soldier, or shall refuse to deliver him up to the orders of his commanding officer, shall, upon legal conviction, be fined, at the discretion of the court, in any sum not exceeding three hundred dollars, or be imprisoned, for any term not exceeding one year. The acts men SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That the several acts, entitled "An act for regulating the military estab- tioned, repealed, lishment of the United States;"*"An act for raising and adding another regiment to the military establishment of the United States, and for making further provision for the protection of the frontiers;" "An act for making further and more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers of the United States," be, and the same are hereby, repealed; and also so much of any act or acts of the present session, as comes within the purview of this act: Provided always, That nothing Proviso; nothing in this section contained shall be so construed as to va- vacate commiscate the commissions which have been issued, or any ments, &c. appointments, or enlistments which have been made, in pursuance of the acts herein repealed. in this section to sions or enlist. [Approved, March 3, 1795.] CHAPTER XXV. An act allowing compensation for horses killed in battle belonging to officers of the army of the United States. them to be on SEC 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Officers whose assembled, That every officer in the army of the United duty requires States, whose duty requires him to be on horseback in horseback in time of action, and whose horse shall be killed in battle, & allowed 200 be allowed a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, as horse killed. a compensation for each horse so killed. time of action. dollars for each retrospective 4th March, 1789. Proviso; no per. horse killed, un SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the provision The provision in contained in this act shall have retrospective operation, this act to have so far as the fourth day of March, in the year one thou- operation to the sand seven hundred and eighty-nine: Provided, That no person shall receive payment for any horse so killed, son to receive until he make satisfactory proof to the secretary of war, payment for any that the horse, for which he claims compensation, was til he make satisactually killed under such circumstances as to entitle &c. him to this provision, in all cases which have heretofore taken place, within one year after the end of the present session of congress; and in all cases which may take *See chapter 12. †See chapter 13. See chapter 14. factory proof, &e the affidavit place hereafter, within one year after such horse shall have been killed. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the proof of Proof of value the value, of such horse shall be, by the affidavit of the of the quarter-quartermaster of the corps to which the owner may beother credible long, or of two other credible witnesses. master, or two witnesses. [Approved, May 12, 1796.] CHAPTER XXVI. An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States.* SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the military establishment of the United States, from and after the last day of October next, be composed of the corps of artillerists and engineers, as established by the act, entitled "An act providing for raising and organizing a corps of artillerists and engineers;" two companies of light dragoons, who shall do duty on horse or foot, at the discretion of the president of the United States; and four regiments of infantry, of eight companies each; the company of dragoons shall consist of one captain, two lieutenants, one cornet, four sergeants, four corporals, one farrier, one saddler, one trumpeter, and fifty two privates; and shall be armed and accoutred in such manner as the president of the United States may direct. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That each regiment Organization of of infantry shall consist of one lieutenant colonel coma regiment of in- mandant, two majors, one adjutant, one paymaster, one fantry. quartermaster, one surgeon, two surgeon's mates, eight captains, eight lieutenants, eight ensigns, two sergeantmajors, two quartermaster sergeants, two senior musicians, thirty-two sergeants, thirty-two corporals, sixteen musicians, and four hundred and sixteen privates: Provided always, That the president of the United States may, in his discretion, appoint an additional number of surgeon's mates, not exceeding ten, and distribute the same, according to the necessity of the service. *See act of the 3d March, 1797, chapter 27, and 16th July, 1798, chapter 36; also act of 16th March, 1802, chapter 46, which repealed and supplied this and the abovementioned acts. +See chapter 20. and two aids; a brigade major, SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be A major-generat one major-general, with two aids-de-camp; one briga- brigadier-genedier-general, who may choose his brigade-major from ral &c. the captains or subalterns of the line; which brigademajor shall receive the monthly pay of twenty-four dolJars, in addition to his pay in the line, be entitled to Additional pay of four rations of provisions for his daily subsistence; and, &c. whenever forage shall not be furnished by the public, to ten dollars per month in lieu thereof; one quartermaster-general; one inspector, who shall do the duty of adjutant-general; and one paymaster-general: and that the adjutants, quartermasters, and paymasters of regiments, shall be appointed from the subalterns of their respective regiments. complete the &c. out of them. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the presi- The president to cause the offident of the United States cause to be arranged, the officers and privates of the legion, cers, non-commissioned officers, privates, and musi- &c. to be ar cians, of the legion of the United States, and light dra-ranged so as to goons, in such manner as to form and complete out of four regiments, the same the four regiments aforesaid, and two companies of light dragoons: And the supernumerary officers. The supernume privates, and musicians, shall be considered, from and sidered, &c. disafter the last day of October next, discharged from the service of the United States. raries to be con charged. tillerists and en completed, &c. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the corps of The corps of arartillerists and engineers be completed, conformably to gineers to be the act of the eighth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, establishing the same, and prescribing the number and term of enlistments, and the method of organization.