Three months' pay additional to

officer deranged,

&c.

The several

corps to be sub.

war; and the offi cers and soldiers to be enti

provision for

nefits, allow

ances, &c. as au

the service of the United States, from and after the first day of May next, or as soon as circumstances may permit.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That to each comeach comioned issioned officer, who shall be deranged by virtue of this act, there shall be allowed and paid, in addition to the pay and emoluments to which they will be entitled by law at the time of his discharge, three months' pay. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the several jeet to the rules corps authorized by this act, shall be subject to the and articles of rules and articles of war, be recruited in the same manner, and with the same limitations; and that officers, tled to the same non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, shall Wounds, &c. be be entitled to the same provision for wounds and disabilities, the same provision for widows and children, and the same benefits and allowances in every respect, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as are authorized by the act of sixteenth March, one thousand eight hundred and two, entitled "An act fixing the military peace establishment of the United States,”* and the act of the twelfth April, one thousand eight hundred and eight, entitled "An act to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force;" and that the bounty to the recruit, and compensation to the recruiting officer, shall be the same as are allowed by the aforesaid act of the twelfth of April, one thousand eight hundred and eight. [Approved, March 3, 1815.]

thorized by the

act mentioned,

Widows and chil

and soldiers, who

CHAPTER XCVI.

An act making further provision for military services during the late war, and for other purposes.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Redren of officers presentatives of the United States of America in Congress died in service assembled. That, when any officer or private soldier of the militia, including rangers, sea fencibles, and volunwhile in service, teers, or any non-commissioned officer, musician, or

doing the war of 1812, or of wounds received

to receive half

pay for five years.

private, enlisted for either of the terms of one year or eighteen months, or any commissioned officer of the regular army, shall have died while in the service of the United States, during the late war, or in returning to his place of residence, after being mustered out of service, or who shall have died at any time thereafter, in consequence of wounds received whilst in the service, *See chapter 46. †See chapter 54,

half pay goes to the children.

forms of evi

and shall have left a widow, or, if no widow, a child or children, under sixteen years of age, such widow, or if no widow, such child or children, shall be entitled to receive half the monthly pay to which the deceased was entitled at the time of his death, for and during the term of five years; and, in case of death or intermarriage of such If the widow dies widow before the expiration of said five years, the half or marries, the pay for the remainder of the time shall go to the child or children of said decedent: Provided always, That the se- Proviso; as to cretary of war shall adopt such forms of evidence in ap-forms plications under this act as the president of the United States may prescribe: Provided also, That the officers Proviso; officers and private soldiers of the militia, as aforesaid, who and privates of have been disabled by wounds or otherwise, while in the by wounds, &c. service of the United States, in the discharge of their to be placed on duty during the late war, shall be placed on the list of pensioners in the same manner as the officers and soldiers of the regular army, under such forms of evidence as the president of the United States may prscribe: Provided also, That the provisions of this act shall not extend to any person embraced in the provisions of an visions of this act act, entitled "An act to provide for the widows and or- persons emphans of militia slain, and for militia disabled, in the of 2d August, service of the United States," passed the second day of 1813. August, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen.

militia disabled

the pension list

like regulars.

Proviso; the pro.

not to extend to

braced by the act

non-commission

been kila in

wounds, c.

half monthly pay

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That when any The guardians of non-commissioned officer, musician, or private soldier, es solof the regular army of the United States, shall have diers, who have been killed in battle, or have died of wounds or dis- battle, or died of ease, while in the service of the United States, during may, with a the late war, and have left a child or children under six-year, reinquish the bounty land, teen years of age, it shall be lawful for the guardian of and receive the such child or children, within one year from the passing for five years, of this act, to relinquish the bounty land to which such non-commissioned officer, musician, or private soldier, had he survived the war, would have been entitled; and, in lieu thereof, to receive half the monthly pay to which such deceased person was entitled at the time of his death, for and during the term of five years, to be computed from and after the seventeenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen; the payment thereof to be made when and where other military pen- where a warsions are or shall be paid; and where a warrant for the rant has issued, military bounty land aforesaid shall have been issued to surrender it. the guardian may or for the use of the child or children of any such deceased non-commissioned officer, musician, or private

*Time extended by subsequent acts-See chapter 106, section 3, and chapter 117,

soldier, such child or children, or either of them, being under sixteen years of age, it shall be lawful for the guardian of such minor or minors, to surrender and deliver such warrant into the office for the department of Notice of surren- War, within one year from the passing of this act; of der to the secre which surrender and delivery, the secretary of that department shall give notice to the secretary of the treasury, who shall thereupon give the requisite orders for the payment of the half pay hereby provided for.

tary of the trea

sury, who is to

give orders for

the half pay.

Soldiers who en.

listed to serve for

ring the war,

above 45 or under

fully served and

discharged, or

&c. entitled to

land bounty according to term of enlistę

ment.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all soldiers five years or du who have been enlisted to serve for five years or during the war, and were above the age of forty-five, or under 18, having faith the age of eighteen years, who have faithfully served been regularly during the late war, and have been regularly disbeen promoted, charged, and the representatives of such soldiers as shall have died whilst in the service of the United States, and all soldiers who have been enlisted, and have faithfully served during the late war, until they have been promoted to the rank of commissioned officers, who, if they had served during the war under their enlistment, and been regularly discharged, would have been entitled to a bounty in land, shall be entitled to one hundred and sixty or three hundred and twenty acres of land, according to the term of enlistment; the warrants and paWarrants and tents to issue in the same manner as in the case of solgatents to issue, diers enlisted of proper age, and discharged under similar circumstances.

cause 2,000,000 of

The president to SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That, for the puracres additional, pose of carrying the provisions of this act into effect, and laid off for and other acts giving bounty lands to soldiers of the rethe purposes of gular army, the president of the United States is here

to be surveyed

this act.

