of the United States," and to cause the net proceeds of such sales, after paying all proper expenses of sale and transportation to the place of sale, to be deposited in the treasury of the United States.Joint Resolution, July 20, 1868.

430. That the following sums be and the same are hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the army for the year ending June 30, 1873.

For experiments and tests of heavy rifled ordnance, two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Provided, That this appropriation shall be applied to at least three models of heavy ordnance, to be designated by a board of officers to be appointed by the secretary of war, which report shall include both classes, breech and muzzleloading cannon, and the powder and projectiles necessary for testing the same shall be supplied from stores on hand.

For manufacture of arms at the national armory, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended until a breech-loading system for muskets and carbines shall have been adopted for the military service upon the recommendation of the board to be appointed by the secretary of war, which board shall consist of not less than five officers, as follows: one general officer, one ordnance officer, and three officers of the line, one to be taken from the cavalry, one from the infantry, and one from the artillery. And provided further, That the system, when so adopted, shall be the only one to be used by the ordnance department in the manufacture of muskets and carbines for the military service; and no royalty shall be paid by the government of the United States for the use of said patent to any of its officers or employees, or for any patent in which said officers or employees may be directly or indirectly interested.-Sec. 1, June 6, 1872, chap. 316.

17 Provision made for the sale of military stores of every description, after inspection and condemnation. See Chap. iii., ¶¶ 56, 57.

[For list of Armories and Arsenals see next page.]

ARMORIES AND ARSENALS.

The date of establishment is given in the year in which the first expenditure of money was made at each place. This information received from ordnance bureau.

† Secretary of war authorized and directed to sell these arsenals by act of June 10, 1872.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPLAINS, POST SCHOOLS, AND ORDNANCE SERGEANTS.

CHAPLAINS.

435. THE posts at which chaplains shall be allowed shall be limited to the number of twenty,' and shall be approved by the secretary of war, and shall be confined to places most destitute of instruction.-July 7, 1838, chap. 194, clause 2.

436. That the provisions of the act of 1838 be and hereby are extended so as to authorize the employment of ten additional chaplains for military posts of the United States.-Sec. 3, March 2, 1849, chap. 83.

437. The post chaplains now in service, or hereafter to be appointed, shall be commissioned by the President; and all vacancies occurring in the grade of chaplain, which is hereby established to rank as captain of infantry, shall be filled by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and all army chaplains shall hereafter be on the same footing as to tenure of office, retirement, allowances for service and pensions, as now provided by law for other officers of the army.-Sec. 7, March 2, 1867, chap. 145.

438. One chaplain may be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for each regiment of colored troops, whose duty shall include the instruction of the enlisted men in the common English branches of education; and chaplains, when ordered from one field of duty to another, shall be entitled to transportation at the same rate as other officers.-Sec. 30, July 28, 1866, chap. 299.

439. No person shall be appointed a chaplain in the United States army who is not a regularly ordained minister of some reli

1 Sec. 18, July 5, 1838, provided "That it shall be lawful for the officers composing the council of administration at any post, from time to time, to employ such person as they may think proper to officiate as chaplain, who shall also perform the duties of schoolmaster at such post." The number of chaplain posts was established at thirty, (see next), by act of 1849, and that number of post chaplains were recognized and continued in service by sec. 7, July 28, 1866, chap. 299. No chaplain to be appointed to posts or regiments until those on waiting orders are assigned: sec. 12, July 15, 1870.

gious denomination, and who does not present testimonials of his present good standing as such minister, with a recommendation for his appointment as an army chaplain from some authorized ecclesiastical body, or not less than five accredited ministers belonging to said religious denomination.-Sec. 8, July 17, 1862, chap. 200.

440. It shall be the duty of chaplains in the military service of the United States to make monthly reports to the adjutant-general of the army, through the usual military channels, of the moral condition and general history of the regiments, hospitals, or posts to which they may be attached; and it shall be the duty of all commanders of regiments, hospitals, and posts to render such facilities as will aid in the discharge of the duties assigned to them by the government.Sec. 3, April 9, 1864, chap. 53.

