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or any other act, may, if in the opinion of the President of the United States the public interest requires it, be compelled to serve for a term not exceeding six months after their arrival at the place of rendezvous, in any one year, unless soouer discharged. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said volunteers the horses, and shall furnish their own clothes, and if cavalry, their own horses equipments, and and horse equipments; and when mustered into service shall to be armed at the expense of be armed at the expense of the United States.

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SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That said volunteers Volunteers to shall, when called into actual service, and while remaining be subject to the therein, be subject to the rules and articles of war, and shall rules and artibe in ail respects, except as to clothing and pay, placed on the same footing with similar corps of the United States army; and in lieu of clothing every non-commissioned officer and priVate in any company, who may thus offer himself, shall be entitled, when called into actual service, to receive in money a sum equal to the cost of clothing of a non commissioned offi. for clothing. cer or private (as the case may be) in the regular troops of the United States.

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Sc. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said volunteers Volunteers how so offering their services shall be accepted by the President in to be accepted. companies, battalions, squadrons, aud regiments, whose officers shall be appointed in the manner prescribed by law in the seve- Their officers, how appointed. ral States and Territories to which such companies, battalions, squadrons, and regiments shall respectively belong.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the President of Organization, the United States be and he is hereby authorized to organize and apportionment of field, companies so tendering their services into battalions or squad staff, and gene rons, battalions and squadrons into regiments, regiments into ral officers. brigades, and brigades into divisions, as soon as the number of volun eers shall render such organization, in his judgement, expedient; and the President shall, if necessary, apportion the staff field, and general officers among the respective States and Territories from which the volunteers shall tender their setvices as he may deem proper.

lunteers wounded in service.

SEC 7. And be it further enacted, That the volunteers Provision for vowho may be received into the service of the United States by virtue of the provisions of this act, and who shall be woun ded or otherwise disabled in the service, shall be entitled to all the benefit which may be conferred on persons wounded in the service of the United States.

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SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the President of President authe United States be and he is hereby authorized forthwith to plete all public complete all the public armed vessels now authorized by law, armed and to purchase or charter, am, equip, and man such merchani now authorized by law, and to Vessels and steamboats as, upon examination, may be found fit, purchase, &c. or easily converted into armed vessels fit for the public service, and in such number as he may deem necessary for the protec tion of the seaboard, lake coast, and the general defence of the country.

merchant tessel and steamboats.

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Organization, SEC. 9. And, be it further enacted, That whenever the militia or volunteers are called and received into the service of the United States, under the provisions of this act, they shall have the organization of the army of the United States, and shall have the same pay and allowances; and all mounted pricismounted men for Vates, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and artificers, shall house and risk of be allowed 40 cents per day for the use and risk of their houses, except of horses actually killed in action; and if any mounted volunteer, private, non-commissioned officer, musician, or artificer shall not keep himself provided with a serviceable horse, the said volunteer shall serve on foot.

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Approved, May 13, 1846.

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CHAP. 17-AN ACT to authorize an increase of the rank and file of the army of the United States.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asNumber of pri- sembled, That the President of the United States be and is vates in each and hereby authorized, by voluntary enlistment, to increase the ing regiments to number of privates in each or any of the companies of the existing be increased. regiments of dragoons, artillery, and infantry to any number Reduced when not exceeding one hundred, whenever, in his opinion, the exialio exigencies gencies of the public service may require the same, and to reincrease shall duce the same to sixty four when the exigencies requiring the present increase shall cease: Provided, That said enlistments shall be for the term of five years and no longer, unless sooner disbanded by the President.

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Approved, May 13, 1846.

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CHAP. 18.—AN ACT for the relief of Charles W. Bingley, of Charleston,
South Carolina.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asRegister to be sembled, That under the special circumstances of the case, as name of "Jane set forth in the report of the committee of the Senate on this Gano," for the subject, there shall be issued, under the direction of the Secrebarque Emile. tary of the Treasury, a register under the name of "Jane Guno" for the barque Emile, built in France, but now owned by Charles W. Bingley, a citizen of the United States, and o now lying at the port of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina, unseaworthy, whenever the said Charles W. Bingley w shall furnish the Secretary of the Treasury with satisfactory Proof to be fur. proof that the said barque has been repaired in the United nished that the States, and that the costs of repairing her by her present owne in barque has been repaired in the exceeds three-fourths of the original cost of building a vessel United States. of the same tonnage in the United States.

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[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, To be placed authorized and required to place the name of George Wentling on the pension on the pension roll, at the rate prescribed by the act of June roll. seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, for two years' service as a major during the war of the Revolution; and that 586. his pension commence according to the provisions of said act. Approved, May 13, 1846.

*See vol. 8, p.

CHAP. 20-AN ACT making appropriations for certain fortifications of the United States for the year ending on the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven.、

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, for the preservation, repairs, and construction of certain fortifications, for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven:

For defensive works and barracks near Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, M thirty thousand dollars.

For defensive works and barracks near Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, N. YU! twenty-five thousand dollars.

For repairing and rebuilding barracks and storehouses at Fort Niagara. Fort Niagara, New York, five thousand five hundred dollars. "

For Fort Ontario, at Oswego, New York, eight thousand Fort Ontario. I dollars.

For fortifications at the outlet of Lake Champlain, New Outlet of ChamYork, forty five thousand dollars. plain.

For fort at the narrows of the Penobscot river, near Bucks- Fort at narrows port, Maine, thirty-five thousand dollars.

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For repairs of Fort Preble, Portland harbor, Maine, ten thou- Fort Preble. sand dollars.

