Chapter 298. To authorize the appointment of James William Abert to the retired list of the Army
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CHAP. 298.— An Act To authorize the appointment of James William Abert to the retired list of the Army.August 17, 1894. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,James William Abert.May be appointed major, Army retired list. That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint James William Abert to the Army of the United States, and to place said Abert on the retired list thereof with the rank of major of engineers.
Received by the President, August 6, 1894. [Note by the Department of State.—The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.