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 574 SIXTY—I•`OURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 417. 1916. h ical and rofessional examinations before medical and profesgioissl  boards s.p(pointed by the Secretary of the Navy, and have been recommends for appomtment by such boards. n¤¤1¤,p¤y,a¤ea1- Dental surgeons shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of l°"““°°°‘ lieutenants (junior grade) until they shall have comlpleted five years service. Dental surgeons of more than_five but ess than twenty years’ service shall, sub{)ect to such examinations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, have the rank, pay, and allowances_of lieutenant. Dental surgeons of more than twenty years’ service shall, subject to sueh examinations as the Secretary of the Navy may rescribe, have the rank, pay and allowances of eutenant com-  mander: Provided, That the total number of dental surgleons with the rank, pay, and allowances of lieutenant commander s all not at . .”’° cersnowin m eo cersa me P=··-····¤·==·= »· mliiii? °X°°°dt°°i.ttomtnc¤ c ntemgtt is · t .1
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WL 37’PP‘ 3“’°°3' August twenty-second, nineteen hundred and twelve, entitled- "An Act making a propriations for the Naval Service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and for other purpose-ns," and all officers now in active service aqpointed under the provisions of the Act of March fourth, nineteen undred and thirteen, who were eligible for appointment to the Dental Corps under the provisions of said Act sh be appointed dental surgeons in the Dental Corps without further examination and without regard to the {,*2;**;,;,m ww age qualifications herein prescribed: Provided, That the officers so mmuymat. appointed shall not be subject to the provisions herein prescribed for robationary service for a period o two years: Promkled further, a  That such officers shall, after zpkpointrnent as herein 'rescribed, rank P from date of commission and e seniority among tlliemselves rn the order of their original appointment by the Secretary of the Navy as m¤;mr•¤•¤* M- shown on the Nag list on the date of approval of this Act; And ` promlled further, at no dental surgeon appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Act who on on§m` al appointment to the Dental Corps was over forty years of age s all be dligible for retirement before he has reached the age of seventy years, except for physical disability incurred in the line of duty. N§¢‘§’u§{ ,‘},“:§?,§,’1,‘§,‘1 Dental surgeons who shall have lost numbers on the Navy list by c•¤¤v· sentence of court-martial or by failure upon examination for promotion shall be considered to have lost service accordingly for purposes of advancement in rank with increased pay and allowances. c,Q,,‘;,f"" R°’°""° nrzrvrar. nsssnvr: cosrs. MQd,’g,¤',g•edp;•;tmP:Ijjf' That a Navy Dental Reserve Corps is hereb authorized to be va. sz, p. aa. organized and operated under the provisions ofy the Act a proved August twenty-second, mneteen hundred and twelve, providing for _ the orgfanizatron and operation of a Navy Medical Reserve Corps, Q“**‘*“°°“°¤*·°*°· and di ering therefrom in no respect other than that the qualification requirements of the appointees shall be dental surgeons and graduates of reputable schools of medicine or dentist * instead of _ rreputable schools of medicine," and so many of saill appointees Sc§‘§§:’;?°’°’Y °°“'° may be ordered to temporary active service as the Secretary of the Navy may deem necessary to the health and efficiency of the personnelpf the Navy and Manne Corps, rovided the whole number of both haval Dental Corps and Naval Dental Reserve Corps officers rn active service shall not exceed in time of peace one to one thou- _ sand_of the officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps· {gghmm of Pmvuied, That  officers now in the Navy Dental Reserve Corps prgzplnt   shall be recommxssioned in the Navy Dental Reserve Corps provided ·¥’· m this Act, in the order of their original appointment in said Corps and hereafter when ordered to active duty officers of the Medical