720 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 579-582. 1898. authority and jurisdiction of certain courts to enforce the requirements and provisions of said section, shall apply to the issue, use, and redemption of coupon tickets on the lines of said Brightwood Railway and Capital Traction companies; and the aforesaid provisions of said section are hereby made a part of this Act. Approved, July 7, 1898. July 7.1898- CHAP. 58Q.—An Act To provide for a temporary increase in the Inspector- 7 w*" “General’s Department of the Army. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United {§_;j];§;m,_G°um,-B States o_/`America in Congress assembled, That the President is author- Dgpmmeur. _ ized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint one ,,ff,§§'f.§,‘IS’f"’ ‘"°"““° inspector-general with the rank of colonel, one inspector-general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and one inspector-general with the rank {fggjgléies Mw of major: Provided, That the vacancies created in the grade of colonel mimi, tm. ’ and lieutenant-colonel by this Act shall be filled by the promotion of oillcers now in the Inspector»General’s Department according to seniority, and that upon the mustering out of the volunteer forces and the reduction of the Regular Army to a peace basis, no appointments shall be made in the Inspector-General’s Department until the number of officers votes, pan. in each grade in that Department shall be reduced to the number now authorized by law. Approved, July 7, 1898. Jul? 7· *898- CHAP. 581.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the county of Saint Louis, in the State of Minnesota, to build, or authorize the building of, a foot and wagon bridge across the Saint Louis River between Minnesota and Wisconsin, at apoint near Fond dn Lac, in said State of Minnesota," approved June eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-six. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United qtT£¤§§iS¤¤é:g<;•g {3 States of America in Congress assembled, That section six of an Act iiémge si. Louis entitled "An Act to authorize the county of Saint Louis, in the State Rb'"- of Minnesota, to build, or authorize the building oi, a foot and wagon bridge across the Saint Louis River between Minnesota and Wisconsin, ·l;K_lé_,29· 1>- 45*% at a point near Fond du Lac, in said State of Minnesota," approved ‘ Jupelpleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, be amended to read as o ows: ‘ "SEc. 6. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within three years and completed within five years trom the date hereotZ" Approved, July 7, 1898. -T·¤1;vj;l§?_§;_M, CHAP. 582.-An Act To increase the force of the Ordnance Department. mw Be it enacted tbe Senate and House ofltepresentatires of the United
- ,,.,,‘,;,,‘,,,.,. y,,.,,,,.,. States of America an Congress assembled, That section ive of an Am;
··x¥¤»$·n_M_',_0m___r_ entitled "An Act reorganizing the several staff corps of the Army,” »i‘..i.` u.' p. ze; approved June twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, be, ¤···r···l*·*- and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: “SEc. 5. The Ordnance Department shall consist of one Chief of Ordnance, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of a brigadier-general; four colonels, live lieutenant-colonels, twelve majors, twenty-four cap- A__iw"m__m_ to tains, twenty first lieutenants. ·z.m..»T-np..1.im. “A chief ordnance officer may be assigned to the statf of an army or ·¤=·>¤ ·····=¤··¤¤·'··¤¤· a corps commander, and while so assigned shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a lieutenant-colonel. A chief ordnance officer may be assigned to the staff of a division commander, and while so assigned shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a major." Approved, July 7, 1898.
