The true Democrat., 1855-04-17

s4. And be it further enacted, That non -commis- stoned ocers who, under the authority of the 17th section of the act approved March 3d. 1S47 were re- 1 commended for promotion by brevet to the lowest grade of commissioned officer but did not receive the benefit of that provisiOn shall be entitled under the condition recited in the foregoing section to the ad ditonal pay authorized to be given to such prvates as received certificates of merit.
 5. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States be- and he is hereby authorized by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to confer the brevet of 2d lieutenant upon snch merto- rous nonc commissioned officers, may, under regu- latons to be established be brought before army board composed of officers of rank specially con- vened for the purpose, and be found qualified for the duties ofcommsSioned officers; and to attach them to regiments, as supernumary officers, according to the provisions of the 4th section of the approved April 29th, 1S12 entitled An act making further provision for the corps of engineers" 6. And be it further enacted, That the allow ance to soldiers employed at work Notifications in surveys, in cutting roads, and other constant labor of not less than 10 days, authorized by the act ap proved March2d, 1919, entitled An act to regulate the pay of the army wher employed fatigue du- ty be increased to 25 cents per day for employ ed as laborers and teamsters and 40 cents per day. when employed as mechanics, at all stations east of the Rocky mountains and to 35 cents and 50 cents per day respectively, when the employed at sta tlons west of those mountains.
 l Approved, August 4, 1854.
 
 1 of the act entitled "An Act granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been en- gagged in the Military Service of the United States approved September 2Sth, 1850.
 Be 1t enacted bv the Senate and House of Rpresen- tatves of the United States of America in Congress assembled that he 1st provso of the 4th recton of the act entitled An act granting bounty land to cer tain officers and certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States" approved September 18th, 1920, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
 Approved, August A. 1S54
 AN ACT to extend the right of Pre- emption over | Unsurveyed Lands in Minnesota and for other pur-
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 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- tatves of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the provisions of the pre-emption act of 4th September lS41 and the acts amendatory thereof, shall be extended to the lands in Mime sota Territory. whether surveyed not; but in all cases where pre- emptiOn is claimed on unsurveyed lands the settler shall file his declaratory statement within months after the survey has been made and returned. and make proof and payment before the day appointed by the Presidents proclamation for the commencement of the sale of the lands, including the tract claimed: froraled ho,ceuer That if when said lands surveyed, tits found that or more per sons have settled upon the quarter seeton each shall be permitted to enter his Improvement as near as may be, by legal subdivisions.
 Approved, August f, 1854.
 AN ACT making Appropriations for the Support of
 the Army for the year ending the 3Oth of June,
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 Be Be3enactod by Me Senate and House of Reoresem- tattres ot tue United States g Anae,icd in Congress assembled That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the support of the army for the year ending the 30th of June, 1855
 For pay of the arm. sl .83907l For communication of officers subsistence s624, ,336
 For communication of forage for officers horses, $104,932;
 For payments in lieu of clothing for officers ser wants, $36. .350:
 For expenses of recruiting s55 900;
 For three months extra pay for non commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, re-enlistment Sl0,000;
 For subsistence in kind, s1 ,02S, ,497;
 For clothing for the army, camp and garrison eGuipage, &4S0359 39:
 For the regular supplies of the Quartermasters Department consisting of fuel, forage in kind for the horses, mules and oxen of the Quartermaster's De- partment at the several military posts and stations. and with the armies in the ed for the horses of the first and second regiments of dragons, the compa- nies of light artillery. the regiment ot mounted rifle men, and such companies of infantry may be mounted, and also for the authorized number of off cers horses, when serving in the field and at the out posts; of straw for soldiers bedding and of satone- ", including company and other blank books for the army certificates for discharged soldiers blank forms for the Pay and Quartermaster's Departments, and for the printing Of division and department orders. army regulations, and reports, s95O,000;
 For the incidental expenses of the Quartermastcrs Department consisting of postage on letters and pack cts received and sent by officers of the army on pub lie service; expenses of martial and courts of inquiry, including the additional compensation to judge advocates. recorders, members. and witnesses while that service, under the act of March 16th 1902; extra pay to soldiers employed under the di rection of the Quartermasters Department, in the erection of barracks, quarters, storehouses, and hos ptas the construction of roads and other constant labor for periods of not less than days under the act of March 2d, lS19 including those employed as clerks at division and department head quarters ex- penses of expresses and from the frontier posts and armies in the field; of escorts to paymasters other dsbursing officers, and trains, when military escorts cannot be furnished; expenses of the interment of non-cOmmissioned officers and soldiers authorized office furniture; hire of aborers in the Quartermasters Department, including hire of interpreters spies and guides for the army; compensation of clerk to officers of the QuartermasIers Departments; compensation of forage and wagonmasters, authorized by the act of Juy 1885, for the apprehension of deserters and the expenses incident to their pursuit. the various eXpen dures required for the first and second regiments of dragons, the companies of light artillery, the regi ment of mounted ritemen, and such companies of infantry may be mounted, viz horse equipments, the purchase of travelling forges, backsmlths' and shoeing tools horse and mule shoes, iron and steel for shoelng hire of veterinary surgeons purchase of medicines for horses and mules, shaeing horses of mounted corps and repairing dragoon and rifle equip ments $3T5,26S 32;
 
 posts, which it may necessary occupy during the year, and for repairing altering and enlargng build ings at the established posts including hire com mutation of quarters for otcers hire of quarters for troops of sorehouses for the safe keeping of military stores, and grounds for cantonments; for campments and temporary frontier stations s62o 00o
 For mileage or allowance made to officers for the transportation of themselves and baggage, when tra yelling on duty without troops, s12o, 900;
 For transportation of the army, including the bag gage of the troops, when moving either by land or water; of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, and equipments, from the depot at Philadelphia to the several posts and army depot of subsistence from the places of purchase and from the places of dcve ry under contract to such places the circumstan of the service may require it to be sent of ord nance, ;ordnace stores, and small arms, from the foundries and armores to the arsenals Notifications frontier posts and army depos; freights, tolls, and errages; for the purchase and hire of horses, mues oxen, wagons, carts drays, ships and other going vessels and boats for the transportation of supplies and for garrison purposes for drayage and carriage at the several posts hire of teamsters transportation of funds for the pay and other disbursng departments ths expenses of sailing public transports on the var ous rivers, the Gulf of Mexco and the Atlantic and Pacific; and for procuring water at such posts from their SiuatiOn reuui1e that if he brOupht from die