FIFT Y-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 191. 1898. 365 one wagoner, and eighty-four privates; total enlisted, one hundred and six: Provided, That in the event of a call by the President for either é’~·v¢¤~¤· volunteers or the militia. of the country the President is authorized to °"°‘°t°"“°°*'°' accept the quotas of troops of the various States and Territories, including the District of Columbia and Indian Territory, as organized under ' the laws of the States and Territories, including the District of Coluinbia, in companies, troops, and batteries, each to contain so far as practicable the number of enlisted men authorized in this Act for each arm of the service, and battalions of not less than three such companies and regiments of not less than ten nor more than twelve such companies. But this proviso shall apply to companies, troops, batteries, battalions, and regimental organizations and none other: Providcdfurther, V•>1¤¤t¤=r service. That in volunteer organizations received into the service under this —h¤¤pm1¤¤¤w¤¤1¤. Act and existing laws, one hospital stew ard shall be authorized for each battalion. · For each troop of cavalry: One iirst sergeant, one quartermaster- —·*¤¤>1> ¤f ¤=v¤1ry- sergeant, six sergeants, eight corporals, two farriers and blacksmiths, two trumpeters, one saddler, one wagoner, seventy-eight privates; total enlisted, one hundred. For each battery of heavy artillery: One drst sergeant, twenty-two ;_l·m¤w <>f heavy sergeants, ten ccrporals, two musicians, two artiiicers, one wagoner, ry' one hundred and sixty-two privates;· total enlisted, two hundred. For each battery of iield artillery: One first sergeant, one quarter- ——¤¤·Jd num-y. master-sergeant, one veterinary sergeant, six sergeants, fifteen corporals, two farriers, two artiiicers, one saddler, two musician s, one wagon er, one hundred and forty-one privates; total enlisted, one hundred and seventy-three. For each company of engineers: One iirst sergeant, ten sergeants, —¤¤mp.¤y of img:. ten corporals, two musicians, sixty-four iirstclass privates, sixty-three,"°"°' ` second-class privates; total enlisted, one hundred and fifty. In time`-sigmicorps. of war there shall be added to the Signal Corps of the Army ten corporals, one hundred flrstclass privates, and forty second-class privates, who! shall have the pay and allowances of engineer troops of the same R.S.,sec.1280,p.222. a e. grThe quartermaster and veterinary sergeants provided for in this sec- mfg; _·:3;°;n¤¤e¤¤r· tion shall have the pay and allowances of sergeants of their respective iergcanéz n.°:i?£Z arms. 260·1»· - Sec. 4. That when recruited to their war strength the President may spate nitmmi, add one second lieutenant to each battery of artillery; such offices to ""‘""”' "““"*`· be filled by appointments, as prescribed by existing law. Sec. 5. That in time of war the President shall cause the batteries orgmmm umn. of artillery authorized by law to be organized as heavy or ileld arti]- §°,§°”'°“°"’°'“°'“· ler , as in his judgment the exigencies of the service may require. Sec. 6. That in time of war the pay proper of enlisted men shall be Per vfwlintvcl mm increased twenty per eentum over and above the rates of pay as iixed ‘1'{'§’f Q'; may M__ by law: Provided, That in war time no additional increased compen- rgzffgmot sation shall be allowed to soldiers pertbrmin g what is known as extra No snntuuty pty. or special duty: Provided further, That any soldier who deserts shall, v_}§·g#j)°‘§,,j,2*’7»P·”3· besides incurring the penalties new attaching to the crime of desertion, r¤¤h£is.. in asm. forfeit all right to pension which he might otherwise have acquired. "°“· Sec. 7. That in time of war every officer serving with troops operat- Par of ¤¤¤¤r bgding against an enemy who shall exercise, under assignment in orders {{§E,,“§§§"§$§1{L_2}€_ °' issued by competent authority, a command above that pertaining to his grade, shall be entitled to receive the pay and allowances of the grade appropriate to the command so exercised: Provided, That a rate {3~ej·¤·- of pay exceeding that of a brigadier-general shall not be paid in any "“`“ ‘ case by reason of such assignment: Provided further, That at the end R·=·*¤<=tj·>¤,¤f Army of any war in which the United States may become involved the Army °° "°°`°° M`"` shall be reduced to a peace basis by the transfer in the same arm of the service or absorption by promotion or honorable discharge under such regulations as the Secretary of War may establish of supernumerary commissioned officers and the honorable discharge or transfer of super-
