In 1834 an appropriation (of $139,881.45) for the Military Academy was for the first time made in a separate bill, called the Military Academy bill.
In 1838 many records and other property were destroyed by fire.
Prior to 1843 a prescribed residence was not a legal qualification for appointment but the selection of one cadet from each congressional district became a custom, and in this year Congress prescribed that the corps of cadets should consist of one cadet (recommended by the member) from each congressional district, one (recommended by the delegate) from each Territory, one from the District of Columbia and ten from the United States at large, to be appointed by the President; the number of cadets varying as the number of congressmen and delegates increased or diminished.
The Academic Board now comprises the following, to-wit:
Superintendent.
Commandant of Cadets—Instructor of Tactics.
Professor of Civil and Military Engineering.
Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy.
Professor of Mathematics.