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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 417. 1916. 597 rank with but after those of corresponding rank, grades, or rates in the United States Navy or Marine Corps, except that for the pur- Command of ,,0,,,. pose of determmrng who shall exercise command over a combmed "*{*,*;}uj;’{_;•;§·°mm" orce, composed of vessels commanded by officers of said Volunteers, " and of vessels commanded by officers of the United States Navy, acting m conjunction, and for the purpose of determining who shall exercise command on shore over a combined force composed of military units commanded by officers of said Volunteers and officers of the United States Navy or Marine Corps, acting in conjnmction, all officers of said Volunteers of or above the rank of lieutenant w£“§'§.i‘,'{,'}d,E,'§°f;°,$‘f§ commander (naval branch) or major (Marine Co branch) will °°*PS· be regarded as ljfunior to lieutenant. commanders olipéthe Nav and Amongmmww majors of the nited States Marine Corps, res tively, andr pro- ` vided that as between themselves officers of tim? said Vohmteers shall take rank and precedence as of the dates of the commissions in the Naval Militia under which enrolled in said Volunteers. Snm [ mo 'l`hat when serving imder the call of the President officers of said seansaaaiimii. Mn Volunteers may serve on courts-martial for the trial of officers and men of the United States naval or Naval Militia service, or of said ` Volunteers, but in the cases of courtssmartial convened for the trial of officers or enlisted men of the United States Nag or Marina Corps, the majority of the members shall be officers the regular naval service, and officers and enlisted men of the said Volunteers may be tried by courts-martial, the members of which are members gl the regular naval service, or of said Volunteers, or any or all of e same. That when any officer or enlisted man of the said Volrmteers is mifm h" “""' disabled by. reason of wounds or disabilities received in the active service of the United States, when called to duty under the provisions of this Act, he shall be entitled to all the benefits of the pension laws existing at the time of his service for the benefit of members of the United States Navy or Marine Corps, respectively, and in case such oflicer or` enlisted man dies in the active service 0 the United States, or in returning to his place of residence after beir;g relieved from . such active service, or at any time in consequence o wounds or disabilities received in such active service, his widow and children, or previously designated dependent relative, if any, shall be entitled to all the benefits of such pension laws. T That the President may relieve any and all persons in the National av.°.'§'}v"iZ3°“ °' °°` Nav1aldVolunteers from active service when theu· services are no longer nee e. _ That no distinction shall be made between the regular naval service ¢r¤l °ig$¤°riu`ii$; and the National Naval Volunteers when in active service under the °°°- call of the President, in respect to promotions or rewards for valorous conduct, or to the conferringl upon omcers or enlisted men of brevet rank, medals of honor, or other rewards for  conduct. _ N vu um That the Naval Militia shall consist of the regularly enlisted militia between the ages of eighteen and forty-fivegears, organized aspre- 2; P ;p9°*”°¤ scribed for the Navag Militia by law, an commissioned officers ' ' between the ages of twenty-one and sixty-two years (naval branch), p,,,,,,,,,_ and twenty-one and sixty-four years (Marine Corps branch): Pro- mygmémd mkled, however, That enlisted men may continue in service after the age of forty-five years, and rmtil the g of sixty-two years (naval branch), or sixty-four years (Marine rps branch), provided the service is continuous. _ _ _ Eu,mmmWM_ That hereafter the period of enlistment in the Naval Militia shall Rumgtmm be three years. An enlisted man who has served honorably for the full term of his enlistment may reenlist for a term of one, two, or three ears, as he may elect. When a man reenlists Wltl]1D_ thirty days fiom the date of the expiration of his prior enlktment his term of service shall be considered as continuous, and shall be so dated.