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FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 217-219. 1884. 1].3 Scenery of Civrl Engineers, and the record of such testsshall be furn1sl u·el saul somety, to be by them published ut their own expense. Tlhut h¢·r¢~:1iter all oficcrs, agents, or other persons receiving public A°°°“¤* of di¤· nxouvys appropriated by this or any subsequent Army appropriation b‘”“°¥"f?‘t“ °f “,§" act shnll account for the disbursement thereof acoording to the several ggggugougisguci and distinct items of appropriation expressed in such act. items, em. Approved, July 5, 1884.. CHAP. 218.-An act to consolidate the Bureau of i the co s of judge-advocates of the Army, and fo¥:>?1§:;E>n:;e;;. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Bureau of Military C°¤¤¤1id¤*i°¤ 9* Justice und the corps ofjudgeadvocates of the Army be, and the same YM B'3';“; ‘;fM‘k me hereby. consolidated under the title of Judge AdVOC3tB-G€DOF31’S g,°g0msS0f ju;;6. Department; and shall consist of one Judge-Advocate-General, with ndvocates of the the rank, pay, and allowances of a brigadier-general; one assistant Army *****1** Mw jnd gB·{\d\’0C3TC~g€l1CI2ll, with the rank, pay, and allowances of a colonel; €£1§;£0‘{a‘;§‘;:g; three deputy judge-udvocate·generals, with the rank, pay, and allow- Dopamnmt, to auces of lieutenant-colonels ; and three judge-advocates, with the rank, consist of; mk, pay, and allowances of majors; the colonel and 1ieutena.nt·c0l0ne1s to PW- be selected by seniority trom the present corps ofjudge-advocates. And the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to detail such number of oflicers of the line as he may deem necessary to serve as acting judgeudvocutes of military departments, who shall have while on such duty the rank, pay, and allowances of captains of cavalry. Sec. 2. Promotions in the Judge-Advocate-General’s Department, as Promotions, how provided in the first section of this act, shall be by seniority up to and ¤1¤d°· including the rank of colonel. SEO. 3. That nothing herein shall be construed to interfere with the Present rank of rank or position of any cilicer new holding a commission in either the ¤m¤¤!¤» ¤*¤-

 Bureau of Military Justice or corps of judge-advocates.

Approved, July 5, 1884. CHAP. 219.-An act for a bid? across the Missouri River at White Cloud, in Doni- July 5, 1884. p an County, Kansas. —-———-— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United State; of America in Oongrcu assembled, That the Chicago and Central P¤d8;• I?°*°¤: Kansas Railroad Company an incorporation organized under the laws WhM""it°"f,1°u£‘;('a: of the State of Kansas, is hereby authorized to construct and maintain ws, a bridge across the Missouri River, at such point as may be hereafter selected by said corporation, within one mile of the town of White Cloud, in the county of Doniphan and State of Kansas, as shall best promote the public convenience and welfare and the necessities of business and commerce, and also to construct accessory works to secure the best practicable channel-way for navigation and confine the How of the water to a permanent channel at such point, and also to lay on and over said bridge

1 railway track for the use of any railroads that are or shall be constructed to said river at or opposite said point; and said corporation

may construct and maintain ways for wagons, carriages, and for foot.- passengers, charging and receiving reasonable toll therefor as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of War. Sec. 2. That. said bridge shall be constructed and built mtahout m- Free navigation terference with the security and convenience of mryigation of said river of ¤*‘¤¤ D¤=¤¤¤*¤d· beymnl what is necessary to carry into effects tlre ngbts end prixileges b hereby granted · and in order to secure that Object the sand c0mnauy or £:5w°%& ear mmtniuxn shari] submit to the Secretary of WM, for lus examummon mtu, of wu for um} approval, u design and drawings of the bridge, and n map of the gppgqygh 3b4g_ xxm.-8