The Arkansas banner., 1848-10-24
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iFRHilE~-RGt bu4 AN ACl fo anieRd an act entitled 10 nrf snn. pien,e tal rntitied 4 act pray lJEnr fes ih4 prosecution Of .iis exssing war b. iwren tho
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 SIC. | F. t egaslsd sg ne S.Hase eaa He&ss sf RepresrsfstifsS af Ae GRitca S'atss ef tmsgics ia to ess zb ee, That The previso of tis first snc- toh ot apps owed the efe htseafh day of June. onr ihoas4nd eighteen handred aud fuFty.six, fn tie following words; That when the Wer with Mexico xllali be terminated hy aefntive treaty of peace itly eauciuica aud ratiife. the number of nsor gepefais a the aTiny saii be rriWee5 10 Ulis, and the nusbrr af btlgadses eeneral& shall he re- aaced to twp; 9i tue President of the nited states s authorized and directed to sriert from the whole number which may ibsn be in effi~c. withsut rcs gard te thr dse of teir commissions the number to be rrtniucd and the rrmafmaer to bs dis charged from the scricc ef the Uni,ed stat sr be, and ilio sisesshs. repealed: propied. hnt vacancy hlppeniag in llse grade of aenefsi ofiicef shall b. filled np antil tta nuubef is fednted io one major general aiId two bfigstlef gsacrals. Sec. 7. .+dbe H f fhfF faecsed Fhst so ssMci, uf the exir,ing laws require ihe et chax8s u ike close of tr war with Mexico. of one additienai nlaoF to each of the regiments nf dfarnanA nsti. icTy. fnntry, aud tiFnei In the sfmy Of tho unfs trd states who were appetuied sr ? easotea under tho thist scrtle of ise art pasxe on tse eleventh day oI February, 0ae thousand eight husidsfd pya faTty ent tci 'sAn act ta snise for Hfnbsd tuIe additional military farce, and fDf othEG paFPosrs.' be. and the k hereby, r-pealee.
 Sec, ,. ind 6t if forAer eanetsd. That so 1ch Of sail act, passed ihe eIeyeatll of Febranry. one tousand eight htndred and fpY -ssyen as requires t'Ic discharge Rt the eose CT Inc was fih Mesico, of two adienai surgeons and twelve a itionai ss- sistaft surgeons authos ized by the ghth secen i o sa5 acti four qusrtefmastcrs and tea assistauf duarterU ,siers, suthoiged by the teuth section of ssi aci; and much of the sct Of the third of l Mhrcb, eigh'ccn hundred and forty scysn, as Fr' l qnrcs the dschnrgr, at tie close of the war with Mexico. ef sa sssistani aeatant general, ~it the rank pay, &e., = ueuiepant toicAei q eaFsifys anl two as>issBt al utagts general witb fhe hfaset rask pay, S~e. of captain ofrasary. authorized hy the second sctivB of the Gid act of the third of March, eigi,teen hundred and forty 4 ven; sud thc two iepu pay masters. asan sbcrtsed by ts twelfth section "f lst mentioned act, the two rfincipal mGsicians allowed Co each regiment of artillery by the eighteenth sction ol the said last toned act, be- and the s hereby. reye aicl Posided, That no yaraaey hsppemag an ter ihe psoSisions so repealed sbaii fe iliegp ulil further authorized by law: -fd Prooted tuTtser That the addiion- al PaynasterS, appointed ie Sirtnc of Inc said fore going act Of the third of March eighteen haadred and fot --vvu, shall be rela:aai is ssrSiee uniil the fourth day of March. eighteen haudrsd and ] fcsiy-nite. Sec 1. Ind 5e t fs4taer eRaaeI. That sII lhs officers oi fe cd array wbo received s pIs in p Inc additional fegsie ais rasad for inc with M.Aicc ssh De resiaycd h their farnief Frgs-
 
 Fc pcc,ge grades Ia which they would hasc sne- eeeca, and to which tiey shall now succeed, ia yiriae of thcir former nmissioa PrDsiied That ,ich o3fecr restored sbaI be appointed by tbs President. by and viii. the a1yl-e and consent as the Senate; fad pfoS5ie4, fhss ihe Dext saraney haPpcuina in Hret grade of ssch regiment corps io which they Epeeeed slIal Hoi be iiled
 Sec. '. 1atte fwtier ease'td, That the officers, neu-coumissioncd officers lnasleians aad priyssas rngngei n the military service of the United States iu tDe war with Sisxiee. and who served out ths term of ther e1gegcinsDt, or have heen ef gray bu hcaorably dss .harge1--aad Gfst 10 the widows. second 10 G;e childre1, Third q ths pGrrrss. sut iourh 10 the brot aud sisters 6f sacl who hsya bees lilies I battle. who died in ssryire, or whs hning hen hoaoraLiy d-eLarged, hasa since died or u'ay here fer oie, without fsceiving ic thres mont g pay herein provided foF--shsii be entitled to receive 'bree nioaih. extra FsS Psos'Aei. Ybal tbis provision Of tlis fifth section shaH SnIs apfy 10 'ho~ who hase b'rn ia actaa ssrs4ce during ,hs war.
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