The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-30

May, eighteen hundred and twenty. four entitled An
March, thousand eight hundred and nineteen
entitled An act providing for The correction OF in
making entries of land at the land Offices"
BE enacted by the Senate House of
he United States Of Ameriea Congress assembled That
vides that the application for correction an error
entry shall be made within six months after the date of
APPROVED, July IL, 1913.
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AN ACT amend entitled San act su pplem entail
70 an act entitled An act providing for the prosecution of
public of Mexico" and for other purposes
BE enaced by The Senate and House of Representatives. of
le United STATES q Area ~ Congress assembled That
eenth day june one eight hundred and
shall be terminated by defnitive treaty of peace duly
concluded and ratified the number generals
army shall be reduced one the number Of brgader
generals shall be reduced two and the President
United States is authorized and directed select from the
whole number which may then be in Office without regard
the date of their commissions the number be retained
the remainder be discharged from the
of the United States, be- and the hereby repealed
Pr0rded, That vacancy happening the grade gem
officer shall be filed up until reduced to
one MAJOR general and two brgadier generals.
SEC 3. 4nd be it further enacted That so much of the
existing laws as require the discharge at the close of the
with Mexico, of additional major each of the,
regiments of Dragons artillery, infantry, and emen
the army othe United States who appointed pro-
NOTED under the third section of the
enh day OF February one thousand eight hundred and for
Vseven entitled An act TO raise Tor limited time an
additional military force, and for other purposes be-
the same is hereby, repealed
3. enacted,
the eleventh of February thousand eight
hundred and requires the discharge the
and twelve additional assistant surgeons. authorized by
the eighth section of said act four and
ton of said and much ac of the third of
March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven requires the
adutant general, with the rank, pay &c of lieuten-
colonel OF cavalry, and assistant aduans general
authorized by the second section of The said act the bird
Of March eighteen hundred and forty seven and the two
the last mentioned the principal musicians allow
ed each regiment of artillery by the eighteenth section
repealed Provided That vacancy happening the
provision. so repealed shall be filled up until further
M a II IN y a Of the sad ego
vice until the ih day Of March, isas ''''' 80
SEC And be it further enacted That all the officers of
dtiona regiments raised The war with Mexico shall be
restored 10 their former regiments corps and rank ad
would have succeeded, and which they shall sue.
ceed in virtue of their former commissions Provided That
dent by and with advice consent of the Senate
Had provided That the next vacancy happening in such
grade of such regiment which they succeed shall
SEC ynrnw enacted. That the officers nom
the military service of the United States in the with
Mexico and who served out the term Of their engagement
the widows second the children, third parents and
fourth the brothers and sisters of such who been
killed in battle, who died in service who, having
been honoraby discharged, have since died. may
provided for shall be entitled receive three months extra
pay Propdtd That this provision of this fifth section
shall only apply to those who have been in service
APPROVED July 10, 1913
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AN ACT making appropriations for certain Notifications
OF the United States the year ending the hirteth of
June, thousand eight hundred and forty nine
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of America in Congress assembled. That
the following be- and they hereby appropriated
to be paid out OF money in the treasury otherwise
appropriated for the preservation, repairs and
of certain ortcatons for the year ending the Thrift
eth day of June, thousand eight hundred and forty
For defensive works and barracks Detroit, fifteen
thousand dollars;
For Qualifications at outlet of Lake Champain, twenty
For defensive works and barracks at of Penob
scot river, Maine, thousand dollars;
For repairs Fort Prebe Portland harbor, Mane nine
thousand dollars;
For repairs OF Fort Scammel Portland harbor Maine
For repairs OF forfoation Governors island
harbor, fifteen thousand dollars
For Fort Warren Boston harbor thirty thousand dollars
For Fort Adams. Newport harbor, Rhode Island twenty
For rebuilding For, Trumbul, New London, Connect
cut, ten thousand dollars;
For repairs OF Fort Wood and sea-wal fBedlow's island
New York, ten thousand dollars;
For batteries Sellers point fats Baltimore harbor,
fifteen thousand dollars;
For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads, Virginia, twenty
thousand dollars;
For preservation of site effort Moulue, Charleston
Dor South Carolina, thousand six hundred dollars;
For dixie Drunken Dick shoa Charleston harbor, South
Carolina, fifteen thousand dollars
For Fort Sumpter, Charleston harbor, South Carolina,
twenty thousand dollars;
For Fort Pulaski Savannah river Georgia. eight thousand
doIIars
For repairs Of Fort Jackson Savannah river, Georgia.
twenty thousand dollars;
For Fort Mckee, Pensacola harbo Florida fifty thousand
dollars
For Fort Baancas and barracks hcreat Pensacola har
Dor, Florida, forty thousand dollars;
For repairs of Fort Morgan, Mobile point, Alabama, |
TIVE nty thousand dolars
For repairs of battery Benvenue louisiana three thou
sand dollars;
For repairs of Fort Jackson Mississippi river Louisiana,
five thousand dollars;
For repairs of Fort St. Philip, Mississippi river Louis
lana, twenty thousand dollars
For Fort Livingston, Grand Tere island, Louisiana,
ten thousand dollars;
For Notifications Key West, Florida, fifty thousand
dollars;
For Notifications Garden Key, Tortugas island Florida,
twenty five thousand dollars
For protection of Great Brewster island, and security and
defence of the principal sPchannels into the harbor OF Bos
Massachusetts, forty thousand dollars PROVIDED, That
portion of said of forty thousand dollars shall be
pended for the objects aforesaid until the United States
shall procure good valid title much of said Great
Brewster island may be the construction
of the proposed Qualifications
For additional of the site of Fort Moultrie
in Charles ton harbor. three thousand dollars;
For Fort Delaware, the Pea Patch Island, Delaware
river. fifty thousand dollars.
APPROVED July %, 1913
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AN ACT amending the act entitled Gan act gra nng half
pay TO widows or orphans, where their husbands and
the United States, in of deceased officers
and soldiers Of militia and volunteers, passed July
fourth, eighteen hundred and thirtysx.
Be enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives