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 .754 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 192. 1901. g¤rga§1$z?:tgg*g°¤*· Sec. 21. That the Pay Department shall consist of one Paymaster· ` General with the rank of brigadier-general, three assistant paymastersgeneral with the rank of colonel, four deputy paymasters-general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, twenty paymasters with the rank of major, and twenty-five paymasters wit the rank_of captain, mounted: Qxgiggia etc Provided, That all vacancies in the grade of colonel and lieutenant- ’' colonel created or caused by this.section shall be filled by promotion AJ-'¤P€;i¤¥lY¤6¤t·¤ to according to seniority. as now prescribed by law, and no more appointgm °° m°j°r‘ ments to the grad of major.and paymaster shall be made until the number of majorsind ymasters is reduced below twenty: And pro- -—¤¤r>*»¤i¤- vided, That persons wh); have served in the Volunteer Army since April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninetiv;-eight, as additional paymasters may be appointed to positions in the grade of captain, ilgmgg pavgiasgers created by this section. So long as there remain surplus majors an °° ° °*°° °equal number of vacancies shal be held in the grade of captain, so that tthe totgllnéxmber of paymasters authorized by this section shall not e exce e at any time. gggjagggigggrs- Sec. 22. That the Corps of Engineers shall consist of one Chief of ’Engineers with the rank of brigadier-general, seven colonels, fourteen lieutenant-colonels, twenty-eight majors, forty captains forty first lieutenants, and thirty secon<§ lieutenants. The enlisted force provided in section·eleven of this.Act and the officers serving there- Pwveq- with shall constitute a part of the line of the Army: Provided, That c,j}_,§}}’°‘“‘“’°“‘ °‘ the Chief of Engineers shall be selected as now provided by law, and mjfgcancies. how hereafter vacancies in the Corps of Engineers in a lother grades above °that of second lieutenant shall be Elle, as far as possible, by promotion according to seniority from the Corps of Engineers: Andpro- ·bY "*“*s‘°'· vided also, That vacancies remaining in the grades of first and second lieutenant may befilled by transfer of officers of the Regular Army, _ subject to suc Wprofessional examination as may bejapproved by the Secretary of ar. Vacancies in the grade of second ieutenant not filled by transfer shall be left for future promotions from the corps of cadets at the United States Military Academy. · mg{§¤¤¤°° D°P°"°‘ Sec. 23. That the Ordnance Department shall consist of one Chief orésuizmou.of Ordnance with the rank of brigadier-general, four colonels, six lieutenant·colonels, twelve majors, twenty-four captains, and twenty- four first lieutenants, the ordnance storekeeper, and the enlistedmen, m};g°¤¤°*°¤· h°W including ordnance sergeants, as now authorized by law. All vacan- ' cies created or caused by this section shall, as far as possible, be filled ‘ by romotion according to seniority as now prescribed by law. §g;@t§§f; SIEG. 24. That· the Signal Corps shall consist of one Chief Signal .` Officer with the` rank of brigadier-general, one colonel, one lieutenantcolonel, four majors, fourteen captains, fourteen first lieutenants, eighty first-class sergeants, one hundred and twenty sergeants, one hundred and fift corporals, two hundred and fifty iirst-class rivates, P¤>¤"i¤<·¤- one hundred andy fifty second-class privates, and ten cooks: gmxided, mY,g<=¤¤<=i¤¤· h¤j*’ That vacancies created or caused by this section shall be filled by pro- ` motion of officers of the Signal Corps according -to seniority, as now provided by law. Vacancies remaining after such (promotions may be lled by appointment of persons who have serve in the Volunteer Signal Corps since April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety- mT§,§§f{g;§{,{,S_“°’“°° eight: Provided, That the President is authorized to continue in serv- ` ice during the present emergency, for duty in the Philippine Islands, _ _ five volunteer si nal officers with the rank of first lieutenant and live `hm"` volunteer si na? officers with the rank of second lieutenant. _ This authprity shgll extend only for the period when their services may be, abso ute necessar . o¤§$§?r°iv°Z.Iid i?§j§',i°$ Sec. 25il That the officers of the Record and Pension Office of the mm- War Department shall be a chief of said office with the rank of brigadier-general and an assistant chief of said office with the rank of major: