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 750 F1FTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 192. 1901. §{f‘g“,°,§},’;,,0,_p_204_ Sec. 10. That each regiment of infantry shall consist of one colonel, wcgrgiggémon one l1eutenant·colonel, t ree majors, fifteen captains, fifteen first lieu- ' tenants, and fifteen second lieutenants; one sergeant-mayor, one quartermastensergeant, one commissary-sergeant, three batta ion sergeants-ma]or, two color sergeants, with rank, pay, and allowances of attalion sergeants-major, one band, and twelve comgnies, organized D°““}‘· into three battalions of four companies each. Of the officers herein provided, the captains and lieutenants not required for dutv with the companies shall be available for detail as regimental and battalion staif _ officers and such other details as may be authorized by law or regulations. ,,,1;§,’f§’,‘§fm’°“ wl"' Battalion adjutants shall receive one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum and the allowances of first lieutenants, mounted; battalion quartermasters and commissaries shall receive one thousand six hunred dollars per annum and the allowances of second lieutenants, B*“‘d’ °’g"·““"*°"· mounted. Each infantry band shall be organized as now provided by law. Each infantry company shall consist of one captain, one first _ lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermastersergeant, four sergeants, six corporals, two cooks, two musicians, one artificer, and forty-eiglht privates, the commissioned officers to be §,°',g'§*§‘gm,,,ed mm assigned from those ereinbefore authorized: Homlded, That the President, in his discretion, may increase the number of sergeants in any company of infantry to six, the number of corporals to ten, and the num er of privates to one hundred and twentyseven, but the total number ofbenlistedd rgen authorized for the who e Army shall not, at an time, e excee e. S§f,P“,§§$§,¥m°°”‘ Sec. 11. That the enlisted force of the Corps of Engineers shall conmféga gc- 115% P·2°8· sist of one band and three battalions of engineers. The engineers V01.80,pp.662,979. band shall be orglanized as now provided by law for bands of infantry regiments. Eac battalion of engineers shall consist of one sergeantmajor, one quartermaster-sergeant, and four companies. Each company of engineers shall consist of one first sergeant, one quartermastersergeant, with the rank, pay, and allowances of sergeant, eight _ sergeants, ten corporals, two musicians, two cooks, thirty-eight firstf',,@°§‘§,,,,md m,,,,_ class and thirty-ei(ght second-class privates: Provided, That the President may, in is iscretion, increase the number of sergeants in any company of engineers to twelve, the number of corporals to eighteen, the number of first-class privates to sixty-four, and the number of second-class privates to sixty-four, but_ the total number of enlisted men authorized for the whole Army shall` not, at any time, be exceeded: m§§,§;§Q‘““°“ °“j“‘ Amlprvvolded, That officers detailed from the Corps of Engineers to serve as battalion adjutants and battalion quartermasters an commissaries shall, while so servirég, receive the pay and allowances herein authorized for battalion sta officers of infantry regiments. ,,,§*"‘*’“**“ · “’·“k· Sec. 12. That the President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, chaplains in the Arngr, at the rate of one for each regiment of cavalxgiand infantry in the nited States _ service and twelve for the corps 0 artillery, with the rank, pay, and Q‘{,¤'{'_,§,‘;;,,,,,,,_ em allowances of captains of infantry: Prmnided, That no person shall be appointed a chaplain in the Regular Army who shall have passed the age of forty years, nor until e shall have established his Etness as Bbggggcdc h_¤Pl¤i¤ required by emsting law: Andprovéded, That the office of post chaprnsaseé ics-1, p. 202, lain is abolished, an the omcers now holding commissions as chaplains, ““°“ °°‘ or who may hereafter be appointed cha lains, shall be assigned tn em, cm., or regiments or t0_the corps of artille}?. Clhaplains may beassigned to P such stations as the Secretary of ar shall direct, and they may be transferred, as chaplains, from one brahch of the service or from one regiment to another by the Secretary of War, without further commis- —-t¤>¤¤p¤¤¤¤¤¤- sion. When serving in the Eeld, chaplains shall be furnished with necessary means of transportation by the Quartermastefs Department.