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assembled, That from and after the passing of this act Organization of each regiment of infantry in the army of the United regiments of in States, shall consist of one lieutenant-colonel commandant, two majors, one adjutant, one paymaster, one quartermaster, one surgeon, two surgeon's mates, ten captains, ten lieutenants, ten ensigns, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, two senior musicians, forty sergeants. forty corporals, twenty musicians, and six hundred privates; and that the several regiments of infantry now in the service of the United States, be aug Additional surmented accordingly: Provided always, That the presi- geon's mates may be appointed. dent of the United States may, in his discretion, appoint and distribute such additional number of surgeon's mates, and for such length of time, as the exigencies of the service may require.

rized to raise 12

ments of infan

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the president President autho of the United States be, and be hereby is, authorized to additional regiraise, in addition to the present military establishment, try and six troops twelve regiments of infantry, and six troops of light dra- during existing goons, to be enlisted for and during the continuance of differences, &c. the existing differences between the United States and the French republic, unless sooner discharged; and the said six troops, together with the two troops of dragoons now in service, shall be formed into a regiment, The six troops, and there shall be appointed thereto one lieutenant Co- into a regiment, lonel-commandant, two majors, one adjutant, one pay- &c. master, one quartermaster, one sergeant-major, and one quartermaster-sergeant, whose pay and emoluments, as well as those of the cornets, respectively, shall be the same as are by law allowed to officers of the same grades in the infantry.

&c. to be formed

and staff.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be Major generals, two major-generals, with two aids-de-camp each; one' inspector-general, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of a major general, and two aids-de-camp; three brigadier-generals, in addition to the present establishment; two assistant-inspectors, (who shall be taken from the line of the army,) one adjutant-general, with one or more assistant or assistants, (to be taken from the line of the army,) and four chaplains.

generals, &c.

SEC. 4. And be it jurther enacted, That the major-Pay and subsisgenerals, respectively, shall be entitled to one hundred tence of major and sixty-six dollars monthly pay, with twenty dollars' allowance for forage monthly, and for daily subsistence fifteen rations, or money in lieu thereof, at the contract price; the adjutant-general shall be entitled to the rank, pay, and emoluments, of a brigadier-general; each chap

Non commission

ed offers. pri able bodied, &c.

vates, &c. to he

Jain to the pay and emoluments of a major; the aids-decamp and assistant inspectors shall each be entitled to twenty-four dollars monthly, in addition to their pay in the line, and to four rations of provisions, each, for their daily subsistence: and, whenever forage shall not be furnished by the public, to ten dollars per month in lieu thereof.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That each non-commissioned officer, private, and musician, who shall hereafter be enlisted for the army of the United States, shall be able bodied, and of a size and age suitable for the public service, according to the directions which the president of the United States shall and may establish, and Bounty of g12. shall be entitled to a bounty of twelve dollars, but the payment of four dollars thereof shall be deferred until he shall have joined the army; and each commissioned officer who shall be employed in the recruiting service, Allowance to re-shall be entitled to receive, for each such non-commiscruiting officers. sioned officer and private, and for each sufficient musician, duly enlisted and mustered, the sum of two dollars.

Pay of non-commissioned officers privates, &c.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the monthly pay of the non commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, in the army of the United States, from and after the first day of August next, shall be as follows: cadets, ten dollars, and two rations per day; sergeant-majors, and quartermaster-sergeants, ten dollars; senior musicians, eight dollars; sergeants, eight dollars; corporals, seven dollars; musicians, six dollars; privates. five dollars; artificers to the infantry and artillery, and farriers and saddlers to the dragoons, shall be allowed, each, the monthly pay of ten dollars. That every nonSubsistence of commissioned officer, private, and musician, shall receive, daily, the following rations of provisions, to wit: one pound and a quarter of beef, or three quarters of a pound of pork; eighteen ounces of bread, or flour; a gill of rum, brandy, or whiskey; and at the rate of two quarts of salt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of soap, and one pound and a half of candles, to every hundred rations.

non-commissioned officers, privates, &c.

The president

teachers of the

necessary for ar

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the president may appoint 4 of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized to arts and sciences, appoint a number, not exceeding four, teachers of the tillerists and en- arts and sciences, necessary for the instruction of the artillerists and engineers, who shall be entitled to the monthly pay of fifty dollars, and two rations per day. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates,

gineers.

Officers, and sol-. diers to take the

&c.

raised by virtue of this act, shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed, oath or affirmation prescribed by the law, entitled "An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States," and they shall be governed by the rules and articles of war which have been, or may be, established by law, and shall be entitled to the legal emoluments in case of wounds or disabilities, received while in actual service, and in the line of duty. And in recess of senate, the president of the United States is The president hereby authorized to appoint all the regimental officers make ap proper to be appointed under this act, and likewise to recess of the make appointments to fill any vacancies in the army, which may have happened during the present session of the senate.

pointments in the

Senate.

pointed, &c.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That there shall be Inspector of arappointed an inspector of the artillery, taken from the try to be ap line of artillerists and engineers, who shall be allowed thirty dollars per month, in addition to his pay in the line, and four rations of provisions for his daily subsistence; and, whenever forage shall not be furnished by the public, he shall be allowed ten dollars per month instead thereof. [Approved, July 16, 1798.]

