CHAPTER LIV. An act to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force.* infantry, one of one of light dra SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- Five regiments of presentatives of the United States of America in Congress riflemen, one of assembled, That, in addition to the present military es- light artillery, & tablishment of the United States, there be raised five re- goons, to be enlisted for 5 years, giments of infantry, one regiment of riflemen, one re in addition to the giment of light artillery, and one regiment of light dra-establishment, goons, to be enlisted for the term of five years, unless sooner discharged. Organization of Organization of SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said regiments of infantry, riflemen, and artillery, shall consist of regiments, ten companies each, and the regiment of light dragoons of eight troops; and the field and staff officers of each regiment, of one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one major, one adjutant, one quartermaster, one paymaster, one surgeon, one surgeon's mate, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, two principal musicians, and, for the regiment of light dragoons, one riding master; each company of infantry and riflemen to consist of one companies and captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one ensign, troops. two cadets, four sergeants, four corporals, two musicians, and sixty-eight privates; each company of artillery, of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, two cadets, four sergeants, four corporals, two musicians, eight artificers, and fifty-eight matrosses; and each troop of light dragoons, of one captain, one first and one second lieutenant, one cornet, two cadets, four sergeants, four corporals, two musicians, one saddler, one farrier, and sixty-four privates. able proportion additional briga be appointed, &c SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That when, in the when, a suitopinion of the president of the United States, a suitable of the troops have proportion of the troops authorized by this act shall be been raised, two raised, there may be appointed two additional brigadier generals may dier-generals, who shall be entitled to one aid-de-camp each, to be taken from the subalterns of the line; two brigade inspectors, and two brigade quartermasters; and such number of hospital surgeons, and surgeon's mates, as the service may require, but not exceeding five surgeons and fifteen mates, with one steward, and *The provisions of this act regarding the organization of the regi ment of light artillery, the compensation, subsistence and clothing, of the officers and troops, and those respecting wounds and disabilities, widows and children, and allowances generally, are adopted by act of 3d March, 1815, chapter 95, sections 2, 4, and 7. The residue may be considered as superseded by that act. Compensation of the officers, missioned offi one wardmaster to each hospital; the brigade inspectors appointed under this act shall be taken from the line; and the brigade quartermasters, the adjutants, regimental quartermasters, and paymasters, from the subalterns of the line. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the compensation of the officers, cadets, non-commissioned officers, cadets, non-com- musicians, artificers, and privates, authorized by this cers, musicians, act, shall be, viz: to each brigadier-general, one hunartificers, and privates, &c. dred and four dollars per month, twelve rations per day, or an equivalent in money, and sixteen dollars per month for forage, when not furnished by the public; each brigade inspector, thirty dollars per month, in addition to his pay in the line; each brigade quartermaster and aid-de-camp, twenty dollars, and each adjutant, regimental quartermaster, and paymaster, ten dollars per month, in addition to their pay in the line, and to each six dollars per month for forage, when not furnished as aforesaid; each hospital surgeon, seventy-five dollars per month, six rations per day, or an equivalent in money, and twelve dollars per month for forage, when not furnished as aforesaid; each hospital surgeon's mate, forty dollars per month, two rations per day, or an equivalent in money, and six dollars per month for forage, when not furnished as aforesaid; each hospital steward, twenty dollars per month, and two rations per day, or an equivalent in money; each wardmaster, sixteen dolJars per month, and two rations per day, or an equivalent in money; to the colonel of light dragoons, ninety dollars per month, six rations per day, and forage for five horses; to the lieutenant-colonel of light dragoons, seventy-five dollars per month, five rations per day, and forage for four horses; to the major of light dragoons, sixty dollars per month, four rations per day, and forage for four horses; to each captain of light dragoons, fifty dollars per month, three rations per day, and forage for three horses; to each lieutenant of light dragoons, thirty-three and one third dollars per month, two rations per day, and forage for two horses; to each cornet of light dragoons, twenty-six and two thirds dollars per month, two rations per day, and forage for two horses; to the riding master, twenty-six and two thirds dollars per month, two rations per day, and forage for two horses; each saddler and farrier, ten dollars per month, one ration per day, and a suit of uniform clothing annually; and all other officers, cadets, non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, and privates, authorized cers and riding ish their own by this act, shall receive the like pay, clothing, rations, forage, and other emoluments, as the officers, cadets, non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, and privates, of the present military establishment: Pro- Proviso; the offi vided, The officers, and riding master, furnish their own master to furn horses and accoutrements, and actually keep in service horses, &c. the aforesaid number of horses, to entitle them to the aforegoing allowance for forage, or its equivalent in money: And provided also, That the whole, or any part, Proviso; the regi of the regiment of light dragoons, shall be liable to dragoons Table serve on foot, as light infantry, until, by order of the as light infantry. president of the United States, horses and accoutre- &c. ments shall be provided to equip the whole, or any part thereof, as mounted dragoons. ment of light to serve on foot, dets, non-com cers,and privates, to this act, enti pensation, in &c. of the pre tablishment, and rules and articles &c. applicable to within the intent SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers, The officers, cacadets, non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers, missionedofficers, and privates, raised pursuant to this act, shall be enti- musicians, artifitled to the like compensation, in case of disability by raised pursuant wounds, and otherwise, incurred in the service, as the tied to like com officers, cadets, non-commissioned officers. musicians, case of disability artificers, and privates, in the present military estab. c. as officers, lishment, and with them, shall be subject to the rules sent military esand articles of war, which have been established, or may subject to the be hereafter by law established: And that the provisions of