The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-07

'-. TPUBL1c-No. I04.l
An Act to amend an act entitled An act supplement
tai to an act entitled g An providing for the
prosecution of the existing war between the United
States and the republic Of Mexico, 30 and for other
purposes.
SEC. L. Be IL enacted By TIE Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States 9merica IN Con-
gress assembled That the proyso of the first section
of an act approved the eighteenth day of June, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-sx in the follow
ing words: '' That when the war with Mexico shall
be terminated by definite treaty of peace, duly con-
cluded and ratified, the number of major generals In
the army shall be reduced to one, and the number OF
brigadier generals shall be reduced to two; and the
President of the United States is authorized and
directed to select from the whole number which may
then be in office, without regard to the date of their
commissions, the number to be retained, and cause
the remainder to be discharged from the service
of the United States,' be, and the same is hereby
repealed PT0eided, That no vacancy happening in
the grade of genaral officer shall be filled up until
the number is reduced to one major general and two
brigadier generals.
SEC. 2. find be ii further enacted, That so much of
the existing laws require the discharge, at the
close of the with Mexico, of additional major
to each of the regiments of Dragons. artillery, nfan
try, and ri1emen the army of the United States,
who were appointed or promoted under the third
section of the passed the eleventh day of Feb
ruary, thousand eight hundred and forty-seyen,
entitled ''An act to raise for limited time an addl-
tional military force, and for other purposes be, and
the same is hereby, repealed. .'' .--A
Sec. 3. find be 1T further enacted, That much of
said act, passed the eleventh of February, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-seven requires
the discharge, at the close of the war with Mexico,
of two additional surgeons and twelve additional
assistant surgeons, authorized by the eighth
ton of said act four quartermasters and ten assistant
quartermasers, authorized by the tenth section OF
said and much of the act of the third March,
eighteen hundred and forty-seven, as requires the
discharge, at the close of the war with Mexico, of
assistant adutant general, with the rank, pay, &C.,
of lieutenant colonel of cavalry, and two assistant
adjutant generals with the breVet rank, pay &C., of
a captain of cavalry, as authorized by the second
section of the said act of the third of March, eighteen
hundred and forty-seyen and the two deputy pay
masters, authorized by the twelfth section of the
last mentioned act, the two principal musicians al
lowed to each regiment of artillery by the eighteenth
section of the said last mentioned act, be- and the
same is hereby, repealed PrOUided That no vacancy
happening under the provisions repealed shall be
filled up until further authorized by law Ind prouided
further, That the ten additional paymasters, appointed
in virtue of the said foregoing act of the third of
March eighteen hundred and fory-seven, shall be
retained in service until the fourth day of March,
eighteen hundred and forty-nine. . 49,,
SEC. 4. ind be IL further enacted, TEat all the o-
GERS of the old army who received appointments In
any of the additional regiments raised for the war
with Mexico shall be restored to their former regi-
nents corps, and rank additional officers OF the
respective grades to which they would have succeed
I'd, and to which they shall succeed, In virtue
If their former commission: Prorided, That such !
,eers so restored shall be appointed by the Presi-
lent, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate find rovtded, That the next vacancy happen
ng in such grade of such regiment corps to which
hey succeeded shall not be filled.
SEC. S. 9nd be it further enacted, That the officers
officers, musicians, and privates-
Engaged in the military service of the nted States
n the war with Mexico. and Who served out the term
f their engagement, have been may be honora-
y discharged first to the widows, second to
be children, third to the parents, and fourth to the
rothers and sisters of such who have been killed in
attic, or who died in service, or who. having been
onorably discharged, have since died, or may here
fter die, without receiving the three months pay
erein provided for-shall be entitled to receive three
1onths' exta pay Prorided. That this provision of
his fifth section shall only apply to those who have
cen in the actual service during the war.
Approved July 10, 1913. s@. ..