The Military Laws of the United States

THIRD CONGRESS, First Session.-2 Dec. 1793-9 June, 1794.

1794, Jan. 13. Chap. 1. An act making an alteration in the flag of the United

States................

66 March 20. Chap. 9. An act to provide for the defence of certain ports and

harbors in the United States.........

102

"April 2. Chap. 14. An act to provide for the erecting and repairing of

arsenals and magazines, and for other purposes...

......... 103

"May 9. Chap. 24. An act for raising and organizing a corps of artillerists

and engineers.......................................................

"May 9. Chap. 25. An act supplementary to "An act to provide for the

defence of certain ports and harbors in the United States".

104

June 7. Chap. 52. An act in addition to the "Act for making further

and more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers of the

United States".......................................................................................................................................................................................

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THIRD CONGRESS, Second Session,-3 Nov. 1794-3 March, 1795.

1795, Jan. 2. Chap. 9. An act to regulate the pay of non-commissioned officers,

musicians, and privates of the militia of the United States, when called

into actual service, and for other purposes.............

......... 106

66 Feb. 23. Chap. 27. An act to establish the office of purveyor of public

supplies..

......... 107

Feb. 28. Chap. 36. An act to provide for calling forth the militia to

execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel inva-

sions, and to repeal the act now in force for those purposes.................. 108

March 3. Chap. 44. An act for continuing and regulating the military
establishment of the United States, and for repealing sundry acts here-
tofore passed on that subject...........

101

102

.....

104

105

111

FOURTH CONGRESS, First Session.—7 Dec. 1795-1 June, 1796.

1796, May 12. Chap. 25. An act allowing compensation for horses killed in

battle belonging to officers of the army of the United States................ 114

"May 30. Chap. 39. An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment

of the United States.........

..... 114

FOURTH CONGRESS, Second Session,-5 Dec. 1796-3 March 1797.

1797, March 3. Chap. 16. An act to amend and repeal, in part, the act entitled

"An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United

States"....

......... 118

FIFTH CONGRESS, First Session.-15 May, 1797-10 July, 1797.

1797, June 23. Chap. 3. An act to provide for the further defence of the ports

and harbors of the United States.........

FIFTH CONGRESS, Second Session.—13 Nov. 1797–16 July, 1798.

1794, March 14. Chap. 15. An act to provide for the widows and orphans of

certain deceased officers..........

...... 119

- April 27. Chap. 33. An act to provide an additional regiment of artiller-
ists and engineers...........................................................................................................

May 3. Chap. 37. An act supplementary to the act providing for the

further defence of the ports and harbors of the United States............. 120

- May 4. Chap. 38. An act to enable the President of the United States

to procure cannon, arms, and ammunition, and for other purposes........ 121

"May 22. Chap. 46. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to amend

and repeal, in part, the act entitled 'An act to ascertain and fix the

military establishment of the United States' "...........

............................................ 122

May 28. Chap. 47. An act authorizing the President of the United

States to raise a provisional army.........

....... 122

* June 22. Chap. 57. An act supplementary to, and to amend, the act

entitled "An act authorizing the President of the United States to raise

a provisional army"...........

...... 125

"July 6. Chap. 65. An act providing arms for the militia throughout the

United States..................................................

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118

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July 16. Chap. 76. An act to augment the army of the United States,

and for other purposes..........

...... 127

- July 16 Chap. 85. An act to alter and amend the several acts for the

establishment and regulation of the treasury, war, and navy depart-

ments....

119

126

FIFTH CONGRESS, Third Session.—3 Dec. 1798-3 March, 1799.

1*19, March 2. Chap. 27. An act to regulate the medical establishment.......... 129

* March 2. Chap. 31. An act giving eventual authority to the President

of the United States to augment the army..........

..... 131

- March 3. Chap. 47. An act authorizing the President of the United

States to fill certain vacancies in the army and navy........

..... 133

- March 1 Chap. 48. An act for the better organizing of the troops of the

United States, and for other purposes......................................

..... 133

129

SIXTH CONGRESS, First Session.—2 Dec. 1799-14 May, 1800.

1400, Feb 20. Chap. 9. An act to suspend, in part, an act entitled “An aet

to augment the army of the United States, and for other purposes"..... 139

- April 22. Chap. 26. An act to fix the compensation of the paymaster-

general, and assistant to the adjutant general

......... 139

"May 7. Chap. 46. An act for the regulation of the public arsenals and

magas.nes.........................................................................................................................................................

140

* May 14. Chap. 69. An act supplementary to the act to suspend part of

1792, May 2. Chap. 28. An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute

the laws of the Union, to suppress insurrections, and repel invasions... 94

May 8. Chap. 33. An act more effectually to provide for the national

defence, by establishing an uniform militia throughout the United

States..............

......... 95

"May 8. Chap. 37. An act making alterations in the treasury and war

departments.....

THIRD CONGRESS, First Session.-2 Dec. 1793-9 June, 1794.

1794, Jan. 13. Chap. 1. An act making an alteration in the flag of the United

States..............................................................................................................................................................................

102

March 20. Chap. 9. An act to provide for the defence of certain ports and

harbors in the United States........................................................................................................................................................

"April 2. Chap. 14. An act to provide for the erecting and repairing of

arsenals and magazines, and for other purposes...................

......... 103

"May 9. Chap. 24. An act for raising and organizing a corps of artillerists

and engineers....................... .....

......... 104

"May 9. Chap. 25. An act supplementary to "An act to provide for the
defence of certain ports and harbors in the United States"....

"June 7. Chap. 52. An act in addition to the "Act for making further

and more effectual provision for the protection of the frontiers of the

United States".....

