law, may be admitted between the ages of seventeen and twentyfour years. 16 June, 1866, Res. 49, s. 1, v. 14, p. 359. EXAMINATION AND QUALIFICATION. SEC. 1319. Appointees shall be examined under regulations to be prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of War, before they shall be admitted to the Academy, and shall be required to be well versed in reading, writing, and arithmetic, and to have a knowledge of the elements of English grammar, of descriptive geography, particularly that of the United States, and of the history of the United States. 29 Apr., 1812, c. 72, s. 3, v. 2, p. 721. 16 June, 1866, Res. 49, v. 14, p. 359. OATH. SEC. 1320. Each cadet shall, previous to his admission to the Academy, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation in the following form: I, A B, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and bear true allegiance to the National Government; that I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States, paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty I may owe to any State, county, or country whatsoever; and that I will at all times obey the legal orders of my superior officers, and the rules and articles governing the armies of the United States." And any cadet or candidate for admission who shall refuse to take this oath shall be dismissed from the service. 3 Aug., 1861, c. 42, s. 8, v. 12, p. 288. ENGAGEMENT FOR SERVICE. SEC. 1321. Each cadet shall sign articles, with the consent of his parents or guardian if he be a minor, and if any he have, by which he shall engage to serve eight years unless sooner discharged. 29 Apr., 1812, c. 72, s. 3, v. 2, p. 721. 5 July, 1838, c. 162, s. 28, v. 5, p. 260. CADET BATTALION. SEC. 1322. The corps of cadets shall be arranged into companies, according to the directions of the superintendent, each of which shall be commanded by an officer of the Army, for the purpose of. military instruction. To each company shall be added four musicians. The corps shall be taught and trained in all the duties of a private soldier, non-commissioned officer, and officer, shall be en camped at least three months in each year, and shall be taught and trained in all the duties incident to a regular camp. 29 Apr., 1812, c. 72, s. 3, v. 2, p. 721. 14, p. 92. WHERE TO DO DUTY. SEC. 1323. Cadets shall be subject at all times to do duty in such places and on such service as the President may direct. 16 Mar., 1802, c. 9, s. 27, v. 2, p. 137. NO STUDIES ON SUNDAY. SEC. 1324. The Secretary of War shall so arrange the course of studies at the Academy, that the cadets shall not be required to pursue their studies on Sunday. 15 July, 1870, c. 294, s. 21, v. 16, p. 319. FOUND DEFICIENT. SEC. 1325. No cadet who is reported as deficient, in either conduct or studies, and recommended to be discharged from the Academy, shall, unless upon recommendation of the academic board, be returned or re-appointed, or appointed to any place in the Army before his class shall have left the Academy and received their com missions. 3 Aug., 1861, c. 42, s. 8, v. 12, p. 288. COURTS-MARTIAL FOR TRIAL OF CADETS. SEC. 1326. The superintendent of the Military Academy shall have power to convene general courts-martial for the trial of cadets, and to execute the sentences of such courts, except the sentences of suspension and dismission, subject to the same limitations and conditions now existing as to other general courts-martial. 3 Mar., 1873, c. 270, v. 17, p. 604. BOARD OF VISITORS. SEC. 1327. There shall be appointed every year, in the following manner, a board of visitors, to attend the annual examination of the Academy: Seven persons shall be appointed by the President, and two Senators and three members of the House of Representatives shall be designated as visitors by the Vice President, or President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, at the session of Congress next preceding such examination. 8 Aug., 1848, c. 96, s. 2, v. 9, p. 71. DUTIES OF VISITORS. SEC. 1328. It shall be the duty of the board of visitors to inquire into the actual state of the discipline, instruction, police administration, fiscal affairs, and other concerns of the Academy. The visitors appointed by the President shall report thereon to the Secretary of War, for the information of Congress, at the commencement of the session next succeeding such examination, and the Senators and Representatives designated as visitors shall report to Congress, within twenty days after the meeting of the session next succeeding the time of their appointment, their action as such visitors, with their views and recommendations concerning the Academy. 8 Aug., 1848, c. 96, s. 2, v. 9, p. 71. COMPENSATION. SEO. 1329. No compensation shall be made to the members of said board beyond the payment of their expenses for board and lodging while at the Academy, and an allowance, not exceeding eight cents a mile, for traveling by the shortest mail route from their respective homes to the Academy and thence to their homes. 