* officers employed receive 2 dollars enlisted of the SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the commis- Commissioned sioned officers, who shall be employed in the recruiting in recruiting, to service, to keep up, by enlistments, the corps of artille- for every person rists, infantry, and dragoons, aforesaid, shall be enti- description mentled to receive, for every able bodied recruit, duly en- tioned. listed and mustered, of at least five feet six inches in height, and not under the age of eighteen, nor above the age of forty-six years, the sum of two dollars. to soldiers re en SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That there shall be 16 dollars bounty allowed and paid to each soldier now in the service of listing for five the United States, or discharged therefrom subsequent years, &c. to the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four, who shall re-enlist, for the term of five years, unless sooner discharged, a bounty of sixteen dollars; and to each person not now in the army of the A bounty of 814 United States, or discharged, as above, who shall here- to persqus not in after enlist for the term aforesaid, a bounty of fourteen ing. * See chapter 20. the army, enlist. 4 dolis. of the The payment of dollars; but the payment of four dollars of the bounty bounty deferred, of each and every man so enlisting, shall be deferred, until he shall have joined the corps in which he is to &c. ed officers, pri fantry, to re serve. Non-commission- SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That every nonvates, &c. of the Commissioned officer, private, and musician, of the arartillery and in tillery and infantry, shall receive, annually, the followceive annually, ing articles of uniform clothing. to wit: one hat, one uniform clothing Coat, one vest, two pair of woollen and two pair of linen overalls, four pair of shoes, four shirts, four pair of socks, one blanket, one stock and clasp, and one pair of buckles. the articles of mentioned. Suitable clothing to be provided &c. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That suitable clothfor the dragoons, ing be provided for the dragoons, adapted to the nature of the service, and conformed, as near as may be, to the value of the clothing allowed to the infantry and artillery. provisions for ed officers, pri Fates, &c. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That every nonDaily rations of commissioned officer, private, and musician, shall renon commission- ceive, daily, the following rations of provisions, to wit; one pound of beef, or three quarters of a pound of pork, one pound of bread or flour, half a gill of rum, brandy, or whiskey; and at the rate of one quart of salt, two quarts of vinegar, two pounds of soap, and one pound of candles, to every hundred rations. Additional allow. sions to the mili SEC. 11. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That ance of provi- to those in the military service of the United States, who tary employed on are, or shall be, employed on the western frontiers, there the western from shall be allowed, during the time of their being so employ tiers, &c. Monthly pay of officers and soldiers, &c. ed, two ounces of flour or bread, and two ounces of beef or pork, in addition to each of the rations, and half a pint of salt, in addition to every hundred of their rations. SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That the monthly pay of the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, of the military establishment, be as follows: a major-general, one hundred and sixty-six dollars; a brigadier general, one hundred and four dollars; quartermaster, inspector, and paymaster generals, each, in addition to their pay in the line, twenty-five dollars; principal artificer, forty-dollars; second artificer, twenty-six dollars; lieutenant-colonel-commandant, seventy-five dollars; major of artillery and of dragoons, fifty-five dollars; major of infantry, fifty dollars; paymaster, adjutant, and regimental quartermaster, in addition to their pay in the line, ten dollars; captain, forty dollars; lieutenants, twenty-six dollars; ensigns and cornets, twenty dollars; surgeons, forty-five dollars; sur geon's mates, thirty dollars; sergeant-majors, and quartermaster-sergeants, eight dollars; senior musicians, seven dollars; sergeants, seven dollars; corporals, six dollars; musicians, five dollars; privates, four dollars; artificers allowed to the infantry and artillery, farriers and saddlers to the dragoons, each, nine dollars; matrons and nurses in the hospital, eight dollars. commissioned SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the commis- Rations, &c. for sioned officers aforesaid, shall be entitled to receive, for officers, their daily subsistence, the following number of rations of provisions: a major-general, fifteen rations; a brigadier-general, twelve rations; a lieutenant-colonel-commandant, six rations; a quartermaster, inspector, and paymaster generals, cach, six rations; and each aidde-camp shall receive the monthly pay of twentyfour dollars, in addition to his pay in the line, be entitled to four rations of provisions for his daily subsistence, and whenever forage shall not be furnished by the public, to ten dollars per month in lieu thereof; a captain, three rations; a lieutenant, ensign, and cornet, each, two rations; a surgeon, three rations; a surgeon's mate, two rations; a principal, and second artificer, each, two rations, or money in lieu thereof, at the option of the said officers, 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 place in question. ance in lieu of ficers mentioned SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the officers Monthly allowhereinafter described shall, whenever forage shall not forage, to the of be furnished by the public, receive at the rate of the following enumerated sums, per month, instead thereof, to wit: a major-general, twenty dollars; a brigadier-general, sixteen dollars; quartermaster, inspector, and paymaster-generals, each, twelve dollars: lieutenantcolonel commandant, twelve dollars; major, ten dollars; captain of dragoons, eight dollars; lieutenant and cornet, each, six dollars; surgeon, ten dollars; surgeon's mate, six dollars; principal artificer, paymaster, adjutant, and regimental quartermaster, each, six dollars. one year impri ticing a soldier to SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That every person Not exceeding who shall procure or entice a soldier, in the service of 300 dolls. fine or the United States, to desert, or who shall purchase, sonment, for infrom any soldier, his arms, uniform clothing, or any desert, purchas part thereof; and every captain or commanding officer in his arms, & of any ship or vessel, who shall enter on board such of a vessel entering a deserter s hip or vessel, as one of his crew, knowing him to have among his crew, or for a captain &c. |