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 *540 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 211, 212. 1916. h terms h f, all members of the National Guard and of fh: Organiz6dd0Milig1.°bf the several States, Territories, and the T¤¤¤· District of Columbia and any and all members of the_National Guard and Organized Militia Reserves to serve for the pcm; of thie emer- '”*”m,,,·, t (IIB. g’thre ars, unless sooner c e : ro- ·¤g· mmm,. %§l::?’TIh(irt glilclficersons so d(i·a.fcted shall, from the date ofutfieir draft, stand discharged from the militia during the period of their service d `d dr ft. ,§;"j‘“" ""“ *1**** `mSr·(i1d.S;f The;. the provisions of section one hundred and twelve of 4¤¤.1>- 211- the national defense Act of June third, nineteen hundred and_sixteen, shall be ap licable to any officer or enlisted man drafted into the service of tfie United States pursuant to the provisions of this joint I ti. *“‘° mSS>n1d.§l1That when organizations the members of which_ are drafted under the provisions of this resolution do_ not constitute complete tactical umts the President ma% by combmrngjsuch orgamzations, organize battalions, regiments, rrgades, and visions, and °;’P°*"*"‘°”* °‘°m‘ may appoint officers for such units from the Regular  from the Vc!. 32, p. vw. members of such organizations, from those dug qualrfie and registered pursuant to section twenty-three of e Act of Congress approved January twenty-first, nineteen hundred and three, or ‘“'°" " m members of the 0i1icers’ Reserve Corps as provided in section thirty- eight of the national defense Act of June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen, officers with rank not above that of colonel to be appointed _ by the President alone and all other officers to be a pointed by the iriiiiiiig vaumnies President, by and  the advice and consent of thxe Senate: Pro- §‘,,,‘},’,,§’,;,,”§’°,’},‘,°,;,T% vided, That vacancies mciglcnt to the appointment of 0Ecers of the ag; 38 m Regular Army to the positions m the orces drafted for this emer- ‘ ’ *" ‘ gency may be iilled under the provisions of section eight of the Act mignmmt of om of April twenty-fifth, nmeteen hundred and fourteen. _ ,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,m,L Sec. 4. That whenever rn tune of war or public danger or during the emergency declared in section one of this resolution, two or more officers o the same grade are on duty in the same field;department, or command, or organizations thereof, the President may assign the command of Elie goes of suglr field, depiargtment, or communi:, or gf any orgamzaron ereo wr ou re ar ose o t t ,,,,,H'°,‘?,°,;’,{”°° “°°”‘ same grade. In the abdence of such assivhmfelirtmb; liheiagresixdentg officers of the same grade shall rank and have precedence in the following order without regard to date of rank_or commission as between officers of different classes, namely: First, officers of the Reglular Army and officers of the Marine Corps detached for service PWM wit the Army by order of the_Pres1dent; second, officers of forces R.g,d$£d.-T, Om. drafted into the military service of the _United States: Provided, drafted into the service of the United States shall rank and have precedence under said commissions as of they were commissioned in the Regular Army; but the rank of officers of the Regular Army under their commissions in the forces drafted_ into the_service of the United States shall not for the purpose of this resolution be held to antedate muster or draft into the service of the United States. Approved, July 1, 1916. ’“{§%£i'”‘ cmu-. 212.-An Act For me rene: or John L. sew, {Public, No. 134.]. _ Be zt enacted by the Senate cmd Home of Re 68€7ttdt. . th U ited }j,“,,‘;}’§j*‘;;,*l?;_ md States ojrlmerica in Congress assembled, Thfrt the Sjddrgar; oft the 'ilgsnmga or gliteirielr is hegehy authorized to rssue Eatent to John L. Sevy, for e o owing escrrbed lands: ·The sont half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section twelve, township thirty-six
 * 1** °'°°· That officers of the Regular Army holding commissions in forces