Cushing, Major, pay of, as inspector, 122.
Custom-house, removal of, to secure place, 464.
Customs, protection of officers of, 464.

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,
Defalcations, act to prevent, 317.

act to prevent, explanatory act, 336.

Defaulter, penalty to be subject to, 524.
Defence of frontier, 329.

of ports and harbors, 104, 118, 120.

Delinquent, non-appearance of, at court-martial, 25%,

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.
rank and pay of, 137.
paymaster-generals, appointment of, 3×5.
paymasters, duties, &c, of, 137.

to give security, 157.
quartermaster, appointment of, 246.
pay, de, of, 93, 21×.

quartermaster-general, rank and pay of, 136.

Deserters in time of peace, 522.

not to receive bounty land, 439,

officers receiving, cashiered, 179.
officers registered as su h, when, 4×7,

penalty for entertaining, 66,

reward for apprehenson of, 2.

search to be made for, ×2.

Desertion, act to prevent, 32*.

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law in regard to punishment for, repealed, 329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 oth ́ers, rank of, 213.

Disabilities, compensation for, 202,

Disability, compensation in case of, 326,

Disabled officers and sciliers, 279,

Disbandment provision for, 476.

of volunteers, 406,

Disbursement of money by engineer officers, 352.

Disbursement of public money, 311.

of public money, allowance for, 357.

no extra allowance for, 353.

of public revenue, 449.

Disbursements for construction of fortifications, &c., 348.
Disbursing officers, delinquency of, 303.

officers, settlement of accounts of, 523.

Discharge for physical disability, 503.
from military asylum, 415.

of military forces at close of war with Mexico, 399.
of non-commissioned officers and soldiers, 64, 80.
of officers or soldiers, 147.

of

sappers, &c. who served in Mexico, 403.

of soldiers who served in Mexico, 397.

omission of certificates in cases of, 277.

Discharged officers and soldiers, allowance to, 211.

arms presented to, 216.
pay allowed to, 141.

Discharged officers, extra pay to, 387.

Discharges, granted by whom, 176.

Discipline, rules of, observed by militia, 99.
Dismissal of commissioned officers, 73.
of officers, 73, 80.

Disobedience of commands punished, 64.

to President, penalty for, 95.

Distillery, penalty of setting up in Indian country, 332.
Distress, warrant of, 301.

Distribution of arms to states, 435.

District attorneys, duty of, 356.

District of Columbia, act for arming militia of, 314.

arrest of officers in, 155.

enrolment of militia, 155.

form of oath of officers, 155.
invasion of, 166.

organization of militia in, 149, 151.

professors, &c. exempt from militia duty, 314.

District paymasters, appointment of, 227.

Districts, alteration of company or battalion, 154.

militia, how designated, 154.

Divine service, deportment during, 63.

officers and soldiers should attend, 174.
troops desired to attend, 63.

Division, commanded by whom, 136.
Division-inspector, pay of, 137, 259.
rank of, 257.

Division-quartermaster, pay of, 136.
rank of, 257.

quartermasters, pay of, 259.

Divisions of militia, formation of, 98.
Dragoons, bounty to regiment of, 386.
clothing for, 115, 138.

officers of, arms, &c., 98.
organization of regiment of, 329, 337.
of squadron of, 92.

pay of officers of, 143.

troop of, 252.

Drivers of artillery, 228.

Drunkenness of officers, penalty for, 1×3.

on guard or other duty, penalty for, 70.

Duncan, Ensign Joseph, sword presented to, 333.
Duelling, penalty for, 66.

Duels forbidden, 179,

Duties of accountants of war and navy departments, 209.

of adjutant, 162.

and inspector of army, 142.

of adjutant-general, 99, 150,
of militia, 150,

of apothecary-general, 129.

of assistant adjutant-general, 343.
of assistant secretary of war, 480.

of attorney general, 356.

of auditors in treasury department, 20.

of board of visitors to insane hospital, 437.

of brigade-inspector, 100, 162.

of brigade-major, 200,

of brigadier-general, 142.

of chaplain of regiment of volunteers, 470.

of chaplains, 346,

of chief clerk of department of war, 86.

of citizens enrolled, 996.

of collector of port, 464.

of colonel of corps of topographical engineers, 418.
of ordnance department, 203, 204, 265.

of commander of corps of cadets, 355.

of commanding otheers, 66, 178,

of cominissary-general, 226, 2×6.

