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 FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 290, 294, 295. 1874. 7 7 CHAP. 290.-——An act to `nuthorize on uppiointmont in the Inspector-GeneraJ.’s Depart- June 16, 1874. , 111811 . __-——_`—`_"` Whereas e vacancy of lieutenant-colonel in the Inspector Genera.l’s Department of the Army originated on the thirteenth of June, eighteen P’“‘““b1°· hundred and sixty-seven, to which Major Absalom Baird was entitled to be promoted under the lows then in existence, but from which he was excluded b reason of another appointment in said department pre-. riously made, and Whereas an not of Congress approved June eighth, 1872 0h_ 351 p eighteen hundred and seventy-two, whichwas passed with me intention .,,,.,’ ` of reotifying this wrong, has failed to secnre to Major Baird his just_ rights: Therefore, _ — . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of The United States of America. in Congress assembled, That the.Pre ident be, rind l’r<¢Si<1cntmnyephereby is, authorized to nominate and promote Absalom Baird to be P‘¥"*_QbS”·1‘;“*I?“"‘} lieutenant-colonel and assistant inspector-general, to date from Junegnlg thirteentlmeighteen hundred and sixty-seven; but do pay or allowance special -e¤em1, shall be made to him for any time prior to the passage of this act. , Approved,_Juue 16, 1874. CHAP. 294.-An not relating to Ambassadors, Consuls ond other ofdcers. June 17, 1874. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no Ambassador, Envoy D*Pl°¤¤¤»**° and Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiery, Minister Resident, Commis· sioner to any foreign country, charge d’a1I`o.ires, Secretary of Legzmtior1,1,,,W.,_ Assistant Secretary of Legation, Interpreter to any legetion in any foreign country, Consul General, Consul, Commercial Agent, consular pupils, or consular agent shall be absent from his post or the performance of his duties for :1. longer period than ten days nt any one time, without _ the permission previously obtained of the President. And no compen- Wg; ;’g":‘,_§;‘;’;;”t‘°“ sation shall be allowed for the time of any such absence in any ease ex- " ` cept in cases of sickness, nor shall any diplomatic or consular officer correspond in regard to the public affairs of any foreign government Not to correspond with any private person, newspaper, or other periodical, or otherwise “'“·h P“"°·*° §>°*`· than with the proper officers of the United States; nor without the con- sent of the Secretary of State previously obtained, recommend any per- governments_ son nt home or abroad for any employment of trust or protit under the Not to pgdqmmgnd Government of the country in which he is located; nor ask or occept, Persons gm employ- for himself or any other person, mx y present, emolument, pecuniary favor, "'°“"t W£*°“" ;°”‘ oflice, or title of any kind from any such government. Z220g`.,, gggseugsf Approved, June 17, 1874. · ¤i’¤¤6. OT titles- CHAP. 295.-An not to create en additional major of artillery, and to promote _]-mm1y’1874_ Captain James M. Robertson. . ··;··—·-—·-. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ameried in Congress assembled, That au additional major be Adu my mgdop added to the Second Regiment of Artillery, to be filled by the nomi— of min, y. nation :1n‘d appointment of Captain James M. Robertson, of said C¤Pw·m Jdges M- _ regiment, by the President of the United States; and that the said g‘g§£“°“t° °I”`°` Robertson take rank next after the junior major of artillery : Provided, P;·gvjS0_ hou·e·ve¢·, That tho additional major added by this act to the Second Regiment of Artillery shall not heredfter be iilled by any other officer, and that the office shell expire whenever, by any casualty, the number of majors in each regiment of artillery shell be reduced to three. Sec. 2. That the pay of said Captain Robertson as major shell com- Pay to commence mence from the date of his oontirmntion by the Senate on the nominw {Mu ei=»¢¤ ¤f ¤¤¤· tion by the President. ‘“‘“““‘°“· Approved, Juno 17, 1874.