For repairs at Fort Scammel, Portland harbor, Maine, twen- Fort Scammel. ty-five thousand dollars.

and purchase of

For repairs of Fort McClary, Portsmouth harbor, New Fort McClary. Hampshire, including the purchase of land for extension of site, six thousand dollars.

land for exten'sion of site.

Governor's Island, Boston Harbor.

For repairs of fortifications on Governor's island, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, thirty thousand dollars. For Fort Warren, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, forty-five Fort Warren. thousand dollars.

For Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island, fifteen thou- Fort Adamı. sand dollars.

For rebuilding Fort Trumbull, New London harbor, Con- Fort Trumbull necticut, twenty thousand dollars.

Fort Schuyler.

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For Fort Schuyler, East river, New York, forty thousand dollars.

For repairs at Fort Wood, and sea-wall of Bedlow's island, low's ist'd, N.Y. New York, forty thousand dollars.

Fort Hamilton.

Fort Madison.

For repairs of Fort Hamilton, New York, thirty thousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort Madison, Annapolis harbor, Maryland, ten thousand dollars.

Ft. Washington. For repairs of Fort Washington, Potomac river, Maryland, twenty-six thousand dollars.

Fort Monroe.

Fort Caswell.

Fort Moultrie.

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Fort Sumter.

Fort Pulaski.

Ft. Jackson, Ga.

Fort Pickens.

Fort Barrancas.

Fort Morgan.

-Fort Pike.

Fort Wood, La.

For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads, Virginia, seventy-five thousand dollars.

For preservation of the site of Fort Caswell, mouth of Cape Fear river, North Carolina, fifteen thousand dollars.

For preservation of the site of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, harbor, South Carolina, fifteen thousand dollars.

For dike to Drunken Dick shoal, Charleston harbor, South Carolina, thirty-five thousand dollars.

For Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor, South Carolina, fortyfive thousand dollars.

For Fort Pulaski, Savannah river, Georgia,twenty-five thousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort Jackson, Savannah river, Georgia, fifteen thousand dollars.

For Fort Pickens, Pensacola harbor, Florida, ten thousand dollars.

For Fort Barrancas, and the erection of barracks thereat, Pensacola harbor, Florida, fifty, thousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort Morgan, Mobile Point, Alabama, forty thousand dollars.

Battery Bienve--I nue, La.

Ft. Jackson.

Fort St. Philip.

Fort Livingston.

Florida reef.

For repairs of Fort Pike, and preservation of site, Louisiana, thirteen thousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort Wood, Louisiana, six thousand five hundred dollars.

For repairs of Battery Bienvenue, Louisiana, five thousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort Jackson, Mississippi river, Louisiana, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For repairs of Fort St. Philip, Mississippi river, Louisiana, thirty thousand dollars.

For Fort Livingston, Grand Terre island, Barrataria bay, Louisiana, forty thousand dollars...

For fortifications on the Florida reef, two hundred thousand dollars.

Contingencies. For contingencies of fortifications, fifty thousand dollars. For the armament of fortifications, three hundred thousand dollars.

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SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of United States may, in his discretion, direct the expenditure of any of the foregoing appropriations at any time after the passage of this act.

Approved, May 15, 1846.

CHAP. 21.-AN ACT for the organization of a company of sappers, miners, and pontoniers.

[SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be added to the corps of engineers one A company of company of sappers, miners, and pontoniers, to be called engi sappers, miners, and pontoniers neer soldiers; which company shall be composed of ten ser- raised. geants, or master workmen, ten corporals or overseers, two musicians, thirty-nine privates of the first class. or artificers, and thirty-nine privates of the second class, or laborers; in all one hundred men.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the pay and rations Pay and rations. of the sergeants, or master workmen of said company, shall be the same as those now allowed by law to the master workmen employed by the ordnance department, excepting that the engineer sergeants shall receive one ration only per day, instead of one ration and a half; of the corporals, or overseers, the same as those now allowed by law to the armorers, carriagemakers, and blacksmiths employed by the ordnance department, excepting that the engineer corporals shall receive one ration only per day, instead of one ration and a half; of the privates of the first class, or artificers, the same as those now allowed by law to the artificers employed by the ordnance department; of the privates of the second class, or laborers, the same as those now allowed by law to the laborers employed by the ordnance department; and of the musicians, the same as those allowed by law to the musicians of the line of the army; the said noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicians being respectively entitled to the same clothing and other allowances as are grant- Clothing. ed by law to non-commissioned officers, privates, and musicians of the artillery in the army of the United States.

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Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said engineer Placed on the company shall be subject to the rules and articles of war; shall other troops of be recruited in the same manner, and with the same limitation, the U. S. and shall be entitled to the same provisions, allowances, and benefits, in every respect, as are allowed to the other troops constituting the present military peace establishment..

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corps, &c.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said engineer To be attached company shall be attached to and compose a part of the corps engineers, and to of engineers, and be officered by officers of that corps, as at be officered by present organized; they shall be instructed in and perform all officers of that the duties of sappers, ininers, and pontoniers, and shall aid in giving practical instructions in these branches at the Military Academy; they shall, moreover, under the orders of the chief engineer, be liable to serve by detachments, in overseeing and aiding laborers upon fortifications or other works under the en- by detachments. gineer department, and in supervising finished fortifications as fort-keepers, preventing injury and applying repairs.

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SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the chief engineer, The chief enwith the approbation of the Secretary of War, be authorized gineer to regu to regulate and determine the number, quality, form, dimen- mine the num

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