mounted, a sal dered to be shall be provided one saddler and one farrier to each Ir and a farrier company, who shall be entitled to the same pay and allowed to each emoluments as are now provided for saddlers and farsame pay, &c. riers in the regiment of light dragoons. company with he [Approved, February 24, 1812.] cers, privates. &c. goons to receive CHAPTER LXIII. An act supplementary to "An act to raise an additional military force."* SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ReThe non-com- presentatives of the United States of America in Congress missioned off assembled, That the non-commissioned officers, musiof the light dra-cians, and privates, of the light dragoons, shall receive the same uniform the same uniform clothing as is now provided by law for clothing is the artillery and infantry, excepting one pair of gaiters, tillery and infan- and four pairs of shoes, in lieu of which each person shall be annually entitled to receive one pair of boots, and two pair of shoes. as pro vided for the ar try, except, &c. The non-com The artillery, to clothing as the light dragoons, &c. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the non-commission dofficers, missioned officers. musicians, and privates, of the regi privates, &c. of ment of light artillery, shall receive the same clothing receive the same as the light dragoons, when ordered to be mounted. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the officers, All officers, ex. excepting general officers, who may be appointed during cept general off the present session of congress, under the "Act to raise an additional military force," shall take rank in such take rank as the manner as the president of the United States shall dipresident directs, rect, without regard to priority of appointment. [Approved, March 17, 1812.] cers, appointed under the act mentioned, to &c. CHAPTER LXIV. A quartermaster's department established. An act to establish a quartermaster's department, and for other purposes.† SEC 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress *For original act, see chapter 61, with the note thereto. This act, so far as it relates to the organization of the quartermaster's department, and the compensation of its officers, is repealed and supplied by act of 3d March, 1813, chapter 80; which, with so much of the resi due of this act as relates to other officers and their pay, may be considered as virtually repealed by act of 3d March, 18 5, chapter 95. Some of the sections of this act are, however, of general import, not limited to any particular time; and though they may remain inoperative while no officers of the grades referred to exist, yet they would appear to revive and become applicable, whenever offices of the same denominations shall be again established. Such are sections 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, and 13. general, deputies, ter general and appointed by assembled, That there be, and hereby is, established a To consist of a quartermaster's department for the army of the United quartermaster States, to consist of a quartermaster-general, four depu- assistants, &c. ty-quartermasters, and as many assistant deputy-quartermasters as, in the opinion of the president of the The quartermasUnited States, the public service may require; the quar-deputies to be termaster-general, and deputy quartermasters, to be ap- president and pointed by the president, by and with the advice and senate, the assis consent of the senate; and the assistant deputy-quarter sid nt alone. masters by the president alone. And he hereby is au The president thorized moreover to appoint such additional number of exceeding four deputy quartermasters, not exceeding four, to be taken depus quarter. from the line or not, at his discretion, as in his judg- he' ment the public service may require. tants by the pre may appoint not masters from the line or not, titled to the rank, gadier general, Pay. &c. of de ters, SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the quarter- The quartermas master-general shall be entitled to the rank, pay, and real enemoluments, of a brigadier general, (under the act of pay &e of a bri the twelfth of April, one thousand eight hundred and &c. eight,) with forage for two additional horses; the deputy-quartermasters, when not taken from the line, shall be entitled to receive sixty dollars per month, five ra- puty quartermas tions per day, and forage for two horses; but if taken from the line, then such additional pay and emoluments as shall be equal to the foregoing provision; the assistant assistants. deputy-quartermasters, when not taken from the line, shall be entitled to and receive forty dollars per month, three rations per day, and forage for one horse; but if taken from the line, then such additional pay and emoluments as shall be equal to the foregoing provision. Pay, &c. of the ter general, his &e to purchase &c. * The quartermas SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, in addition to The quartermas their duties in the field, it shall be the duty, of the quar- deputies, c. ter-master-general, his deputies, and assistant deputies, when directed, when thereto directed by the secretary of war, to pur- military stores, chase military stores, camp equipage, and other articles, requisite for the troops, and, generally, to procure and provide means of transport for