United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/12th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 31
[Obsolete.]
Chap. XXXI.—An Act supplementary to “An act to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force,” passed on the twelfth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eight.
Act of April 12, 1808, ch. 43.
Act of March 3, 1815, ch. 78.
Officers of light artillery to receive the same, when mounted, as light dragoons.
Proviso.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever, in the opinion of the President of the United States, it is expedient to mount the light artillery, or any part thereof, horses and accoutrements shall be provided to equip the whole or such part as he may direct; and when the non-commissioned officers, musicians, artificers and privates are so equipped, the officers shall be entitled to the same forage, as is now provided for the officers of the same grade in the regiment of light dragoons: Provided, the officers furnish their own horses and accoutrements, and actually keep in service the same number of horses to entitle them to the aforesaid allowance for forage or its equivalent in money.
Saddler and farrier to be provided for each company of artillery, when mounted.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever the said light artillery are ordered to be mounted, there shall be provided one saddler and one farrier to each company, who shall be entitled to the same pay and emoluments as are now provided for saddlers and farriers in the regiment of light dragoons.
Approved, February 24, 1812.