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 SDCTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 134. 1916. 177 cations and adaptability for the military service; and if such assistant veterinarian shall be found dehcient at such examination he shall be discharged from the Army with one ear’s pay. The veterinarians of Cavalry and gield Artillery now in the Army, p,g*Sg’,{;‘{,§},’,f,’,};,:;*S° °' together with such veterinarians of the guarterrnaster Corps as are ' now employed in said corps, who at the ate of the approval of this Act sha have had less than five years' governmental service, may be _ _ appointed in the Veterinary Corps as assistant veterinarians with the ,.,,‘l,§f‘““"‘ '°°°"““‘ rank, pay, and allowances of second lieutenant; those who shall have had over five years of such service may be appointed in said corps as assistant veterinarians with the rank, pay, and allowances of first lieutenant; and those who shall have had over Efteen years of such V°’°"¤°'i°¤S· service mgi be appointed in said corps as veterinarians with the rank, pay, and owances of captain: Provided, That no such appointment §'x§,°°,;'{?.7;,t,,,,,S_ of any veterinarian shall be made unless he shall first pass satisfactorily a practical professional and physical examination as to his _ fitness for the military service: Provided further, That veterinarians ,,,1} §}f"*’“"" now in the Army or in the employ of the Quartermaster Corps who shall fail to pass the prescribed physical examination because of disability incident to the service and sufficient to prevent them from the performance of dut valuable to the Government shall be placed upon the retired list of the Army with seventy-five per centum of the pay go) which 1i1hey_wpc1}ld have plntitled appomted in the Veterinary s as erem ore rescn . 'llie Secretary of Wgr, upon recommendation of the Surgeon Gen- ,.,,§,,,°?°"° '°‘°"""' eral of the Army, may appoint in the Veterinary Corps, for such time mAggi¤¢¤¤·¤=» wvas their services may be required, such number of reserveveterina- ’ ` rians as may be necessaay to attend public animals pertaining to the (Qmrtermaster Corps. eserve veterinarians so employed shall have t e pay and allowances of second lieutenant during suc employment and no longer: Provided, That such reserve veterinarians shall be f,",,‘§,'i';}’é,,,,,,,,_ graduates o a recognized veterinary college or universisy and shall pass a satisfactory examination as to character, physic condition, general education, and fprofessional qualifications in hke manner as Eu M _ t ereinbefore required o assistant veterinarians; such reserve veteri- m..i,...l.°i.’g,""`s°°° narians shall constitute a list of eligibles for appointment as assistant veterinarians, subject to all the conditions ereinbefore prescribed for the appointment of assistant veterinarians. Within a limit of time to be fixed by the Secretary of War, candi- *f,f{£§,§§;,*§',§;{m:,,*[ dates for appointment as assistant veterinarians who shall have passed Bil <=¤¤¤M•¢¢s- satisfactorily the examinations prescribed for that grade by this Act shall be a pointed, in the order of merit in which they shaH have passed sudh examination, to vacancies as they occur, such appointments to be for a probationary period of two years, after whi time, if the services of the probationers shall have been satisfactofly, they shall be permanently appointed with rank to date from the ates of rank of their probationary a pointments. Probationary veterina- ,w1?g0*=r·;¤¤¤¢¤i¤¤¤¤¤¤- rians whose services are found) unsatisfactory shall be discharged at ' any time during the probationary period, or at the end thereo, and pgall havle no further claims against the Government on account of err ro ationar service. X - Thai) Secretary iif War shall from time to time appoint boards of E mmm; b°°m$` examiners to conduct the veterinary examinations erembefore pre- _ scribed, each of said boards to consist of three medical officers and two veterinarians. . Sec. 17. Comrosrrroiv or Inranrnr mvrrs.-——Each regiment of iz°i•ti·i¤?¤Ll"°` Infantry shall consist of one colonel one lieutenant colonel, three majors, fifteen ca tains, sixteen first lieutenants, fifteen second heutenants, one heacguarters company, one  company, one supplv company, and twelve Infantry compames organized into three battalions of four companies each. 91890°—-von 39-rr 1--12