8 Aug., 1848, c. 96, s. 2, v. 9, p. 71. 21 Feb., 1870, c. 18, v. 16, p. 67. LEAVES OF ABSENCE. SEC. 1330. Leave of absence may be granted by the superintendent, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War, to the professors, assistant professors, instructors, and other officers of the Academy, for the entire period of the suspension of the ordinary academic studies, without deduction from pay or allowances. 2 July, 1864, Res. 67, v. 13, p. 416. SUPERVISION OF ACADEMY. SEC. 1331. The supervision and charge of the Academy shall be in the War Department, under such officer or officers as the Secretary of War may assign to that duty. 13 July, 1866, c. 176, s. 6, v. 14, p. 92. CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS TO LIBRARY. SEC. 1332. The Secretary of the Senate shall furnish annually to the library of the Academy one copy of each document published during the preceding year, by the Senate. 23 Apr., 1856, c. 19, s. 3, v. 11, p. 5. PROFESSORS OF MILITARY ACADEMY, RETIREMENT. SEC. 1333. The professors of the Military Academy at West Point are placed on the same footing, as to retirement from active service, as officers of the Army. 15 July, 1870, c. 294, s. 13, v. 16, p. 319. SUPERINTENDENT AND COMMANDANT AT MILITARY ACADEMY, PAY OF. SEC. 1334. The superintendent of the Military Academy shall have the pay of a colonel, and the commandant of cadets shall have the pay of a lieutenant-colonel. 12 June, 1858, c. 156, s. 1, v. 11, p. 333. [See Sec. 1310.] ADJUTANT, PAY OF. SEC. 1335. The adjutant of the Military Academy shall have the pay of an adjutant of a cavalry regiment. 3 Mar., 1851, c. 22, s. 1, v. 9, p. 594. [For pay of adjutant, in addition to pay as first lieutenant, three hundred dollars: Provided, That the sum paid to said officer shall not exceed one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum.-Act of Congress approved January 20, 1879.] 20 Jan., 1879, c. 19, v. 20, p. 260. PAY OF PROFESSORS. SEC. 1336. Each of the professors of the Military Academy whose service at the Academy exceeds ten years shall have the pay and allowances of colonel, and all other professors shall have the pay and allowances of lieutenant-colonel; and the instructors of ordnance and science of gunnery and of practical engineering shall have the pay and allowances of major; and hereafter there shall be allowed and paid to the said professors ten per centum of their current yearly pay for each and every term of five years' service in the Army and at the Academy: Provided, That such addition shall in no case exceed forty per centum of said yearly pay; and said professors are hereby placed upon the same footing, as regards restrictions upon pay and retirement from active service, as officers of the Army. 28 Feb., 1873, c. 210, v. 17, p. 479. * [* That section thirteen hundred and thirty-six of the Revised Statutes be, and is hereby, amended by inserting, after the word "service" in the first [second] line, the words "as professor."-Act of Congress approved June 23, 1879, sec. 4.] 23 June, 1879, 1st sess. 46th Cong., c. 35, s. 4, p. 34. ASSISTANT PROFESSORS AND INSTRUCTORS. SEC. 1337. Each assistant professor and each senior assistant instructor of cavalry, artillery, and infantry tactics, [and the instructor of practical military engineering,] shall receive the pay of a captain. 29 Apr., 1812, c. 72, s. 2, v. 2, p. 720. 5 July, 1838, c. 162, s. 19, v. 5, p. 259. 20 July, 1840, c. 50, s. 3, v. 5, p. 398. 6 Aug., 1852, c. 81, s. 2, v. 10, p. 29. 12 June, 1858, c. 156, s. 1, v. 11, p. 333. 28 Feb., 1867, c. 100, s. 3, v. 14, p. 416. 7 Aug., 1876, c. 255, v. 19, p. 124. 27 Feb., 1877, c. 69, v. 19, p. 244. MASTER OF SWORD. SEC. 1338. The master of the sword at the Military Academy shall receive pay at the rate of fifteen hundred dollars a year, with fuel and quarters. 16 Feb., 1857, c. 45, s. 3, v. 11, p. 161. CADETS. SEC. 1339. Cadets of the Military Academy shall receive five hundred dollars a year and one ration a day. 16 July, 1862, c. 183, s. 15, v. 12, p. 586. 1 Apr., 1864, c. 45, s. 3, v. 13, p. 39. LIBRARIAN AND ASSISTANT. SEC. 1340. The librarian and assistant librarian at the Military Academy shall each receive one hundred and twenty dollars a year additional pay. 23 Apr., 1856, c. 19, s. 2, v. 11, p. 5. NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER, ETC. SEC. 1341. The non-commissioned officer in charge of mechanics and other labor at the Military Academy, the soldier acting as clerk in the adjutant's office, and the four enlisted men in the philosophical and chemical departments and lithographic office, shall receive fifty dollars a year additional pay. 23 Apr., 1856, c. 19, s. 2, v. 11, p. 5. |