the army, its stores, artillery, and camp equipage. That the quartermastergeneral shall account as often as may be required and, ter general to at least, once in three months, with the department of account as often war, in such manner as shall be prescribed, for all pro- at least once in perty which may pass through his hands, or the &c. hands of the subordinate officers in his department, or that may be in his or their care or possession, and for all moneys which he or they may expend in discharging their respective duties; that he shall be responsible for the regularity and correctness of all returns in his department, and that he, his deputies, and assistant depu as required, and three months, A commissary chases, deputies, ties, before they enter on the execution of their respective offices, shall severally take an oath faithfully to perform the duties thereof. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That there shall be general of pur- a commissary general of purchases, and as many deputy &e to be appoint commissaries, as, in the opinion of the president of the ed by the prest, United States, the public service may require, to be appointed by the president, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. dent and senate. The commissary chases, under the secretary of war, procuring of arms, &c. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the general of pur-duty of the commissary-general of purchases, under the direction of the direction and supervision of the secretary of war, to to conduct the conduct the procuring and providing of all arms, military stores, clothing, and, generally, all articles of supply requisite for the military service of the United States; and it shall be the duty of the deputy commissaries, when directed thereto, either by the secretary of war, the commissary-general of purchases, or, in cases Deputy commissaries, when di- of necessity, by the commanding-general, quartermasrected, &e to purchase articles ter-general, or deputy quartermasters, to purchase all requisite for the such of the aforesaid articles as may be requisite for the military service. military service of the United States. Neither the quar. al, nor the com to be concerned in commerce, nor public lands, nor by law, &c.under $3000, imprison SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That neither the termaster gener- quartermaster-general, nor the commissary-general, missary general, shall, directly, or indirectly, be concerned or interested n carrying on the business of trade or commerce, or be in the purchasing owner, in whole or in part, of any sea vessel; nor shall take any emolo either of them purchase, by himself, or another in trust ment not allowed for him, public lands, or any other public property, or the penalty of be concerned in the purchase or disposal of any public ment, not exceed securities of any state, or of the United States, or take, ing five years, removal from, or apply to his own use, any emolument or gain, for netion for, office, gotiating or transacting any business in the said department, other than what shall be allowed by law; and if either the said quartermaster-general, or commissarygeneral, shall offend against any of the prohibitions of this act, the parties so offending shall, upon conviction, forfeit to the United States the penalty of three thousand dollars, and may be imprisoned for a term not exceeding five years, and shall be removed from office, and be forever thereafter incapable of holding any office under the United States. and incapacita Salary of the commissary gen SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the salary of eral, 83000 per the commissary-general of purchases shall be three thou *The establishment of an ordnance department by chapters 69 and 94; of the office of apothecary general by chapter 80, section 7, and a better definition of the duties of the quartermaster's department under the authority of section 5, chapter 79. left to the eommissary general of purchases, the duties of providing clothing and camp equipage, to which they are at present confined, †This section is repealed and supplied by act of 22d May, 1812, chapter 71, sections 1 & 5. -annum, and compensation of sand dollars per annum; and the compensation to a deputy-commissary shall not exceed two and one half per a deputy or to centum on the public moneys disbursed by him, nor, in exceed 82000, any instance, the sum of two thousand dollars per annum. &c. The commissary chases to give missaris, each, bonds to be lodg⚫ SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the commis- general of pursary general of purchases shall, before he enters upon od in %50.000, his duties, give bond, with sufficient surety, to be ap- and deputy com proved of by the secretary of war, in the sum of fifty in g 10.000: the thousand dollars, and the deputy commissaries, each, in edwith the comp the sum of ten thousand dollars, with condition for the troller. faithful performance of the duties of their office, respectively; which bonds shall be lodged with the comptroller of the treasury. veyor &c. as re services of a pur SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That, from and af. So much of the act establishing ter the last day of May next, so much of the act, enti- the office of purtled "An act to establish the office of purveyor of public lates to the ap supplies,' as relates to the appointment and services out and of a purveyor of public supplies, be, and the same is veyor, repealed. hereby, repealed; and, in the mean time, the purveyor The purveyor to shall deliver over to the commissary-general, or one of the commissary his deputies, the public stores and property of all sorts general, &c. the in his possession, who shall receipt to him for the same. