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a#talIa aEealla Statestaatl.
FRIDAY EVENING, April II, Iso7.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the second Sesson of the Thirty
Ninth Congress.
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An AcT to provide for temporary INCREASE Of the
pay Of officers ia the army ettAs United States,
and for other purposes,
Be u eaaesea ly tAs ,Ss<4,s ard Hsess Of Reprss-
saiatirss sf tAs tssez tSsasss # Sasrtea IN Con-
orsss ssssssAsR, fANl fst tse years nom the first
day OF July, stsA1seA Asaatea aud sixty-siT, all
otheers Of the Asey sessw the rank Of major
general, iaelaatas he professors at West Point,
shall be paid Al aaalltsa Of thirty>three and
one third per eentsa to their preseut pay proper;
AAd the pay aud emolamentS of all field and
other mounted officers shall hereafter be the
came AS is now provided for cavalry officers Of
like grades.
Sec. 2. And Be ii further enacted, That section
enc Of the act entitled. 'An act to increase tie
pay Of soldiers in the United States army, and
for other purposes" approved June twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, be, aud 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-siI.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the pro
visions of the joint resolution, approved July
tWenty-hft, eighteen hundred and sixty six en-
titled "a Joint Resolution in regard to rations
Of Union soldiers, held as prisoners of war"
shall be extended so as to allow commutation
Of ratons at cost prices in the settlement of the
accounts Of all enlisted meu of the army, navy
and marine corps, who died while held as pris-
oners of war in the rebel States, or who having
been so held as prisoners of war, have. died or
may die subsequent to release; to be paid, how
ever, only to the widow of such deceased person,
II such widow remain unmarried, or in case
there be no such widow, then to the surviving
children of the deceased, or if there be such
widow or children, then to the parent or parents
Ia = he
children, parent, or parents, then to the brothers
and sisters of the deceased.
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted, That section
one Of the "Act providing for the better organ,
iEAtion of the military establishment" approved
August third, eighteen hundred and sixty.one |
authorizing the President to appoint an Assistant
Secretary Of War, be, and the same is hereby,
repealed.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That so much
Of the act entitled "An act to increase and fix
the military peace establishment of the United |
States" approved July tweuty-eighth, eighteen |
hundred and sixty-six, as relates to the promo |
ton of assistant surgeons after three years SER
vice, 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
captain"
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the act |
entitled "An act more effectualy to provide for |
the national defence by establishing an uniform |
militia throughout the United States, ," approved |
May eighth, seventeen hundred and ninety-two. |
and the several acts amendstory thereof, be
and they are hereby amended by striking out |
the word "white."
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted. That (e,.
eePting the ordnance storekeeper and paymaster
At the Springfield ArmOry, who has the rank.
pay and allowances of major of cavalry) ali
'toreksepers of the army shall hereafter have
the rank, pay and allowances of captaius of
cavalry, and the post chaplains now in service,
Or hereafter to be appointed, shall be com,
nissoned by the President, and all vacancies
occurring in the grade of chaplain, which is
hereby established to rank captain of infantry.
shall be filled by the President by and with the
advice ane consent of the Senate and all army
chaplains shall hereafter be on the same footing
ns to tenure of office, retirement, allowances /
for service and pensions, as now provided by
Law for other officers of the army.
Sec. 8. ARd be 1t further enacted That in anv
case where person entitled to receive payment
Of bounty under the provisions of any law shall
make application therefor or where such applis
cation shall be made by the proper representa>
tives of such person, being deceased and the
discharge of such person has been lost. il shall
De competent for the accounting officers TO re-
eeiVe, in lieu Of the actual production of sucb
proof OF the actual loss of the same
and secondary proof of its issue and contents
together with proof of the identity of the clai.
maut or person deceased, under such rules de-
hning the character and form of the evidence as
soe Paymaster General shall prescribe.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the
section hfteen of the "Act to increase the present
military establishment of the United States, and
lor other purposes, approved July ffth eighteen
hundred and thirtyeght. be amended 80 that
general officers shall not hereafter be excluded
rom receiving the additional ration for every
nre years service; and it is hereby further pro-
tided that officers on the retired list of the army
mall have the same allowance of additional
'ations for every fveye service as officers in
Ietive service
Approved, March 2, 1867.