An Act for establishing an Academy for Instruction relative to the Military and Naval Service of the United States. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, [strikethrough: an Academy for Instruction relative to the military and naval committee the United States] That an Academy be established, to consist of four Schools One to be called the Fundamental School; another the School of Artillerists and Engineers; another the School of Cavalry & Infantry; another the School of the Navy. That of this Academy there shall be a Director General who shall have the chief superintendance and management of the same [except as to the School of the Navy.] And [strikethrough: to] each School there shall [strikethrough: also] be a Director who shall superintend and manage the affairs thereof; and [except the Director of the School of the Navy] shall be subordinate to the Director General. [That the Director of the School of the Navy shall be under the immediate direction & the Secretary of the Navy.] That besides a Director, each of the said Schools shall have the professors and Masters following to wit. The Fundamental School two Professors of Mathematics, two professors of Geography and Natural Philosophy, one Professor of Chemistry, and one designing and drawing Master. The School of Artillerists and Engineers Two Professors of Mathematics, two Professors of Geography and Natural Philosophy, one Professor of Chemistry, two Architects. [strikethrough: Also] one designing and drawing Master. The School of Cavalry and Infantry, one Riding Master and one Fencing Master. The School of the Navy, One Professor of Mathematics, two Professor of Geography and Natural Philosophy, One Architect, one designing and drawing Master. 2. And be it further enacted That [on] the [first] appointment of a Director General [at] shall be [in] the direction of the President to nominate whomsoever he may think fit, that in every subsequent appointment he shall be selected from among the Officers of the Army [or Navy.] That every Director of the three first mentioned schools [shall] always be selected from among the Officers of the Army of grades not higher than that of Field Officer. That the Director of the School of the Navy shall always be selected from among the Officers of the Navy. That the subaltern Professors may, in the discretion of the President, be either selected from among the Officers of the Army or Navy, or may be appointed in such other manner as he shall judge expedient. That any person who may be selected as a Director or Professor from the Army or Navy shall, nevertheless retain his Station therein, and continue to rank and rise in the same manner as if he hade never been detached. 3. And be it further enacted that in the several Schools aforesaid shall be taught these seven branches of Instruction (to wit,) in the Fundamental School [undecipherable] In the School of Artillerists & Engineers [undecipherable] In the School of the Cavalry and Infantry [undecipherable] In the School of the Navy [undecipherable] 4. And be it further enacted that the compensations of the foregoing Officers shall be as follows. Of the Director General in addition to the emoluments of his Station in the Army or navy Dollars per month [if not an Officer of] the army or navy then at the rate of 2000 Dollars per annum, and Five rations; in day —. Of the Director of each School, in addition to the emoluments of his Station in the army or Navy Dollars per month — To each Professor of Mathematics, of Geography & Natural Philosophy, of Chemistry, and to each Architect, if not an Officer of the Army or Navy at the rate of Dollars per annum and two rations per day; to each designing and drawing Master, if not an Officer of the Army or navy at the rate of Dollars per annum and two Rations per day — to each of the said professors and Masters, when an Officer of the Army [or] in Navy the sum [per month] of Twenty Dollars, in addition to his emoluments as such Officer — To each Riding Master at the rate of Dollars per annum & two rations per day — To each Fencing Master at the rate of Dollars per annum, and two rations further 5. And be it enacted that these several Schools be provided with the usual and proper instruments and apparatus for experiments in Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, for Astronomical and Nautical observation, for Surveying, and for such other branches as are requisite to the several branches of instruction therein to be taught. -- 6. And be it further enacted, That the Cadets of the Army, and candidates for service in the army or navy shall attend the studies in the Fundamental School for the term of two years, and if [Artillerists] and Engineers shall attend the studies in the school of the one or the other as the case may be for the further term of two years, or if destined for the service of the Cavalry or Infantry shall attend the studies in the school [least] [one] year. But that such [those] persons who by previous instruction elsewhere shall have become acquainted with some or all of the branches taught in the Fundamental School may after due examination then, to either be received in that School for a shorter term than two years, or be permitted to enter immediately into some one of the other schools according to the nature and extent of their acquirements, and the [destination] of each person. [7]. And be it further enacted That the number of Cadets to be admitted into the said Academy and their transfer to the different [Military] Corps [or to the Navy] shall be determined and regulated by the President of the United States for the time being, upon the recommendations of a majority of the Directors thereof, including the Director General, in [consideration] of the [extraordinary] progress of particular [individuals], or any [alter] the terms of their studies in either of the said Schools. 8. And be it further enacted that detachments of the Officers and non-commissioned Officers of the Army and Navy, shall from time to time be drawn to the said Academy there to be instructed in relation to the branch of the corps to which they may respectively belong — 9. And be it further enacted That the Director General and the Directors of the [several] Schools (or any three of them the Director General [being] one of those) constituting a Board with power to [grant] all needful — and [lawful] regulation [on] the instruction, administration and [undecipherable] of the said Academy and Schools respectively; subject to the approbations and alterations of the President of the United States. — 10. And be it further enacted — That the Seat of the said Academy shall be at such place within the United States as the President shall [direct]; [making] if practicable, the advantages of being upon a navigable Water, and in the vicinity of Iron mines and works convenient for Founderies of Cannon and the [undecipherable] arms. — That the President accordingly be authorised to purchase the quantity of ground requisite for the purpose and to cause to be erected therein the buildings necessary for instruction, habitation, and other uses of the said Institution. 11. And be it further enacted — That the grounds to be purchased as aforesaid shall not exceed the price or cost of and that the Buildings to be [erected] as aforesaid shall not exceed the price or cost of 12. And be it further enacted, That it shall be in the discretion of the President [undecipherable]