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1812, April 29. Chap. 72. An act making further provision for the corps of
engineers.
"May 14. Chap. 83.
"May 16. Chap. 86.
United States
"May 22. Chap. 92. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish
a quartermaster's department, and for other purposes"...
223
An act for the better regulation of the ordnance...... 226
An act making further provision for the army of the
227
228
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66
June 18.
Chap. 102. An act declaring war between the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dependencies thereof, and the
United States of America and their territories...........
...... 230
June 26. Chap. 108. An act for the more perfect organization of the
army of the United States.........
230
"July 1. Chap. 113. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act
more effectually to provide for the organization of the militia of the
District of Columbia"..
..... 231
"July 1. Chap. 119. An act supplementary to "An act authorizing the
President of the United States to raise certain companies of rangers,
for the protection of the frontier of the United States"...
"July 6. Chap. 133. An act respecting the pay of the army of the United
States.......
July 6. Chap. 137. An act making further provisions for the army of
the United States, and for other purposes
233
234
"July 6. Chap. 138. An act supplementary to the act entitled "An act
authorizing the President of the United States to accept and organize
certain volunteer military corps"..........
235
TWELFTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-2 Nov. 1812-3 March, 1813.
1812, Dec. 12. Chap. 4. An act increasing the pay of the non-commissioned
officers, musicians, privates, and others, of the army, and for other
purposes
1813, Jan. 20. Chap. 12. An act supplementary to the act entitled "An act
for the more perfect organization of the army of the United States"..... 237
Jan. 29. Chap. 16. An act in addition to the act entitled "An act to
raise an additional military force," and for other purposes. 238
"Feb. 2. Chap. 18. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to
provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union,
suppress insurrections, and repel invasions, and to repeal the act now in
force for those purposes," and to increase the pay of volunteer and
militia corps .........................
241
"Feb. 24. Chap. 24. An act making provision for an additional number
of general officers.........
242
66 Feb. 25. Chap. 31. An act to raise ten additional companies of rangers.. 242
"March 3. Chap. 48. An act the better to provide for the supplies of the
army of the United States, and for the accountability of persons
intrusted with the same...............
"March 3. Chap. 52. An act for the better organization of the general
staff of the army of the United States..........
245
RESOLUTION.
1813, March 3. Res. 2. Resolution requesting the President of the United
States to cause to be prepared and laid before Congress a system of
military discipline............
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS, First Session.-24 May-2 Aug. 1813.
247
1813, July 5. Chap. 4. An act to amend the act in addition to the act entitled
"An act to raise an additional military force, and for other purposes".. 247
"July 22. Chap. 17. An act to regulate the allowance of forage to officers
in the army of the United States........
248
" August 2. Chap. 40. An act to provide for the widows and orphans of
the militia slain and militia disabled in the United States................... 248
August 2. Chap. 41. An act explanatory of an act entitled "An act to
raise ten additional companies of rangers"......
249
" August 2. Chap. 45. An act to authorize the appointment by the Pre-
sident of certain officers during the recess of the senate................................................ 243
"August 2. Chap. 50. An act supplementary to the act entitled "An act
for the better regulation of the ordnance"..
............. 250
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-6 Dec. 1813-18 April, 1814.
1814, Jan. 27. Chap. 7. An act making further provision for filling the ranks
of the regular army, encouraging enlistments, and authorizing the
re-enlistments, for longer periods, of men whose terms of service are
about to expire............
250
Jan. 28. Chap. 9. An act authorizing the President of the United States
to cause certain regiments therein mentioned to be enlisted for five
years, or during the war.......
251
66 Feb. 10. Chap. 11. An act to raise three regiments of riflemen............. 251
"March 30. Chap. 37. An act for the better organizing, paying, and sup-
plying the army of the United States.........
252
"April 18. Chap. 67. An act fixing the salary of the paymaster of the
army of the United States, and allowing a sum for the employment of
additional clerks in his office, for the year one thousand eight hundred
and fourteen, and providing for the appointment of assistant district
paymasters......... ....... 256
"April 18. Chap. 78. An act to provide for the collection and preservation
of such flags, standards, and colors as shall have been, or may hereafter
be, taken by the land and naval forces of the United States, from their
enemies.............
"April 18. Chap. 80. An act in further addition to an act entitled "An
act more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing
an uniform militia throughout the United States".............
"April 18. Chap. 82. An act in addition to the act entitled "An act to
suppress insurrections, and repel invasions, and to repeal the act now
in force for these purposes".
257
258
1814, April 18. Chap. 84. An act concerning the pay of officers, seamen, and
marines in the navy of the United States........
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS, Third Session.-19 Sept. 1814-3 March, 1815.
1814, Dec. 10. Chap. 10. An act making further provision for filling the ranks
of the army of the United States
Dec. 13. Chap. 13. An act directing the staff officers of the army to
comply with the requisitions of naval and marine officers, in certain
cases..........
260
262
1815, Feb. 8. Chap. 38. An act for the better regulation of the ordnance de-
................... 263
March 3. Chap. 79. An act fixing the military peace establishment of
the United States.........
266
RESOLUTIONS.
1814, Nov. 3. Res. 5. Resolutions, expressive of the sense of Congress of the
gallantry and good conduct with which the reputation of the arms of
the United States has been sustained by Major-General Brown, Major-
General Scott, Major-General Porter, Major-General Gaines, Major-
General Macomb, and Brigadiers Ripley and Miller.......................... 267
1815, Feb. 27. Res. 10. Resolutions expressive of the thanks of Congress to
Major-General Jackson, and the troops under his command, for their
gallantry and good conduct in the defence of New Orleans........
