be concerned, for poses, in the pur any article inten assembled, That neither the quartermaster-general, the eral, nor their commissary-general, nor any or either of their deputies deputies, &e. to or assistant deputies, shall be concerned, directly or in- commercial purdirectly, in the purchase or sale, for commercial pur- chase or sale of poses, of any article intended for, making a part of, or ded for their reappertaining to, their respective departments, except for, spective depart and on account of, the United States; nor shall they, or &c. either of them, take or apply to his or their own use, any gain or emolument for negotiating or transacting any business in their respective departments, other than what is or may be allowed by law. ments,&c.except, ter general em pal barrackmas deputies as may SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the quarter- The quartermas master-general be, and he is hereby, empowered to ap- powered to ap point, one principal barrack-master, and as many deputy point one princi barrack-masters as may, from time to time, be necessa-ter, and as many ry, not exceeding one to each separate barrack or can- be necessary, &c tonment; which said principal barrack-master shall be &c. entitled to receive the same pay, rations, and emoluments as the principal forage-master; and each of his deputies, the same pay, rations, and emoluments, as is by law allowed to a deputy forage-master. not exceeding, an additional al quartermaster, general, for office SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, in addition The secretary of to the allowance made to the quartermaster-general and war may make commissary-general, respectively, in and by the act lowance to the hereby amended, it shall and may be lawful for the se- and commissary cretary for the department of war for the time being, to rent, fuel, &c. allow to them, respectively, such sums as, in his opinion, shall have been actually and necessarily expended in their several departments for office rent, fuel, candles, and extra clerk hire. ter general. de &c. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the quarter- The quartermas master-general, the deputy quartermasters, and the as-puties, &c. to ensistant deputy quartermasters, shall, before they, or ter into bonds, either of them, enter upon the duties of their appointment, respectively enter into bond, with sufficient security, to be approved of by the secretary of war, conditioned for the faithful expenditure of all public mo- The quartermas neys, and accounting for all public property, which ter general not may come to their hands, respectively; and the quarter- &c. that may master-general shall not be liable for any money or pro-conds of subperty that may come into the hands of the subordinate ordinate officers, officers of his department. liable for money, come into the &c. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sixth sec- The 6th sec. of tion of the act hereby amended, be, and the same is the act amended, hereby, repealed. [Approved, May 22, 1812.] repealed. the army to con ments. CHAPTER LXXII. An act for the more perfect organization of the army of the United SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress The infantry of assembled, That the infantry of the army of the United sist of 25 regi-States shall consist of twenty-five regiments, and that a regiment shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant-coOrganization of a lonel, one major, one adjutant, one paymaster, one quartermaster, one surgeon, two surgeon's mates, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster's sergeant, two principal musicians, and ten companies. regiment. Organization of a company. A riding master of cavalry mentioned. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That each company shall consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one ensign, four sergeants, six corporals, two musicians, and ninety privates. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, to the regi ment of cavalry, authorized by the act, passed January to the regiment eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled "An act to raise an additional military force," there shall be added one riding-master; and to the regiment of light dragoons authorized by the act, passed April twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and eight, entitled An act to raise for a limited time, an additional military force," one surgeon's mate. A surgeon's mate to the re giment of light dragoons mentioned. a troop of cavalry, &c. 66 SEC. 4, And be it further enacted, That each troop of cavalry, or light dragoons, shall consist of one captain, Organization of one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one cornet, four sergeants, six corporals, two musicians, one master of the sword, one saddler, one farrier, one blacksmith, The pay, &c. of and sixty-four privates; and the pay and emolument of a master of the a master of the sword shall be the same as those of a as that of a rid-riding-master, and the pay and emolument of a blacka blacksmith, the smith shall be the same as those of a farrier. sword the same ing master; and of same as a farrier. thorized previous 1808, and the ad SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the military The military es-establishment authorized by law previous to the twelfth tablishment au- day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and to the 12th April, the additional military force raised by virtue of the act ditional military of the twelfth of April, one thousand eight hundred and act mentioned, eight, be, and the same are hereby, incorporated; and incorporated. that, from and after the passing of this act, the promoPromotions to be tions shall be made through the lines of artillerists, light lines, respective, artillery, dragoons, riflemen, and infantry, respectively, &e according to according to established rule. force under the made through the rule. [Approved, June 26, 1812.] *This act, with the exception of that part of section 5 which relates to the rule of promotions, is superseded by act of 3d March, 1815, chapter 95. †Chapter 61. Chapter 54, CHAPTER LXXIII. An act respecting the pay of the army of the United States.* army, to receive &c. as the offi are entitled to by fora limited time, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- The officers and presentatives of the United States of America in Congress soldiers of the assembled, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, the same pay, musicians, and privates, of the army of the United forage, ratious, States, shall receive the same pay, forage, rations, cers and soldiers clothing, and other emoluments, as the officers of the the act to raise, same grade and corps, non-commissioned officers, mu- an additional misicians, and privates, are entitled to by the act, entitled litary force, &vi "An act to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force," passed April twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and eight; and to the aid-de-camp of a brigadier, to a brigade quartermaster, brigade inspector, and adjutant, there shall be allowed forage for one horse only, or, in lieu thereof, ten dollars per month; and to the brigade-majors, under the act passed January the eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, there shall be allowed forage for one horse, or, in lieu thereof, ten dollars per