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71.S. Lavus, statutes, cte,

AN ACT,

ESTABLISHING

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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.

ALBANY:

PRINTED BY WEBSTERS AND SKINNERS.

1812.

..

Index to the Laws, &c. A12

1812

PAGE.

AN ACT for establishing rules and articles for
the government of the armies of the U. States, 13
An Act fixing the military peace establishment, 50
Acts in addition thereto,

An Act to raise for a limited time an additional

60

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An Act authorizing the President of the United
States to raise certain companies of rangers for
the protection of the frontier of the U. States, 66

Supplementary act,

An Act to establish a quarter master's depart-

ment, and for other purposes,

An Act to amend the same,

103

80

96

An Act for the organization of a corps of artíficers, 87
An Act authorizing the President to accept and

organize certain volunteer military corps,

Supplementary act,

An Act making further provision for the corps of

engineers,

75

104

88

An Act for the better regulation of the ordnance, 91
An Act for the more perfect organization of the

army of the United States,

97

An Act respecting military bounty lands,

98

Acts making further provision for the army, 94,101

An Act respecting the pay of the army,

103

An Act to regulate the pay of the militia,

105

An Act to provide for calling forth the militia,

108

An Act to authorize a detachment from the militia, 111

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Respecting the approval of sentences of

general courts martial,......

Enlistment, oath and receipt,

Form of enlistment for volunteers,

117

115

117,18

118

201

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.

A

ABSENT without leave,

From parade,

Accused persons,

Rights of,

Adjutants, their allowance for forage,

Adjutant General, rank, pay and emoluments,

J

His assistants, their rank, pay, &c.

Deputy Adj. Generals, and their assistants,

Art. Page.

21 18

44 23

86 32

90 33

103

4 69

ib.

pay, &c.

2 101

His postage to be free,

3 102

Age and qualifications of recruits,

11 54

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

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

87

Arms, penalty for selling, &c.

38 22

Captains accountable for,
Army, uniform of, President to prescribe,

Act making further provision for,

Respecting the pay of,

See Military Peace Establishment.

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Arsenals and magazines, keepers to make returns, 8 93

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Militia to be governed by, when in service, 97

35

Artillery, officers and soldiers subject to c. martial, 98

36

Conductors of 250198

17 85

Art. Page.

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,

1 ib.

A saddler and farrier to ea. company,

2 ib.

Their clothing,

1 ib.

Twelve drivers to ea. company,

6 95

How composed, pay, &c.

Duty of superintendent of,

Artificers, a corps of to be organized,

Axes and spades, four to each company,

87

ib.

Attached to qr. m. general's department,

ib.

ib.

41

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Blacksmiths-2 masters and 20 men; their pay, &c.

87

Others to be employed, their pay and rations,

92

Boat Builders-2 masters and 16 men; their pay, &c. 87

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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,

87

92

98

14 17

25 19

4 14

7 65

24 75

45

53,63,79
Clothing, soldiers may be supplied at contract prices, 53

Art. Page.

Penalty for purchasing of soldiers,

19 57

Of light dragoons and light artillery,

79,80

By whom to be provided,

5 82

Commissary General, and his deputies,

4 82

To give bond, salary, duty, &c.

83,96

His further allowance,

3 ib.

Compensation for clerks,

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, 64,66

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

55, 64, 67, 72,77

20 74

79 31

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For trial of the militia, when in service to

be composed entirely of militia officers, 35,109

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DEATH, sentence of, by court martial,

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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92 34

52 25

85 31

33 21

99 36

D

87 32

2 36

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