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71.S. Lavys, statutes, ate.

AN ACT,

ESTABLISHING

RULES and ARTICLES

FOR THE

Government of the Armies

OF THE

UNITED STATES;

WITH THE

Regulations of the War Department

RESPECTING THE SAME,

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

The several Laws relative to the ARMY; the MILITIA
when in actual service; VOLUNTEERS; RANGERS;
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, and the QUARTER MAS-
TER'S and COMMISSARY GENERAL's Departments.

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NOTE. In the following Index, where the figures are
separated by a comma, both references point to the page;
but in all other cases, the first figure points to the article
or section.

ABSEN

BSENT without leave,

From parade,

Accused persons,

Rights of,

A

Adjutants, their allowance for forage,

Adjutant General, rank, pay and emoluments,
His assistants, their rank, pay, &c.

Deputy Adj. Generals, and their assistants,
pay, &c.

His postage to be free,

Age and qualifications of recruits,

Aids de Camp...maj. generals two, brigadiers one,

Their extra pay,

Alarms, false,

Rations and forage,

Allowance and extra pay for labor,

Only to be made for actual service,
To officers and soldiers on discharge,
Additional to deranged officers,
Ammunition, punishment for selling, &c.
Appointments by whom made,

Armorers; 2 masters and 16 men; pay, &c.

Arms, penalty for selling, &c.

Captains accountable for,

Army, uniform of, President to prescribe,
Act making further provision for,

For the more perfect organization of,
Respecting the pay of,

See Military Peace Establishment.

Arrears of pay not to exceed two months,

Arrest of officers,

Of soldiers for debt,

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21 18

44 23

86 32

90 33

103

4 69

ib.

2 101

3 102

11 54

69

51,62

70,103

49 24

42

44

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Arsenals and magazines, keepers to make returns, 8 93

Articles of war, act establishing,

When to be read and published,
Troops to be governed by,

13

101 36

10 53

Militia to be governed by, when in service, 97
Artillery, officers and soldiers subject to c. martial, 98

Conductors of 250198

35

36

17 85

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Artillery,two teachers of music to be added to ea. reg.1 60

Light, may be mounted,

1

79

Officers of allowed forage,

1 ib.

To furnish their own horses,

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A saddler and farrier to ea. company,

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Their clothing,

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Twelve drivers to ea. company,

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Artificers, a corps of to be organized,

87

How composed, pay, &c.

ib.

ib.

ib.

41

Attached to qr. m. general's department,

Duty of superintendent of,

Axes and spades, four to each company,

B

BAGGAGE, allowance for transportation of,

Barrack Masters, by whom appointed,
Blacksmiths-2 masters and 20 men; their pay, &c.
Others to be employed, their pay
Boat Builders-2 masters and 16 men ;

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Brevet, officers to take rank according to,

Rank, President may grant,

Brigade Majors, their allowance,

Inspectors and qr. masters, allowance for
forage,

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&c. 87

Carpenters-2 masters, 20 house and 5 ship car-
penters, to be appointed; their pay, &c.
Carriage Makers to be employed; pay and rations,
Cavalry, of what number each troop to consist,
See Dragoons.

Certificates, false,

Challenging, to fight a duel, how punished,

Chaplain, penalty for absenting himself,

To be appointed, his pay, &c.
One to each brigade, pay, &c.

Children of officers-See Officers.

Clothing, regulations respecting returns of,
Troops to be furnished with,

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Clothing, soldiers may be supplied at contract prices, 53

Penalty for purchasing of soldiers,
Of light dragoons and light artillery,
By whom to be provided,

Commissary General, and his deputies,

To give bond, salary, duty, &c.

His further allowance,

Compensation for clerks,

19 57
79,80
5 82

4 82

83,96

3 ib.

11 84

Allowed the privilege of franking letters, 10 83

See Ordnance-Musters.

Command and rank,

Compensation for enlisting each recruit,

To n. c. officers and soldiers when discharged,
To officers and men disabled, &c.

To officers for extra expenses,

See Pay.

Conductors of artillery-See Artillery.

Confinement, term of, limited,

62 26

11 54

64,66

55, 64, 67, 72,77

20 74

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Contempt of the President of the United States,

Commanding officer,

Corporal punishment by whipping, abolished, 7 95

Court martial,

66-68

28

For trial of the militia, when in service to
be composed entirely of militia officers, 35,109

Courts martial general,

Form of voting in,

Challenge,

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Officers to be tried by,

Who may appoint judge advocate,
Testimony before, how given,
Provision for officers attending,

In trials before, depositions allowed,
Power of officers authorizing,
Sentence of, by whom approved,

Courts of Inquiry,

Proceedings, how authenticated,

Cowardice, &c. how punished,
And fraud to be published,

Crimes, capital,

Not capital,

D

DEATH, sentence of, by court martial,

Spies to suffer,

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Debts under 20 dolls. soldiers not liable to arrest for, 58,74
Depositions taken by justices, allowed before c. m. 74 30

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