Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31
PROVED, July II, 1918.
TPUBL1C-No. Col

AN ACT 10 amend an act entitled can act sup
Elemental 10 an act entitled 'An act providing
for the prosecution of the existing war between
the United States and the republic of Mexico, -
and for other purposes.
BE IL enacted By The Senate and House of Rep
rCScntatircS of The UHiiCd States of America in
Congress assembled, That the proviso of the first
section of an act approved the eighteenth day of
June, one thousand eight hundred aud fory-six, in
the following words; "'That when the war with
Mexico shall be terminated by dGinve treaty
of peace, duly concluded and ratified, the number
OF ma or generals in the army shall be reduced to
one, and the number Of brgadier generals shall be
reduced 10 two; and the President of the United
States is authorized and directed TO select from the
whole number which may then be in office, with
out regard 10 the date of their commissions, the
number TO be retained, and cause the remainder
10 be discharged from the service of tie United
States" be, and the same is hereby repealed:
PrOridcd, That no vacancy happening in the grade
Of general officer shall be filled up until the num-
Der is reduced TO one major general and two brig
adler generals.
SEC. .. .4m be ii further enGcie2, That so
much of the existing laws as rcQuie the discharge
at the close Of The war with Mexico, Of one add
liona major TO each Of the regiments of dragons,
artillery infantry, and rifemcn in the army of the
United States, who were appointed or promoted
under the third section of the act passed on the
eleventh day Of February, one thousand eight
hundred and IOrty-sevcn, entitled "An act TO raise
for limited time an additional military force and
for other PURPOSES" be, aud the same is hereby,
repealed.
SEC, 3, .And be ii further emacied, That so
lnuch oil SAID act passed on the eleventh of Feb
ruary, one thousand eight hundred and loriy.sc seven
as requires the discharge, at the close of tho ,vnr
WIN Mexico, oil two additional surgeons and twelve
additional assistant surgeons, as authorized by the
eighth section of said act four Quartcrmas,ers, and
ten assistant quartermascrs, as authorized by the
tenth section of said act and so much OF the act
of the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty
seven, as requires the discharge, at the close oil
the war with Mexico, of an assistant adjutant gen
eral, with the rank pay, &C., of lieutenant colo
mel of cavalry, and two assistant djuIant generals
with the brevet rank. pay, &C., of captain OF
cavalry, as authorized by the second section of the
said &C, of the third of March, eighteen hundred
and forty seven; and the two deputy paymasers
as authorized by the twelfth section Of the last
mentioned act, the two principal musicians allow.
ed TO each regiment of artillery by the eighteenth
section of the said last mentioned act, be, and the
same is hereby, repealed: Proridcd, Tha, no va
cancy happening under the provisions so repealed
shall be filed up until further authorized by law;
And prOrHcd further, That the ten additional
paymasers appointed in virtue Of the said iOrego-
ing act Of the Sd of March, 1917, shall be retained
in service until the 4th day of March, 1919,
SEC. A. find be ii further enacted, That all the
officers Of the old army who received appointments
in any of the additional regiments raised for the
war with Mexico shall be restored 10 their former
regiments or corps and rank, as additional officers
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