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 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 341-343. 1886. 5] CHAP. 341.-An act to remove the charge of desertion from the rolls and records May 17, 1886. m the Officc of the Adjutant-·Ge¤em1 of the Army against certain soldiers. ——————-— Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Thats the charge of desertion Charge otdcsernow standing on the rolls and records in the Office of the Adjutant- *i°¤ *°¤¤°"°d fm? General of the Army against any soldier who served in the late war of ;§f3f;1m°f °°’°“"‘ the rebellion, by reason of his having enlisted in any regiment, troop, ' or company without having first received 2. diseh argc from the regiment, troop, or company in which he had previously served, shall be removed iu all cases wherein it shall be made to appear to the satzisihctiou of the Secretary of War, from such rolls and records or from other satisfactory testimony, that such re-enlistment was not made for the purpose of securing bounty or other gratuity that he would not have been entitled to had he remained under his original term of enlistment: Provided, That no homo. soldier shall be relieved under this act who, not being sick or wounded, thN°* *° QIPPIY *° left his command, without proper authority, while the same was in the i¤°§:g]Q m presence of the enemy, or who, at the time of leaving his command, was whuouudm-umstf in arrest; or under charges, or in whose case the period of absence from etc. the service exceeded three mouths. Sec. 2. That in all cases where the charge of desertion shall be re- Aqumpqowu moved under the provisions of this act, the Adjutaut»Generu1 of the toiesue cen-smcate Armv shall issue to such soldier, ur, in case of his death, to his heirs or °f d“’°h“`8°· legai representatives, il certificate of discharge from the regimen t, troop, or company in which he first served. ' Sec. 3. That all applications for relief under this act shall be made gphqdop to to and filed with the Secretary of War within a period of five years from M °d‘“*h*° **'° and after its passage, and all applications not so made and tiled within Y""' such period of five years shall not be received or considered; and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved, May 17, 1886. CHAP. 342.-Au not authorizing the removal of the statue of Mnjor·Ge¤eml John MSW 17, 1896- A. Rawlins from its present location to a site to be selected by the Secretary of War. ""“"_';` Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Gongress assembled, That the Secretary of War bo, Statue of Majormid he is hereby, authorized and directed to have the statue of Major- G°¤*i¥*I J°*{’“ A· General John A. Rawlins removed from the present location to another £:‘;°fQ°mfu{§;. site within the limits of the city of Washington, District of Columbia, sm, to be selected by the Secretary of War; and an amount not exceeding Appropriation. five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated for that purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. . Approved, May 17, 1886. · MQHAP. 343.-An act for tho extension and repair of the public building at Belfast, May 17, 1866. MDG. """""";""—' Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Bclfqsr, M9- _ Treasury be, and be hereby is, authorized and directed to cause to be P22: *":g‘]£§ constructed an extension of the public building at Belfast, in the State QQ',] m,m§.cxd_° of Maine, in accordance with plans and specifications of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, and also to put said building in A thorough state of repair; and for the purposes herein named the sum Appropriation. of ilfteeu thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. _ Approved, May 17, 1886.