898 THIRTY·-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 253. 1864. shall not apply to steamboats or other vessels in military service on the western rivers; but such river steamboats or vessels shall be so inspected by competent builders, to be designated for that purpose. 0iH¢¢1‘¤i!1 Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the officers placed in charge f;1::€§Q:5;vi‘°' of the several divisions provided for by the first section of this act, shall, what rank enc during the time they remain in such charge, each have the rank, pay, and P¤Y· emoluments of a colonel in the quartermaster’s department: Provided, Distribution That the quartermaster-general may, with the approval of the Secretary gligstfg may b° of War, from time to time, and according to the necessities of the public gservice, change the distribution of duties among them; and all such changes shall be forthwith published in general orders of the War Department. thenspggggngg Sec. 11. and be itsfurther enacted, That during the continuance of the m»,°d,,,,mmm,_ present rebellion, the ecretary of War may assign to duty, as inspectors of the quartermastefs department, six officers, to be selected from the regular and volunteer officers of that staff corps, who have served not less than one year, who shall have, while so assigned and acting, the temporary rank, pay, and emoluments of colonels of the quartermastefs department ; and also, when in his judgment it is necessary, may assign to each army in the Held, consisting of 'more than one army corps, and to each military department and to each principal depot, not exceeding ten in number at any one time, of the quartermaster’s department, an officer Chief gnarter- to act as chief or senior quartermaster of said army, military department,
- ?_;;°'8;’c “'mY or depot, who shall have while so assigned the temporary rank, pay, and
’ " emoluments of a colonel of the quartermaster’s department; and also to Divisivn assign to each division of two or more brigades, a quartermaster, as divisq“m°m‘“”°" ion quartermaster, who, while so assigned and acting, shall have the temporary rank, pay, and emoluments of a major of the quartermastefs Provisos. department: Provided, That when any of said officers is relieved from such duty, his temporary rank, pay, and emoluments shall cease, and he shall return to his lineal rank in the department: And provided, farther, That when within the limits of any military department there shall be not more than one army corps, then the chief quartermaster of the army corps shall perform also the duties of the department quartermaster. Two thirdsof Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That, at least two thirds of all the °*;f;’;*pQ£:;,°8l:, officers of each grade or assigned rank provided for under the provisions dr um;,,,- this sci; of this act shall be selected from among quartermasters of the volunteer to be from vo1un— 5(;;·vicc_ t°‘E;’($$l,¤_ Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent pro- consistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, ““‘°"* repealed.
July 4, 1864.
