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TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Ssss. II. Ch. 68. 1833. 647 Sec. 3. And be if further enacted, That, in addition to the provisions P¤‘<>vi•i9¤¤ *5* mw in force on the subject of the live oak growing on the public lands, f¥'°“"Q“°" °f ir shall be the duty of all collectors of the customs within the territory we W ° of Florida, and the states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, before allowing a clearance to any vessel laden in whole or in part with live oak timber, to ascertain satisfactorily that such timber was cut from private lands, or, if from public ones, by consent of the Navy Department. And it is hereby made the duty of all officers of the customs, and of the land officers within said territory and states, to cause prosecutions to be seasonably instituted against all persons known to be guilty of depredations on, or injuries to, the live oak growing on the public lands. Approved, March 2, 1833. Srarvu II. Cin?. LXV]:lI.—.»2n det to improve the condition of the non-commissioned qjficers March 2, 1833. and private; of the army and marine corps of the United States, and ta prevent "`—""f_` desertion. (a) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ Term or en- States tf America, in Congress assembled, That, from and after the pas- l";1“‘°‘;°m;“ ;h° sage of this act, all enlistments in the army of the United States shall be U Y’ P y' for three years; and that the monthly pay of the nomcommissioned officers and soldiers shall be as follows, viz: to each sergeant major, quartermaster sergeant, and chief musician, sixteen dollars; to the first sergeant of a company, fifteen dollars; to all other sergeants, twelve dollars each; to each artificer, ton dollars; to each corporal, eight dollars, and to each musician and private soldier, six dollars: and that all enlist- _ Term or enments in the marine corps shall be for four years; and that the monthly l:;;‘::°c:‘ ZM pay of the non-commissioned olhcers and soldiers in said corps, shall be and P,} rp ’ as follows, viz: to each sergeant major and quartermaster sergeant, seventeen dollars; to the drum major, fife major, the orderly sergeants of posts, and first sergeants of guards at sea, sixteen dollars each; to all other sergeants, thirteen dollars; to each corporal, nine dollars; to each musician, eight dollars; and to each private, seven dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That one dollar of the monthly pay One dollar of of every musician and private soldier, shall be retained until the expira- {;°:_;l:Hn;’(?Y&;° tion of the two first years of their enlistment, when each shall receive ’ ° the twenty-four dollars retained pay, which shall have so accrued: Provided, He shall have served honestly and faithfully that portion of the term of his first enlistment. Sec. 3. And be itfurfher emuted, That every able-bodied musician or liounty for reprivatc soldier, who may re-enlist into his company or regiment, within °“1‘“"‘°“*· two months before, or one month after, the expiration of his term of service, shall receive two months’ extra pay, besides the pay and other allowances which may be due to him on account of the unexpired period of any enlistment. Sec. 4. And be ii further enacted, That every able·bodied musician _ Pay of re-enor soldier, who shall re-enlist into his company or regiment, as specified l‘“° “‘°"· in the third section of this act, shall receive his full pay, at the rate of six dollars per month, without any temporary deduction therefrom. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That no premium to officers, for en- Premiums and listing recruits, nor bounties to recruits for enlisting, shall be allowed l,:;“£}L°;e‘s°'* l° afier the passage of this act- ` Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That no person who has been con- No convict to victed of any criminal offence, shall be enlisted into the army of the l’° °“l"*°d· United States. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the seventh section of the act, Seventh section (a) Sec notes of acts relating to the marine corps, vol. i. p. 594.
