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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 134. 1916. 195 of that appropriation from which the roperty sold was authorized to be supphed at the time of the sale. 'llhe Secretary of War is author- g,vI”’“:§f*°“ *° h' ized urther to prescribe the courses of theoretical and practical m' ` instruction to be pursued by persons attending the camps authorized by this section; to Hx the periods during which such camps shall be maintained; to prescribe rules and regulations for the government thereof; and to employ thereat officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army in such num ers and upon such duties as he may designate. Sec. 55. Tim Ennrsrnn Rnssnvn ·Oonr>s.——For the purpose of C,,’§p“§S‘°d R°°°"° securing an additional reserve of enlisted men for military service <><>¤S¤i¤¤¤<>¤¤f¢1¤¤·- with the E eer, Signal, and Quartermaster Corps and the Ord- p°S°` nance and lllledical Departments of the Regular Arm, an Enlisted Reserve Corps, to consist of such number of enlisted, men of such grade or a as as may be designated by the President from time to time, is Elereb authorized, such authorization to be effective on and after the fiist day of July, nineteen hundred and sixteen. _ There may be enlisted in the grade or grades hereinbefore speci- ,,H °§'§,_ p°`l°°’ fied, for a period of four years, under such rules as may be prescribed by the President, citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intentions to become citizens of the United States, subject to such physical, educational, and practical examination as Im may be prescribed in said rules. For men enlisting in said grade or °‘°"°m°°°°" ades certificates of enlistment in the Enlisted Reserve Corps shall ble issued b The Adjutant General of the Army, but no such man R°¤¤*’°m°¤'*· shall be enLted in said co unless he shall be foimd physically, mentall and morall qualigsed to hold such certiiicate and unless _ _ he shallybe between tie ages of eighteen and forty-five years. The ;.,§§£u°g°S’°t°" °°°' certificates so given shall confer upon the holders when called into active service or for purposes of instruction and training, and during the period of such active service, instruction, or trainin, all the authority, rights, and Bprivile es of like grades of the Regufar Army. Enlisted men of the nlisteg Reserve Corps shall take precedence ¤§i§§{§{§§’c€§,,l{,}h$i in said corps according to the dates of their certificates of enlist- *°°»°‘°- ment therem and when called into active service or when called out for purposes of instruction or training shall take precedence next below all other enlisted men of like grades in the Regular Army. And the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to issue to members ;,,£l’°i”°""° '°°°°° of the Enlisted Reserve Corps and to persons who have participated in at least one encampment for the military instruction of citizens, conducted under the auspices of the War Department, distinctive rosettes or knots designed for wear with civilian clothing, and whenever a rosette or knot issued under the provisions of this section shall have been lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without fault or neglect upon the part of the person to whom it is issued, the Secretary of War shall cause a new rosette or knot to be issued to such person without charge therefor. Any person who is not an ma’m}’*?.’;’({*°;}§"f*;§,§;’ enlisted man of the Enlisted Reserve Corps and shall not have par- etc. ' ticipated in at least one encampment for the military instruction of citizens, conducted under the auspices of the War Department, and who shall wear such rosette or knot shall be guilty o misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not exceeding $300, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. Ass. t The President is authorized to assign members of the Enlisted S,,m,S'€?,'”l°,’}¤y,‘:w,° Reserve Corps as reserves to particular organizations of the Regular Army, or to organize the Enlisted Reserve Corps, or any part thereof, mto units or detachments of an arm, corps, or department in such manner as he may prescribe, and to  to such units and detachments officers of the Regular Army or o the Of’1icers’ Reserve Corps, herein provided for. * _ _ _ Yum { To the extent provided from time to time bg) a roprrations the ,,,.,,,,,,_ ° “"*““" Secretary of War may order enlisted men of e lliilisted Reserve