war, &e. of the act, entitled "An act fixing the military peace The provisions of establishment of the United States," relative to the wi- the act fixing the military peace dow, child, or children, of any commissioned officer establishment, who shall die, while in the service of the United States, the persons, matby reason of any wound received in actual service of the ters, and things, United States, to courts-martial, the regulation and and meaning of this uct, &c. compensation of recruiting officers, the age, size, quali-' fications, and bounties, of recruits, arrears of pay, the bonds and duties of paymasters, penalties for desertion, punishment of persons who shall procure or entice any soldier to desert, or shall purchase from any soldier his arms, uniform clothing, or any part thereof; and the punishment of any commanding officer of any ship or vessel who shall receive on board his ship or vessel, as one of his crew, knowing him to have deserted, or otherwise carry away, any such soldier, or shall refuse to deliver him up to the orders of his commanding officer, to the oath or affirmation to be taken and subscribed by officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, to the allowance for extra expense to any commissioned officer in travelling and sitting on general courts-martial, to arrests of non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, for debts, to the allowance to Subsistence of officers, estimated at twenty cents per ration. One captain to soldiers discharged from services except by way of punishment, shall be in force, and applied to all persons, matters, and things, within the intent and meaning of this act, in the same manner as if they were inserted at large in the same. SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That the subsistence of the officers of the army, when not received in kind, shall be estimated at twenty cents per ration. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That there shall be cach brigade, appointed to each brigade, one chaplain, who shall be entitled to the same pay and emoluments as a major in the infantry. with the pay and emoluments of a major, &c. The president officers in the re cess of the senate, except the general officers. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That. in the remay appoint the cess of the senate, the president of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint all or any of the officers, other than the general officers, proper to be appointed under this act; which appointments shall be submitted to the senate, at the next session, for their advice and consent. Every commis SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That every comsioned and staff missioned and staff officer, to be appointed in virtue of this act, shall be a citizen of the United States, or some one of the territories thereof. officer to be a citizen, &c. [Approved, April 12, 1808.] No member of congress, either rectly, to under in part, any con &c. into any contract, CHAPTER LV. An act concerning public contracts. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Redirectly or indi- presentatives of the United States of America in Congress take, in whole or assembled, That, from and after the passage of this tract, &c. with act, no member of congress shall, directly or indirectly, the United States, himself, or by any other person whatsoever in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, underAny member of take, execute, hold or enjoy, in the whole or in part, Congress entering any contract or agreement hereafter to be made or en&c. contrary to tered into with any officer of the United States, in their this act, liable to behalf, or with any person authorized to make contracts a fine of $3.000, on the part of the United States; and if any member of congress shall, directly or indirectly, himself, or by any other person whatsoever in trust for him, or for his use or benefit, or on his account, enter into, accept of, agree for, undertake or execute, any such contract or agreement, in the whole or in part, every member so offending shall, for every such offence, upon conviction thereof, the provisions of and the contract void, &c. money advanced United States, to prosecuted for, before any court of the United States, or of the territories thereof, having cognizance of such offence, be adjudged guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined three thousand dollars; and every such contract or agreement as aforesaid shall, moreover, be absolutely void and of no effect: Provided, nevertheless, That in all Proviso; sums of cases where any sum or sums of money shall have been on the part of the advanced on the part of the United States, in considera- be repaid, or tion of any such contract or agreement, the same shall be forthwith repaid; and in case of refusal or delay to repay the same, when demanded, by the proper officer of the department under whose authority such contract or agreement shall have been made or entered into, every person so refusing or delaying, together with his surety or suretics, shall be forthwith prosecuted at law for the recovery of any such sum or sums of money advanced as aforesaid. &c. contract, &c. en incorporated general benefit, SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein Nothing herein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to to extend to any any contract or agreement, made, or entered into, or tered into by any accepted, by any incorporated company, where such company for the contract or agreement shall be made for the general nor to the benefit of such incorporation or company; nor to the purchase or sale purchase or sale of bills of exchange, or other property, change, &c. by any member of congress, where the same shall be ready for delivery, and for which payment shall be made at the time of making or entering into the contract or agreement. of bil's of ex In everycontract, condition to be SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That in every such contract or agreement, to be made, or entered into, or &c. an express accepted, as aforesaid, there shall be inserted an express inserted that no condition that no member of congress shall be admitted gress shall be adto any share or part of such contract or agreement, or to any benefit to arise thereupon. member of con mitted, &c. Any officer of the United States, in their behalf, en tract with a gress. contrary SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That if any officer of the United States, on behalf of the United States, shall, directly or indirectly, make or enter into any contract, tering into a conbargain, or agreement, in writing or otherwise, other member of conthan such as are herein excepted, with any member of to the provisons congress, such officer so offending, on conviction thereof of this act, liable before any court having jurisdiction thereof, shall be &c. deemed and taken to be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and be fined in a sum of three thousand dollars. to a fine of 83000 of the treasury, SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That, from and The secretaries after the passing of this act, it shall be the duty of the' war, and navy, & secretary of the treasury, secretary of war, secretary of the postmaster the navy, and the postmaster-general, annually, to lay general, to lay |