.... Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That for defraying the expense that may be incurred in the execution of this act, the sum of twenty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. May 14, 1812. WM. H. CRAWFORD, President of the Senate pro tempore. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT making further Provision for the Army of the United States. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is authorized and empowered to appoint so many district pay masters as, in his judgment, the service may require; and if such pay masters are taken from the line of the army, they shall respectively receive thirty dollars per month, in addition to their pay in the line: Provided, The same shall in no case exceed the pay and emoluments of a major; and if not taken from the line they shall receive the same pay and emoluments as a major of infantry. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is authorized and empowered to appoint a pay master to each regiment on the peace establishment, who shall receive the same pay and emoluments as a captain of the regiment to which he belongs: Provided, That all district and regimental pay masters shall be subject to the rules and articles of war, and give such bonds to the United States as the secretary for the department of war may direct, for the faithful performance of their duties. And it shall be the duty of the commanding officer, when requested by the pay mas .... ter, to furnish a capable non-commissioned officer or soldier to aid him in the discharge of his duty, who, while so employed, shall receive double pay. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Presi dent of the United States be, and he hereby is authorized to appoint from the captains and subalterns of the line of the army, so many sub-inspectors as the service may require, not exceeding one to each brigade; and such sub-inspectors shall each receive twenty-four dollars per month, in addition to his pay in the line. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That each brigade major, provided by law, shall be allowed twentyfour dollars per month, in addition to his pay in the line. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the general commanding the army of the United States shall be allowed a secretary, to be taken from the line of the army, who shall receive twenty-four dollars per month in addition to his pay in the line, and shall be allowed forage for two horses. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the non-commissioned officers and privates allowed to the regiment of light artillery, each company shall be entitled to twelve drivers of artillery, who shall be enlisted for five years, unless sooner discharged, and receive the same pay, rations and clothing, as the privates of the army: Provided, such drivers of artillery shall at all times be liable to do duty in the ranks when the company shali not be mounted. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That so much of the "act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States," as authorizes the infliction of corporal punishment, by stripes or lashes, be and the same hereby is repealed. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. May 16, 1812. President of the Senate pro tempore JAMES MADISON. An ACT to amend an Act, entitled "An Act to es tablish a Quarter Master's Department, and for other Purposes." Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That neither the quarter master general, the commissary general, nor any or either of their deputies or assistant deputies, shall be concerned, directly or indirectly, in the purchase or sale, for commercial purposes, of any article intended for making a part of, or appertaining to, their respective departments, except for and on account of the United States; nor shall they or either of them, take or apply to his or their own use any gain or emolument for negociating or transacting any business in their respective departments, other than what is or may bé allowed by law. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the quarter master general be, and he is hereby empowered to appoint one principal barrack måster, and as many deputy barrack masters, as may from time to time be necessary, not exceeding one to each separate barrack or cantonment: which said principal barrack master shall be entitled to receive the same pay, rations and emoluments, as the principal forage master; and each of his deputies, the same pay, rations and emoluments as is by law allowed to a deputy forage master. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in addition to the allowance made to the quarter master general and commissary general respectively, in and by the act hereby amended, it shall and may be lawful for the secretary for the department of war, for the time being, to allow to them respectively such sums as in his opinion shall have been actually and necessarily expended in their several departments for office rent, fuel, candles and extra clerk hire. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the quar ter master general, the deputy quarter masters, and the assistant deputy quarter masters, shall, before they or either of them enter upon the duties of their appointment, respectively enter into bond, with sufficient security, to be approved of by the secretary of war, conditioned for the faithful expenditure of all public monies, and accounting for all public property which may come to their hands, respectively; and the quarter master general shall not be liable for any money or property that may come into the hands of the subordinate officers of his department. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sixth section of the act hereby amended be, and the same is, hereby repealed. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. May 22, 1812. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. An ACT for the more perfect Organization of the Ar my of the United States. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the infantry of the army of the United States shall consist of twenty-five regiments, and that a regiment shall consist of one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, one major, one adjutant, one pay master, one quarter master, one surgeon, two surgeon's mates, one sergeant, two principal musicians, and ten companies. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That each company shall consist of one captain, one lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one ensign, four sergcants, six cor porals, two musicians and ninety privates. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That to the regiment of cavalry, authorized by the act passed January eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and .... twelve, entitled "An act to raise an additional military force," there shall be added one riding master: and to the regiment of light dragoons, authorized by the act passed, April twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and eight, entitled "An act to raise, for a limited time an additional military force," one surgeon's mate. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That each troop of cavalry or light dragoons shall consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one cornet four sergeants, six corporals, two musicians, one master of the sword, one saddler, one farrier, one blacksmith and sixty-four privates, and the pay and emolument of a master of the sword, shall be the same as those of a riding master, and the pay and emolument of a blacksmith shall be the same as those of a farrier. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the military establishment authorized by the law previous to the twelfth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eight, and the additional military force raised by virtue of the act of the twelfth of April one thousand eight hundred and eight, be and the same are hereby incorporated, and that from and after the passing of this act the promotions shall be made through the lines of artillerists, light artillery, dragoons, riflemen and infantry respectively, according to established rules. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. June 26, 1812. JAMES MADISON. An ACT to provide for designating, surveying and granting the Military Bounty Lands. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of the United |