DUTIES OF CHIEF MEDICAL PURVEYOR. SEC. 1173. The chief medical purveyor shall have, under the direction of the Surgeon-General, supervision of the purchase and distribution of the hospital and medical supplies. 3 Mar., 1873, c. 229, s. 1, v. 17, p. 546. SUPERVISION OF COOKING. SEC. 1174. The officers of the Medical Department of the Army shall unite with the officers of the line [under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War] in superintending the cooking done by the enlisted men; and the SurgeonGeneral shall promulgate to the officers of said corps such regulations and instructions as may tend to insure the proper preparation of the ration of the soldier. [See § 1234.] 3 Mar., 1863, c. 78, s. 8, v. 12, p. 744. 27 Feb., 1877, c. 69, v. 19, p. 243. SICK-DIET IN HOSPITAL. SEC. 1175. Such quantities of fresh or preserved fruits, milk, butter, and eggs as may be necessary for the proper diet of the sick, may be allowed in hospitals. They shall be provided under such rules as the Surgeon-General, with the approval of the Secretary of War, shall prescribe. 3 Aug., 1861, c. 42, s. 14, v. 12, p. 289. TRUSSES, TO WHOM FURNISHED. SEC. 1176. Every soldier of the Union Army who was ruptured while in the line of duty during the war for the suppression of the rebellion, is entitled to receive a single or double truss, of such style as may be designated by the Surgeon-General, as best suited for his disability. 28 May, 1872, c. 228, s. 1, v. 17, p. 164. APPLICATION FOR. SEC. 1177. Application for such truss shall be made by the ruptured soldier, to an examining surgeon for pensions, whose duty it shall be to examine the applicant, and when found to have a rupture or hernia, to prepare and forward to the Surgeon-General an application for such truss without charge to the soldier. [See § 4787.] 28 May, 1872, c. 228, s. 2, v. 17, p. 164. TRUSSES, PURCHASE OF. SEC. 1178. The Surgeon-General is authorized and directed to purchase the trusses required for such soldiers, at wholesale prices, and the cost of the same shall be paid upon the requisition of the Surgeon-General out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. 28 May, 1872, c. 228, s. 3, v. 17, p. 164. POST HOSPITAL-STEWARDS. SEC. 1179. There shall be one hospital-steward for each military post, who may be enlisted in that grade, or appointed by the Secretary of War from the enlisted men of the Army, and shall be permanently attached to the Medical Corps, under such regulations as he may prescribe. 16 Aug., 1856, c. 125, s. 2, v. 11, p. 51. HOSPITAL-STEWARDS. SEC. 1180. The Secretary of War may appoint from the enlisted men of the Army, or cause to be enlisted, as many hospital-stewards as the service may require, to be permanently attached to the Medical Corps, under such regulations as he may prescribe. 28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 17, v. 14, p. 335. CLASSES OF HOSPITAL-STEWARDS. SEC. 1181. Hospital-stewards shall be graded as hospital-stewards of the first class, hospital-stewards of the second class, and hospitalstewards of the third class. 20 June, 1864, c. 145, s. 1, v. 13, p. 144. PAY DEPARTMENT, ORGANIZATION. SEC. 1182. The Pay Department of the Army shall consist of one Paymaster-General, with the rank of colonel; two assistant paymasters-general, with the rank of colonel of cavalry; two deputy paymasters-general, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel of cavalry; and sixty paymasters, with the rank of major of cavalry. 28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 18, v. 14, p. 335. 4 June, 1872, c. 286, v. 17, p. 219. 2 Mar., 1875, c. 118, v. 18, p. 338. [That from and after the passage of this act, the rank of the Paymaster-General of the United States Army shall be brigadier-general; but no pay or allowances shall be made to said officer other than from the date of appointment under this act.—Act of Congress approved July 22, 1876.] 22 July, 1876, c. 222, v. 19, p. 95. [That the number of paymasters is hereby established at fifty, instead of sixty, as was designated in the eighteenth section of the act of July twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six; said paymasters to have the rank, pay, and emoluments of majors of cavalry.-Act of Congress approved March 2, 1875, sec. 1.] 2 Mar., 1875, c. 118, v. 18, p. 338. [That the intent and meaning of an act entitled "An act fixing the number of paymasters in the Army of the United States," ap proved March two, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, was to authorize the appointment of such additional number of paymasters with the rank of major as will make the total number of paymasters with the rank of major, fifty, and no more. And so much of section eleven hundred and ninety-four of the Revised Statutes as applies to the paymasters of the rank of major be, and the same is hereby, repealed.—Joint Resolution of Congress approved March 3, 1875.] 3 Mar., 1875, J. R. No. 7, v. 18, p. 524. [See notes following Sec. 1194.] RIGHT OF COMMAND. SEC. 1183. Officers of the Pay Department shall not be entitled, in virtue of their rank, to command in the line or in other staff corps. 