CHAP. 42. An act to suspend, in part, an act, entitled “An act to augment the army of the United States, and for other purposes," February 20, 1800, CHAP. 43. An act to fix the compensation of the paymaster general, and assistant to the adjutant general, April 22, 1800, CHAP. 44. An act for the regulation of public arsenals and magazines, CHAP. 46. An act fixing the military peace establishment of the United CHAP. 48. An act directing a detachment from the militia of the United States, and for erecting certain arsenals, March 3, 1803, CHAP. 49. An act in addition to "An act for fixing the military peace establishment of the United States," March 26, 1804, 114 122 123 123 124 143 CHAP. 50. An act for establishing rules and articles for the government of the armies of the United States, April 10, 1806, CHAP, 51. An act authorizing the employment of the land and naval forces of the United States, in cases of insurrection, March 3, 1807, CHAP. 52. An act supplementary to an act, entitled "An act for fortifying the ports and harbors of the United States, and for building gun boats," January 8, 1808, 143 CHAP. 53. An act authorizing the sale of public arms, April 2, 1808, CHAP, 54. An act to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force, April 12, 1808, 144 145 148 CHAP. 55. An act concerning public contracts, April 21, 1808, body of the militia of the United States, April 23, 1808, CHAP. 57. An act further to amend the several acts for the establishment and regulation of the treasury, war, and navy, departments, March 3, 1809, CHAP. 58, An act making further appropriations to complete the fortifications commenced for the security of the ports and harbors of the United States, and to erect such fortifications as may be ne cessary for the protection of the northern and western fron. tiers of the United States, June 14, 1809, 150 151 CHAP. 59. An act to suspend, for a limited time, the recruiting service, 152 CHAP. 60. An act for completing the existing military establishment, De cember 24, 1811, 153 CHAP. 61. An act to raise an additional military force, January 11, 1812, 153 CHAP. 62. An act supplementary to "An act to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force," passed on the twelfth day of April, B 159 CHAP. 63. An act supplementary to "An act to raise an additional military force, March" 17, 1812, CHAP. 64. An act to establish a quartermaster's department, and for other Pago 160 160 CHAP. 67. An act making further provision for the corps of engineers, sand eight hundred and twelve, April 8, 1812, CHAP. 66. An act for the organization of a corps of artificers, April 23, 1812, 165 165 167 CHAP. 68. An act to provide for designating, surveying, and granting, the military bounty lands, May 6, 1812, CHAP. 69. An act for the better regulation of the ordnance, May 14, 1812, CHAP. 70. An act making further provision for the army of the United States, May 16, 1812, 171 173 173 174 176 CHAP. 73. An act respecting the pay of the army of the United States, CHAP. 74. An act making further provisions for the army of the United CHAP. 76. An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act for the more perfect organization of the army of the United States," January, 20, 1813, 179 180 185 CHAP. 77. An act in addition to the act, entitled "An act to raise an additional military force," and for other purposes, January 29, 1813, 181 CHAP. 78. An act making provision for an additional number of general officers, February 24, 1813, CHAP. 79. An act the better to provide for the supplies of the army of the United States, and for the accountability of persons entrusted with the same, March 3, 1813, CHAP. 80. An act for the better organization of the general staff of the army of the United States, March 3, 1813, CHAP. 81. Resolution requesting the president of the United States to cause to be prepared and laid before congress a system of military discipline, March 3, 1813, CHAP. 82. An act to amend the "Act in addition to the act, entitled 'An act to raise an additional military force, and for other purposes," July 5, 1813, CHAP. 83. An act to regulate the allowance of forage to officers in the army of the United States, July 22, 1813, 192 192 Page 193 CHAP. 84. An act to authorise the appointment, by the president, of certain officers during the recess of the senate, August 2, 1813, CHAP. 85. An act supplementary to the act, entitled "An act for the better regulation of the ordnance, August 2, 1813, CHAP. 86. An act making further provision for filling the ranks of the regular army, encouraging enlistments, and authorizing the re-enlistments, for longer periods, of men whose term of service are about to expire, January 27, 1814, 193 194 195 CHAP. 87. An act authorizing the president of the United States to cause certain regiments therein mentioned to be enlisted for five years, or during the war, January 28, 1814, CHAP. 88. An act to raise