....... 105

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101

THIRD CONGRESS, Second Session.-3 Nov. 1794-3 March, 1795.

1795, Jan. 2. Chap. 9. An act to regulate the pay of non-commissioned officers,

musicians, and privates of the militia of the United States, when called

into actual service, and for other purposes...........

......... 106

66 Feb. 23. Chap. 27. An act to establish the office of purveyor of public

.......

102

supplies...

66 Feb. 28. Chap. 36. An act to provide for calling forth the militia to

execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel inva-

sions, and to repeal the act now in force for those purposes....... 108

March 3. Chap. 44. An act for continuing and regulating the military

establishment of the United States, and for repealing sundry acts here-

tofore passed on that subject..........

104

107

111

FOURTH CONGRESS, First Session.—7 Dec. 1795–1 June, 1796.

1796, May 12. Chap. 25. An act allowing compensation for horses killed in

battle belonging to officers of the army of the United States............... 114

"May 30. Chap. 39. An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment

of the United States...............

114

FOURTH CONGRESS, Second Session,-5 Dec. 1796-3 March 1797.

1797, March 3. Chap. 16. An act to amend and repeal, in part, the act entitled

“An act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United

States".............

......... 118

FIFTH CONGRESS, First Session.-15 May, 1797-10 July, 1797.

1797, June 23. Chap. 3. An act to provide for the further defence of the ports

and harbors of the United States........

FIFTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-13 Nov. 1797-16 July, 1798.

1798, March 14. Chap. 15. An act to provide for the widows and orphans of

certain deceased officers...................................................................................................................................................... 119

66 April 27. Chap. 33. An act to provide an additional regiment of artiller-

ists and engineers...................

...... 119

"May 3. Chap. 37. An act supplementary to the act providing for the

further defence of the ports and harbors of the United States............. 120

"May 4. Chap. 38. An act to enable the President of the United States

to procure cannon, arms, and ammunition, and for other purposes........ 121

"May 22. Chap. 46. An act to amend the act entitled "An act to amend

and repeal, in part, the act entitled 'An act to ascertain and fix the

military establishment of the United States'".

...... 122

"May 28. Chap. 47. An act authorizing the President of the United

States to raise a provisional army........

"June 22. Chap. 57. An act supplementary to, and to amend, the act

entitled "An act authorizing the President of the United States to raise

a provisional army".

"July 6. Chap. 65. An act providing arms for the militia throughout the

United States......

ments

...... 126

"July 16. Chap. 76. An act to augment the army of the United States,

and for other purposes..

...... 127

"July 16. Chap. 85. An act to alter and amend the several acts for the
establishment and regulation of the treasury, war, and navy depart-

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118

FIFTH CONGRESS, Third Session.-3 Dec. 1798-3 March, 1799.

1799, March 2. Chap. 27. An act to regulate the medical establishment........

66 March 2. Chap. 31. An act giving eventual authority to the President

of the United States to augment the army.....

March 3. Chap. 47. An act authorizing the President of the United

States to fill certain vacancies in the army and navy............................................................... 133

March 3. Chap. 48. An act for the better organizing of the troops of the

United States, and for other purposes..........

122

125

129

SIXTH CONGRESS, First Session.-2 Dec. 1799-14 May, 1800.

1800, Feb. 20. Chap. 9. An act to suspend, part, an act entitled "An act

to augment the army of the United States, and for other purposes"..... 139

April 22. Chap. 26. An act to fix the compensation of the paymaster-

general, and assistant to the adjutant-general........................................................................................ 139

"May 7. Chap. 46. An act for the regulation of the public arsenals and

magazines......

"May 14. Chap. 69. An act supplementary to the act to suspend part of

140

131

133

an act entitled "An act to augment the army of the United States, and

for other purposes".

SEVENTH CONGRESS, First Session.-7 Dec. 1801-3 May, 1802.

1802, March 16. Chap. 9. An act fixing the military peace establishment of

the United States.....

........ 141'

May 3. Chap. 52. An act additional to and amendatory of an act entitled
"An act concerning the District of Columbia"..

SEVENTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-6 Dec. 1802-8 March, 1803.

1803, Feb. 28. Chap. 13. An act in addition to an act entitled "An act fixing

the military peace establishment of the United States".

.............................................. 150

"March 2. Chap. 15. An act in addition to an act entitled "An act more

effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uni-

form militia throughout the United States"..........

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March 3. Chap. 20. An act more effectually to provide for the organi-

zation of the militia of the District of Columbia.....

March 3. Chap. 32. An act directing a detachment from the militia of

the United States, and for erecting certain arsenals.........

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EIGHTH CONGRESS, First Session.-17 Oct. 1803-27 March, 1804.

1804, March 26.

Chap. 39. An act in addition to "An act for fixing the mili-

tary peace establishment of the United States"............

.......
....

141

NINTH CONGRESS, Second Session.-1 Dec. 1806-3 March, 1807.
1807, Feb. 24. Chap. 15. An act authorizing the President of the United States
to accept the service of a number of volunteer companies, not exceeding
thirty thousand men...........

" March 3. Chap. 39. An act authorizing the employment of land and naval
forces of the United States, in cases of insurrection.........

149

NINTH CONGRESS, First Session.-2 Dec. 1805-21 April, 1806.

1806, April 10. Chap. 20. An act for establishing rules and articles for the

government of the armies of the United States...................

.......

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April 10. Chap. 25. An act to provide for persons who were disabled by

known wounds received in the revolutionary war.......

"April 10. Chap. 32. An act authorizing a detachment from the militia of

the United States........

198