Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-02-25
NV AUTHORITY.

Laws Of the United States, passed at the |
second session OF the Twenty-ninth |
Congress.
[PUBuc-No G.
AN ACT raise for limited time. additional military force, and
Be enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives
United States Of America Congress assembled That
in addition to the present military establishment Of the Uni-
there shall be raised aud organized under the d.
Of The President for and during the with Mexico
regiment Of dragons and nine regiments of infantry
each 10 be composed OF the number and rank Of
missoned and non-cOmmsiooed officers, buger musicians
and pivates &c. provided for regiment OF Dragons
and infantry respectively under existing laws and who shall
receive the pay. raons and allowances according
their respective grades and be subject the egua
tons, aud the rules and articles Of Provided That
shall De lawful for the President OF the United States alone
10 appoint such Of the commissioned officers authorized by
this below the grade Of field officers may APP
pointed during the present sessions Provided That or
Of the regiments Of infantry authorized be raised by
this section may the discretion Of The President be organ
zed and equipped vogeurs and foot hemen and be
provided with rocket and mountain howizer battery.
SEC. And be IL further enacted, That, during the
nuance Of with Mexico, the Of enlistment Of
the 10 be recruited for the regiments authorized by this
act shall be during the war, unless sooner Discharged
SEC. And be further enacted That the President OF
the United States be, and he hereby authorized, and
with the advice and of the Senate, appoint
additional major each OF the regiments Of dragons, s
ey infantry aud nemen in the army Of the United States
who shall be taken from the captains Of the army.
SEC a. And 1t further enacted That to each Of The
regiments Of Dragons artillery, infantry, and emen there
shall be allowed Tegmen,ai 'quarermasier to be taken
from the subaltens Of the line who shall be allowed ten
dollars additional pay per month, and forage for horses
SEC and be 1t further enacted, That the said officers
musicians and private authorized by this sc shall imme
diaeIy be discharged from The of the United States
at the close Of the war with Mexico.
SEC. g. And be further enacted That il shall and may
be lawful for the President of The United States by and
with the advice and Of the Senate appoint
and two assistant surgeons to each regiment raised
under this act
SEC a. And be further enacted That during the war
with Mexico it shall be lawful for the officers composing the
councils Of administration Of the several regiments consu
fsuna ada aof
the United States to employ proper person to ocse
chaplain TO such brigade, and the person employed
SHALL upon the certificate Of the commander of the Brigade
receive for his services hundred and fifty dollars
ration and forage for horse annu provided that the
chapsins attached to the regular and stationed
different military posts may, at The discretion Of the Sece
tary OF War; be required repair to the amy in Mexico,
whenever majority Of the at the post where they
respectively stationed shall have Jeff them for service in the
6ed and should any Of said chspsns refuse decline to
do hs when ordered to do by the aduant general the
Office Of such chaplain shall deemed vacant and the paw
and emoluments thereof be stopped
SEC. g. And be further enacted, That the President be-
and he hereby authorized by and with con-
sent oil the Senate sppon. two additional surgeons and
twelve additional assistant surgeons the regular army Of
the United States, subject to the provisions Of entitled
act to increase and regulate the of the
assistant surgeons oil the army, approved June 80 1884
and that the officers whose appointment authorized by this
section shall receive the pay and allowances Of officers Of
the grades respectively; and off,
of the medical department of the army shall be arrang
ed upon the same basis which al present determines the
amount Of their pay and emoumen: Provided That the
tocommand in the line other staff departments Of the
SEC. g. and be further enacted That each non-com-
missioned officer, musician, private enlisted be
listed the regular army or regularly mustered in any VOL
unieer company for period OF not less than twelve months
who has served or may during the with
Mexico and who shall receive an honorable discharge or
who shall have been killed died of wounds received
sickness incurred in the Of such SERVICE who shall
have been discharged before the expiration of his of
in consequence of wounds sickness
red IN the Of such service shall be entitled TO receive
certificate warrant from the War Department for the
of
located by the warantee his heirs at law any land
office of the United States body and conformity
legal subdivisions of the public lands upon any Of the
public lands in such district then subject to private entry
and upon the of such certificate warrant with
dence Of the location thereof having been legally made
the General Land Office, patent shall be issued therefor
That in the event Of the death of any such non-comm
stoned ocer musician private during after his
discharge and before the issuing Of certificate warrant
aforesaid the said certificate or shall issued in
favor and nue TO the benefit Of his family relatives,
coring following rules FIRST to the widow and to his
chidren second his father third, his mother And in
event of his children being minors then legally cons
ted guardian of such minor children SHALL conjunction with
such OF the children, be Of full upon
being duly authorized by the orphans other having
probate jurisdiction, have power to SELL and dispose Of such
certificate warrant for the benefit Of those interested And
all sales, mortgages other instruments of writing
going TO affect the title claim to any such bounty right
made executed prior the issue Of such
thcate shall be null and void to all inens and purposes
whatsoever shall such claim bounty right any
wise affected by charged with, subject the payment
any debt or claim incurred by the soldier prior to the ssu
ing oil such certificate Provided That
warrant iasued under the Of this shall be laid
lands of the United States to which there shall be
pre-empon right upon which there shall
settlement cultivation Provided, further, That every
such non-commssoned officer musician, and private who
may be entitled, under the provisions Of this receive
certificate for hundred sixty of
land shall be allowed the option TO receive such certificate
or warrant treasury scrip for hundred dollars and
such scrip whenever is preferred shall be issued the
Secretary Of the Treasury such would
be authorized to receive such certificates for
lands; said scrip 10 bear interest Of per cent per
num- payable emiannuay redeemabe the pleasure Of
The government And that each private, non-commsoned
ocer, and musician, who shall received
service of the United States the Of
war with Mexico, for less than twelve months, and shall
have served for such term until honoaby discharged shall
be entitled 10 receive for forty land which
may be subject to private entry TWENTY-FIVE dollars in
scrip II preferred and in the event of the death Of such
discharge but before the of this then the
rant for such land scrip shall issue the wife, child
children, if there be any, and If the father and
if their be no father then the mother Of such deceased
volunteers Provided That nothing contained in this
shall he construed to give bounty land to such volunteers
accepted into and discharged without being
marched TO the seat Of
SEC 10. and be further enacted That it shall, and may
be lawful for the President by and with the advice and
Of the Senate appoint from the officers of the army
four Of the rank of major and assistant
quarteimasteTs with the rank Of captain.
| JOHN w. DAVIS,
| Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
| G. NJ. DALLAS,
| President Of the Senate.
Approved February II, lS47.