Act of April 29, 1812, ch. 72.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of the act passed the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled “An act making further provision for the corps of engineers,” as provides that one paymaster shall be taken from the subalterns of the corps of engineers, be, and the same is hereby repealed;Paymaster to be attached to pay dep’t., &c. and that the paymaster so authorized and provided be attached to the pay department, and be in every respect, placed on the footing of other paymasters of the army.
Corps of topographical engineers.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the corps of topographical engineers shall be organized and increased by regular promotions in the same, so that the said corps shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, four majors, ten captains, ten first lieutenants, and ten second lieutenants.
Vacancies in, how to be filled.
Act of April 30, 1824, ch. 46.
Pay and emoluments.Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That vacancies created by said organization, over and above those which can be filled by the present corps, shall be taken from the army, and from such as it may be deemed advisable of the civil engineers employed under the act of the thirtieth of April, eighteen hundred and twenty-four; that the pay and emoluments to the officers of said corps shall be the same as are allowed to officers of similar rank in the regiments of dragoons.
Authority given in act of 30th April, 1824, ch. 46, to employ civil engineers, repealed.
The President authorized to appoint so many assistant adjutants general as he may deem necessary, &c.Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the authority to employ civil engineers, in the act of the thirtieth of April, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, be and the same is hereby repealed after the passage of this act.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States shall be and he is hereby, authorized to appoint so many assistant adjutants general, not exceeding two, with the brevet rank, pay, and emoluments of a major, and not exceeding four, with the brevet rank, pay and emoluments of a captain of cavalry, as he may deem necessary; and that they shall be taken from the line of the army, and in addition to their own, shall perform the duties of assistant inspectors general when the circumstances of the service may require.
Pay and emoluments of officers taken from the line and transferred to the staff.
Their rank and promotion.Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the officers to be taken from the line and transferred to the staff, under the last preceding section, shall receive only the pay and emoluments attached to their rank in the staff; but their transfer shall be without prejudice to their rank and promotion in the line, according to their said rank and seniority; which promotion shall take place according to usage, in the same manner as if they had not been thus transferred.
The President authorized to add to the quartermaster’s department.
Rank.
Pay and emoluments.Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be and he is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to add to the quartermaster’s department not exceeding two assistant quartermasters general with the rank of colonel, two deputy quartermasters general, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and eight assistant quartermasters with the rank of captain; that the assistant quartermasters now in service shall have the same rank as is provided by this act for those hereby authorized; and that the pay and emoluments of the officers of the quartermaster’s department, shall be the same as are allowed to officers of similar rank in the regiments of dragoons:Proviso.
1838, ch. 194. Provided, That all appointments in the quartermaster’s department shall be made from the army, and when officers taken for such appointments hold rank in the line, they shall thereupon relinquish said rank, and be separated from the line of the army; and that promotion in said department shall take place as in regiments and corps.
