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 THIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C1:. 145. 1867. 423 titled “A Joint Resolution in regard to rations of Union soldiers held as Provision as prisoners of war," shall be extended so as to allow commutation of ra- 3‘;;Q?g‘;:*€:igg_ tions at cost prices in the settlement of the accounts of all enlisted men ply to wumd of the army, navy, and marine corps, who died while held as prisoners of men whe died M war in the rebel States, or who, having been so held as prisoners of war, g;’;?{;ir:f¤2;v?;j have died or may die subsequent to release ; to be paid, however, only to lease. the widow of such deceased person, if such widow remain unmarried, or {**”’°hP· $$*1) in case there be no such widow then to the surviving children of the de- ·paig_w Om ° ° ceased; or if there be no such widow or children, then to the parent or parents of the deceased; or if there be no such widow, children, parent, or parents, then to the brothers and sisters of the deceased. Sec. 4. And be it _/luther enacted, That section one of the “Act pro- R¢v¤¤l<>f¤¤¢ viding for the better organization of the military cstablishmeut," approved gf11i%ij)g}}i‘Za?é August third, eighteen hundred and sixty—0ne, authorizing the President an iassistant to appoint an assistant secretary of war, be, and the same is hereby, Sf°'°'*“’Y °f ¤`€P€*‘l€d· `vgi. Xu. p. 287. Sec. 5. And be it _/imfecr enacted, That so much of the act. entitled Promotion of “ An act to increase and fix the military peace establishment of the ;;‘£§?S';‘u°;gg0;;' United States,” approved July twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and sixty- in tim volunteer six, as relates to the promotion of assistant surgeons alter three yea.rs’ S<=¤;i¤¤· h 299 service, shull be amended so as to read " and persons whe have served as §};_66’ ° ‘ ’ surgeons or assistant surgeons three years in the volunteer force shall be Ante, p. 335. eligible for promotion to the grade of captain." Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the act entitled "A¤ act more n T? j’;°*'g_ k efflectually to provide for the national defence by establishing an uniform enwolyof zh? ` militia throughout the United States," approved 2May eight, seventeen acts relating to hundred and ninety-two, and the several acts ameudatory thereof, be, and “’ijf)‘f)““f”· . . . 4. s c 1. 33. they are hereby, amended by striking out the word " white." v01_ {_ p_ 2u_ Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That (excepting the ordnance store. Rank, pay, &c. keeper and paymaster at the Springfield Armory, who has the rank, pay, 3;.. :;g";:;?°;;_ and allowances of a major of cavalry) all storekeepers of the army shall Gulp; gw. ° hereafter have the. rank, pay, and allowances of captains of cavalry, and C*;5=¤;“}Pl_°i¤*· the post. chaplains now in service, or hereafter to be appointed, shall be howl;:? 1Q1Q2f commissioned by the President, and all vacancies occurring in the grade '1‘entu·e of ofof chaplain, which is hereby established to rank as captain of infantry, g5‘;°·0‘;,‘t:’;;;*Y°°’ shall be filled by the President, by and with the advice and consent of ch,Qph;,]s_ ) 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. 8. And be it further enactedi That in any case where a person In applgmgon, entitled to receive payment of bounty, under the provisions of any law, for b<>¤¤}W» shall make application therefor, or where such application shall be made Q'£_°Q;£;Sf)i;‘rg°· by the proper representatives of such person, being deceased, and the what secondary discharge of such person has been lost, it shall be competent for the ac- Pl'f1°°§`ttiSl*°f“?t5 counting officers to receive, in lieu of the actual production of such dis- QSTQ,  I charge, proof of the actual loss 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 evidence as the paymaster-general shall prescribe. SEO. 9. And be it further enacted, That section fifteen of the “Act to General om; increase the present military establishment of the United States, and for :;”nf1'3?;i;;gi*V° other purposes, approved July hfth, eighteen hundred and thxrty-eight, ration yo,. every be amended so that general officers shall not hereafter be excluded from Bye years' serreceiving the additional ration for every five years’ service ; and it is here- vfgs 0h_ 162 s by further provided that officers on the retired list of the army shall have 16. i i the same allowance of additional rations for every five years’ service as V8g;i'-_P·258- officers in active service. med fgés on N Approved, March 2, 1867.