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 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ons. 501, 502. 1902. 101 for active service it shall also find and re ort the cause which in its judgment has produced his incapacity, whether such cause is an incident of service, vyhethqr due to is olwnlylicious pialbits, or tliie infirmé F1 I t b h i ies 0 age, or ysica or menta isait. e rocee in s an ““ “° i°“ Y ‘ ° decisions of thepboard shall be transmittedy to the Secretaryif the mmm` Treasury, and shall by him be laid before the President for his approval or disapproval and his orders in the case. Sec. 6. That when a board iinds that an officer is incapacitated for mQ$,‘,$§;‘f_,°f};,Y° "“"‘ active service, and that his incapacit is the result of an incident of service, or is due to the iniirmities og age, or physical or mental disability, and not his own vicious habits, and such decision is approved by the resident, he shall be retired from active service and placed upon a retired waiting-orders list. Officers thus retired may be assi ned ,,;f‘“**““‘°“‘ *° ““‘ to such duties as they may be able to perform, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. - Sec. 7. That when a board finds that an officer is incapacitated for R°"‘°"1"°' °‘““°* active service, and that such incapacity is the result of his own vicious habits and not due to any incident of service and its decision shall be approved  the President, the officer shall be dropped from the service. _ mc. 8. hat when any commissioned officer is retired from active P'°“‘°“°'“* service, the next officer in rank shall be promoted according to the established rules of the service, and the same rule of promotion shall be applied successively to the vacancies consequent upon such retirement: Provided, That all promotions shall be subject to examination §,";%°;,,,,i0,,,_ to determine the rofessional qualifications of the candidates, and such examination shali)be wholly written before a board of officers of the Revenue—Cutter Service, and their physical qualifications shall be reported upon by a board of medical officers of the Marine-Hospital Service; and such board shall be convened by the Secretary of the Treasury whenever the exigr ucies of the service require. _ Sec. 9. That all officers borne upon the retired or permanent waiting- R°"'°° ’“‘ orders list at the date of the passa e of this Act, or hereafter, shall receive seventy-five per centum of tie duty pay, salary, and increase Hmm of the mnk upon which they have been or may be retrred: Provided, sonméevay niow- That no longevity increase of pay shall be allowed for any length of '""`°‘ service accruing after retirement. Re sl Sec. 10. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent or in conflict with °° ' the provisions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved, April 12, 1902. CHAP. 502.-An Act To authorize the establishment of a lifesaving station on Al"'" *2- Nm Ocracoke Island, on the coast of North Carolina. [mule, No. ss.] Be it enacted the Senate and House of Reeenmtieves of the United States of Amevzra in Congress assembigd., That the Secretary of the c.0°°`°°k°m°°d`_N' Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to establish a life-savin ,,i‘“"*“""" ""‘“°" station on Ocracoke Island near Ocracoke Inlet, on the coast of North Carolina, at such point as the General Superintendent of the Life- Saving Service may recommend._ Sec. 2. That the character of the equipments and appliances of the E°°`°m°°°°‘ °°° station and the station building shal be determined by the General Superintendent of the Life—Saving Service. Approved, April 12, 1902.