3 shall go to the child or children of such deceased officer. Provided always, That such half pay shall cease on the decease of such child or children. Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That if any noncommissioned officer, musician or private, shall desert from the service of the United States, he shall in addition to the penalties mentioned in the rules and articles of war, be liable to serve for and during such period as shall, with the time he may have served previous to his desertion, amount to the full term of his enlistment; and such soldier shall and may be tried by a court martial and punished, although the term of his enlistment may have elapsed previous to his being apprehended or tried. Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That every officer, non-commissioned officer, musician and private, shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, to wit: "I, A. B. do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against their enemies or opposers whomsoever; and that I will observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war." **Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That where any commissioned officer shall be obliged to incur any extra expense, in travelling and sitting on general courts martial, he shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for such extra expense actually incurred, not exceeding one dollar and twenty-five cents per day to officers who are not entitled to forage, and not exceeding one dollar per day to such as shall be entitled to forage. Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That whenever any officer or soldier shall be discharged from the service, except by way of punishment for any offence, he shall be allowed his pay and rations, or an equivalent in money, for such term of time as shall be sufficient for him to travel from the place of discharge to the place of his residence, computing at the rate of twenty miles to a day. Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed to each brigade one chaplain, who shall be entitled to the same pay and emoluments as a major in the infantry. Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That no field or staff officer, who may be appointed by virtue of this act, shall be entitled to receive any pay or emoluments until he shall be called into actual service, nor for any longer time than he shall continue therein. Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That the act, enti tled "An Act authorizing the President of the United States to accept and organize certain volunteer military corps," and the act supplementary to the act entitled, “ An act authorizing the President of the United States to accept and organize certain volunteer military corps," be, and the same are hereby repealed, from and after the first day of February next: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to deprive the officers and men who may have entered the service as volunteers, under the said acts, of any rights, immunities, or privileges therein secured, or the United States of the services of such volunteers, agreeably to the provisions of the said acts. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. January 29, 1813. Approved, Wм. H. CRAWFORD, President of the Senate pro tempore. JAMES MADISON. An ACT making Provision for an additional Number of General Officers. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the president be, and he is hereby authorised by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to appoint six major generals, in addition to those already authorised by law; each of whom shall be allowed two aids de camp to be taken from the officers of the line, and six brigadier generals, who shall be allowed a brigade major, and one aid de camp, each to be taken also from the officers of the line. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers authorised by this act shall receive the same pay, forage, rations, and other emoluments, as the officers of the same grade of the present military establishment. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 24, 1813. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. An ACT to raise Ten additional Companies of Rangers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorized, to raise ten additional com panies of rangers, on the same provisions, conditions and restrictions as those authorised to be raised by "An act authorising the President of the United States to raise certain companies of rangers for the protection of the frontiers of the United States," which said companies shall be in lieu of one of the regiments authorised to be raised by the act in addition to the act, entitled "An act to raise an additional military force, and for other purposes," passed the twenty-ninth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. H. CLAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 25, 1813. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. An ACT Supplementary to the Act, entitled "An Act to provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws, suppress Insurrections, and repel Invasions,” and to repeal the Act now in force for these Purposes, and to increase the Pay of Volunteer and Militia Corps. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in every case in which a court martial shall have adjudged and determined a fine against any officer, non-commissioned officer musician, or private, of the militia, for any of the causes specified in the act to which this act is a supplement, or in the fourth section of an act, entitled, "An act to authorize a detachment from the militia of the United States ;" all such fines so assessed shall be certified to the comptroller of the treasury of the United States, in the same manner as the act to which this is a supplement directed the same to be certified to the supervisor of the revenue. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the marshals shall pay all fines which have been levied and collected by them or their respective deputies, under the authorities of the acts herein referred to, into the treasury of the U. States, within two months after they shall have received the same, deducting five per centum for their own trouble; and in case of failure, it shall be the duty of the comptroller of the treasury to give notice to the district attorney of the United States, who shall proceed against the said marshal in the district court by attachment for recovery of the same. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the commis sioned officers, musicians and privates of the volunteer and militia corps, who, subsequent to the thirty-first day Speaker of the House of Representatives. February 2, 1813. APPROVED, JAMES MADISON. An ACT for the better Organization of the General Staff of the Army of the United States. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the adjutant general's, inspector general's and quarter master general's departments shall consist of the following officers, that is to say: an adjutant and inspector general with the rank, pay and emoluments of a brigadier general, and not exceeding eight adjutants general, sixteen assistant adjutants general, eight topographical engineers, eight assistant topographical engineers, eight inspectors general, sixteen assistant inspectors general, eight quarter masters general, eight deputy quarter masters general, and thirty-two assistant deputy quarter masters general. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the president of the United States be and he is hereby authorised, if he shall deem it expedient, to assign one of the brigadiers general to the principal army of the United States who shall in such case act as adjutant and inspector general, and as chief of the staff of such army: and the quarter master general attached to the principal army shall as heretofore have the brevet rank and the pay and emoluments of a brigadier general. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the other adjutants general shall have the brevet rank and the pay and emoluments of a colonel of cavalry; all the other inspectors general and quarter masters general shall have the brevet rank and the pay and emoluments of a colonel of infantry; the assistant adjutants general, assistant in spectors general, deputy quarter masters general and topographical engineers shall have the brevet rank and the pay and emoluments of a major of cavalry; and the assistant topographical engineers, and assistant deputy quarter masters general shall have the brevet rank and the pay and emoluments of a captain of infantry. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the assistant adjutants general, the assistant inspectors general, and the assistant topographical engineers shall be taken from the line. The adjutants general, inspectors general, quarter masters general, deputy quarter masters general, topographical engineers and assistant deputy quarter masters general may be taken from the line or not as the president may deem expedient. And officers taken from the line and transferred to the staff shall receive only the pay and emoluments attached to the rank in the staff; but their transfer shall be without prejudice to their rank and promotion in the line according to their said rank and seniority; which promotion shall take place according to usage in the same manner as if they had not been thus transferred. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the war department, and he is hereby authorised to prepare, general regulations better defining and prescribing the respective duties and powers of the several officers in the adjutant general, inspector general, quarter master general and commissary of ordnance departments, of the topographical engineers, of the aids of generals, and generally of the general and regimental staff: which regulations when approved by the president of the United States shall be respected and obeyed until altered or revoked by the same authority. And the said general regulations thus approved, shall be laid before congress at their next session. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the number of assistant deputy commissaries of ordnance shall not exceed sixteen, and that they shall respectively be entitled to the brevet rank and to the pay and emoluments of a first lieutenant of infantry. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That for the better superintendence and management of the hospital and medical establishments of the army of the United States, there shall be a physician and surgeon general, with an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars, and an apothecary general, with an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars; whose respective duties and powers shall be prescribed by the president of the United States. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the forage, waggon, and barrack masters shall be appointed as here, |