3 Mar., 1847, c. 61, s. 13, v. 9, p. 185. ADDITIONAL PAYMASTERS. SEC. 1184. When volunteers or militia are called into the service of the United States, and the officers of the Paymaster's Department are not deemed by the President sufficient for the punctual payment of the troops, he may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and add to said corps as many paymasters, to be called additional paymasters, with the rauk of major, not exceeding one for every two regiments of volunteers or militia, as he may deem necessary. 5 July, 1838, c. 162, s. 25, v. 5, p. 259. ADDITIONAL PAYMASTERS, SERVICE TEMPORARY. SEC. 1185. Additional paymasters shall be retained in service only so long as they may be required for the payment of volunteers and militia, as provided herein. 5 July, 1838, c. 162, s. 25, v. 5, p. 259. DUTIES OF PAYMASTER-GENERAL. SEC. 1186. The Paymaster-General shall perform the duties of his office under the direction of the President. 16 Mar., 1802, c. 9, s. 16, v. 2, p. 135. DUTIES OF DEPUTY PAYMASTERS-GENERAL. SEC. 1187. The deputy paymasters-general shall, in addition to paying troops, superintend the payment of armies in the field. 3 Mar., 1847, c. 61, ss. 12, 22, v. 9, p. 185. 19 July, 1848, c. 104, s. 3, v. 9, p. 247. 2 Mar., 1849, c. 80, v. 9, p. 350. 28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 18, v. 14, p. 335. DUTIES OF PAYMASTERS. SEC. 1188. The paymasters and additional paymasters shall pay the regular troops, and shall pay all other troops in the service of the United States, when required to do so by order of the President. 24 April, 1816, c. 69, s. 4, v. 3, p. 398. 14 July, 1832, c. 224, s. 4, v. 4, p. 582. 5 July, 1838, c. 162, s. 25, v. 5, p. 259. PERIODS OF PAYMENT. SEC. 1189. The Army shall be paid in such manner that the arrears shall at no time exceed two months, unless circumstances shall render further arrears unavoidable. 16 Mar., 1802, c. 9, s. 13, v. 2, p. 135. PAYMASTERS' CLERKS. SEC. 1190. Paymasters and additional paymasters shall be allowed a capable non-commissioned officer or private as clerk. When suitable non-commissioned officers or privates cannot be procured from the line of the Army, they are authorized, by and with the approbation of the Secretary of War, to employ citizens as clerks, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars a year. 24 Apr., 1816, c. 69, s. 3, v. 3, p. 297. 20 June, 1864, c. 145, s. 10, v. 13, p. 145. BONDS OF DISBURSING OFFICERS, BY WHOM TO BE GIVEN. SEC. 1191. All officers of the Quartermaster's, Subsistence, and Pay Departments, the chief medical purveyor and assistant medical purveyors, and all store-keepers shall, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, give good and sufficient bonds to the United States, in such sums as the Secretary of War may direct, faithfully to account for all public moneys and property which they may receive. The President may, at any time, increase the sums so prescribed. [But the Quartermaster General shall not be liable for any money or property that may come into the hands of the subordinate officers of his department.] 24 Apr., 1816, c. 69, s. 6, v. 3, p. 298. RENEWING BOND OF PAYMASTERS. SEC. 1192. All disbursing officers of the Pay Department shall renew their bonds, or furnish additional security, at least once in four years, and as much oftener as the President may direct. 2 Mar., 1849, e. 80, v. 9, p. 350. CHIEFS OF CORPS AND DEPARTMENTS, HOW SELECTED. SEC. 1193. The Adjutant-General, the Quartermaster-General, the Commissary-General of Subsistence. the Surgeon-General, the Chief of Engineers, the Chief of Ordnance, and the PaymasterGeneral shall be appointed by selection from the corps to which they belong. 28 July, 1866, c. 299, s. 23, v. 14, p. 336. APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS IN STAFF CORPS AND DEPARTMENTS. SEC. 1194. Until otherwise directed by law there shall be no new appointments and no promotions in the departments of AdjutantGeneral, or of Inspector-General, or in the Pay, Quartermaster's, Subsistence, Ordnance, or Medical Departments. So much of this section as applies to paymasters of the rank of major was repealed by joint resolution of March 3, 1875, v. 18, p. 524. The act of March 3, 1877, c. 100, v. 19, p. 270, declares that this section "now applying only to grades in the Pay Department of the Army above the rank of major is hereby repealed." 3 Mar., 1869, c. 124, s. 6, v. 15, p. 318. 3 Mar., 1875, c. 142, v. 18, p. 478. 3 Mar., 1875, J. R. No. 7, v. 18, p. 524. 3 Mar., 1877, c. 100, v. 19, p. 270. [See acts following Secs. 1128, 1131, 1132, 1140, 1159, 1168, 1182, 1199, 1200.] [That section eleven hundred and ninety-four of the Revised Statutes, now applying only to grades in the Pay Department of the Army above the rank of major, is hereby repealed.-Act of Congress approved March 3, 1877.] SIGNAL SERVICE, RANK OF CHIEF. SEC. 1195. There shall be one Chief Signal-Officer, with the rank of colonel of cavalry, who shall have charge, under the direction of the Secretary of War, of all signal duty, and of all books, papers, and apparatus connected therewith. 21 June, 1860, c. 163, s. 1, v. 12, p. 66. |