Thirtieth Congress
thiFirst Session
Congress of the United States
Resolved By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
CONGRESS ASSEMBLED,

That on the restoration of peace with Mexico, by a treaty of peace duly ratified and proclaimed, all the military forces of the United States, whether volunteers, regulars, or the marine corps, who by law, or the terms of their engagement, are to be discharged at the close of the war, shall, under the direction of the President of the United States be transported or marched with the least practicable delay, to such posts or places in the United States, as may be least expensive and most convenient to the troops—and at such places, they shall be discharged from the service of the United States—and that until they shall respectively reach such places and be discharged, the officers and men shall be considered, paid, and treated as in the service of the United States, in the same manner as if the war had not closed.