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That all letters and from the and packets, to and from the quartermaster-general, and quartermaster commissary-general, shall be free from postage. deliver over to public stores, &c. Letters, &c. to and commissary general, free, &c. 81500 a year al in the quarter office; and not SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That there be al Not exceeding lowed, for the compensation of the necessary, clerks in lowed for clerks the quartermaster-general's office, a sum not exceeding master general's fifteen hundred dollars a year; and for the compensa-exceeding $1700 tion of the clerks of the commissary-general, a sum not for the clerks of exceeding seventeen hundred dollars per annum, with with books, &c. such books and stationary as may be necessary to the quartermaster-general's and commissary general's de partments. the commissary, ter general au wagon, master, and conduct the SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the quarter- The quartermas master-general be authorized to appoint a principal wa-thorized to ap gon-master, and as many wagon-masters as he may point a principal judge necessary for the service of the army, not ex- &c. to provide ceeding one to each brigade, whose duty it shall be, un- wagons, &c. der the direction of the quartermaster-general, or any of his deputies, to provide and conduct the wagons, and other means of transport, necessary and proper for the military service of the United States. Wagon masters gons, &c, ex SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That no wagon- not to be con master shall, directly or indirectly, be concerned or in-ridin terested in any wagon, or means of transport, employed pt, as agents, *See chapter 23. Pay, &c. of wa gon masters. The quartermas forage. in the service of the United States, nor in the purchase or sale of any horses, harness, wagons, or other means of transport, procured for, or belonging to, the United States, except as agent for the United States. SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the principal wagon-master shall be entitled to receive forty dollars per month, three rations per day, and forage for one horse; and each wagon-master shall be entitled to receive thirty dollars per month two rations per day, and forage for one horse. SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That the quarterter general au master-general be authorized to appoint one principal pota principal forage-master, and as many assistant forage masters, as forage master the nature of the service may require, not exceeding one &c. to provide and deliver out to each brigade, whose duty shall be, under the direction of the quartermaster-general, or any of his deputies, to provide and deliver out forage necessary and No forage master proper for the military service of the United States; nor in the purchase shall any forage-master be, directly or indirectly, coner salt of gas, cerned in the purchase or sale of any article of forage procured for or belonging to the United States, except as an agent for the United States. to be concerned except as agents, &c. Pay, &c. of forage masters. Four conductors of artillery, to be appointed by This act to go 1812. act mentioned, SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That the principal forage-master shall be entitled to receive forty dollars per month, three rations per day, and forage for two horses; and that the other forage-masters shall be entitled to and receive thirty dollars per month, two rations per day, and forage for one horse. SEC. 17. And be it further enacted, That there shall be four conductors of artillery, who shall be appointed the president, &c. by the president alone, each of whom shall be entitled to the pay and emoluments of a lieutenant of artillery. SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That this act shall into operation on go into operation on the first day of April next; and that the 1st of April, so much of the act fixing the military peace establishSo much of the ment of the United States,* as respects the appointment of military agents and assistant military agents, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, from and after that day; agents, &c. re- but all those agents shall continue to perform their reThe military spective duties in the mean time, and until the deputy tinue to perform and assistant deputy-quartermasters shall be appointed their duties in and ready to enter on the exccution of their respective offices; to whom the said military agents and assistant military agents shall then deliver all the public stores and property in their possession. as respects the appointment of military pealed. agents to con the meantime, &e. Persons attached SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That all persons to the public ser attached to the public service by virtue of this act, *See chapter 46, section 3. vice by this act, |