Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-02-25


gained aud equipped AS votigeurs, and
as foo! rllemen, aud be provided with a
rocket and mountain howlzcr battery.
SEC. g. int be jiImEhcr enacted, That
during the continuance Of the war with
Mexico, the term of enlistment of the men
TO be recruited for the regiments aulhori-
zcd by this act, shall be during the war,
unless sooner discharged.
SEC. 3 lint be it fnrlAcr enacted, That
the President of the United States be, and
he is hereby authorized, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, to APP
point one additional maj or TO each Of the
regiments ol Dragons, artillery, infantry,
aud ritlemen 10 the army on the Unled
States, who shall be taken from the cap
tains of the army.
Sec. 4, End he il tarthcr cnactcd, That
to each of the regiments of Dragons,
artillery, infantry and rinemen, there shall
be allowed a reglmental quar!ermaser, to
be taken from the subalIerns OF the line,
who shall be allowed ten dollars addition
al pay per month, and forage for two
horses.
Sec. 5, And be ii fuilw enacted, That
the said officers, musicians, and prvates,
authorized by this act, shall Immediately
be discharged from the service Of the
United States at the close Of the war with
Mexico.
Sec g. .4nd be itju1hcr enacted, That
it shall and may be lawful for the Presi-
dent ortho United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to
appoint one surgeon and two assiStan,
surgeons to zach regiment raised under
this act.
Sec. I, 1ad be il Ewidcr enacted, That
during the war with Mexico ii shall be
lawful for tie officers composing the conn
ellis Of administration of the several rcgi
menls constituting brigade, either rcgu-
lar or volunteer, in the service of the
United States, to employ some proper
person to oniciate as chaplain to such
brigade, and the person so employed shall, |
upon the certificate Of the commander Of
the brigade, receive for his services seven
hundred and fifty dollars, one ration, and
forage for one horse, per annum, pro,
yded that the chapains now attached to
the regular army, and stationed at differ
cnt military posts may, at the discretion
of the secretary Of war, be required 10 re-
pair to the army in Mexico, whenever Il I
majority of the men at the post where
they arc respectively stationed shall have
left them for service in the field; and
should any Of said chapIains refuse or de-
cline to do this, when ordered so to do by
the adutant general, the Office of such
chaplain shall be deemed vacant, and the
pay and cmoInments thereof be stopped.
Sec 8. and be il further enoctcd, That
the President be, and he is hereby author,
lied, by and with the advice and consent
ofthc Senate, TO appoint two additional
surgeons and. twelve additional assistant
surgeons Of the army" approved June 80
1884; and the officers whose appointment
is authorized by this section shall receive
the pay and allowances of officers of the
same grades respectively; and that the
rank Of the officers of the medical depart
ment Of the army shall be arranged upon
the same basis which at present determines
the amount Of their pay and emoluments:
Provided, That the medical officers shall
not in virtue Of such rank be entitled to
command in the line or other staff depart
men,s Of the army.
Sec. 9. and be il further enacted, That
each commissioned officer, musician,
or private enlisted or to be enlisted in the
regular army, or regularly mustered in
any volunteer campauy, for period of
not less than twelve mouths, who has serv-
cd or may serve during the present war
with Mexico, and who shall receive an
honorable discharge, o. who shall have
been killed or died Of wounds received or
sickness incurred in the course of sucl.
ecryice, or who shall have been dIscharg-
ed before the expiration of his term OF
service in consequence OF wounds rccelv-
ed or sickness incurred in the course OF
such service, shall be entitled to receive
certificate or warrant from the war de-
parlment for the quantity Of one hundred
Anu Sl"ly acres, anu ""'on '!"y o0 'oI"'
ed by the wa.rantee, or his heirs at Law
At any land Office OF the United States,
in one body, aud in conformity 10 the
legal subdivisions Of the public lands, up .
on any Of the public lands in such district
thea subject to private entry, and upon
the return Of such certificate or warrant,
with evidence of the location thereof hav-
ing been legally made to the general land
office, patent shall be issued therefor
That in the event of the death Of any
such non, commissioned officer, musician,
or private during service, or after his dis
charge, aud before tie issuing Of GER
tihcale or warrant as aforesaid, the said
certificate or warrant shall be issued in
favor, and innure to the benefit Of his
family or relatives, according TO the fol-
lowing rules: first, tothe widow and 10
his children; second, his father; third, his
mother. And in the even, Of his children
being minors, then the legally constitut-
cd guardian Of such minor children shall,
in conjunction with such Of the children,
if any, as may bc of IuI age, upon being
duly authorized by the orphans or other
court having probate jurisdiction, have
Dowpr IN soil and dispOse of such CcrtlIl-