Jofiah Wilfon, in the month of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. NATHAL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice-Prefident of the United States and Prefi- APPROVED, MAR. 6, 1802. TH: JEFFERSON. CHAPTER VIII. AN ACT to repeal certain acts respecting the organization of the Courts of the United States; and for other purposes. BR of Repeal of E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of relative to one, intitled " An act to provide for the 815-377 more convenient organization of the courts. of the United States," from and after the first day of July next, shall be, and is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the act paffed on the third day of March one thoufand eight hundred and one, intitled "An Vor 230 act for altering the times and places of hold- .5 307 V. ing certain courts therein mentioned and for other purpofes;" from and after the faid first day of July next, fhall be, and is hereby repealed. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all Revival of the acts, and parts of acts, which were in former acts. force before the paffage of the aforefaid two acts, and which by the fame were either amended, explained, altered, or repealed, fhall be, and hereby are, after the said first day of July next, revived, and in as full and complete force and operation, as if the faid two acts had never been made. Continuance of fuits to the circuit and district Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all actions, fuits, procefs, pleadings, and other proceedings, of what nature or kind foever, courts reviv- depending or exifting in any of the circuit ed by this act. courts of the United States, or in any of the district courts of the United States, acting as circuit courts, or in any of the additional district courts, which were established by the aforefaid act of Congrefs, paffed on the thirteenth day of February, one thoufand eight hundred and one, fhall be, and hereby are, from and after the faid first day of July next, continued over to the circuit courts, and to the district courts, and to the district courts, acting as circuit courts refpectively, which fhall be first thereafter holden in, and for the refpective circuits and diftricts, which are revived and establifhed by this act, and to be proceeded in, in the fame manner as they would have been, had they originated prior to the paffage of the faid act, paffed on the thirteenth day of February, one thoufand eight hundred and one. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That all writs and process, which have issued, or may iffue before the faid first day of July next, returnable to the circuit courts, or to any district court acting as a circuit court, or any additional district court established by the aforefaid act paffed the thirteenth day of February, one thoufand eight hundred and one, fhall be returned to the next circuit court, or district court, or diftrict court acting as a circuit court, re-established by this act and fhall be proceeded on therein, in the fame manner, as they could, had they been originally returnable to the circuit courts, and diftrict courts acting as circuit courts, hereby revived and established. NATHAL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives: Vice-Prefident of the United States, and Prefident of the Senate. APPROVED, MARCH 8, 1802. TH: JEFFERSON. CHAPTER IX. AN ACT fixing the military peace establish. ment of the United States. BE E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the Military military peace establishment of the United ment. C peace eitab How com. pofed. One regi ment of ar- States, from and after the firft of June next, fhall be compofed of one regiment of artillerifts and two regiments of infantry, with fuch officers, military agents, and engineers, as are herein after mentioned. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the regiment of artillerifts fhall confift of one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, four majors, one adjutant, and twenty companies, privates, &c. each company to confift of one captain, one of officers, To be form- talions: Certain lieu tenants may first lieutenant, one fecond lieutenant, two cadets, four fergeants, four corporals, four muficians, eight artificers, and fifty-fix privates; to be formed into five battalions: Provided always, that it fhall be lawful for the Prefident of the United States to retain, with their prefent grade, as many of the first lieutenants, now in fervice, as shall amount to the whole number of lieutenants required; but that in proportion as vacancies happen therein, new appointments be made to the grade of fecond lieutenants until their nuniber amount to twenty and each regiment ments of in- of infantry fhall confift of one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, one major, one adjutant, one fergeant-major, two teachers of mufic, and ten companies; each company to confift of one captain, one firft and one fecond lieutenant, one enfign, four fergeants, four corporals, four muficians and fixty-four pri cafe of va- Jantry, their One briga dier general, pointed. vates. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there fhall be one brigadier-general, with one aid-de-camp, who fhall be taken from the captains or fubalterns of the line; one adjutant and infpector of the army, to be taken from the line of field officers; one paymaster of the army, feven paymasters and two affiftants, to be attached to fuch diftricts as the Prefident of the United States fhall direct, to be taken from the line of commiffioned officers, who, in addition to their other duties, fhall have charge of the clothing of the troops; three military agents and fuch number of affistant military agents as the Prefident of the United Staes fhall deem expedient, not exceeding one to each military poft; which affiftants fhall be taken from the line; two furgeons; twenty-five furgeon's mates, to be attached to garrifons or posts, and not to corps. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the monthly pay of the officers, non-cominiffioned officers, musicians, and privates, be as follows, to wit: to the brigadier general, two hundred and twenty-five dollars, which fhall be his full and entire compenfation, without a right to demand or receive any rations, forage, travelling expenfes, or other perquifite or emolument whatsoever, except fuch stationary as may be requifite for the ufe of his department; to the adjutant and infpector of the army, thirty-eight dollars in addition to his pay in the line, and fuch stationary as fhall be requifite for his department; to the paymaster of the army, one hundred and twenty dollars, without any other emolument, except fuch stationary as may be requifite in his department and the ufe of the public office now occupied by him; to the aid-de-camp, in addition to his pay in the line, thirty dollars; to each paymafter attached to diftricts, thirty dollars, Monthly pay cers, non to the offi commiffioned officers, privates, &c. |