The Arkansas banner., 1847-03-03
ROCK, WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3 1s47.

ANQt 8Ws services ssrxn hMnxred ard iIfty dolssrs ers Fation. and t1eaee snf ans kssss, pss ama.san.
 provided sh1s siss ekapiains nsw nfMehsa tn she scgnssf army. a1d sEaiioaed u dilsrens
 mslisary posts nay. as she disesesioa sf si,x Secretary nf Var. be rrqniseA to pepais su slse army in Mexseo. wAfpever . majority uf the ssssa Ii the post where skEy are sespee.s=s.v stzsinaed shah haze IeIt s.sens fw sersiee iss the fisld; and shsald aas af sssa easa..lss.As refass or decline sn dU ihis, whea aedesesl so n do by sae asButanl general, the oiEses oTf sucA eaaaplain shall he aepsnei vacant. and
 the pay and ensoInmenss lhsseof be stopped.
 sec. g. .3sa be # fnrfaeF enaeisd. Ta.fl the President he, and he is hereby anshegi-
 zed- bt aasiSwish lhe advice aa1 conseas of
 the Senate, to sppoins swo addSsioasl surge
 sns and twelve atsdssiOnal uszissans suFeeurss
 sn the regular army uf tIse unned Snaes. sub- jeet to the pFosisi0us of aa aeg tutisies .. Aa
 set to increase and rsxuIate tlse pay cF the sargeons and sssis,aat surgeonsof the sr.ns Y sppraveA Juas 3GDs 1884 s41ysas sIss ssEIetss uss0se appeiBmhens issashn#ixesi hv shss sec tlou. shall sereive Ehe pay and sllownnees of officers ~ the same gszIses respectively; ansl tssst tho Fank of she medical .depasfwens of the amy shall be sssuaaed mpou slae sanse basl< which al present determines ,ise asnnuns of their pay and euolumeats Prowided. That the medical ofscers slsaIl aos ia virtue Uf such rank be rntlsird sr esasasaAa a she line os other ssatT departments of tiss army. Ser g. -1Rd as II favfhrr eaaeled. That each commissioned officer. musician, or private ealisted " to be enlisted sn the reRu< lar army. or regularly mustered in any vol usteer company, tor perind of not less than twelve months, ~he has sesxea .. may serve during the present war with Mexico. and wIso shall rcceive an houorabIe discharge, og who shall have been killed ordsesiof wounds received, os sickncss incurred sn ihe -carse
 of such service. or who slssil have been dM- charged before the explfafsUu7nf his term af service m coDsequence of wouhds Feeeived or sickness incurred sn fhe cnssrse f,f sarh
 service. shall be entitled io rreeife ! eertifi- cate or warTsss from the War nepaumens for the qusnsats d oac hundred and saxtv acres. and which may tse loratesl by .he wal Fansee. or his ksirx. al law al any innd asEsee of the uniied States, in one body, and in eoatosmisy so the legal sulziivssions af she public lands, upoa any ef the pabiie l.asis iu
 such dissrsrt then subject to private entry, and upot. the reinrm of such certificate os
 warrant. with evidence nf the Ioeafioe there of having hees legally made, io the General
 Land Office. pasess shall be issued shege- for. That in the erent sf the death of any nog-cemmisssoned oairsr. musician, or pra-
 rate during service. ef after his discharge.
 and before the issning of certificate e wal
 raa. as aiore~aid. tAe said certificate of war rAas shall be i<sHes in favor, and inure sa the
 benefit of his family og relatives, aeeording
 10 the Soliowiag rules: Grss, ta the widow
 and his ehIadren; scenn4- bis iallser: ihssd,
 his mother. And iH the evens of his children
 being miners, tn<n tue legally ennxsisnsed
 guardian of ssich minor children s5saff, In conjunction with such of iise children. If any. as may be fult age, upon icing duly as-
 ihoFized hy the orphans or other court hav- Ifg psoha.e juFi~dicfion- have power ts sell. and dispose of such certificate or warrans for Ihe benefit of those interested AasI sllsaias. mortgages poueFs, ar other instruments oi wiring. going to alIeci the. tiile or claim lo any such bounty right made os execssed
 prior 10 the issue of such wasyant nr ceTtifi- cate. shall be null and void to ali in,enix and
 purposes whatever. nor shall such claim io
 bounty right b~ in anywise affected by. or charged with, or subject to. the payment of any debt or claim incurred by the soldier
 prior to the issuing nf aHv such certikcaie or
 warrant Psridsd. That nc lsad warrsni
 issued under the provisions of this net shall
 be lsid Hpaa aay lands of the Iniied S,aies
 to which there shall he pre-empsioe right.
 or upon which lhere shall be an actual set-
 clement and cultivation. Prorsaed. fsyfAer. That every sssch non-eommissioued officer.
 musician. and prIvaie who may he entitled.
 ssees he Psos s<,asss ssf iisss srt. tu receiFt
 certificate or warrant E~ the one hundred option so receive such certificate, os warrant. os treasury seiip for me hHBdred dolszrs. and such srT1p whenever It is preferred. shall
 be issnrd by the Secreiary ot ihe 1'ressary
 to such perscn or persoas ss woul9 be as- ihorized to recesve such certificates or war rants for lands; said scrip so esar sn interest of six per cent. per annun. payable semi annoailv. redeemahie al the plsasars of the government And ihas each pr,sate. noa-
 commissioned officer. aad annsiciaa. uho shall have been received iu;o the service Of ! the UnNsed States, since tie easna,Snrepeni of the war wish Mexico, fer iess ssaan twelve
 nansils, an'i shall have served for such tern O. aatii hoaorsbie dischasged. shall be sais- tied to receive warrant sor Goray acres oi land. which may be subject to prsvaae entry, or twenty five dollars M scrip II preferred, and in tle eveas ef the dsalh nf saeh volun- Eeer during the serzn of service. ar afaes as honorable diseharge. bat before the pssssgs of tisis act. then the warrant for such land. CT scrip. shall issue 10 the wife, child. or children. f there be any. and fl naas. shea 10 the f4tiasr. ansl If there be 90 fazher. iaeu b ;he mother of such tseeessed yeIrnsxeE