No transfer of bounty land va

ry of the patents

entitled.

by authorized to cause to be surveyed and laid off in one or more surveys, two millions of acres, not otherwise appropriated, in addition to the appropriations of lands by the act of May the sixth, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, for designating, surveying, and granting, military bounty lands according to the provisions of said act.*

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That no transfer lid until after the of land, granted in virtue of this or any other law, giving issue and delive-bounties of land to the non-commissioned officers, musito the persons cians, and privates, enlisted during the late war, shall be valid, unless the contract or agreement therefor, or letter of attorney, giving power to sell or convey, shall have been executed after the patents shall be issued and delivered to the persons entitled thereto.

[Approved, April 16, 1816.]

*See chapter 68.

CHAPTER XCVII.

An act to increase the pensions of invalids in certain cases; for the relief of invalids of the militia; and for the appointment of pension agents in those states where there is no commissioner of loans.

ranks named.

receive, for the

disabilities, the

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- Persons of the presentatives of the United States of America in Congress now on the penassembled, That all persons of the ranks hereinafter sin roll, are to named, who are now on the military pension roll of the highest degree of United States, shall, from and after the passage of this sums mentioned, act, be entitled to, and receive, for disabilities of the in lieu, &c. highest degree, the following sums, in lieu of those to which they are now entitled, to wit: a first lieutenant, seventeen dollars; a second lieutenant, fifteen dollars; a third lieutenant, fourteen dollars; an ensign, thirteen dollars; and a non-commissioned officer, musician, or pri- ties, proportiona vate, eight dollars, per month: and for disabilities of a de- bly less." gree less than the highest, a sum proportionably less.

For less disabili

at the rates spe

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all persons Persons hereafof the aforesaid ranks, who may hereafter be placed on ter placed on the military pension the military pension roll of the United States, shall, ac- roll, to be put on cording to their ranks and degrees of disabilities, be cified in this act. placed on at the aforesaid rates of pensions, in lieu of those heretofore established: Provided, That nothing Proviso; nothing herein contained shall be construed to lessen the pen- higher pension sion of any person who, by special provision, is entitled by special provi to a higher pension than is herein provided.

herein to lessen a

sion.

litia, whilst in ser

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws and officers and solregulations, relating to the admission of the officers and diers of the misoldiers of the regular army to be placed on the pension vice, to be placed roll of the United States, shall, and they are hereby de- roll like those of clared to, relate equally to the officers and soldiers of the regular arthe militia, whilst in the service of the United States.

on the pension

my.

war required to

persons in the

tories, where

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the secretary The secretary of for the department of war be, and he is hereby, autho- appoint proper rized and required to appoint some fit and proper per-states and terrison in those states and territories where there is no there is no comcommissioner of loans, and also in the district of Maine, missioner of to perform the duties in those states and territories, and the duties relatin said district, respectively, relating to pensions and and pensioners. ing to pensions pensioners, which are now required of said commissioners in their respective states.

[Approved, April 24, 1816.]

loans, to perform

Provisions of the act of 3d March,

spect to the ge.

CHAPTER XCVIII.

An act for organizing the general staff, and making further provision for the army of the United States.*

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re1813, with re- presentatives of the United States of America in Congress neral staff, so far assembled, That, in addition to the act providing for a established, &c. military peace establishment, the provisions of the act

Medical staff extended,

of March third, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, for the better organization of the general staff, be, and the same are hereby, so far established, that the general staff shall, in future, consist of one adjutant and inspector-general of the army, and one adjutant gene. ral, one inspector-general, three topographical engineers, and one quartermaster-general. with one deputy quartermaster general to a division; and an assistant of each to every brigade, which shall supersede the brigade-quartermasters and inspectors now existing; and that the apothecary-general, as heretofore authorized, be allowed two assistant apothecaries.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the medical staff shall be so extended, that there shall be four hospital surgeons, and eight hospital surgeon's mates, to each division, with as many post surgeons as the service may require, not exceeding twelve to each division; who shall receive the same pay and emoluments as hospital Three judge ad-surgeon's mates; and that there be three judge advosion, and a chap- cates to each division, and one chaplain to each brigade lain to each bri- of the army, who shall receive the pay and emoluments of major, as heretofore allowed.

vocates to a divi

gade.

to consist of a

of 82,500 per an

num.

masters to the

Pay department SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the pay depaymaster gene- partment shall consist of one paymaster-general of the ral, with a salary army, with the annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars; and that, in addition to regimental payBattalion pay- masters, there be appointed one paymaster to each batcorps of artillery, talion of the corps of artillery, who, as well as the regimental paymasters, in addition to the regular and punctual payment of their respective regiments or corps, shall discharge the duties of district paymasters, within such district as shall, from time to time, be assigned them by the paymaster-general, under the direction of Proviso; the pre- the secretary of war: Provided, That regimental and sident to appoint the paymasters battalion paymasters may be taken either from the su

*The organization here given to the staff, is materially modified by act of 14th April, 1818, chapter 109, which, with so much of this act as refers to organization, may be considered superseded by that of 2d March 1821, chapter 122.

+See chapter 95. +See chapter 80.