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commissary general or one of his deputies, the public stores and property of all sorts in his possession, who shall receipt to him for the same.

. And be it further enacted, That all letters and packets to and from the quartermaster general and commissary general, shall be free from postage.

. And be it further enacted, That there be allowed for the compensation of the necessary clerks in the quartermaster general’s office, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars a year; and for the compensation of the clerks of the commissary general, a sum not exceeding seventeen hundred dollars per annum, with such books and stationery as may be necessary to the quartermaster general’s and commissary general’s departments.

. And be it further enacted, That the quartermaster general be authorized to appoint a principal wagon-master and as many wagon-masters as he may judge necessary for the service of the army, not exceeding one to each brigade, whose duty shall be, under the direction of the quartermaster general or any of his deputies, to provide and conduct the wagons and other means of transport necessary and proper for the military service of the United States.

. And be it further enacted, That no wagon-master shall, directly or indirectly, be concerned or interested in any wagon, or means of transport employed in the service of the United States; nor in the purchase or sale of any horses, harness, wagons or other means of transport, procured for, or belonging to the United States, except as agent for the United States.

. And be it further enacted, That the principal wagon-master shall be entitled to receive forty dollars per month, three rations per day and forage for one horse; and each wagon-master shall be entitled to receive thirty dollars per month, two rations per day and forage for one horse.

. And be it further enacted, That the quartermaster general be authorized to appoint one principal forage-master, and as many assistant forage-masters as the nature of the service may require, not exceeding one to each brigade, whose duty shall be, under the direction of the quartermaster general, or any of his deputies, to provide and deliver out forage necessary and proper for the military service of the United States; nor shall any forage-master be directly or indirectly concerned in the purchase or sale of any article of forage procured for or belonging to the United States, except as an agent for the United States.

. And be it further enacted, That the principal forage-master shall be entitled to and receive forty dollars per month, three rations per day and forage for two horses; and that the other forage-masters shall be entitled to and receive thirty dollars per month, two rations per day and forage for one horse.

. And be it further enacted, That there shall be four conductors of artillery, who shall be appointed by the President alone, each of whom shall be entitled to the pay and emoluments of a lieutenant of artillery.

. And be it further enacted, That this act shall go into operation on the first day of April next; and that so much of the, as respects the appointment of military agents and assistant military agents, be, and the same is hereby repealed, from and after that day; but all those agents shall continue to perform their respective duties in the mean time, and until the deputy and assistant deputy quartermasters shall be appointed and ready to enter on the execution of their respective offices; to whom the said military agents and assistant military agents, shall then deliver all the public stores and property in their possession.

. And be it further enacted, That all persons attached to the