.............
FOURTEENTH CONGRESS, First Session.-4 Dec. 1815-30 April, 1816.
1816, April 16. Chap. 55. An act making further provision for military services
during the late war, and for other purposes.....
268
269
April 20. Chap. 64. An act concerning field officers of the militia......... 271
April 24. Chap. 68. An act to increase the pensions of invalids in certain
cases; for the relief of invalids of the militia; and for the appoint-
ment of pension agents in those states where there is no commissioner
of loans.......
271
"April 24. Chap. 69. An act for organizing the general staff, and making
further provision for the army of the United States........................ 272
"April 27. Chap. 127. An act to provide for cases of lost military land
warrants, and discharges for faithful services...........
276
April 29. Chap. 135. An act concerning the annual sum appropriated
for arming and equipping the militia......
277
"" April 29. Chap. 140. An act supplementary to an act making alterations
in the treasury and war departments, passed the eighth day of May,
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two..........
"April 29. Chap. 142. An act to increase the compensation of the super-
intendents of the manufactories of arms at Springfield and Harper's
Ferry....
278
1816, April 29. Res. 7. Resolution authorizing the President of the United
States to employ a skilful assistant in the corps of engineers............... 278
FOURTEENTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-2 Dec. 1816-3 March, 1817.
1817, March 3. Chap. 45. An act to provide for the prompt settlement of public
accounts......
44 March 3. Chap. 96. An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act
further to amend the several acts for the establishment and regulation
of the treasury, war, and navy departments"..
"March 3. Chap. 107. An act to amend an act entitled "An act making
further provision for military services during the late war, and for other
purposes"
279
283
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS, First Session.-1 Dec. 1817-30 April, 1818.
1818, March 18. Chap. 19. An act to provide for certain persons engaged in
the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary
war..
"April 4. Chap. 34.
"April 14. Chap. 61.
"April 16. Chap. 64.
officers.........
284
An act to establish the flag of the United States...... 284
An act regulating the staff of the army................ 285
An act regulating the pay and emolument of brevet
287
"April 20. Chap. 84. An act to defray the expenses of the militia when
marching to places of rendezvous......
" April 20. Chap. 88. An act in addition to the "Act for the punishment
of certain crimes against the United States," and to repeal the acts
therein mentioned...................
...... 288
"April 20. Chap. 101. An act to increase the pay of the militia when in
actual service, and for other purposes...........
April 20. Chap. 102. An act respecting the organization of the army,
and for other purposes.............................
293
294
1818, April 4. Res. 12. Resolution directing medals to be struck, and, together
with the thanks of Congress, presented to Major-General Harrison and
Governor Shelby, and for other purposes..
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-16 Nov. 1818-3 March, 1819.
.......
1819, March 2. Chap. 45. An act to regulate the pay of the army when
employed on fatigue duty....
"March 3. Chap. 60. An act extending the term of half-pay pensions to
the, widows and children of certain officers, seamen, and marines who
died in the public service...................
"March 3. Chap. 81. An act regulating the payments to invalid pen-
295
"March 3. Chap. 88. An act authorizing the sale of certain military
sites.........
"March 3. Chap. 99. An act concerning invalid pensions...................... 296
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS, First Session.-6 Dec. 1819-15 May, 1820.
1820, May 1. Chap. 52. An act in addition to the several acts for the establish-
ment and regulation of the treasury, war, and navy departments......... 296
May 1. Chap. 53. An act in addition to an act entitled "An act to pro-
vide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the
United States in the revolutionary war," passed the eighteenth day of
March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen..........
.....
May 8. Chap. 75. An act further to regulate the medical department of
the army..........
May 12.
Chap. 97. An act to establish an uniform mode of discipline
and field exercise for the militia of the United States........
299
...... 300
46
May 15. Chap. 102. An act to limit the term of office of certain officers
therein named, and for other purposes...........
300
May 15. Chap. 107. An act providing for the better organization of the
treasury department..........
301
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-13 Nov. 1820-3 March, 1821.
1821, March 2. Chap. 13. An act to reduce and fix the military peace establish-
ment of the United States...........
306
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS, First Session.-3 Dec. 1821-8 May, 1822.
1822, May 7. Chap. 88. An act to repeal the fourteenth section of "An act to
reduce and fix the military peace establishment," passed the second
day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one............... 310
"May 7. Chap. 90. An act further to amend the several acts relative to
the treasury, war, and navy departments.........
........ 310
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-2 Dec. 1822-3 March, 1823.
1823, Jan. 23. Chap. 5. An act to continue the present mode of supplying the
310
"Jan. 31. Chap. 9. An act concerning the disbursement of public money.. 311
March 1. Chap. 37. An act in addition to the act entitled "An act for
the prompt settlement of public accounts," and for the punishment of
the crime of perjury......
"March 1. Chap. 59. An act supplementary to the acts to provide for
certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United
States in the revolutionary war..........
........ 312
................ 313
"March 3. Chap. 71. An act to establish a national armory on the
western waters........
313
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS, First Session.-1 Dec. 1823-26 May, 1824.
1824, April 30. Chap. 46. An act to procure the necessary surveys, plans, and
estimates upon the subject of roads and canals........ .... 313
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS, Second Session,-1 Dec. 1824-3 May, 1825.
1825, March 3. Chap. 18. An act for arming the militia of the District of
..... 314
Columbia....