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AN ACT to allow subsistence to certain Arkansas
and other volunteers, who have been PRISONERS
OF wa. in Mexico.


an ACT to allow subsistence to certain Arkansas
and other volunteers, who have been prisoncers
of wa. in Mexico.
Be i enacted by the Senate and Ho:.se Of Represents
'OI Of the United Sfctcs Of America in Congress
'sa'sa, That the proper accounting officers OF the
army OF the United States be, and they are hereby,
teined to pay, in money, to each volunteer Of the
httanaas regiment, and to each volunteer Of any
other corps that has been II the military service Of
me United States, who has been prisoner Of war
IN Mexico, the Of forty cents day, in lien OF
subsistence, curing the whole time Of his imprison
ment.
section2. And be Il f,,-she. enacted, That the
pehebs provided by the first section of this ACT
TEND to the legal representatives OF said volunteers
SEC 3. And be it further enacted, That the same
evidence as is now required to establish the fact Of
ordinary service, shall be sufficient to establish the
TACT Of Imprisonment, and to authorize and require
S!h accounting officers to make the payment pro-
tied ny the first section Of this act, upon applica
representative.
Approved March Z, 1879.
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ASAcT concerning the pay department ofthe army
Bsit enacted by the Senate and House Of Rerrescn-
t''iues Of the Unted States Of america in Congress
Asao!ed, That the pay department of the army shall
consist Of Paymaster General, who shall have The
1ahR OF colonel and the same pay and allowances IS
e AZ present provided by law, and the same tenure
o!ohee as the heads of other discussing departments
VI Inc army; two deputy Paymssters General, with
'ae same rank pay, and allowances as are now pro-
raeo by law Tor such officers. and the same tenure
once a. officers Of like grade in other dsbursing
ueIarmeats Of the army; and twenty five paymast-
e's' win the same rank, pay, and allowances as are
90" provided by law for such officers, and the same
tenure OF office officers Of like grade in other dis
ouFs,ns DEPARTMENTS Of the army. That it shall be
ae DUTY OF all dishursing officers Of the pay depart
aent to renew their bonds, or furnish additional
security, at least once in four years, much of
snef as the President may direct. That the Off
s Oh the pay department, provided for by the first
c'ioh OF this act, shall consist Of the Paymastcr
u'hesa.the two deputy Paymlsters General now in
oAMtssion, the fifteen Faymastcrs who were in
'crVce under the acts in force at the commence
ssns on the war with Mexico, andte paymasters 10
&c selected from the ADDITIONAL paymasters now in
,,iE'ce, and the thirteen paymasters authorized by
we acts Of seventeenth Of June, eighteen hundred
aa and the third of March, eighteen hun
cred and forty-seven. 1ta.7 ia@
approved March 2, 1879. @
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." AT 70 continue the light at SANDS Point on
Long Island.
% enacted b. the Senate and House Of Represenfa
eS she United States Of america IN Congress as
ao,ea' That so much OF the fousth section OF the
o' ne Third Of March, eighteen hundred and forty
s.ss, entitled, "An act authorizing the erection OF
eeftain lighthouses, and for other purposes S
eqnres tn, light II SANDS Point, on Long Island,
10 discontin,.ed, Be, and II IL hereby repealed
approved March :, is4s. " s go
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