The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-11
Of the United States passed Mt the ses,
Of the Tyvcnty-ninth Congress.

BY AUTHORITY.
OF the United States passed Mt the session
! Of the Twcnty-ninth Congress
tPuBrIc No. 81
AN ACT raise, for limited time, additional militia
| ~ force, and for other purposes
e. t@ d q g,n II. s 81 aaG ht cSnss.. "s,
That in addition the present military establishing
Of the United States, there shall be raised and organ
lied, under the direction of the President, for ard during
the war with Mexico regiment of dragons ali
nine regiments of iniany each TO be composed OF the
same number and rank OF commissioned and non-con,
nissoned officers, bugler musicians and privaes, BE
as provided for regimen, Of dragons and infantry
respectively, under existing laws, and who shall receive
the same pay, raons, and allowances, according then
respective grades and be subject to The regulations
and to the rules and articles owar Proride9, That shat
be lawful for the President of the United States alone
appoint such of the commits stoned officers authorized
this below the grade OF field officers may not be a
pointed during the present Propided That one
more of the regiments of infantry authorized be raised
by this section may the discretion OF the President i.
organized and equipped vogeurs and as foot lemen
and be provided with rocket and mountain howizer bal
Sec. q And be ii further lcicd, That during the con.
tnuance of the war with Mexico, the term of enlistment
OF the be recruited for the regiments authorized by
this act shall be during the war, unless discharged
sEq B. 1iad be u further enacted That The Presdento
the United States be- and he hereby authorized by and
with advice and of the Senate, appoint on.
additional major to each OF tle regiments oil drgo9a at
iery nantly and rem rem, in the army 81 Tue United
SIC. dnd be further eaacd, That to each OF the reg
iments of Dragons artillery, infantry and remen, there
shall be allowed regimental quartermaster to be taken
from the subaerns Of the line, who shall be allowed ten
Gsr uS l s m eaaJ "a Tha aS he 0 sa M0 oes
musicians, and privates, authorized by this act shall
Immediately be discharged from the service ofhe United
States at the close Of the war with Mexico
SEC. 1nd be II further enacted, That II shall and may
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.
with Mexico ii shall be lawful for the officers composing
the councils OF administration of the several regiments con
Vice Of The United States to employ some proper person
oitclate chaplain to such brigade, and the person
the brigade receive for his services hundred and fifty
dollars, raton and forage for one horse per annu
my, and stationed different military posts may. at The
discretion of the Secretary Of War; be required TO repap
the army in Mexico, Whenever majority OF the men at "
post where they respectively stationed shall have eh
Them for service in the field and should any OF said chap
ains refuse decline TO do this when ordered 50 to 40
the adjtant general the office Of such chaplain shall be
deemed vacant and the pay and emolunents thereof e
stop lo s,s,. h,.,.. ,., r,., a. pr..;d.n, !,
and he is hereby authorized, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate to appoint two addilond
surgeons and twelve additional assistant surgeons
the regular army of the United States subject to the pro
visions of act entitled An increase and regulate
the pay of the surgeons and assistant surgeons OF the army
approved June 49, 1884, and that the officers appoint
ment is authorized by this section, shall receive the pay
and allowances of officers of the grades respectively
and that the rank OF the officers oil the medical department
of the army shall be arranged upon the basis which
present determines the amount Of ter pay aud elnou
ments Prorided, That the medical officers shall not in VIZ
tue OF such rank be entitled command in the line OF
other stah departments OF the army.
SEC o. 4nd be it further enacted That each non-comms
stoned officer musician. private enlisted or to 30
any volunteer company for neriod Of not less than
twelve months, who has served may serve dhrlps
honorable discharge, or who shall have been killed
or died Of wounds received or sickness incurred IN
me course Of such service, or who shall have oefr
discharged before the expiration OF his OF service III
consequence twounds received sickness incurred ths
course OF such service shall be entitled toreccve certificate
the tho
hundred and sixty acres and which may be located by he
Wafantec, or his heirs NJ law any land office OF te
lnied states, IN one body, and in conformity 10 the eg
subdivisions of the public lands upon any of the public
lands in such district then subject private entry and
uPon HE return OF such certificate warrant with evidence
OF the location thereof having been legally made TO the Gen
eral Land Office patent shall be issued therefor lhs IN
musician private during service. after his dclag
dbeiore the issuing OF certificate or aforesaid
nure TO the benefit, of his family relatives, according
the following rules: first, TO the widow and 10 b,
IN the event Of his children being minors, then Tue
t legally constituted guardian of such minor ehld''55
any, as may be OF full age, upon being duly author
lied by the orphans other court having probate url;d
warrant for tie benefit of those Interested And all sales
mortgages, powers or other instruments Of writing gms
10 AFFECT he ute or claim 10 any such bounty right maq
or executed prior TO the issue of such cei
cate shall be null and void to all ntcnts and purposes what
affected by, charged WITH or subject to- the payment
any debt or claim incurred by the soldier prior TO the su
'"S VI SUCH warrant: I'rOride6 Innt no
warrant issued under the provisions of this shall be o
upon any lands of the United States which there shall
presumption right, upon which there shall lie actda
settlement and CIVILIZATIONS Prorded further, That eve1
such noncomm ssioned Officer nt.icii and private wh
may be entitled, under the provisions, of this ece
certlicae or warrant for one hundred and sixty acres
ld snail be allowed the option to receive such certicae
or warrant treasury scrip for hundred dollars an
such scrip whenever il preferred shall be issued by 10
secretary OF the Treasury such person persons
would be authorized receive such certificates wa
rants Tor lands said scrip to bear interest OF =
per cent per snnnm, payable semi-annusly, redeemao,
~ ,be pleasure oil the government. And that eae
private, non-cornnissoned officer, and musician, VII
sha nave been received into the service OF the Unite
states, since the commencement of the war VIII
Mexico, for less than twelve months and shall have serve
Tor such term or until honoraby discharged shall be en
receive warrant for forty of land which may
supJect 10 private entry OF twenty-five dollars in scrip pc
efd and IN the event OF the death of such volunteer d
ing MS Term OF service, or after honorable discharge Nv
oeprc the passage of this act then the warrant for sue
silu or scrip, shall issue 10 the WIFE child children
here be any. and If none then the father and If thel
pe no aie then 10 the mother of such deceased VOLUNTEER
rfoptaed That nothing conta med in this section shall
construed to give bounty land such volunteers wet &c
copied INTO service and discharged without being mafchs
, TO the seat OF war.
SEC 10 And be ii further enacted, That ii SHALL and ma
sent OF the Senate, appoint the officers the ann
Jour quartermasters OF the rank of major usslsan
quarsermasters with the rank of captnin
| tI JOHN w. DAVIS,
| Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
| @. M DALLAS,
APPROVED February II, 1917.