Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-02-20
ARMY GENERAL ORDER.
Wan DrpAnrmrsr,

Ma a ADJurAsr GEsraAI's orrIcx,
, Washington. February IL, ls4l
1 The following Act of Congress relating to dis
military establishment OF the United States is pub.
lished officially to the Army:
AN ACT 10 raise for hnsitedtime an aoy;,;oaoy
force, and for other purposes.
BE enacted By the Senate and House of Represeata,iy
Of ne United STATES Of An4rica in Congress assen.ba
That IN addition TO the present military establishment o M
direction Of the President for and during the war with Mex
regiment OF dragons and regiments OF nfanlry s
to- be composed Of the number and rank of commits
ed and officers, bugler musicians and PM
Yates DC as are provided for regiment Of dragons and IN
antry respectively under existing laws shall rec -
the pay, raions, and allowances according thei ri
pecye grades, and be subject the regulations and %
the rules and articles Of Prouded That shall be aw
full for the President Of the United States alone appoint suh
Of the commissioned officers authorized by this below ia
grade Of field officers may not be appointed during the pre-
sent session Provided That more of the regimen
infantry authorized to be raised by this section may Ike
discretion Of the President be organized and equipped
geurs and foot emen and be provided with rocket ana
mountain howitzer battery.
Sec. q Aad be It further enacted, That, during the e.,
nunnce Of the with Mexico the term Of enlistment OF The
be recruited for the regiments authorized by this act
shall be during the unless discharged.
Sec. 81 Aad6e further enacted That the Presider q
the United States be and he is hereby authorized by and WITH
tho advice and consent OF the Senate appoint additional
major to each fthe regiments of Dragons artillery, nfany
and emen IN the army of the United States who shall De
captains
Sec. A. And be further enacted That to each Of the
gimsnts Of dr.goons artillery, infantry, and femen, there
shall be allowed regmental quaremaser be taken from
the subaeIns of the line who shall be allowed dollars
ditonal pay per month and forage for two horses
Sec. s. And be ii further enacted That tho said officers
musicians and prvates authorized by this act shall imme-
datey be discharged from the service of the United States
the close of the war with Mexico
Sec. g. And bet further enacted, That it shall and may
be lawful for the President Of the United States by and with
the advice and of the Senate appoint surgeon
Sec, n 4sad be 1t further enacted That during the war
with Mexico shall be lawful for the officers composing the
councils Of administration of the several regiments constituting
Brigade either regular volunteer in the service of the
United States 10 employ some proper person ociae
chaplain to such brigade, and the employed SHALL
upon the certificate Of the commander Of the Brigade receive
for his services hundred and fifty dollars ration
and forage for one HORSE per provided that the chap
ans attached to the regular army and stationed differ
en military posts may at the discretion of the Secretary of
War be required to repair to the army in Mexico whenever
majority Of the the post where they respectively
stationed shall have left them for service in the field and
should any of said chapans refuse decline do this, when
ordered to do adutant general the Office of such
chaplain shall be deemed vacant the pay and emoumens
thereof be stopped. S a8
Sec g. Ind be further enacted That the President be-
and he hereby auhozed by and with the advice and
sent Of the Senate, to appoint two additional and
twelve additional assistant the regular of the
United States, subject TO the provisions of entitled
An act to increase and regulate of the surgeons and
assistant surgeons of the army approved June 80 1884
and that the officers whose appointment authorized by this
secon shall receive the pay and allowances of officers Of the
same 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 aud emoluments Proride That the medical Off
shall not in virtue of such rank be entitled to command
in the line or other staff departments Of the army
Sec g. Aad be further enacted, That each non-comms
stoned officer, musician, private, enlisted 10 be enlisted
in the regular army regularly any volunteer
company, for period of notices. than twelve months, who has
served may during the present with Mexico and
who har honorable discharge who shall have
been killed died of wounds received sickness incurred
the OF such service who shall have been discharged
before the expiration of his of service consequence
wounds received sikess incurred In tile of snrh
service, shall entitled to receive certificate from
the War Department for the quantity Of one hundred and sixty
acres and which may be located by the waanee
at law, any land Office of the United States body,
and in conformity the legal subdivisions of the public lands
upon any of the public lands in such district then subject
private entry and upon the return of such certificate
rant with evidence of the location thereof having been legally
made to the General Land Office patent shall be issued
therefor That in the event of the death of any such
commissioned officer musician, private, during service,
after his discharge, and before the issuing of certificate
warrant aforesaid, the said certificate warrant shall be
issued IN favor, and nure to the benefit OF his family ea
ves according the following rules FIRST the widow and
to his children second his father third his mother And
the of his children being minors, then the legally
constituted guardian of such minor children SHALL conjunc
ton with such Of the children if any may be of full age,
upon being duly authorized by the orphans other
having probate ursdcon have power SELL and dispose Of
such certificate warrant for the benefit of those interested
And all Sales mortgages, powers other instruments Of
writing, going affect the title claim any such bounty
right made executed prior the issue of such
certificate, shall be null and void all ntens and purposes
whatsoever shall such claim bounty right be in anywise
affected by, charged with, subject to- the payment Of
any debt claim incurred by the soldier prior TO the issuing
of such certificate warrant Prorded, That land
rant issued under the provisions Of this act shall be laid
upon lands ohe United States which there shall be pre-
epon right upon which there shall be actual settle
and cultivation Provided further, That every such
noncommissioned officer musician, and private who may be
entitled under the provisions Of this to receive certificate
for hundred and sixty of land shall be
allowed the option receive such certificate, warrant
treasury scrip for hundred dollars and such scrip, when
ever is preferred, shall be issued by the Secretary Of the
Treasury TO such would be authorized to
receive such certificates for lands said scrip to
bear interest Of six per cent per annum payable semi
annually redeemabe at the pleasure OF the Government And
that each private noncommssoned officer and musician,
who shall have been received into the service Of the United
States the Of the with Mexico for
less than twelve months and shall have served for such
until honorably discharged, shall be entitled to receive
warrant for forty of land which may be subject pr
entry or twenty five dollars in scrip preferred and
the of the death of such volunteer during his Of
service after honorable discharge but before the passage
Of this act then the for such land, scrip, shall issue
the wife, child, children, IL there be any, and il none
then TO the father, and there be father then the
ther Of such deceased volunteer Prorded That nothing
contained in this section shall be construed give bounty
land to such volunteers accepted into service and dis
charged without being marched to the seat Of war.
Sec TO- And be IL further enacted, That II SHALL and