CHAPTER XXXVII.

An act to alter and amend the several acts for the establishment and regulation of the treasury, war, and navy, departments.

[EXTRACT.]

Purchases and contracts to be made by the se

ments, and the

settled with the

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all purchases, and contracts for supplies or services for the military and naval service of the United States, shall be made cretaries of war by or under the direction of the chief officers of the de- navy departpartments of war and the navy, respectively, and all accounts to be agents or contractors for supplies or services as afore- accountants said, shall render their accounts for settlement to the accountant of the proper department for which such supplies or services are required; subject, nevertheless, to the inspection and revision of the officers of the treasury in manner before prescribed.

thereof.

Purveyor of pub

supplies to exfrom the secre

ecute orders

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the purveyor of public supplies,† to execute lic all such orders as he may, from time to time, receive from the secretary of war or secretary of the navy, relative to the procuring and providing of all kinds of *See chap. 26.

†The office of purveyor abolished, by act of 28th March, 1812-See chap. 61, sec. 9.

taries of war or navy, &c.

acts mentioned,

&c.

stores and supplies; and shall render his accounts relative thereto, to the accountants of the proper departments, which accounts shall be subject to the inspection and revision of the officers of the treasury as aforesaid. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the provisions Provison, of the act, passed on the eighth day of May, one thourepealed, so far, sand seven hundred and ninety-two, entitled “An act making alterations in the treasury and war departments."* and the act passed on the twenty-third day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, entitled "An act to establish the office of purveyor of public supplies," so far as the same are repugnant to the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed.

Contracts under

this act. &c. such

&e to be lodged

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That all contracts as require an ad- to be made by virtue of this act, or of any law of the vance of money, United States, and requiring the advance of money, or in the comptrol- to be in any manner connected with the settlement of public accounts. shall be deposited in the office of the comptroller of the treasury of the United States, within ninety days after their dates, respectively.

ler's office within 90 days.

[Approved, July 16, 1798.]

Officers in the medical estab lishment of the

United States.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

An act to regulate the medical establishment.f

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the medical establishment of the United States, there shall be the following officers: A physician general, who shall be charged with the superintendence and direction of all military hospitals, and, generally, of all medical and chirurgical practice or ser vice concerning the army or navy of the United States, and of all persons who shall be employed in and about the same, in camps. garrisons, and hospitals. An apothecary general, and one or more deputies, who shall be charged with the safe keeping and delivery of all medicines, instruments, dressings, and other articles, for the use of the hospital and army. A purveyor, who shall be charged with providing medicines, stores, and whatsoever else may be necessary in relation to the said practice or service. A competent number of hospital * See chap. 16. † See chap. 23. Repealed and supplied by act of 16th March, 1802-see chapter 46, sections 3 and 29.

surgeons, who shall be liable to serve in the field, and who shall have the immediate charge and direction of such military hospitals as may be committed to their care, respectively. A suitable number of hospital mates, who are to observe the directions of the hospital surgeons, and shall diligently perform all reasonable duties required of them for the recovery of the sick and wounded.

hospital to have

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That each mili- Each military tary hospital shall have a steward, with a competent a steward, &c. number of nurses, and other attendants; which steward shall be charged with the procuring of such supplies as may not otherwise be furnished, and with the safe keeping and issuing of all supplies.

eral, &c. to be

appointed as

other officers, &c.

Mates, and stew.

physician gener

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said phy- Phsyician gen sician-general, hospital-surgeons, purveyor, and apothecary and apothecaries, deputy or deputies, shall be appointed as other officers of the United States: that the said mates and stewards shall be appointed by the authority, and at the direction, of the said physician gears to be a neral, subject to the eventual approbation and control pointed by the of the president of the United States, and shall be re-, &c. movable by the authority of the said physician-general; and that the surgeon of each hospital shall appoirt, employ, and fix the compensations of, the nurses and other Hospital surattendants of such hospital, subject to the control of the nurses, &c. said physician-general, or the hospital surgeon, of senior appointment, with a separate army, or in a separate district.

geons to appoint

the consent of the

in the hospitals,

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That as often as Regimental sur the regimental sick will not suffer by the employing of ge geons, &e. with regimental surgeons or mates in the temporary or other general, to attend hospitals of the United States, the physician-general, &c." or the hospital-surgeon, of senior appointment, with a separate army, or in a separate district, with the con. sent of the general and commander-in-chief, or the officer commanding a separate army, may require the attendance of such surgeons, or surgeon's mates, as, in his opinion, can be with safety so withdrawn from their regiments.

general, &c. to

relative to the

tients into hospi

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the The physician duty of the physician-general, with two or more hospital fame directions surgeons, to frame a system of directions relative to the admission of padescription of patients to be admitted into the hospitals; as, e to the means of promoting cleanliness in the hospitals; to the prevention of idleness, skulking, and gambling, in the hospitals; to the prevention of the spread of infec

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