three regiments of riflemen, February 10, 1814, 196 CHAP. 89. An act for the better organizing, paying, and supplying, the army of the United States, March 30, 1814. CHAP. 90. An act fixing the salary of the paymaster of the army of the United States, and allowing a sum tor the employment of additional clerks in his office, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, and providing for the appointment of assistant district paymasters, April 18, 1814, CHAP. 91. An act to provide for the collection and preservation of such flags, standards, and colors, as shall have been, or may hereaf ter be, taken by the land and naval forces of the United States, from their enemies, April 18, 1814, CHAP. 92. An act making further provision for filling the ranks of the army of the United States, December 10, 1814, CHAP. 93. An act directing the staff officers of the army to comply with the requisitions of naval and marine officers, in certain cases, December 15, 1814, 196 200 202 202 CHAP. 94. An act for the better regulation of the ordnance department, CHAP. 95. An act fixing the military peace establishment of the United States, March 3, 1815, CHAP. 96. An act making further provision for military services during the late war, and for other purposes, April 16, 1816, CHAP. 97. An act to increase the pensions of invalids in certain cases; for the relief of invalids of the militia; and for the appointment of pension agents in those states where there is no commissioner of loans, April 24, 1816, CHAP. 98. An act for organizing the general staff, and making further provision for the army of the United States, April 24, 1816, CHAP. 99. An act to provide for cases of lost military land warrants, and 208 210 213 214 discharges for faithful services, April 27, 1816, 217 CHAP. 100. An act concerning the annual sum appropriated for arming and equipping the militia, April 29, 1816, 218 CHAP. 101, An act to increase the compensation of the superintendents of the manufactories of arms at Springfield and Harper's Ferry, April 29, 1816, CHAP. 102. An act to authorize the survey of two millions of acres of the public lands, in lieu of that quantity heretofore authorized to be surveyed in the territory of Michigan, as military bounty lands, April 29, 1816, Page. 219 CHAP. 103. Resolution authorizing the president of the United States to em- 224 225 CHAP. 107. An act extending the time for obtaining military land warrants in certain cases, March 27, 1818, 226 CHAP. 108. An act to establish the flag of the United States, April 4, 1818, 227 227 229 230 CHAP 111. An act respecting the organization of the army, and for other cating of military land warrants, February 24, 1819, CHAP. 114. An act to regulate the pay of the army when employed on fatigue duty, March 2, 1819, CHAP. 115. An act regulating the payment to invalid pensioners, March 3, CHAP. 116. An act authorizing the sale of certain military sites, March 3, CHAP. 119. An act further to regulate the medical department of the army, CHAP. 121 An act providing for the better organization of the treasury department, May 15, 1820, CHAP. 122. An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment of the CHAP. 123. An act to repeal the fourteenth section of "An act to reduce and fix the military peace establishment," passed the second one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, 244 CHAP 124 An act to continue the present mode of supplying the army of the United States, January 23, 1823, Page. CHAP. 125. An act concerning the disbursement of public money, Janua ry, 31, 1823. 244 244 CHAP. 126. An act to establish a national armory on the western waters, CHAP. 130. Resolution directing medals to be struck, and, together with the thanks of congress, presented to major general Harrison and governor Shelby, and for other purposes, April 4, 1818, 246 246 247 248 249 APPENDIX. CHAP. 1. An act more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uniform militia throughout the United States, CHAP. 2. An act to regulate the pay of the non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, of the militia of the United States, when called into actual service, and for other purposes, January 2, 1795, CHAP. 3. An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions, and to repeal the act now in force for those purposes, February 28, 1795, CHAP. 4. An act providing arms for the militia throughout the United CHAP. States, July 6, 1798, CHAP. 5. An act in addition to an act, entitled "An act more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uniform militia throughout the United States," March 2, 1803, CHAP. 6. An act supplementary to an act, entitled "An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, sup. press insurrections, and repel invasions, and to repeal the act now in force for those purposes," and to increase the pay of vo lunteer and militia corps, February 2, 1813, 251 256 258 260 261 262 |