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 318 F ORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch.294·. 1870. Z 0*** 9*`8°¤· Suc. 6. And be it further enacted, That the offices of general and
 * l;l;,l:;,k;“€;°°' lieutenant-general of the army shall continue until u vacancy shell occur

conpmue only in the same, and no longer; and when such vacancy shall occur in either “"E;:s'§;*;Qfg’· of said offices, immediately thereupon all laws and parts of laws creating the oqgm mug said oH·ice shall become inoperative, dand shall, by virtue of this act, from in be rvpeulcd- thenceforward be held to he re ea e . ‘ N¤ ¤m>¤i¤¢· Sec. 7. And be it further egacted, That no appointment ·to the grade g}°Q:aJlgr€E;?1;m¥ of major-general shall be made until the number of officers of that grade uum,&¤.; is reduced below three, after which the number of major-generals shall not exceed three. V>B*'¤<7¤ Of Sec. 8. And be it urtlier enacted, That no a ointment to the rads
 * ,l;fz2:§`g§L';' of brigadier-general shall be made until the nuhiber of officers ofgthat

9• • . • . grade is reduced below six; after which the number of hr1gad1er-generals shall not exceed six. Grade of regi- Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the grade of regimental com- .re;imgm,g [,;,3; lieutenancs now holding the appointments of regimenml commissury may ishod. he assigned for duty to companies of their regiments, and shall fill the first vacancies that may occur in their respective grades of first or second Disposition of lieutenant in the regiments to which they now belong; and nothing herein °“°l* °$°°¤· contained shall affect their relative rank with other lieutenants of their grade. Regimental Sicc. 10. And be it url/zer enacted, That the rndes of re imental com- pullséoward mn- The number of corpomls in each company of cavalry, arullery, and m- ¤=N:n;bm_ Orem fulnrryhslinll be reduced to four, end the said non-conim1ssioned Iofficers mmm reduced_ s sx are the privilege of receiving an honorable discharge, with full Present. eorpo- phy and allowances to the actual date thereof, if they shall so elect, in mjoggchggf preference tolremgainihg gn the sexwgeef in such other grades as may be char &g_ assi E tCK em tlc €CI`€tRi' O HI`. Ligslpf Omcm  ll. And bgd further enghtcd, has the general of the army and bs mgm gms, shall, as soon as practicable afi/er the passage of this act, forward to the ting of War. Secretary of'Ws1r a. list of officers serving in their respective commands °m°:;?ugii:ll?éd_ deemed by thorn unfit. for the proper discharge of their duties from any cause except mjuries incurred or disease contracted in‘the line of their duty, setting forth specificall in each case the cause of such uufitness. P°Q£;°$;¤b¤;f· The Secretary of War is hegeby authorized and directed to constitute a mummd but board to consist of one major-general, one brigadier-general, and three upon, Sm. oolonels, three of said officers to be selected from among those appointed to the regular army on account of distinguished services in the volunteer force during the- late war, und on recommendation of such board the President shall muster out of the service any of the said ohieers so Omcers rnuy reported, with ono year’s pay; but such inuster·out shall not be ordered l‘"° ° l‘°°·'"“$· without allowing such officer a hearing before such board to show cause against it. Omcm ofmg- Sicc. 12. And be it further enacted, That the President is hereb aulfggssfrzgs iliorized to transfer officers from the regiments of cavalry, s1rtilleryTand may Mmm,, mfo.ntry to the list of supmnnumereries; and all vacancies now existing, ferrcd tv list of or which may occur prior to the first day of January next, in the cavalry, Vgmmqiqg hm. shall be filled in due proportion by the supernumemry officers, having rieinggnignyzm remgin nfl.? the firstrdny of January next,,>ihe; shall be lgonorably naus- J~—· *· lm ~¤· EZ YM,iJ’.iS$`Lf?,lEEZhi.?1`§s@$132 .¥`y.,“"dJ`l`·°"€`“°°s€ P""'?? be dim,,,, 6d_ 1 *· · r b · s con neu enan s, or w 10 m11g2in;:?: to may occur prior ro said date, may be filled hy the assignment of supernumerary first heutenants, or officers of higher grades, who, when so
 * ';’“°Q;?::u‘{"* missary in the several cavalry regiments is hereby abolished; and the
 * ‘;:";;’f:§'f)L;i)‘; missary sergeant and {eghnental hospital stewziérd are hergby abolished.
 * ¤£p£¤*‘6;lé1¤¥’0 commanding officers of the several military departments of the army,
 * };§f'““‘“°'“‘ artillery, or infimtry, by reason of such transfer, or from other causes,
 * 2¤;0;<;i::a‘y};d reference to rank, sengority, and fitness, as provided in existing law regummm0MM_ ating promotions int eurmy. And if an su ernumerar officers shall