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Contracts for supplying the army, &c.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all purchases and contracts, for supplying the army with provisions, clothing, supplies in the quartermaster's department, military stores, Indian goods, and all other supplies, or articles for the use of the department of war, be made by, or under, the direction of the treasury department.*

*

[Approved, May 8, 1792.]

After the 1st of

May, 1795, the

States to consist of

CHAPTER 17.

An act making an alteration in the Flag of the United States.†

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresenBag of the United tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, 15 stripes, &c. 15 That from and after the first day of May, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, the flag of the United States be fifteen stripes, alternate red and white. That the Union be fifteen stars, white in a blue field.

stars, &c.

[Approved, January 13, 1794.]

The harbors men

fied under the di

sident, &c.

CHAPTER 18.

An act to provide for the defence of certain ports and harbors in the
United States.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representioned to be forti- tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, rection of the Pre- That the following ports and harbors be fortified, under the direction of the President of the United States, and at such time or times as he may judge necessary, to wit: Portland, in the district of Maine; Portsmouth, in the state of New Hampshire; Gloucester, Salem, Marblehead, and Boston, in the state. of Massachusetts; Newport, in the state of Rhode Island; NewLondon, in the state of Connecticut; New York; Philadelphia; Wilmington, in the state of Delaware; Baltimore, in the state of Maryland; Norfolk and Alexandria, in the state of Virginia; Cape Fear river, and Ocracock Inlet, in the state of North Carolina; Charleston and Georgetown, in the state of South Carolina; and Savannah, and St. Mary's, in the state of Georgia. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful troops of the Uni- for the President of the United States to employ, as garrisons, ted States as gar- in the said fortifications, or any of them, such of the troops on the military establishment of the United States as he may

The President

nay employ the

risons, &c,

*Modified by act of 16th July, 1793-See chap. 38, sec. 3.
Altered and established by act of April 4, 1818-See chap. 114.

judge necessary; and to cause to be provided one hundred can- Cause cannoʊ, non, of a calibre, each, to carry a ball of thirty-two pounds provided,' &c. weight, and one hundred other cannon, of a calibre, each, to carry a ball of twenty-four pounds weight, together with the carriages and implements necessary for the same, and carriages with the necessary implements for one hundred and fifty other cannon, with two hundred and fifty tons of cannon shot.

receive cessions

lands, &c.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for The President to the President of the United States to receive from any state (in of, or to purchase behalf of the United States) a cession of the lands on which any of the fortifications aforesaid, with the necessary buildings, may be erected, or intended to be erected; or, where such cessions shall not be made, to purchase such lands, on behalf of the United States: Provided, That no purchase shall be made where such lands are the property of a state.*

[Approved, March 20, 1794.]

CHAPTER 19.

An act to provide for the erecting and repairing of arsenals and magazines, and

for other purposes.†

senals, with mag

direction of the

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Three or four ar tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, azines, to be estab That, for the safe keeping of the military stores, there shall be lished, under the established, under the direction of the President of the United President, &c. States, three or four arsenals, with magazines, as he shall judge most expedient, in such places as will best accommodate the different parts of the United States. Either, or both, of the arsenals heretofore used at Springfield and Carlisle, to be continued as part of the said number, at his discretion: Provided, That Proviso: arsenals none of the said arsenals be erected, until purchases of the land, until the land is necessary for their accommodation, be made, with the consent purchased, &c. of the legislature of the state in which the same is intended to be erected.

not to be erected

at each of the as

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That there shall be estab- A national armory lished, at each of the aforesaid arsenals, à national armory, in senals, &c. which shall be employed one superintendent, and one master armorer, (who shall be appointed by the President of the United States,) and as many workmen as the secretary for the department of war shall, from time to time, deem necessary, so that the whole number, at all the armories, shall not exceed one hundred.‡ And the said superintendents shall, each, receive, as a compen- Compensation to sation, seventy dollars per month, and the said master armorer, and master arm each, fifty dollars per month.||

*

See the constitution, article 1, section 8, clause 16.

†See chapter 32, making further provisions for procuring arms, &c., also

chapters 47 and 59.

See act of 23d April, 1808, chapter 59.

See act of 7th of May, 1800, chap. 47, sec. 1.

superintendents

rers, &c.

perintend the re

military stores,

&c.

An officer to su- SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be emceiving, &c., of ployed an officer, whose duty it shall be, (under the direction of the department of war,) to superintend the receiving, safe keeping, and distribution, of the military stores of the United States, and to call to account all persons to whom the same may be intrustHis compensation; ed; he shall receive, for his compensation, at the rate of one and to be appoint-hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, and shall be appointed by the President of the United States.

ed by the

dent.

Not exceeding 59,000 dolls. ap

erecting and re

ceeding 22,865

dolls. for armo

ries, &c.

the President's

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding propriated for fifty-nine thousand dollars, be appropriated for the erecting and pairing arsenals, repairing of the arsenals and magazines aforesaid; and a sum, &c., and not ex- not exceeding twenty-two thousand eight hundred and sixty-five dollars, for defraying the expense of the national armories, for 340,000 dolls. to one year; and the further sum of three hundred and forty thou be applied, under sand dollars, to be applied, under the direction of the President direction, in the of the United States, in the purchase of arms, ammunition, and military stores; which said several sums shall be paid out of the duties on imports and tonnage, to the end of the present year. Annual account of SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That an annual account ries, &c., to be of the expenses of the national armories be laid before the legisaid before Con-lature of the United States, together with an account of the arms made and repaired therein.

purchase of arms,

&c.

expenses of armo

gress.

