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infantry, an adjutant general's department, an 

 inspector general's department, a judge-advocate 

 general's department, a quartermaster's depart- 

 ment, a subsistence department, a medical de- 

 partment, a pay department, a corps of engineers, 

 an ordnance department, a signal corps, 30 chap- 

 lains, to be assigned to regiments or posts in the 

 discretion of the Secretary of War, the officers 

 of the Record and Pension Office, the officers 

 and enlisted men of the army on the retired 

 list, the professors' corps of cadets, an army- 

 service detachment and band at the United 

 States Military Academy, and such other officers 

 and enlisted men as may hereinafter be provided 

 for: Provided, That when a vacancy shall occur 

 through death, retirement, or other separation 

 from active service in the office of storekeeper 

 in the quartermaster's department and ordnance 

 department respectively, now provided for by 

 law, said offices shall cease to exist. 



" SEC. 2. That each regiment of cavalry shall 

 consist of 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant colonel, 3 

 majors, 14 captains, 2 of whom shall be available 

 for detail as adjutant and quartermaster; 16 first 

 lieutenants, of whom 1 shall be available for 

 detail as commissary and 3 for detail as squad- 

 ron adjutants; 12 second lieutenants, 2 veteri- 

 narians, 1 sergeant major, 1 quartermaster ser- 

 geant, 1 commissary sergeant, who shall have 

 the rank, pay, and allowances of a regimental 

 quartermaster sergeant of cavalry; 3 squadron 

 sergeant majors, who shall be senior to and have 

 the pay and allowances of first sergeants of cav- 

 alry; 1 band, and 12 troops organized into 3 

 squadrons of 4 troops each : Provided, That noth- 

 ing herein contained shall be construed as abol- 

 ishing the office of chaplain in each regiment 

 of colored cavalry. Each cavalry band shall con- 

 sist of 1 chief musician, 1 chief trumpeter, 1 prin- 

 cipal musician, 1 drum major, who shall have 

 the rank, pay, and allowances of a first sergeant; 

 4 sergeants, 8 corporals, 1 cook, and 11 privates. 

 Each troop of cavalry shall consist of 1 captain, 

 1 first lieutenant, 1 second lieutenant, 1 first ser- 

 geant, 1 quartermaster sergeant, who shall have 

 the rank, pay, and allowances of a sergeant; 6 ser- 

 geants, 6 corporals, 2 cooks, 2 farriers and black- 

 smiths, 1 saddler, 1 wagoner, 2 trumpeters, and 43 

 privates. Of the veterinarians provided for in 

 this act, 1 shall have the pay and allowances of 

 a second lieutenant of cavalry, and 1 shall have 

 the pay of $75 per month and the allowances of 

 a sergeant major: Provided, That the veteri- 

 narian appointed to the first grade shall not be 

 so appointed until he shall have passed an ex- 

 amination, to be prescribed by the Secretary of 

 War, as to his physical, moral, and professional 

 qualifications: Provided further, That the vet- 

 erinarians now in the service who do not pass 

 such competitive examination shall be eligible to 

 the positions of the second class under such rules 

 as are now prescribed by the regulations. The 

 regimental sergeant major and the regimental 

 quartermaster sergeant provided for in this sec- 

 tion shall have the pay and allowances of ord- 

 nance sergeants. 



" SEC. 3. That each regiment of artillery shall 

 consist of 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant colonel, 3 majors, 

 10 captains, 2 of whom shall be available for de- 

 tail as adjutant and quartermaster; 16 first lieu- 

 tenants, 14 second lieutenants, 1 sergeant major, 

 1 quartermaster sergeant, 1 band, and 14 bat- 

 teries, of which 2 may be organized as field artil- 

 lery. 



" Each artillery band shall consist of 1 chief 

 musician, 1 chief trumpeter, 1 principal musician, 

 1 drum major, who shall have the rank, pay, 



and allowances of a first sergeant; 4 sergeants, 

 8 corporals, 1 cook, and 11 privates. 



" Each battery of heavy artillery shall consist 

 of 1 captain, 1 first lieutenant, 1 second lieuten- 

 ant, 1 first sergeant, 1 quartermaster sergeant, 

 who shall have the pay and allowances of a ser- 

 geant; 8 sergeants, 12 corporals, 2 musicians, 2 

 mechanics, who shall have the pay and allow- 

 ances of sergeants of artillery; 2 cooks, and 52 

 privates. 



" Each battery of field artillery shall consist 

 of 1 captain, 2 first lieutenants, 1 second lieuten- 

 ant, 1 first sergeant, 1 stable sergeant, 1 quar- 

 termaster sergeant, 6 sergeants, 12 corporals, 4 

 artificers, 2 musicians, 2 cooks, and 51 privates. 



" In addition to the enlisted men specified there 

 shall be 1 electrician sergeant to each post gar- 

 risoned by coast artillery having electrical appli- 

 ances, who shall have the pay and allowances of 

 an ordnance sergeant. 



" SEC. 4. That each regiment of infantry shall 

 consist of 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant colonel, 3 majors, 

 14 captains, 2 of whom shall be available for de- 

 tail as adjutant and quartermaster; 16 first lieu- 

 tenants, of whom 1 shall be available for detail 

 as commissary and 3 for detail as battalion ad- 

 jutants; 12 second lieutenants, 1 sergeant major, 

 1 quartermaster sergeant, 1 commissary sergeant, 

 who shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of 

 a regimental quartermaster sergeant of infantry; 

 3 battalion sergeant majors, who shall be senior 

 to and have the pay and allowances of a first ser- 



feant; 1 band, and 12 companies, organized into 

 battalions of 4 companies each : Provided, That 

 nothing herein contained shall be construed as 

 abolishing the office of chaplain in each regiment 

 of colored infantry. 



" Each infantry band shall consist of 1 chief 

 musician, 1 principal musician, 1 drum major, 

 who shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of 

 a first sergeant; 4 sergeants, 8 corporals, 1 cook, 

 and 12 privates. 



" Each infantry company shall consist of 1 cap- 

 tain, 1 first lieutenant, 1 second lieutenant, 1 first 

 sergeant, 1 quartermaster sergeant, who shall 

 have the pay and allowances of a sergeant; 4 

 sergeants, 6 corporals, 2 cooks, 2 musicians, 1 

 artificer, and 48 privates: Provided, That the 

 limits of age for original enlistments in the army 

 shall be eighteen and thirty-five years. 



" SEC. 5. That all vacancies created or caused 

 by the provisions of this act above the grade of 

 second lieutenant in the line of the army shall 

 be filled by promotion according to seniority in 

 the several arms, subject to the examinations now 

 prescribed by law: Provided, That the additional 

 second lieutenants now attached to each regiment 

 of artillery shall be absorbed in the artillery or 

 transferred to other arms where vacancies exist 

 without loss of relative rank, leaving but 1 second 

 lieutenant in each battery. 



" Vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant 

 shall be filled as now provided by law, except that 

 no person shall be appointed from civil life before 

 he shall have reached the age of twenty-one years 

 nor after he shall have reached the age of twenty- 

 seven years, nor until he shall have passed a sat- 

 isfactory examination as to his moral, physical, 

 and educational qualifications. 



" SEC. 6. That the adjutant general's and in- 

 spector general's departments shall consist of the 

 number of officers now in those departments, re- 

 spectively: Provided, That vacancies in the grade 

 of major occurring in either department shall 

 hereafter be filled from captains in the line of 

 the army: And provided further, That all such 

 captains who have evinced marked aptitude in 



