United States Statutes at Large/Volume 1/4th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 16
[Repealed.]
Chap. ⅩⅥ.—An Act to amend and repeal, in part, the Act intituled “An Act to ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States.”
Act of May 30, 1796, ch. 39.
Certain sections repealed.Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the third section of the act, passed the thirtieth of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, intituled “An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States,” together with all other parts thereof which relate to provision made for the major general and his staff, be repealed; and that all such parts of the said act, together with so much of the twenty-third section, as may be construed to affect the Brigadier, and the whole of the eleventh section of the said act be, and are hereby repealed.
Brigadier General.
Inspector.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one brigadier general, who may choose his brigade major and inspector, from the captains and subalterns in the line, (to each of whom there shall be allowed the monthly pay of twenty-five dollars,See p. 557, post. in addition to his pay in the line, and two rations extraordinary per day; and whenever forage shall not be furnished by the public, to ten dollars per month in lieu thereof.) That there shall be one judge advocate, who shall be taken from the Judge advocate.commissioned officers of the line, and shall be entitled to receive two rations extra per day, and twenty-five dollars per month, in addition to his pay in the line; and whenever forage shall not be furnished by the public, to ten dollars per month in lieu thereof.
Quarter master and paymaster general.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one quartermaster general and one paymaster general, who shall receive the same pay and emoluments, respectively, which those officers have heretofore been allowed by law.
Pay of lieutenants and ensigns.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That from and after the thirtieth day of June next, the monthly pay of the lieutenants shall be thirty dollars, and that of the ensigns twenty-five dollars: That to the brigadier, while commander in chief, and to each officer, while commanding a separate post, there shall be allowed twice the number of rations to which they would otherwise be entitled.
Subsistence allowed to majors.Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the majors be entitled to receive four rations per day, for their subsistence.
Allowance to officers deranged.
Ante, p. 483.Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That to each commissioned officer, who may have been deranged under the act “to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States,” there shall be paid the amount of six months’ pay and subsistence.
Approved, March 3, 1797.