month; and the pay of a quartermastersergeant shall be nine dollars per month. [Approved, July 6, 1812.] CHAPTER LXXIV. An act making further provisions for the army of the United States, and for other purposes ‡ Two additional pointed by the SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress igadier gener assembled, That the president of the United States be, als may be ap and he is hereby, authorized, by and with the advice president and se and consent of the senate, to appoint two brigadier-ge-, &c. nerals, in addition to those already authorized by law, who shall each be entitled to the same number of aids The brigadier generals. aids, and brigade-majors as are allowed to a brigadier-ge- &c. to receive neral under the act of congress, passed the eleventh of the same pay,8ze, January, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. And the said brigadier-generals, aids, and brigade-majors, *Superseded by act of 3d March, 1815, which refers to and adopts the provisions of the same act in respect to pay, &c. †See chapter 54, section 4. The first and second sections of this act, relating to organization and pay, are superseded by the provisions of the act of March 3d, 1815, chapter 95. The residue, from their nature and general import, are not liable to be incidentally repealed. The president deputy adiurant any army, other tant general &e. taken from the pay, &c. shall be entitled to receive the same pay and emoluments as are by law allowed to officers of the same grade. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That to any army may appoint a of the United States, other than that in which the adjugeneral, &c. to tant-general, inspector general, quartermaster-general, than that in and paymaster of the army, shall serve, it shall be lawwhich the ad- ful for the president to appoint one deputy adjutant-geserves, &e to be neral, one deputy inspector-general, one deputy quarline of the army; termaster-general, and one deputy-paymaster-general, who shall be taken from the line of the army, and who shall, each. in addition to his pay and other emoluments, be entitled to fifty dollars per month, which shall be in full compensation for his extra services. And Kot exceeding that there shall be, to each of the foregoing deputies, deputies to each such number of assistant deputies (not exceeding three the service may to each department) as the public service may require, ken from the line; Who shall, in like manner, be taken from the line, and who shall, each, be entitled to thirty dollars per month, in addition to his pay and other emoluments, which shall be in full compensation for his extra services: And sident authorized provided also, That the president of the United States to appoint any be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint any of the named, in the officers named in this act during the recess of the senate, to be submitted to the senate, at their next meeting, for Letters, &c. to their advice and consent. three assistant department, as require, to be ta pay, &e. Proviso; the pre of the officers recess, to be sub mitted, &e. and from the ad jutant and in spector generals The president confer brevet guish themselves. served ten years, SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all letters and to be free, &c.packages to and from the adjutant-general and inspector-general, shall be free from postage. authorized to Suc. 4. And be it further enacted, That the presi rank on of. dent is hereby authorized to confer brevet rank on such eers who disine officers of the army as shall distinguish themselves by &c. or who have gallant actions, or meritorious conduct, or who shall 'have served ten years in any one grade: Provided, That Proviso; nothing nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to enofficers brevetted title officers so brevetted to any additional pay or emo&e except when luments, except when commanding separate posts, disparate posts, &c. tricts, or detachments, when they shall be entitled to, and receive, the same pay and emoluments to which officers of the same grades are now, or hereafter may be, allowed by law. &c. herein to entitle to additional pay, commanding sc Officers who do receive the pay, not take waiters SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the officers from the line, to who shall not take waiters from the line of the army, &c. of a private shall receive the pay, clothing, and subsistence, allowed many waiters, to a private soldier, for as many waiters as they may actually keep, not exceeding the number allowed by existing regulations. [Approved, July 6, 1812.] soldier, for as &c. CHAPTER LXXV. An act increasing the pay of the non-commissioned officers, musicians, privates, and others, of the army, and for other purposes.*. monthly pay of privates, &e. to SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- After the 31st of presentatives of the United States of America in Congress Dec. 1812; the assembled, That, from and after the thirty-first day of the non-commis December, eighteen hundred and twelve, the monthly sioned officers, pay of the non-commissioned officers, musicians, pri- be as specified, vates, drivers, bombardiers, matrosses, sappers, miners, artificers, saddlers, farriers, and blacksmiths, who have enlisted, or shall hereafter enlist, in the service of the United States, shall, during the continuance of the war between the United States of America, and their territories, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dependencies thereof, be as follows, to wit: To each sergeant-major and quartermaster-ser-monthly pay. Specification of geant, twelve dollars; to cach sergeant and principal musician, eleven dollars; to each corporal, ten dollars; to each musician, nine dollars; to each private, driver, bombardier, matross, sapper, and miner, eight dollars; to each artificer, saddler, farrier, and blacksmith, not attached to the quartermaster-general's and ordnance department, thirteen dollars. war with Great commissioned of SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, during the During the con continuance of the war with Great Britain, no non-com- tinuance of the missioned officer, musician, private, driver, bombardier, Britain, no no matross, sapper, miner, artificer, saddler, farrier, or ficer, private, &c. blacksmith, enlisted in the service of the United States, for debt, &c. during his continuance in service, shall be arrested, or subject to arrest, or to be taken in execution, for any debt before or after enlistment. liable to arrest Non-commission officers, priafter the proin this vates,&c. recruit act, may enlist to serve during the war, or for five SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That every non-commissioned officer, musician, and private, who shall, after ed the promulgation of this act, be recruited in the regular ed army of the United States, may, at his option, to be made at the time of enlistment, engage to serve during the present war with Great Britain, instead of the term years, at option, of five years; and shall, in case he makes such option, be entitled to the same bounty in money and land, and to all other allowances, and be subject to the same rules and regulations, as if he had enlisted for the term of five years. [Approved, December 12, 1812.] *Rendered obsolete by the termination of the war. For pay, subse quently, see provisions of the act of 3d March, 1815, chapter 95, |