Chapter 188.
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CHAP. 188.— An act for the relief of Thomas B. Hunt. March 3, 1879. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, T. B. Hunt.Restoration to Army. That the provisions of law regulating appointments in the Army by promotion in the line are hereby suspended for the purposes of this act, and only so far as they affect Thomas B. Hunt ; and the President is hereby authorized to nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint said Thomas B.
Hunt, late captain and assistant quartermaster in the United States Army, to the same grade and rank of captain and assistant quartermaster held by him prior to February twenty-sixth, eighteen bundled and seventy-four, in any vacancy now or hereafter existing or hereafter *Proviso*.occurring. *Provided,* That his pay shall commence only from the date of his reappointment under this act. Approved, March 3, 1879.