An actsproYiding for the Organization c

 the Ordnance Department
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An act tproYidinG for the oroanizatian Of

 the Ordnance Department

 Be it endcted bu Hte Sennte and House nf ilepreseatatircs q the J1aited Sidtes et .4me- s1cd aiss Congress assembled, That from and aft ef the passage Of this act the Ord nance Department shall consist.of one Colonel one Lieutenant Colonel, two Majors, and ten Captains, and as many enlisted men as the public service may require, not ex- cceding two hundred and fifty.

 Sec. 2. lind be jitrtheg eaacted, That the Secretary of War he authorized te se- leot from the Scrgeants of the line of the A Arny, who shall have faithfully served eight years in the service, four years of which in the grade of non-commissioned officer as n any ts as i ie 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 he pre- scribed by the Secretary of War, and who shall receive for their services five dollars per month, in addition to their pay in the line.

 Sec. 5. .4'td De Il further e1lacted, That the first section of the act passed on the eighth of February one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, entitled ( An act for the betterregulation of the Ordnance De- pertinent, and so much of the second sec Stion of the act entitled ss An act to reduce and iix the military peace establishment of tho United States, passed. the second of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty -one, as provides for one sllpe rrl.,- nerary Uaptain 'tC each reg giment of artil- lery, to perform ordnance duty, and so much of tue fourth section of the same act saa l.ss ei,artn.ent in the .artlllery and reduces the number of enlisted men, be, and the same arc here by' repealed: Prooided, That not hinc con 1alned anstlsis act shall be SO construed as to dlyest the President of the limited states of authority to select from the raeis ssss q s: ssso, a,irisber Of i.e,,fsn- ants as may be necessary for the nsff;,,.,,,. ance of the duties of the Ordnance .SI Dc. ,,s. partment. = @ss '

 Sec.s4. find De Il jit,fher caaelea T,,,t all off COTS and enlisted men a,,fhor;aaa by this act, shall be subject to tho rnlo and articles of war, and that the olIsesrs siiaiI receive tIic pay and emoluments now allowed to ,sor which may hereafter be al- lowed Artillery officers.

 Approved: April 5, 1899. l7

 