Washington telegraph., 1850-07-10
BY UTHORIT Y.
PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed during the first session Of the Thnty.trst
CONGRESS,

TObL1C ACIS.
Passed during the first session Of the Thirty first
Congress.
[PUBLIc.-No. 81
AN ACT 10 make further appropriations for pub
lie buildings in the Territories of Minnesota and
Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States Of America
an Congress assembled, That the sum of twenty
thousand dollars each, be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated out of any money i'll the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to be applied by the
Governors and legislative assemblies of the Ter
ritories OF Minnesota and Oregon at such place as
they may select in said Territories for the erection
of penitentiaries.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
Governor and legislative assembly of Minnesota
are hereby authorized to expend the appropriation
made in section l3, of can act to establish the
Territorial government of Minnesota" approved
March third, eighteen hundred and forty mine, Tor
the erection of suitable public buildings at the tenn
porary seat of government of said Territory at
such time as they deem proper, any previous law
10 the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC 3. And be it farther enacted, That the
sum Of twenty thousand dollars, in addition TO
that appropriated bv section fifteen of Gan act to
establish the Territorial government of Oregon,
approved August fourteen, eighteen hundred and
forty eight be, and the is hereby, appro
priated out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to be applied by the Gov
ernor aud legislative assembly Of the Territory
of Oregon, to the erection of suitable public build
ings at the seat of government of said Territory.
Approved, June a, 1850.
IPuBLIC-No. 9.
AN ACT to increase the rank and file Of the
army, aud to encourage enstments.
BE 1T enacted by the Senate and House o)
Representatives of the United States Of America
in congress assembled, That hereafter each com
Pany of artillery designated and serving as light
artillery shall during such service consist of the
commissioned officers now provided by law
and OF four sergeants four corporas, two arlltcers
two musicians, and sixty -four privates.
SEC. 3. and be it further enacted. That the
Presid. mt of the United States be- and he is here
by authorZ Zed, by voluntary enlistment, to increase
the number of privaes in each or any OF the
companies of the existing regiments of the army
at present serving, or which may hereafter serve,
at the several military posts en- the western from
tier and at remote and distant stations, to any
number not exceeding seventy four, and to cause
such portions OF the army may, by law, bt
serving on foot to be properly equipped ant
mounted whenever, in his opinion, the exigency
of the public service may require the same
PrOUaded, That the said enlistments shall bt
lor the term of five years unless sooner dis
charged
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That when
ever enlistments are made at, or in the vicinity
of, the said military posts, and remote and distan
stations, bounty equal in amount to the cos
of transporting and subsistiug soldier from the
principal recruiting depot, in the harbor Of New
York. TO the place of such enlistment, be, and the
same is hereby allowed 10 each recruit enlisted
to be paid in unequal instalments at the end O
each years service, that the several amounts
shall annually increase, and the largest be paid al
the expiration of each enlistment.
Approved, June II, 1885,