Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-05-18
March, /, 1861.
TPUBLIc-No. GOT

Az ACT to provide for u tcmpora-
~ increase Of the pay Of officers
in the army Of the United States
and for other purposes,
BE 1t enacted By tie Senate and
.NouSe Of Representatives. Of the Uni
ted !StdteS Of Americd in CongrcSSdS.
ScmJicd, That for two years from
the first day Of July, eighteen hun
bred and sixty.siX, all officers Of the
army below the rank of major gen
orul, including the professors at West
Point, shall be paid an addition of
thirty-thrcc and onc-third per cent
um to their present pay proper; and
the pay and emolumcnts Of all field
ard other mounted officers shall
hereafter be the same rs is now pro
vided by law for cavalry officers Of
like grades.
= SEC. .. And he it FURTHER enacted,
That section one Of the act entitled
"An act to increase the pay Of sol
diers in the United States army, and
for other purposes" approved June
twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty
four, be, and the same is hereby,
continued in full force and effect for
three years from and after the close
of the rebellion, as announced by
the President Of the United States
by proclamation bearing date the
twentieth day Of August, eighteen
hundred and sixty six.
ST.. 3 ind be it further enacted,
That the provisions of the joint res
olution approved July twenty fifth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, en-
titled az Joint Resolution in regard
to rations of Union soldiers held as
prisoners of war;" shall be extended
so az TO allow Communication ofrations
at cost prices in the settlement of
the accounts of all enlisted men Of
the army, navy and marine corps
who died while held as prisoners Of
war in the rebel States, or who, hav
ing been so held as prisoners ofwar,
have died or may die subsequent to
release to be paid, however, only
to the widow Of such deceased per-
son, if such widow remain unmar-
ried, or in case there be no such
widow then to the surviving chill
drcn of the deceased ; or if there be
no such widow or children, then to
the parent or parents, then to the
brothers and sisters of the deceased,
SEC. 4. and be it further enacted,
That section one of the "Act pro-
viding for the better organization of
the military establishment" approx
ed August third, eighteen hundred
and sixty ono, authorizing the Pres
ident to appoint an Assistant Secre
tary of War be, and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. and be 1t further enacted,
That so much ofthe act entitled can
net to increase and fix the military
peace establishment of the United
States" approved July twenty eight
eighteen hundred and sixty six, as
relates to the promotion Of assistant
surgeons after three years service,
shall be amended so as to read 'and
persons who have served as surgeons
or assistant surgeons three years in
the volunteer force shall be eligible
for promotion to the grade of cap.
tain"
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted,
That the act entitled can act more
ofTectually to provide for the nation
nj defence by establishing an uni
form militia throughout tho Unitcd
States" approved May eight, seven
teen hundred and ninety two, and
the several acts amendatory thereof
be, and they arc hereby, amended
by striking out the word "white,"
ISEc. Z. And be it further enacted,
That excepting the ordinance store
keeper and paymaster atthe Spring
field Armory, who has the rank,
pay, and allowances of major of
cavalry all storekeepcrs of the ar
my shall hereafter have the rank,
pay, and allowances of captains Of
cavalry, and the post chaplains now
in service, or hereafter be appointed
shall be commissioned by the Presi-
dent, and all vacancies occurring in
the grade of chaplain, which is here
by established to rank as captain of
infantry, shall be filled by the Pres
ident, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and all army
chaplains shall hereafter be on the
same footing as to tenure of office,
. retirement, allowances for service
and pensions, as now provided by
law for other officers of the army.
SEC. s And be it further enacted,
That in any case where person en-
titled to receive payment of bounty
under the provisions of any law shall
make application therefor, or whore
such application shall be made by
= the proper representatives of sucb
person, being deceased, and the dis
charge of such person has been lost,
it shall be competent for the account
ing officers to receive, in lieu of the
actualproduction of such discharge, |
proof of the actual 3oss of the same
and secondary proof'of its issue and
contents, together with proof of the
identity of the claimant or person
deceased, under such rules defining
the character and form of the evil
dence as the Paymaster General
shall prescribe.
SEC. 9 And be It further enacted,
That section fifteen of the "Act to
increase the present military estab-
lishment Of the United States. and
for other purposes, approved July