CHAPTER 150. An act providing for the organization of the ordnance department. ment to consist of, geants. ser SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Ordnance depart tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, etc. That from and after the passage of this act, the ordnance department shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, two majors, and ten captains, and as many enlisted men as the public service may require, not exceeding two hundred and fifty. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the secretary of war Ordnance be authorized to select from the sergeants of the line of the army, who shall have faithfully served eight years in the service, four years of which in the grade of non-commissioned officer, as many ordnance sergeants as the service may require, not to exceed one for each military post; whose duty it shall be to receive and preserve the ordnance, arms, ammunition, and other military stores, at the post under the direction of the commanding officer of the same, and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the secretary of war, and who shall receive for their services five dollars per month in addition to their pay in the line. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the first section of the act passed on the eighth of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, entitled "An act for the better regulation of the ordnance department;"* and so much of the second section of the act, entitled "An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the United States," passed the second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, as provides for one supernumerary captain to each regiment of artillery, to perform ordnance duty, and so much of the fourth section of the same act as merges the ordnance department in the artillery, and reduces the number of enlisted men, be, and the same are hereby repealed: Provided, That nothing contained in this act Proviso. shall be so construed as to divest the President of the United States of authority to select from the regiments of artillery such number of lieutenants as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the ordnance department. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That all officers and en- Government, and listed men authorized by this act, shall be subject to the rules pay. and articles of war, and that the officers shall receive the pay and emoluments now allowed or which may hereafter be allowed, to artillery officers. *See chapter 99. [Approved, April 5, 1832.] † See chapter 128. CHAPTER 151. Resolution respecting the pay of the Marines. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the pay, subsistence, emoluments, and allowances of officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates of the United States Marine Corps, shall be the same as they were previously to the first of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, and shall so continue until they shall be altered by law. [Approved, May 25, 1832.] How armed, etc. Organization. Privates,etc. to arm selves. CHAPTER 152. An act to authorize the President to raise mounted volunteers for the defence of the frontier.* SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to raise, either by the acceptance of volunteers, or enlistment for one year, unless sooner discharged, six hundred mounted rangers, to be armed, equipped, mounted, and organized in such manner, and to be under such regulations and restrictions as the nature of the service may, in his opinion, make necessary. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That each of the said companies of rangers shall consist of one captain, one first, one second, and one third lieutenant; five sergeants, five corporals, and one hundred privates; the whole to form a battalion, and be commanded by a major. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said non-comand equip them- missioned officers and privates shall arm and equip themselves unless otherwise ordered by the President, and provide their own horses, and shall be allowed each one dollar per day as a full compensation for their services and the use of their arms and horses. The commissioned officers shall receive the same pay and emoluments as officers of the same grade in the army of the United States, and the officers shall be allowed forage for their horses, and be entitled to the same rations as those of the same grade in the army of the United States, respectively. Officers' pay emoluments. and Trovision in case of disability. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates, raised pursuant to this act, shall be entitled to the like compensation, in case of disability Superseded by act of 2d March, 1833, chapter 160. rules and articles by wounds or otherwise, incurred in the service, as has heretofore been allowed to officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates in the military establishment of the United States; and Corps subject to shall be subjected to the rules and articles of war, and such of war. regulations as have been or shall be established according to law for the government of the army of the United States, as far as the same may be applicable to the said rangers within the intent and meaning of this act, for the protection and defence of the North Western frontier of the United States. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the President of the Officers, how ap United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Se- pointed. nate, is hereby authorized to appoint all the officers proper to be appointed under this act; which appointiments may be made during the recess of the Senate, but shall be submitted to the Senate at their next session for their advice and consent; and that the sum of fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying this act into effect. [Approved, June 15, 1832.] CHAPTER 153. An act to increase the number of Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons in the Army of the United States.* ten surgeons' mates, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Four surgeons and tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint four additional surgeons and ten additional surgeon's mates, in the army of the United States. [Approved, June 28, 1832.] CHAPTER 154. An act making provision for the sale and disposition of the public grounds in the cities of St. Augustine and Pensacola, and to reserve certain lots and buildings for public purposes, and to provide for their repair and preservation. [EXTRACT.] tary reservations to SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the President of Part of certain mili the United States is hereby authorized to dispose of such part be sold, and the of the military reservations in the city of Detroit, and upon the ed i de parchase river Rouge, in the Territory of Michigan, as in his opinion or erection of a *See chapter 175, further increasing the medical staff. in the and arsenal. storehouse, wharf, may not be wanted for the public service, and to vest the proceeds in the purchase or erection of a storehouse and wharf in the said city of Detroit, and in the erection of an arsenal in the vicinity thereof, either upon the public lands, or upon a site to be procured for that purpose. [Approved, June 28, 1832.] District paymasters of the army to all troops in ser CHAPTER 155. An act supplementary to the several acts making appropriation for the civil and military service during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. [EXTRACT.] SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty directed of the district paymasters of the army of the United States, in to make payment addition to the payments required to be made by them to the vice of the U. S. regular troops, to make payment to all other troops in the service of the United States, whenever required thereto by order of the President. [Approved, July 14, 1832.] Joint resolution of repealed. CHAPTER 156. Resolution to repeal a resolution, approved the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen,* authorizing the President of the United States to employ a skilful assistant in the corps of engineers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 29th April, 1816, United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the first day of October next, the joint resolution, approved the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, authorizing the President of the United States to employ a skilful assistant in the corps of engineers, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. [Approved, July 14, 1832.] Allowance authorized to certain officers of the marine corps. CHAPTER 157. An act concerning certain officers of the Marine Corps. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, autho * See chapter 108. rized to cause to be allowed and paid to such officers of the ma- [Approved, July 14, 1832.] CHAPTER 158. An act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. [EXTRACT.] SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the secretary of Commissions to war be authorized, at his discretion, out of the moneys appro- paymasters, priated by this, or any former act, for the payment of the militia ordered into the service of the United States, according to law, during the last year, to allow and pay to the district paymasters of the army of the United States employed in making such payments, a commission on the sums respectively paid by them, not exceeding one per centum upon the amounts. [Approved, March 2, 1833.] CHAPTER 159. An act to improve the condition of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the army and marine corps of the United States, and to prevent desertion. Term of enlistpay, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the passage of this act, all enlistments in Army. the army of the United States, shall be for three years; and ment, and that the monthly pay of the non-commissioned officers and soldiers, shall be as follows, viz: to each sergeant-major, quartermaster-sergeant, and chief musician, sixteen dollars; to the first sergeant of a company, fifteen dollars; to all other sergeants, twelve dollars each; to each artificer, ten dollars; to each corporal, eight dollars; and to each musician and private soldier, six dollars; and that all enlistments in the marine corps, shall be for four years; and that the monthly pay of the non-commis- and pay. sioned officers and soldiers in said corps, shall be as follows, viz: to each sergeant-major and quartermaster-sergeant, seven Marine corps. |