of ordnance, 220,

of purchases, 214.
transferred, 360,

of commissary of musters, 65.

of commissioners of military asylum, 456.
of pensions, 515,

of comptroller of treasury, 29, 2×1.
of conductor of artillery, 252.

of court of inquiry, 157.

of deputy paymaster generals, 3×5.
paymasters, 17.

quartermaster-general, 136.

of district attorney», 356,

paymasters, 126,

of engineers at West Paint, 148.
of engineers limited, 186,

of enr died ostazetas, 96,
of forage masters, 2011,
of hos; tal mates, 130,

Disbursement of public money, 311.

of public money, allowance for, 357.
no extra allowance for, 353.

of public revenue, 449.

Disbursements for construction of fortifications, &c., 348.
Disbursing officers, delinquency of, 303.

officers, settlement of accounts of, 523.

Discharge for physical disability, 503.

from military asylum, 415.

of military forces at close of war with Mexico, 399.
of non-commissioned officers and soldiers, 64, 80.
of officers or soldiers, 147.

of

sappers, &c. who served in Mexico, 403.

of soldiers who served in Mexico, 397.
omission of certificates in cases of, 277.

Discharged officers and soldiers, allowance to, 211.

arms presented to, 216.
pay allowed to, 141.

Discharged officers, extra pay to, 387.

Discharges, granted by whom, 176.

Discipline, rules of, observed by militia, 99.
Dismissal of commissioned officers, 73.
of officers, 73, 80.

Disobedience of commands punished, 64.
to President, penalty for, 95.

Distillery, penalty of setting up in Indian country, 332.
Distress, warrant of, 301.

Distribution of arms to states, 435.

District attorneys, duty of, 356.

District of Columbia, act for arming militia of, 314.

arrest of officers in, 155.

enrolment of militia, 155.

form of oath of officers, 155.
invasion of, 166.

organization of militia in, 149, 151.

professors, &c. exempt from militia duty, 314.

District paymasters, appointment of, 227.

Districts, alteration of company or battalion, 154.

militia, how designated, 154.

Divine service, deportment during, 63.

officers and soldiers should attend, 174.
troops desired to attend, 63.

Division, commanded by whom, 136.
Division-inspector, pay of, 137, 259.
rank of, 257.

Division-quartermaster, pay of, 136.
rank of, 257.

quartermasters, pay of, 259.

Divisions of militia, formation of, 98.
Dragoons, bounty to regiment of, 386.
clothing for, 115, 138.

officers of, arms, &c., 98.
organization of regiment of, 329, 337.
of squadron of, 92.

pay of officers of, 143.

surgeon's mate to regiment of, 230.
to serve dismounted, 92.

troop of, 252.

Drivers of artillery, 228.

Drunkenness of officers, penalty for, 183.

on guard or other duty, penalty for, 70.

Duncan, Eusign Joseph, sword presented to, 333.
Duelling, penalty for, 66.

Duels forbidden, 179.

Duties of accountants of war and navy departments, 209.

of adjutant, 162.

and inspector of army, 142.

of adjutant-general, 99, 150,
of militia, 150.

of apothecary-general, 129.
of assistant adjutants-general, 343.

of assistant secretary of war, 480,

of attorney-general, 356,

of auditors in treasury department, 2×0.

of board of visitors to insane hospital, 437.

of brigade-inspector, 100, 162.

of brigade-major. 200.

of brigadier-general, 142.

of chaplain of regiment of volunteers, 470.

of chaplains, 346.

of chief clerk of department of war, 86.

of citizens enrolled, '96,

of collector of port, 464.

of colonel of corps of topographical engineers, 418.
of ordnance department, 263, 264, 265.

of commander of corps of cadets, 355.

of commanding officers, 66, 178,

of commissary-general, 225, 2×6.

of ordnance, 225,

of purchases, 218.

transferred, 360,

of commissary of musters, 653.

of commissioners of military asylum, 456.
of pensions, 51.

of comptroller of treasury, 209, 2×1.

of conductor of artillery, 252.

of court of inquiry, 157.

of deputy paymaster-generals, 3×5.

paymasters, 17.

quartermaster-general, 136.

of district attorney», ..

paymasters, 326,

of engineers at West Point, 148,

of engineers limited, 1×6,

of enrolled citizens, 96,
of forage masters, 220,
of hospital mates, 150