, 1857-09-11
LAWS Of The UNlTED STATES.
By AUTHORITY.


AN ACT making appropriations for the support ol
the army for the year ending the thiIteth Oi June
eishtc.l hundred and fortyeigAt.
[coNCLUDeDl
Sec. 10. And be /; further cna ted That tie Sccrc.
tary of War be and he il hereby at u!izcd and dirrc
ted to abolish the Western Mlitary Aylam, located
AZ la1ui,b4rg koplcky, aud rUlcr tie re, lion vi
the President uf the United S,u.rs 90 sell the said site
fixture, and other property LelunginG 10 the same al
such time and in such manner may seem best, and
the amount arising oat Of such sale shall be restored
20 the Military Asylum Fnnd.
Sec IL. And be it further enacted, That the Srcrc
tary Of War he AID he IS h.rLy tatIG' ct a II rec l.
red to cause 70 Le audited and sc,;.l lt ateouut o
the State Of kloaa against the United states for mon
ey advanced by that state in payment OF volunteers
called into service tor the suppression OF lrdian hos
tlites in 1919 and ls52 Provided, Il shall be salts
,act0riy shown th't said claims have been actually al
| lowed aud paid BY the state.
| Sec. Il. And be ii fJIther enacted, That tie Sec
rct'ry Of War Le and be /, hereby authorized and d
receJ to settle the actnl and necessary expenses in
cured by the militia called into service in the Terrific
ry Of New Mexico by acting Governor Messelvey, in
tie year lsj4 to suppress l"dan hostiitics in said
territory, upon Tie presentation by the governor OF
said territory TO the said scc:etary fail accurate
and detailed statement estimate of the actgal aud
necessary expenses Incurred by said militia, accompa
MED by proper vouchers and satisfactory proof OF thC
CorTeC thess thewul authenticated in conformity with
the usageS OF the department and that tie sam OF
twenty-five thousand dollars be and the is here
by appropriated out OF any money in the treasury not
!
sCciion into eject Provided That the said secretai
shall be fl satisfied that the calling out OF said mill
IA was necessary and proper for the defence OF the
territory.
Sec. 10. And be II further enacted, That the Sec.
rotary Of War lie authorized and directed to pay Ia
the commissioners appointed by him under the prUv
sions Of the eleventh section OF act making appro
priaons for ceItn civil expenses Of the government
fr the year ending tic aCth Of June 1857 approved
August 18th, ls55 such Suns Of money for their
vices and expenses as he may deem reasonable and
just, provided the does not exceed in the aggre.
gate the sum Of twelve thousand dollar: Provided
That such OF these comrassl lncrs rs were officers Of
the army he not paid IN both capacities.
Sec. H. And ne II frrther enacted, That for the
purpose nf carrying into effect the joint reui5n en-.
titled Joint resolution directing the payutat Of Ger
tap volunteers aud militia under the limitations there
in prescribed" approved August s, 1886 50 much
money will be sufficient to pay said volunteers who
have not been paid not exceeding four thousand dol
lars.
Sec. Is. And he It further enacted, That for nay
ment OF the arreSrages of salary dfe to the late clerk
Of the Board OF Army officers appointed under the
act Of 3lst August 1872 at the time it dissolved
two thousand tdur hundred and sixty.fye dollars.
Sec. lG. And be II farther enacted That the Joint
resolution, approved fshraury Is, 1866 "agthor.ling
the President OF The United States TO confer the the
OF leutenantgenersl by Lrevet hall be so construed
from ami after March 29h 1871 in favor of the brc-
vet lieutenant general appointed under said act while
exercising command aictdite t. that rank as to
tile him to the Bay, s,lGYayC and staff specified in
the hlth section OF tie act, appraVed May %, l79S
e AutacIizng the Pc leul T. rlise u provisional ar
my" and also the allowances described in the sixth
settionol the az proved Augast 23d lh42. grant
ing additional rlLons 70 certain oaieers Provided
however, andft Is hereby declared. That the brevet
lieutenant general shall not except in time of war; he
entitled 10 more than two aids and one secretary; nor
shall ths act. nr the aforementioned resolution %
the 18th February 1855 have any retrospective eArct
in regard to those who were the aids staff Of Cen
era Scott antecedenty TO his appointment to tie rank
Of brevet lieutenantgcrcrul.
Approved, Mar h 3, l'3I.