and an half of candles, to every hundred rations. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the following officers shall, whenever forage is not furnished by the public, receive at the rate of the following sums per month in lieu thereof: each colonel, twelve dollars; each lieutenant-colonel, eleven dollars; each major, ten dollars; each adjutant, six dollars; each surgeon, ten dollars; and each surgeon's mate, six dollars. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That every nonUniform clothing commissioned officer, musician, and private, of the armissioned officers tillery and infantry, shall receive, annually, the followthe artillery and ing articles of uniform clothing, to wit: one hat, one coat, one vest, two pair of woollen, and two pair of linen, and privates of infantry, &c. paymasters to be overalls, one coarse linen frock and trowsers for fatigue clothing, four pair of shoes, four shirts, two pair of socks, two pair of short stockings; one blanket, one stock and clasp. and one pair of half gaithers: and the The secretary of secretary of war is hereby authorized to cause to be war to cause the furnished to the paymasters of the respective districts, furnished with such surplus of clothing as he may deem expedient, for the soldiers, which clothing shall, under his direction, be furnished at contract to the soldiers, when necessary, at the contract prices, and accounted for by them out of their arrears of monthly pay. surpius clothing prices, &c. The president to authorized by vice, &c. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the president of the United States cause to be arranged the officers, form the corps non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, of this act, out of the several corps of troops now in the service of the the troops in serUnited States, in such manner as to form and complete, out of the same, the corps aforesaid; and cause the su- Supernumerary pernumerary officers, non-commissioned officers, musi- vates to be discians, and privates, to be discharged from the service charged, &c. of the United States, from and after the first day of April next, or as soon thereafter as circumstances may permit. officers and pri the of war, establish lished, &c. Proviso;sentences of general courts SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the officers, The officers and non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, offered bythe said corps, shall be governed by the rules and arti- rules and articles cles of war, which have been established by the United ed or to be estabStates in congress assembled, or by such rules and articles as may be hereafter by law established:† Provided, nevertheless, That the sentence of general courts-martial, extending to the loss of life, the dismission of a commissioned officer, or which shall respect the general life &c. to be officer, shall, with the whole of the proceedings of such president, &c. cases, respectively, be laid before the president of the United States, who is hereby authorized to direct the same to be carried into execution, or otherwise, as he shall judge proper. martial extend ing to the loss of laid before the Recruiting officers entitled to two dollars for enlist, &c. of the tioned. SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That the commissioned officers who shall be employed in the recruiting service, to keep up, by voluntary enlistment, the corps every person ther as aforesaid, shall be entitled to receive, for every ef-description men fective, able bodied citizen of the United States, who shall be duly enlisted by him, for the term of five years, and mustered, of at least five feet six inches high, and between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years, the sum of two dollars: Provided, nevertheless, That this re- Proviso; regulagulation, so far as respects the height and age of the re- and age not to cruit, shall not extend to musicians, or to those soldiers cians, &c. *See chapter 2, with its supplements. See chapter 50. tion of height extend to musi |