Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 1.djvu/605

 ,” be and the same is hereby repealed.

. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force for the term of three years.

, May 28, 1796.

. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the military establishment of the United States, from and after the last day of October next, be composed of the corps of artillerists and engineers, as established by the act, intituled “;” two companies of light dragoons, who shall do duty on horse or foot, at the discretion of the President of the United States; and four regiments of infantry, of eight companies each; the company of dragoons shall consist of one captain, two lieutenants, one cornet, four sergeants, four corporals, one farrier, one saddler, one trumpeter, and fifty-two privates; and shall be armed and accoutred in such manner as the President of the United States may direct.

. And be it further enacted, That each regiment of infantry shall consist of one lieutenant colonel commandant, two majors, one adjutant, one paymaster, one quartermaster, one surgeon, two surgeon’s mates, eight captains, eight lieutenants, eight ensigns, two sergeant majors, two quartermaster-sergeants, two senior musicians, thirty-two sergeants, thirty-two corporals, sixteen musicians, and four hundred and sixteen privates: Provided always, that the President of the United States may, in his discretion, appoint an additional number of surgeon’s mates, not exceeding ten, and distribute the same, according to the necessity of the service.

. And be it further enacted, That there shall be one major-general, with two aids-de-camp, one brigadier-general, who may choose his brigade-major from the captains or subalterns of the line; which brigade-major shall receive the monthly pay of twenty-four dollars, in addition to his pay in the line, be entitled to four rations of provisions, for his daily subsistence; and whenever forage shall not be furnished by the public, to ten dollars per month in lieu thereof: one quartermaster-general; one inspector, who shall do the duty of adjutant-general; and one paymaster-general: and that the adjutants, quartermasters and paymasters of regiments shall be appointed from the subalterns of their respective regiments.

. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States cause to be arranged, the officers, non-commissioned officers, privates and musicians of the legion of the United States, and light dragoons, in such manner, as to form and complete out of the same, the four regiments aforesaid, and two companies of light dragoons: And the supernumerary officers, privates and musicians shall be considered, from and after the last day of October next, discharged from the service of the United States.

. And be it further enacted, That the corps of artillerists and engineers be completed, conformably to the, establishing the same, and prescribing the number and term of enlistments, and the method of organization.

. And be it further enacted, That the commissioned officers, who shall be employed in the recruiting service, to keep up, by enlistments, the corps of artillerists, infantry and dragoons aforesaid, shall be