United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/13th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 17
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July 22, 1813.
Chap. XVII.—An Act to regulate the allowance of forage to officers in the army of the United States.
Act of March 3, 1815, ch. 78.
An equivalent in money to be allowed where forage is not drawn.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all officers in the military service of the United States, who are by law entitled to forage, shall receive in lieu thereof when not drawn in kind, an equivalent in money, at the rate of eight dollars per month for each horse to which they may be entitled: Provided, That no allowance shall be made to any officer for more horses than he shall actually employ in the public service.
Approved, July 22, 1813.