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of this act, the marine corps shall consist of the following officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, viz: one colonel commandant, one lieutenant colonel, four majors, thirteen captains, twenty first lieutenants, twenty second lieutenants, one adjutant and inspector, one paymaster, one quartermaster, one assistant quartermaster, one sergeant major, one quartermaster sergeant, one drum major, one fife major, eighty sergeants, eighty corporals, thirty drummers, thirty fifers, and one thousand privates.

. And be it further enacted, That the said corps shall, at all times, be subject to, and under the laws and regulations which are, or may hereafter be, established for the better government of the navy, except when detached for service with the army by order of the President of the United States.

. And be it further enacted, That the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, shall take the oath prescribed by law, and that all enlistments shall be for the term of four years, during which period marines, so enlisted, shall be, and are hereby, exempt from all personal arrest for debt or contract.

. And be [it] further enacted, That the officers of the marine corps shall be, in relation to rank, on the same footing as officers of similar grades in the army: Provided, That no officer of the marine corps shall exercise command over any navy yard or vessel of the United States.

. And be it further enacted, That the officers of the marine corps shall be entitled to, and receive the same pay, emoluments, and allowances, as are now, or may hereafter be, allowed to officers of similar grades in the infantry of the army, except the adjutant and inspector, who shall be entitled to the same pay, emoluments and allowances, as are received by the paymaster of said corps; and the non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, shall be entitled to the same pay, rations, clothing, and allowances, as they now receive.

. And be it further enacted, That the staff of said corps shall be taken from the captains or subalterns of the corps.

. And be it further enacted, That the commissions of the officers now in the marine corps shall not be vacated by this act, and that the President of the United States may, during the recess of the Senate, first by promotions according to rank and then by selections, appoint the officers hereby authorized, which appointments shall be submitted to the Senate, at their next session, for their advice and consent.

. And be it further enacted, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to prescribe such military regulations for the discipline of the marine corps, as he may, in his judgment, deem expedient.

. And be it further enacted, That so much of the fourth section of an act, passed the sixth day of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twelve, entitled “,” or of any other act as