Rations to be furnished in proportion to rank.

and each assistant to such paymaster, ten dollars, in addition to his pay in the line; to each military agent, seventy-fix dollars and no other emolument; to each assistant military agent, eight dollars, in addition to his pay in the line, except the assistant military agents at Pittsburg and Niagara, who shall receive fixteen dollars, each, in addition to their pay in the line; to each colonel, seventy-five dollars; to each lieutenant-colonel, sixty dollars; to each major, fifty dollars; to each surgeon, forty-five dollars; to each surgeon's mate, thirty dollars; to each adjutant, ten dollars, in addition to his pay in the line; to each captain, forty dollars; to each first lieutenant, thirty dollars; to each second lieutenant, twenty-five dollars; to each ensign, twenty dollars; to each cadet, ten dollars; to each fergeant-major, nine dollars; to each fergeant, eight dollars; to each corporal, feven dollars; to each teacher of music, eight dollars; to each musician, fix dollars; to each artificer, ten dollars; and to each private, five dollars.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the commiffioned officers aforesaid, shall be entitled to receive, for their daily fubfiftence, the following number of rations of provisions: a colonel, fix rations; a lieutenant-colonel, five rations; a major, four rations; a captain, three rations; a lieutenant, two rations; an ensign, two rations; a furgeon, three rations; a furgeon's mate, two rations; a cadet, two rations or money in lieu thereof at the option of the faid officers and cadets 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: and each non-commissioned officer, musician and private, one ration; to the commanding officers of each separate post, such additional number of rations as the President of the United States shall, from time to time, direct, having respect to the special circumstances of each post; to the women who may be allowed to any particular corps not exceeding the proportion of four to a company, one ration each; to fuch matrons and nurses as may be neceffarily employed in the hofpital, one ration each; and to every commissioned officer who shall keep one servant, not a foldier of the line, one additional ration.

parts of a

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That each ration shall consist of one pound and Component a quarter of beef, or three quarters of a ration. pound of pork, eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gill of rum whiskey or brandy, and at the rate of two quarts of falt, four quarts of vinegar, four pounds of foap, and one pound and an half of candles to every hundred rations.

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That Certain offi. the following officers shall, whenever forage devemoney is not furnished by the public, receive at in lieu of fothe rate of the following fums per month, age, when in lieu thereof: each colonel, twelve dollars; ed by the each lieutenant-colonel, eleven dollars; each public, and major, ten dollars; each adjutant, fix dollars; each furgeon, ten dollars; and each fargeon's mate, fix dollars,

The troops

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That, to be in every non-commiffioned officer, musician ed with uni- and private of the artillery and infantry, shall

form clothing:

receive annually, the following articles of uniform cloathing, to wit; one hat, one coat, one vest, two pair of woolen and two pair * of linen overalls, one coarse linen frock and trowsers for fatigue cloathing, four pair of shoes, four shirts, two pair of socks, two pair of short stockings, one blanket, one stock and clafp, and one pair of half gaithers: and The fecreta- the secretary of war is hereby authorised to cause to be furnished to the paymasters of the respective districts, such surplus of clothing as he may deem expedient, which clothing shall under his direction, be furnished to the foldiers, when necessary, at the contract prices, and accounted for by them out of their arrears of monthly pay.

ry of war may supply furplus cloathing, to be furnished the men at

contract prices.

The new corps to be arranged out of the corps now in fervice. Supernumeraries to be discharged, and when.

The corps to be governed by the articles and

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States cause to be arranged, the officers, non-commiffioned officers, musicians and privates of the several corps of troops now in the service of the United States, in such a manner as to form and complete, out of the fame, the corps aforesaid; and cause the fupernumerary officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates to be discharged from the fervice of the United States from and after the first day of April next, or as foon thereafter as circumstances may permit.

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, muficians and privates of the said corps, shall

be governed by the rules and articles of now in force war, which have been established by the

may be

sentences of

United States in Congress assembled, or -and fuck by such rules and articles as may be hereaf- others as ter, by law, established: Provided neverthe- made;less, that the sentence of general courts mar- general tial, extending to the loss of life, the dif- courts marmiffion of a commissioned officer, or which that with shall respect the general officer, shall with ceedings, be the whole of the proceedings of such cases, the Presirespectively, be laid before the President dent, in cerof the United States, who is hereby authorised tain cafes.

to direct the fame to be carried into execution, or otherwise, as he shall judge proper.

their pro

laid before

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the commissioned officers who shall be em- Compensaployed in the recruiting service, to keep up cruiting offiby voluntary enlistment, the corps as aforesaid, cers for each shall be entitled to receive for every effective particular able bodied citizen of the United States, who defcription shall be duly enlisted by him for the term of five years, and mustered, of at least five feet fix inches high, and between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years, the sum of two dollars: Provided nevertheless, That this regulation, so far as respects the height and age This regulaof the recruit, shall not extend to musicians tion not to or to those foldiers who may re-enlist into musicians & the service: And provided also : That no per- foldiers refon under the age of twenty-one years shall no one to be be enlisted by any officer, or held in the fer enlisted but vice of the United States, without the con- confent of fent of his parent, guardian or master first the perfon had and obtained, if any he have; and if legal care of any officer shall enlist any perfon contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act,-for every fuch offence, he shall forfeit and pay Penalty for the amount of the bounty and clothing which infringing

fion.

this provi- the person so recruited may have received from the public, to be deducted out of the pay and emoluments of fuch officer.

Bounty to a recruit.

Payment, part to be deferred.

Arrears of pay not exceed two months if avoidable.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed and paid to each effective able bodied citizen, recruited as aforesaid, to serve for the term of five years, a bounty of twelve dollars; but the payment of fix dollars of the said bounty shall be deferred until he fhall be mustered and have joined the corps in which he is to serve.

Sec- 13, And be it further enacted, That the faid corps shall be paid in fuch manner, that the arrears shall, at no time, exceed two months, unless the circumstances of the cafe shall render it unavoidable.

Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That privates may if any officer non-commissioned officer, mube placed on fician or private, in the corps compofing the lift in certain peace establishment shall be disabled by cafes, at fpe- wounds or otherwise, while in the line of his duty in public service, he shall be placed on the lift of invalids of the United States, Not to be ex- at such rate of pay, and under such regulations, as may be directed by the President of the United States for the time being: Provided always, that the compenfation to be allowed for fuch wounds or disabilities, to a commiffioned officer, shall not exceed for the highest rate of disability half the monthly pay of fuch officer, at the time of his being disabled or wounded; and that no officer shall receive more than the half pay of a lieutenant-colonel; and that the rate of compenfation to non-commiffioned officers, musicians and privates, shall not exceed five