Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-19

49, s[PuBLIc--No. GAL 9s 3.
ANACT amend approved the twenty fourth Of May
sgh1ssp hurared and twensy-ouz, aualsa sp.
Elementary ACT approved the third day Of March
oushopsand eight hupdrsd and nineteen" entitled An
sprovdng for ths correction Of errors in making entries
Be enacted 6y tie Senate and House of Representatives.
Of the United Sateso Aericd Congress assembled, That
much Of the act to which this act is amendaoy pro-
vdes that the application for the Of Of entry
shall be made within months after the date OF such errone
entry, be and the is hereby repealed.
Approved July ~, ls4s.
[PUBLIc-No. IS
AN ACT to amend entitled San act supplemental to
entitled An act providing for the prosecution of the
existing between the United States and the Republic
of Mexico,'" and for other purposes.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
ofthe United States Of america Congress assembled, That
povso Of the first section of approved the eighteenth
day Of June, thousand eight hundred and forty six the
following words That when the with Mexico shall be
terminated by denve treaty of peace, duly concluded and
ratified the number Of major generals in the army shall be
reduced one and the number of bgade generals shall be
reduced to two and hePesident of the United States is
authorized and directed to from the whole number which
may be in office without regard to the date OF their
MISSIONS the number to be retained and the remainder
be discharged from the service of the United States be-
and the hereby repealed Provided That vacancy
happening the grade of general officer shall be filled up
until the number reduced TO major general and two b
gader generals.
Sec q And be 1t further enacted That 50 much Of the
existing laws require the discharge at the close Of the
with Mexico Of additional major each Of the regiments
of Dragons, artillery, infantry, and emen in the army of
the United States who appointed promoted under the
third section Of the passed the eleventh day of Febr
airy, thousand eight hundred and forty seven entitled
"An raise for limited tmean additional military force,
and for other purposes be and the hereby repealed
Sec 3. And be further enacted, That much of said
act passed the eleventh of February, thousand eight
of the with Mexico, OF two additional surgeons and
twelve additional authorized by the eighth
section of said act four and ten assistant quar-
termasie authorized by the tenth section of said and
much of the of the third Of March, eighteen hundred
and forty requires the discharge, the close OF the
war with Mexico, OF an assistant adjuan general, with the
rank pay, &c of lieutenant colonel Of cavalry, and two
sstant general with the brevet rank pay, &C. of
captain Of cavalry authorized by the second section Of the
said Of the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty
and the two deputy paymasers authorized by The
twelfth section Of the aforementioned act the two principal
musicians allowed to each regiment of artillery by the eigh
teenth section of the said aforementioned act be and the
hereby repealed Prorded That vacancy happening
under the provisions repealed shall be filed up until further
authorized by law And pr0cded further That the ten add
tona appointed virtue Of the said foregoing act
Of the 80 Of March, 1877 shall be retained in service until
the 4th day Of March, lS49.
Sec A. And be further enacted That all the officers Of
the old army who received appointments in any Of the add
ons regiments raised for the with Mexico shalt be
stored 20 their former regiments and rank, add
onal officers Of the respective grades to which they would
have succeeded and to which they shall succeed in vr
tue Of their former commissions Prorided That such Off
restored shall be appointed by the President by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate And provided
That the vacancy happening in such grade Of such eg
men or corps. which they succeed shall not be filled.
Sec. s. And be further enacted That the officers,
commissioned officers musicians and piivses, engaged IN the
military service Of the United States in the with Mexico,
and who served the Of their engagement, have
been or may be honoaby discharged and first to the wild
ow second the Children third TO the parents and fourth to
the brothers and Of such who have been killed in battle
who died in service, who, having been honoraby dis
charged have since died. may hereafter die, without
cevng the three months pay herein provided for shall be
titled TO receive three months pay Provided, That
this provision Of this fifth section shall only apply TO those
who have been in actual service during the
Approved, July l9, ls4s.
lPuBLIc-No. Gel
AN ACT making appropriations for certain Notifications Of
the United States for the year ending the hieth Of June
one thousand eight hundred and fory-nine
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives.
ofhe United States of America Congress assembled That