THE FRENCH ARMY VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
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Art. 13. The army veterinary surgeons, whatever be their post, 
are subordinate to the officers of every rank. The first veterinary 
surgeon is subordinate to the chief veterinary surgeon ; the aide is 
subordinate to the principal one and first veterinary surgeons, to 
the adjutant, and sub-officers ; and the sub-aide is, besides all 
these, subordinate to the farrier- major. 
Art. 14. The chief veterinary surgeons are attached to the etat 
major of the army, or to the principal military depot. Our minister 
of war can unite them all in a temporary deliberative commission 
whenever the prevalence of any disease or epidemic among horses 
causes him to think fit so to do. 
Art. 15. The chief and first veterinary surgeons are allowed a 
good horse, or its equivalent, at the expense of the state, accord- 
ing to the conditions laid down in the ordinance of 3d Nov. 1837. 
Art. 16. Veterinary surgeons who have lost their employment 
before having completely satisfied the law of recruiting, are trans- 
ferred to some troop, there to serve as soldiers or shoeing-smiths. 
Art. 17. Chief or first veterinary surgeons, wishing to marry, 
must first of all obtain the written consent of the minister of war. 
The aides and sub-aides, before contracting any marriage, must ob- 
tain the permission of the council of administration of the regi- 
ment to which they belong, or of the commander of the establish- 
ment in which they are employed. 
Art. 18. The uniform of army veterinary surgeons is regulated 
in the following manner : — 
The coat, cloak, and cap, are of royal blue cloth ; the pendent 
of the cap of the colour of madder. 
The collar, cuffs, and trimmings of the coat of a violet-coloured 
velvet. 
The trowsers violet-coloured. 
The distinctive marks of the differentclasses shall be as follow: — 
The chief veterinary surgeons shall wear silver embroidery on 
the collar of the coat. 
The first veterinary surgeons shall have two button-holes em- 
broidered with silver. 
The aides two button-holes trimmed with silver lace. 
The sub-aides one button-hole trimmed with silver lace. 
The pattern of the embroidery and button-holes, as well as all 
other details relative to the uniform, shall be determined by our 
minister of war. 
The chief and first veterinary surgeons shall wear swords with a 
gilded filagree handle, like the pattern of 1831 ; and the aides and 
sub-aides plain swords. 
The horse furniture of the chief and first veterinary surgeons 
shall be similar to a pattern adopted by the troop. 
