The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-28
AN ACT
Public-No.4l

Making provision for an additional number of gen
 erai officers, and for other purposes. Ess
 Be t enacted by Hts Senate and House Of RsRre- seDtatiUss of the United States of America h Con- gress assembled. That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to organize the ten regiments to be raised hy virtue of the act of the eleventh of February, eighteen hundred and fortyseyen, into brigades and divisions, either by allottiag portions of the same to the brssdes and divisions, of the regular army CT yoluneer fosces in inc twice Of the United States, andIf the eii- ciehcy of the service shall require it. to appoint by and with the advice and consent of the Senate such number of additional hrigadier generals not excee- ding three, and major generals. not exceeding two. as the organization of the said forces may require Propided, That each brigade shaihconsst of not less than three regiments, and each division of not less than two btigades aa.s p,ovidsd aTihsr, That the said general officers shall bs immediately dis charged from the service of the United States at the close of the war with Mexico.
 Sec. 2. .fsd 6s u further enacted, That, there shall be added to the Adjatant Generals depart ment ons assistant adjutant general with the rahk pay, and emoluments of a lieutenant colonel oi cavalry, and two assistant adutants general, with the brevet rank, pay, and emouments of captain of cavalry, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in the same manner, and be charged with the same duties, az those authorized by existing laws.
 Sec. 8. Be u fHrther enacted That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized Co accept the services of such of the volunteers now in Mexico as. in his opinion. the state of the pubic service may require, and who may at the termination Of the present term, voluntarily engage to serve du- ring the war with Mexico; and 10 organize the same into companies. battalions. and regirnsnts, as,eeably to existing laws, and 10 commission the officers for the same.
 Sec. A. find De il fiiritsr enaeted, That the ad. diion to the pay and allowances provided ior the volunteers now in the service of the United States under existing laws, each volunteer who shall re. enter the service under the provisions of this act
 in Mexico. immediately after the close ot his pres. ent term of service, shall be entitled to bounty of twelve dollars to be paid as soon as the company shall have been duly mustered and received De [byl the mastering and inspecting officer.
 Sec. B. find De it further enacted. That the Presi. dent be- and he is hereby. authorized to accept the services of individual volunteers to fill vacancies which may occur by death, discharge or other cause, in the volunteer regiments or corps now in the service of the United States, or which may be received during the existing war with Mexico.
 Sec. 6. Be t further enacied That all the officers 10 be appointed in the ten regiments to be raised and organized under the ''act to raise for limited time an additional military force aad for other pul. poses,'' shall take rank. in case of equal grade, in such manner as the President of the United States may direct. without regard 10 priority of appoint. ment.
 Sec. 2. fad De t firtAer saacssd, That to each company of said ten regiments there may be ap- pointed the same number of subalteTn officers as are approved py existing laws tor the companies of volunteers whose term shall expire as provided in the fth section of the act of eleventh ol February eighteen hundred and forty seven.
 Sec. 8. find bs,it Jfiztter saacied That the pro- visions Of the aci approved May thirteenth, eigh- teen hundred and forty six, entitled .An act to authorize an increase of the rank and file of the army of the United States" be. and the same are heseby. made applicable to the regiment of moua- ted rihemen authorized by the act of the ninth of May, eighteen hundred and fofty-sx.
 Sec. g. And bs a further eaaeied, That to each regiment of dragoons. artillery. and mounted rife men, in the regular army, there shall be added one principal teamster, with the rank and compensation of qusrtermaster sergeant; and 10 eachscompany of the same, two teamsters, with the compensation of arti6cers. f tstH .sa.
 See. 70. fad De t firtAsr enacted, That the pro- yiso to the second section of the act approved March second. eighteen hundred and twenty -seyeB. entitled "An act giving further compensation to the captains and subaltefns of the army of the Uni ted States, in certain cases" shall be 60 lntepreted as not to include entenants who held the appcint- ments of adjatant and regimentai quartermasler
 Sec. Il. ind b | further enacted. That SO much of aIy army regulation as gives to any satier lien upon any part of the pay of the sesdisrs, right 10 aDPraT ~ tue pay tADie 70 Iefeitc lifc sodlef pay from the psymaSter, shall be, and the same is hereby, abrogatcd and all regulations extending the rights and privileges of suffers beyond the rules and articles of war shal be and hereby are, abrobated.
 SEc. I2. And bs II further enacted. That the pres dent of the United States De. and hs hereby is au- thorzed, by aud with the advice and consent cf the Senate. to add to the pay depaftnent of the army two deputy paymsstef generals. with the psy and allowances cash of deputy quartrrmaster general; and ten paymasters with the pay and allowances each of . paymaster Of the army; and the ofirerl so sppeinled shalt give inch bonds as the President