[Approved, April 2, 1794.]

764 non-commissioned officers,

years, &c.

CHAPTER 20.

An act for raising and organizing a Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.*

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represenprivates, &c., to tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, be raised for three That the number of seven hundred and sixty-four non-commisCommissioned of sioned officers, privates, and artificers, to serve as privates, and musicians, shall be engaged for the term of three years, by voluntary enlistments; and that the proper proportion of commissioned officers shall be appointed to command the same.

ficers to be ap

pointed, &c.

To be incorporated with the corps

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid comof artillery, &c. missioned and non-commissioned officers, privates, artificers, and musicians, shall be incorporated with the corps of artillery now in the service of the United States, and denominated the corps Entire number of of artillerists and engineers; and that the entire number of the lerists and engi- said corps, exclusively of the commissioned officers, shall be exclusively, &c. nine hundred and ninety-two.

the corps of artil

neers to be 992,

Organization of the corps, as mentioned.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the organization of the said corps be as hereinmentioned, to wit: one lieutenant

* Continued by acts of 3d March, 1795, chap. 24, and 30th May, 1796, chap. 26. An additional regiment provided by act of 27th April, 1798, chap. 30. Repealed and supplied by act of 16th March, 1802, chap. 49, sections 1, 2, 26, 27, 28 and 29.

colonel commandant, one adjutant, one surgeon; four battalions, each to consist of one major, one adjutant and paymaster, and one surgeon's mate; and four companies, each to consist of one captain, two lieutenants, two cadets, with the pay, clothing, and rations of a sergeant, four sergeants, four corporals, forty-two privates, sappers, and miners, and ten artificers to serve as privates, and two musicians.

vates to receive

as other troops,

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the additional com- Officers and primissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, privates, artificers, the same pay, &c. and musicians, by this act directed to be raised, shall receive the to be governed by same pay and allowances, in all respects, as the troops already the same rules, in the service of the United States; and they shall also be governed by the same rules and articles of war, which have been, or may be, by law established.

&c.

war to provide

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty The secretary of of the secretary of war to provide, at the public expense, under books, apparatus, such regulations as shall be directed by the President of the c. United States, the necessary books, instruments, and apparatus, for the use and benefit of the said corps.

cause portions of

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the President of The President to the United States shall cause such proportions of the said corps the corps to serve to serve in the field, on the frontiers, or in the fortifications on as he may deem the sea coast, as he shall deem consistent with the public ser[Approved, May 9, 1794.]

vice.

consistent, &c.

CHAPTER 21.

An act supplementary to "An act to provide for the defence of certain ports and harbors in the United States."

bor of Annapolis,

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- The port and hartives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, to be fortified, &c. That the port and harbor of the city of Annapolis be fortified, in such manner, and at such time or times, as the President of the United States may direct; and that it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to employ a garrison in the said The President fortification, provide cannon and equipments, and receive, from may employ a garthe state of Maryland, a cession of the lands on which the said lis, &c. receive fortification, and its necessary buildings, may be erected, agreea- &c. bly to the second and third sections of the act to which this is a supplement. [Approved, May 9, 1794.]

* See original act, chap. 18.

rison at Annapo

cession of lands,

Half pay for five

ows or orphans of

cers dying in the service from wounds, &c.

CHAPTER 22.1

An act in addition to the "Act for making further and more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers of the United States."*

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representayears to the wid-tives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, commissioned offi- That if any commissioned officer in the troops of the United States shall, while in the service of the United States, die, by reason of wounds received in actual service of the United States, and shall leave a widow, or if no widow, shall leave a child or children, under age, such widow, or if no widow, such child or children, shall be entitled to, and receive, the half of the monthly pay to which the deceased was entitled at the time of his death, for and during the term of five years: and in case of the death or intermarriage of such widow, before the expiration of the said term of five years, the half pay, for the remainder of the term, shall go to the child or children of such deceased officer, while under the age of sixteen years, and, in like manner, the allowance to the child or children of such deceased, where there is no widow, shall be paid no longer than while there is a child children under the age aforesaid: Provided, That no greater er allowance, in sum shall be allowed, in any case, to the widow or to the child half pay of lieu- or children, of any officer, than the half pay of a lieutenanttenant-colonel. colonel.

Proviso; on great.

any case, than the

Arrears of the

or

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the army be in fuarmy not to exture paid in such manner that the arrears shall at no time exceed two months.

ceed 2 months.

may augment the

under special cir

The President SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That to such of the troops rations of troops as are, or may be, employed on the frontiers, and under such on the frontiers, special circumstances as, in the opinion of the President of the cumstances, &c. United States, may require an augmentation of some parts of their rations, the President be authorized to direct such augmentation as he may judge necessary, not exceeding four ounces of beef, two ounces of flour, and half a gill of rum, or whiskey, in addition to each ration, and half a pint of salt to one hundred rations. [Approved, June 7, 1794.]

A purveyor of in the depart

CHAPTER 23.

An act to establish the office of Purveyor of Public Supplies.†

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,

*The 1st and 2d sections of this act were superseded and supplied by act of 16th March, 1802-see chap. 49, sections 13 and 15. The 3d was continued with some modification by acts of 3d March, 1795, and 30th May. 1796. chap. 24. sec. 9. and chap. 26, sec. 11, but formally repealed by act of 3d March, 1797-see coap. 27, sec. 1.

The Office of Purveyor abolished by act of March 28th, 1812—See chap. 68,

sec. 9.

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