The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-24

IN annoint such of the commissioned omceIs au-
thoTized by this act below the grace ol neio
as NAV not be appointed during the present ses-
sion: Prorided That one or more oil the regiments
of infantry authorized to be raised by this section
NAV at the discretion of the President, be orgSn-
lied and equipped as voltigeurs, and as foot rine
men, and be provided with rocket ano moun'ain
howilZeE battery.
p SEC. g. And be ii further enacted, That, dorlng
the continuance of the with Mexico, the term
of enlistment of the men TO be recruited ior me
regiment authorized by this act shall be during tue
war, unless sooner discharged ~,
SEC g. And be IL further eH0rted, 1 nat Tue
President of the United States be, anu ne IS @ hele
By authorized by and with the advice and consenl
Of the Senate, TO appoint one aooI.Gma, ;9f.nI1
each of the regiments of Dragons, artillery, 1nIanl
rv and riffemen in the army OF the Unlied otales'
who shall be taken from the captains OF the army
Ssc a. And be it further enacted mat 10 eacn
of the regiments of dragoons artillery, infantry, ano
r;aemen there shall be aoweda regimental qaarter-
master 10 be taken from the suhalIeTns of the line,
who shall be allowed ten dollars additional pay per
month and forage for two horses.
Sec s. And be ii further enacted, fhat tne
said officers, musicians and piivates authorized by
This act shall Immediately be discharged from the
service of the United States at the close vi The war
with Mexico.
Src & And be al further enacted, That II SHAH
and NAV be lawful for the President of the United
STATES. by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate to appoint one surgeon and Two assistant
surgeons to each regiment raised under this act.
r. T..
,bs war with Mexico il shall be lawful for the
officers composing the councils OF administration Oh
the several regiments constituting Drlgade, e'he
regular or volunteer, IN The service OF the Ohleu
Stales to employ some proper person 70 olhea"ae
as chaplain TO such brigade, and the person so EN-
pIov ed shall upon the certificate of the commander
Of the brigade receive for his services seven hum
dred and fifty dollars, one ration, and forage ior
one horse per annum provided that the chapiaihs
now attached to the regular army, and stationed
-~td diff mil
the Secretary Of War, be required 10 repair 10 'he
army 10 Mexico, whenever a majority OF the men
al the post where they respectively stationed shaL
have left them for service in the held and should
anv of said chaplans refuse decline To do thIs
when ordered so to do by the adju:an: general The
offee of such chaplain shall be deemed vacant, and
the paw and emoluments thereofbe stopped
SEC 8. And be IL further enacted, that the
President be- and he Is hereby authorized, by and
with the advice and consent 81 the Senate 10 aP-
p0int two additional surgeons and twelve addition
al assistant surgeons IN the regular army OF Tue
United States, subject TO the provisions OF an act
entitled s'An act increase and regulate The pay
of the surgeons and assistant surgeons of the !
army." approved June 80, 1881; and that the
officers whose appointment Is authorized by this
section, shall receive the pay and allowances OF
officers Of the grades respectively and that
the rank of the officers of the medical department
of the army shall be arranged upon the same basis
which at present determines the amount of their !
nav and emolumenIs: Prorided That the medi- !
cal officers shall in virtue Of such rank be en-
titled TO command in the line other staff depart
ments of the army.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That each
non n-commissioned officer mu sIcan. private en-
listed or to be enlisted in the regular army, re-
Rulariy mustered in any volunteer company, for
q period Of not less than twelve months, who has
served or NAV during the present war with
Mexico. and who shall receive honorable dis
charge. or who shall have been killed or died of
wounds received or sickness incurred in the course
of such service or who shall have been discharged
before the expiration of his of service in con-
seouence of wounds received sickness incurred
in the course of such service, shall be entitled to
receive certificate warrant from the War
Department for the quantity OF one hundred and
sixty acres, and which may be located by the |
waTranlee or his heirs at law any land office !
of the United States, in body, and in confor-
nifty io,Ihe legal subdivisions of the public lands, !
upon any of the public lands in such district then
subject to private entry and upon the return OF
such certificate warrant, with evidence of the !
location thereof having been legally made, to the
General Land Office, patent shall be issued there
for. That 10 the even: of the death of any such !
nen-commssoned officer, musician, private du- |
ring service or after his discharge, and before the
issuing of certificate warrant aforesaid, the |
said certificate or warrant shall be issued in favor |
and inure to the benefit, of his family relatives,
according to the the following rules first, to the
widow and TO his children; second, his father
third, his mother. And in the event of his chill
dren being minors, then the legally constituted
guardian of such minor children SHALL in coniunc-
lion with such of the children, if any, as NAV be
of full age, upon being duly authorized by the or
phans' other court having probate jurisdictions
have power to SELL and dispose of such certificate
OF warrant for the benefit of those Interested And
all sales, mortgages, powers, or other natruments
of writing, going TO affect the title or claim TO any
such bounty right, made executed prior TO the
issue of such warrant certificate, shall be null
and void 10 all intents and purposes whatsoever
shall such claim to bounty right be in wise
affected bY, charged with, or subject TO, the |
payment of any debt claim incurred by the SOL
der prior 10 the issueing of such certificate or
warrant: Prorided, That no land warrant issued
under the provisions of this shall be laid upon
any lands of the United States to which there
shall be pre-empton right, upon which there
shall be an actual settlement and cultivation: Pro
rided, further, That every such non-commission-
ed officer, musician, and private who NAV be en-
titled under the provisions of this act to receive
certificate or warrant for one hundred and sxty
Of land shall be allowed the option to receive
1uch certificate, warrant, or treasury scrp for
one hundred dollars and such scrip whenever il
is preferred shall be issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury to such person or persons as would be
authorized receive such certificates or warrants
for lands; said scrip TO bear interest of six per
cent per annutn pay able semi-annualy, redeemable
at the pleasure of the government And that each
private, non-commisSioned officer and musician
who shall have been received into the service of
the United States, since the commencement of the
war with Mexico, for less than twelve mouths and
shall have served for such or until honorablv
discharged shalt he entitled TO receive a warrant
for forty acres of land, which may be subject TO
private entry, or twenty-five dollars in scrip if nre
ferred; and in the event of the death of such vol
nnteer during his term of SERVICE or after an hon.
orable discharge but before the passage of this act
then the warrant for such land or SCRIP shall issue
10 the wife, child, children If there be any, and