THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 299. 1866. 335 chief medical purveyor and four assistant medical purveyors, with the Medlealdo. rank, pay, and emoluments of lieutenant-colonels of eavalry, who shall Pmm°¤*· give the same bonds which are or may be required of assistant pay- master-geuerals of like grade, and shall, when not acting as purveyors, be assignable to duty as surgeons by the President; sixty surgeons, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of majors of cavalry; one hundred and Efty assistant surgeons, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of lieutenants of cavalry for the first three yem·s’ service, and with the rank, pay, and emoluments of captains of cavalry after three years' service; and Eve medical storekeepers, with the same compensation as is now provided by law; and all the original vacancies in the grade of assistant surgeon shall Vnoanoies. be filled by selection by examination from among the persons who have served as staff or regimeutal surgeons, or assistant surgeons of volunteers in the army of the United States two years during the late war; and per- ]$37, Cb_ us, sons who have served as assistant surgeons three years in the volunteer U- service shall be eligible for promotion to the grade of captain; and the P°"’p' 42E' Secretary of War is hereby authorized to appoint from the enlisted men of the army, or cause to be enlisted, as many hospital stewards as the ser· H<>¤Pi*¤l ¤¤¤W· vice may require. to be permanently attached to the medical department, ards" under such regulations as the Secretary of W`ar may prescribe. Sec. 18. And be il further enacted, That the pay department of the Psy departarmy shall hereafter consist of one paymaster-general, with the rank, pay, “‘°“°‘ and emoluments of a brigadiengeneral; two assistant paymasters-general, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of colonels of cavalry.; two deputy paymasteregeneral, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of lieutenant.- colonels of cavalry; and sixty paymasters, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of majors of cavalry, to be selected from persons who have served as additional paymasters. Seo. 19. And be it further enacted, That the corps of engineers shall _0¤rps¤f¤¤— consist of one chief of engineers, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of €‘“°°"‘ a brigadier-general; six colonels, twelve lieutenant-eolonels, twenty-four majors, thirty captains, and twenty-six first and ten second lieutenants, who shall have the pay and emoluments now provided by law for oiliuors of the engineer corps. Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That the five companies of engl- _E¤g¥¤w‘¤<>¥- ueer soldiers, and the sergeant-major and quartermaster-sergeant hereto- dw"' fore prescribed by law shall constitute a battalion of engineers, to be officered by officers of suitable rank detailed from the corps of engineers; and the officers of engineers, acting respectively as adjutunt and quartermaster of this battalion, shall be entitled to the pay and emoluments of adjutants and quurtermasters of cavalry. SEO. 21. And be it furtherenacted, That the ordnance department of 0¤‘d¤¤¤¤¤¤¤· the army shall consist of the same number of officers and enlisted men as p"°m°°°' now authorized by law, and the officers shall be of the following grades, viz: one brigadierqzenerul, three colonels, four lieutenant-colonels, ten majors, twenty captains, sixteen first lieutenauts, and ten second lieutenants, with the same pay and emoluments as now provided by law; and thirteen ordnance storekoepers, of whom a number not exceeding six may be appointed and authorized to act as paymasters at armories and arsenals. The ordnance storekeeper and paymaster at the national armory Storekeeper at Springfield shall have the rank, pay, and emoluments of a major of :;"gP£{;“m':" cavalry, and all other ordnance storekeepers shell have the rank, pay, and P g ` emoluments of captains of cavalry, and two thirds of the military storekeepers and ordnance storekeepers to be appointed under this and the fourteenth section of this act, shall be selected from volunteer officers or soldiers who have performed meritorious service in the army of the United States during the late rebellion. SBO. 22. And be it further enacted, That there shall he one chief sig- Chief ¤i8¤¤l ual officer of the army, who shall have the rank, pay, and emolumeuts of °m°"'
