BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled,
THATthe President of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, five naval surgeons, and the same number of assistant
surgeons, in addition to the number of those grades now allowed by law; and that this
increased number of medical officers may be continued in the naval service until otherwise
directed by law.
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Secretary.
06/05/1848
Passed the Senate, June 5, 1848
Attest
Asbury Dickins—Attest
Secretary.
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S._222.
An act for the increase of the medical corps pf the Navy.
An act for the increase of the medical corps pf the Navy.
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Partially Printed Document, 2 page(s), Volume 469, RG 46, Entry 427: Records of the United States Senate, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Bills and Resolutions Originating in the Senate, Senate Bills and Resolutions Upon Which Further Action Was Taken, 1847-1849, NAB