Statute I.
[Obsolete.]
Chap. LX.—An Act making further appropriations for the construction of the Cumberland road.
52,984 dolls. 60 cents appropriated for claims due on account of the Cumberland road, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of fifty-two thousand nine hundred and eighty-four dollars and sixty cents be appropriated for the claims due and remaining unpaid at the treasury, on account of the Cumberland road, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
260,000 dolls. appropriated to meet demands under existing contracts.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That to meet the demands which will be made under existing contracts, on account of the Cumberland road, the sum of two hundred and sixty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, April 11, 1818.
Statute I.
Chap. LXI.—An Act regulating the staff of the army.
Part of the acts of 3d March, 1815, and of 24th April, 1816, repealed.
Act of March 3, 1815, ch. 79.
1816, ch. 69.
Act of March 2, 1821, ch. 13.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the act “fixing the military peace establishment of the United States,” passed the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, as related to hospital stewards and wardmasters, and so much of the “Act for organizing the general staff, and making further provision for the army of the United States,” passed the twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, as relates to hospital surgeons, hospital surgeon’s mates, judge advocates, chaplains, and forage, wagon, and barrack masters, and their assistants, be and the same is hereby, repealed.
A surgeon general.
Assistant surgeon general.
Judge advocate.
Chaplain, &c.
Eight post surgeons to a division.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one surgeon general, with a salary of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum, one assistant surgeon general, with the emoluments of a hospital surgeon, one judge advocate, with the pay and emoluments of a topographical engineer, to each division, and one chaplain, stationed at the military academy at West Point, who shall also be professor of geography, history, and ethics, with the pay and emoluments allowed the professor of mathematics; and that the number of post surgeons be increased, not to exceed eight to each division.
Another part of the act of 24th April, 1816, repealed.
Quartermaster’s department.
Assistant deputies.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act of the twenty-fourth of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, aforesaid, as relates to the quartermaster general of division, shall be repealed; and that quartermaster’s department shall consist, in addition to the two deputy quartermasters general, and the four assistant deputy quartermasters general, with the rank, pay, and emoluments, of a brigadier general, and as many assistant deputy quartermasters general as the President shall deem proper, not exceeding, in the whole number, twelve.
Additional pay and emoluments to deranged commissioned officers.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That to each commissioned 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 their discharge, three months’ pay and emoluments; and that the provisions of this act shall be carried into effect on or before the first day of June next.
This act to go into effect on or before 1st June, 1818.Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the pay and emoluments of the inspector generals of divisions be, and is hereby, raised to be equal to the pay and emoluments of the adjutant generals of division.
A commissary general to be appointed.Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the state of existing contracts for the subsistence of the army shall, in the opinion of the President of the United States, permit it, there shall be appointed by the
