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Ciiap. CCCLVI. —An Act to authorize the appointment of additional Paymas-ters ,| and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the President of theUnited States be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to appointthree additional Paymasters , to be attached to the Pay Department ofthe army : Provided, That the appointments be submitted to the Senate for their confirmation, in the same manner as other officers of the army.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the officers appointed invirtue of this act shall perform the same duties and receive the samepay and allowances as the present Paymasters of the army ; and shall inlike manner be subject to the rules and articles of war; and previous toentering upon the duties of their office shall give such bonds to theUnited States as the Secretary of War may direct for the faithful per-formance of their duties.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That when volunteers or militiaare called into the service of the United States, so that the Paymasters authorized by law shall not be deemed sufficient to enable them to paythe troops with proper punctuality, it shall be lawful for the President toassign to any officer of the army the duty of Paymaster , who, while soassigned, shall perform the same duty, give the same bond, be subject tothe same liability and receive the same emoluments as are now providedfor Paymaster of the army: Provided however, That the; number ofofficers so assigned shall not exceed one for every two regiments ofmilitia or volunteers ; And provided also, That the whole emolumentsof the said officers, including their pay and allowances in the line, shallnot exceed the pay and emoluments of a Paymaster.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President of the UnitedStates be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to appoint threeadditional Surgeons and five assistant Surgeons, to be attached to themedical staff of the army.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That during the absence of theQuartermaster General, or the chief of any other military bureau of theWar Department , the President be authorized to empower some officerof the Department or corps whose chief is absent to take charge thereofand to perform the duties of Quartermaster General or chief of theDepartment or corps, as the case may be, during such absence: Pro-vided, That no additional compensation be allowed therefor.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of theSecretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives assoon as may be after the close of the present session, and of each suc-ceeding session, to prepare and publish a statement of all appropriationsmade during the session, and also a statement of the new officers createdand the salaries of each, and also a statement of the offices the salariesof which are increased and the amount of such increase.
Approved, July 4, 1836.
Chap. CCCLVII. —An Act to promote the progress of useful arts , and to repealall acts and parts of acts heretofore made for that purpose, (a)
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be establishedand attached to the Department of State, an office to be denominatedthe Patent Office ; the chief officer of which shall be called the Com-missioner of Patents, to be appointed by the President, by and with the
Statute I.July 4, 1836.
President mayappoint threeadditional pay-masters.
Proviso.
To perform thesame duties andbe subject to thesame rules asother paymas-ters.
President,when necessa-ry, may assignthe duties of apaymaster toany officer ofthe army.
Proviso.
Proviso.
May appointadditional sur-geons and assis-tant surgeons.
In absence ofQuartermasterGeneral, &c.,President mayempower othersto perform theduties.
Proviso.
Secretary ofthe Senate , andClerk of Houseof Representa-tives , to prepareand publishstatements ofappropriations,&c.
Statute I.July 4,1836.
March 3,1837,ch. 43.
Commissionerof Patents to beappointed, andhis duties.
August 29,1842, ch. 263.