FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 160, 161, 162. 1872. 117 act who have re-enlisted or who shall hereafter re-enlist under the pro— listed men. visions of the act of August fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, shall 3*% '°h· 24]- be paid at the rates allowed in the second section of this act to those 0-'X` p` SI5` serving in the fifth year of their first enlistment: Provided, That one pm to be ye. dollar per month shall be retained from the pay of the re-enlisted men, *»¤}¤€d fwd ¤°<>1"· of whatever grade, named in the first section of this act, during the whole fm°d’ ul &°' period of their re-enlistment, to be paid to the soldier on his discharge, but to be forfeited unless he shall have served honestly and faithfully to the date of discharge. Sec. 4. That enlisted men, now in the service, shall receive the rates Pay of enlisted of pay established in this act according to the length of their service, and nlm ¤°“' in 5**** nothing contained in this act shall be construed as affecting the additional v)$§adm0,,,,lp,y monthly pay allowed for re-enlistments by the act of August fourth, for re-enlistments eighteen hundred and fifty-four. gggtzgggtgg by Approved, May 15, 1872. ,,,,,,,,-,,,,,,,,,,,l, CHAP. CLXI. —An Act td establish a System of Deposits, to prevent Desertion, and May 15, 1872. elevate the Condition of the Rank and File of the Army. —"°""""" Be it enacted by the Senate and [Ruse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any enlisted man of the Enlisted men army may deposit his savings, in sums of not less than five dollars, with of th? am? ma? any army paymaster, who shall furnish him a deposit-book, in which shall w?§S,;$gY;1,§?_ be entered the name of the paymaster and of the soldier, and the amount, masters. date, and place of such deposit. The money so deposited shall be ac- Deposits forcounted for in the same manner as other public funds, and shall pass to f?i¤>bl¤ by d¤¤¤1”~ the credit of the appropriation for the pay of the army, and shall not be Zigi, subject to forfeiture by sentence of court-martial, but shall be forfeited by martial; desertion, and shall not be permitted to be paid until final payment on discharge, or to the heirs or representatives of a deceased soldier, and that exempt &e., ansuch deposit be exempt from liability for such soldier’s debts: Provided, S°€;f;£Df;;Sé That the government shall be liable for the amount deposited to the per- Mable_ son so depositing the same. Sec. 2. That for any sums of not less than fifty dollars so deposited for Interest, when the period of six months, or longer, the soldier, on his final discharge, shall 8H0W3b19- be paid interest at the rate of four per centum per annum. Sec. 3. That the money value of all clothing overdrawn by the soldier Clothing overbeyond his allowance shall be charged against him, every six months, on dl’*W“$°,"*; I the muster-roll of his company, or on his final statements if sooner dis- gf;;? 0 `0` charged. The amount due him for clothing, he having drawn less than amount due his allowance, shall not be paid to him nmtil his final discharge from the ,,0, ll, l,., ,,,,l,l’ service. until. &<=· Sec. 4. That the system of deposits herein established shall be carried System of into execution under such regulations as may be established by the Secre- $l€P°5*”» l‘°“’ Put in execution. tary of War. Sec. 5. That the amounts of deposits and clothing balances accumulated Amounts of to the soldier’s credit under the provisions of sections one and three of this d9P°$lt$· &¤-. to act shall, when payable to the soldier upon his discharge, be paid out of the $v°i,§?;1p;9O?,ia_ appropriations for " pay of the army " for the then current fiscal year. tion. Sec. 6. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions Rgpguljng of this act are hereby repealed. clause- Approved, May 15, 1872. CHAP. CLXII. — An Act to provide that Zlhnors shall not be enlisted in the military Service May 15, 1872. ey' the United States without the Consent of Parents or Guardians. . U Be it enacted by the Senate and [Ruse of Representatives of the United belggllgiioécfg States of America in Congress assembled, That no person under the age of into, &c., withtwenty-one years shall be enlisted or mustered into the military service of gfggigm the United States without the written consent of his parents or guardians: Ol- guardians,
