Congress, vote of gold medal to Colonel Croghan, 333. to General Taylor, 377, 389, 398. Conniving at hiring of duty, 70. index to, 53. Contemptuous words against President, &c., punishment for, 175. Contracts, considerations for procuring, prohibited to whom, 517. list of, to be published, 541. made by law or appropriation, 298. made by secretary of war or secretary of navy, 452. made in cases of pressing exigency, 453. members of Congress forbidden to make, 204. not transferable, 528. proposals for, 209. public, 203. reported to Congress, 528. requirements in regard to, 505. requiring advance of money, 129. statement made by whom, 205. statements of, reported annually, 210. Contractors' names on articles furnished, 529. Contributions in Mexico and California, receivers to be paid, 430. Corporal, pay of, 93, 143. Corporals of ordnance department, 509. Corporeal punishment, limitation of, 76, 81, 190. abolished, 228. in force in case of desertion, 329. Corps of artificers, organization of, 222. of engineers, 223. of engineers, officers, &c. of, governed, how, 193. of engineers organized, 148. Correspondence with enemy prohibited, 71, 185. Council of administration may appoint chaplain, 346. Court-martial, confinement in District Columbia jail under sentence of, Courts-martial, composition of, 95. for offences not capital, 187. in District of Columbia, 155. oath of witness before, 80, 189. ordered by whom, 79. parties tried by, entitled to copy of sentence, 191. powers of, 190. powers of garrison or regimental, 79. powers of officers ordering, 191. proceedings of, filed, 76, 81. rank of members of, 72, 79. regimental, 73. regimental, or garrison, powers of, 187. regimental, summoned, when, 182. sentence of death by, 72, 80, 190. sentences of, executed, 79. sentences of, in time of peace, 117. trials before, 189. votes of members of, 80. witnesses before, 72, 80. Court of inquiry, may exempt from duty, 157. Courts of inquiry, appointed by whom, 156. battalion, 231. organization and powers of, 82, 192. provided for musicians, 167. Couriers appointed by brigadier-generals, 166. Creditors, protection against, prohibited, 68. officers charged with, 189. Crimes not capital, punishment of, 76, 194. Criminals, insane, 446. Croghan, Colonel George, gold medal to, 333. Cushing, Major, pay of, as inspector, 122. D. DATES of commissions, effects of, on rank, when, 1×5. Death, limitation of sentence of, 76. sentence of, 81. sentence of, by court-martial, 72, 190, Debts, payment of, enforced, 2×1. Deceased officers, effects of, 74. Decision of disputes between different corps, 73. Declaration of war between Great Britain and United States, 230, act to prevent, explanatory act, 336. Defaulter, penalty to be subject to, 524. of ports and harbors, 104, 118, 120, Delinquent, non-appearance of, at court-martial, 25%. Department of war established, 5. on In lian affairs, organization of, 333. Deputy adjutant-generals, 123, commnissaries of or inance, 246, 250, commissary, pay of, 219. inspector-general, ex officio deputy adjutant-general, 137. paymaster generals, appointment of, 3×5. quartermaster, appointment of, 246. quartermaster-general, rank and pay of, 136. Deserters in time of peace, ›22. not to receive bounty land, 439. officers receiving, cashiered, 179, otheers registers 1 as su h, when, 4×7. penalty for entertaining, 66, reward for apprehension of, *2. search to be made for, ×2, Desertion, set to prevent, 128, additional penalties for, 240, law in regard to punishment for, repealed, 329 penalty for advising, 66, penalty for encouraging, 113, 116, 179, 214. punishment for, 66, 147, 178, re-enlistment before discharge is deemed, 66, Desertions, reports of, ×2 Detached others, rank of, 213. Disabilities, compensation for, *9. Disability, compensation in case of, 326. Disabled officers and soilers, 219, Disbandment, provision for, 476. of volunteers, 466, Disbursement of money by engineer officers, 352. Courts-martial, composition of, 95. for offences not capital, 187. in District of Columbia, 155. oath of witness before, 80, 189. ordered by whom, 79. parties tried by, entitled to copy of sentence, 191. powers of, 190. powers of garrison or regimental, 79. powers of officers ordering, 191. proceedings of, filed, 76, 81. rank of members of, 72, 79. regimental, 73. regimental, or garrison, powers of, 187. regimental, summoned, when, 182. sentence of death by, 72, 80, 190. sentences of, executed, 79. sentences of, in time of peace, 117. trials before, 189. votes of members of, 80. witnesses before, 72, 80. Court of inquiry, may exempt from duty, 157. Courts of inquiry, appointed by whom, 156. battalion, 231. organization and powers of, 82, 192. provided for musicians, 167. Couriers appointed by brigadier-generals, 166. Creditors, protection against, prohibited, 68. officers charged with, 189. Crimes not capital, punishment of, 76, 194. Criminals, insane, 446. Croghan, Colonel George, gold medal to, 333. Cushing, Major, pay of, as inspector, 122. D. DATES of commissions, effects of, on rank, when, 185. Death, limitation of sentence of, 76. sentence of $1. sentence of, by court-martial, 72, 190. Debts, payment of, enforced, 2×1. Deceased officers, effects of, 74. Decision of disputes between different corps, 73. Declaration of war between Great Britain and United States, 230. act to prevent, explanatory act, 336. Defaulter, penalty to be subject to, 524. of ports and harbors, 104, 118, 120. Delinquent, non-appearance of, at court-martial, 258. Department of war established, 85. on Indian affairs, organization of, 333. Deputy adiutant-generals, 123. commissaries of ordnance, 246, 250, commissary, pay of, 219. inspector-general, ex officio deputy adjutant-general, 137. to give security, 187. quartermaster, appointment of, 246. quartermaster-general, rank and pay of, 136. Deserters in time of peace, 322. not to receive bounty land, 439. officers receiving, cashiered, 179. officers registered as such, when, 4×7. penalty for entertaining, 66, reward for apprehension of, 82. search to be made for, 2. Desertion, act to prevent, 328. additional penalties for, 240, law in regard to punishment for, repealed, 329. penalty for encouraging, 113, 116, 179, 214. punishment for, 66, 147, 178. re enlistment before discharge is deemed, 66. Desertions, reports of, *2. Detached officers, rank of, 213. Disabilities, compensation for, Disability, compensation in case of, 326. Disabled officers and soldiers, 239. Disbandment, provision for, 176. of volunteers, Job, Disbursement of money by engineer officers, 352. |