441. All chaplains in the military service of the United States shall hold appropriate religious services at the burial of soldiers who may die in the command to which they are assigned to duty, and it shall be their duty to hold public religious services at least once each sabbath when practicable.2-Sec. 4, April 9, 1864, chap. 53.

442. Chaplains employed at the military posts called "chaplain posts" shall be required to reside at the posts. Sec. 9, July 17, 1862, chap. 200.

443. Chaplains shall be borne on the field and staff rolls next after the surgeons, and shall wear such uniform as is or may be prescribed by the Army Regulations, and shall be subject to the same. rules and regulations as other officers of the army. They shall be entitled to draw forage for two horses, and when assigned to hospitals, posts, and forts they shall be entitled to quarters and fuel within the hospitals, posts, or forts while they are so assigned, without the privilege of commutation, subject to the same conditions and limitations as are now by law provided in the case of surgeons. When absent from duty with leave, or on account of sickness or other disability, or when held by the enemy as prisoners, they shall be subject to no other diminution or loss of pay and

2 And "perform the duties of schoolmaster." See note 1.

3 This clause abrogates the 4th Article of War, which provided that "every chaplain, commissioned in the army or armies of the United States, who shall absent himself from the duties assigned him (excepting in cases of sickness or leave of absence), shall, on conviction thereof before a court-martial, be fined not exceeding one month's pay, besides the loss of his pay during his absence; or be discharged, as the said court-martial shall judge proper."

The law of April 9, 1864 [¶ 444], allowing forage to army chaplains, is not affected by the act of March 2, 1867 [¶ 437], but remains in this respect in full force.Second Comptroller, 874.

allowances than other officers in the military service are under like circumstances.-Sec. 1, April 9, 1864, chap. 53.

444. That the act approved July 14, 1862, entitled "An act to grant pensions," is hereby so amended as to include chaplains in the regular and volunteer forces of the army. Provided, That the pension to which a chaplain shall be entitled to a total disability shall be twenty dollars per month, and all the provisions of the act to which this section is an amendment shall apply to and embrace the widows, children, mothers, and sisters of chaplains of the land forces who have died since the 4th day of March, 1861, or shall die of wounds or disease contracted in the service of the United States, and while such chaplains are, or shall be, in the line of their duty.— Sec. 2, April 9, 1864, chap. 53.

POST SCHOOLS.

445. Whenever troops are serving at any post, garrison, or permanent camp, there shall be established a school where all enlisted men may be provided with instruction in the common English branches of education, and especially in the history of the United States; and the secretary of war is authorized to detail such commissioned officers and enlisted men as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section; and it shall be the duty of the post or garrison commander to cause to be set apart a suitable room or building for school and religious purposes.-Sec. 27, July 28, 1866, chap. 299.

ORDNANCE SERGEANTS.

446. That the secretary of war be authorized to select from the sergeants of the line of the army, who shall have faithfully served eight years in the service, four years of which in the grade of noncommissioned officer, as many ordnance sergeants as the service may require, not to exceed one for each military post; whose duty it shall be to receive and preserve the ordnance, arms, ammunition, and other military stores at the post, under the direction of the commanding officer of the same, and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the secretary of war, and who shall receive for their services five dollars per month, in addition to their pay in the line.TMa --Sec. 2, April 5, 1832, chap. 67.

5 See Chap. xxi., ¶ 575, for the pension act, and ¶ 437. Chaplains to perform such duty: see ¶ 438 and note 1.

7 The ORDNANCE SERGEANTS of Posts are, under Army Regulations, classed as of the non-commissioned staff of the army. See Chap. xiii., note 5 a.

One ordnance sergeant for each military post retained in the reorganization of the army in 1866. See Sec. 7, July 28, 1866, chap. 299.

(a.) But for their PAY see Chap. xi., ¶ 326.