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 394 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Cris. 93-95. 1917. Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service are hereby empowered to serve on naval plciurts-martial and_deck courtés gmder suc}; regulations necessariy for e proper administration 0 ustice an in the interests 0 the p,,,,,,;,,,,_ services mvolved, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the L¤=w¤r¤1><¤l¤<r Nag: Provided, 1'.l`l1a(1iI-scé muplh of the Act approved August twenty- nm mneteen un e an sixteen (Thirty-ninth Statutes e ` Nam Vohmum fine liundred and fifty-six), as reads as follows:_ ., pag Sem., .,;_ .,,1;.,,,, ‘°,, That when serving rmder the call of the President, officers of said www 59,,, W Volunteers may serve on co1u·ts-martial for the trial of omcers and peered. men of the United States Naval or Naval Militia service, or of said Volunteers, but_m the cases of courts-martial convened for the trial of officers or enhsted men of the United States Navy or Marine Corps the ma] 01137 of the members shall be officers of the Regular Naval service, an officers and enlisted men of the said Volunteers may be tried by courts—ma1jtial, the members of which are members of the Regular Naval service, or of sand Volunteers, or any or all of the N val S8ID.6,H_1S hereby repealed. ° m""“· Provided further, That so much of the Naval Militia Act of Febrértragt sixteentlgv m1r1eteie;ndhur:ldredhtand foprteen (d'léhirty;_-elighth _ a espage_oune_ane1gy· asrea asoows: ,,,,S,,‘,?§_,"‘,‘,§'g;’,‘§,§’,{"‘°°" °” "Tha{_when m the service of the United States officers of the Pggkw. r>· 285. re- Naval Militia may serve on co1u·ts-martial for the trial of officers and men of the Regular or Naval Militia service, but in the cases of courts·mar·t1al convened for the trial of officers of the Regular service, the majority of the members shall be officers of the Bylinservrce;  officers and men of the Naval Militia may be tri by courts-martial the_ members of which are officers of the Regular or C0 _ _ Naval Militia service, or both," is hereby repealed. W,,,,'§l'°*‘“‘ '°” "°‘ And projmdedfurther, That any Act or arts of Acts in conflict with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed? Approved, October 6, 1917. Iijgitgiggfggg U £a1gfA-1%,;;. Act Authorizing appointment of chaplains at large fol‘ the _,_,.,,,y_ Be it enacted  the Senate and House of Representatives of the United sm States cj Amertcq. in Cojngress assembled, That the President may dum., tb., wg appoint for service during the present emergency not exceeding "°'·3°»P·*·°· twenty chaplains at large or_ the United States Army representing religious sects not recognized in the apportionment of cha lains now §';,';,‘;§,mme,,¤b,e_ recognized by lralwz Plgovgled, Tlgat no perpcais shall be eligifile to such, appointment u ess e e at the time o appointment a citizen o the United States. Approved, October 6, 1917. Octlglcg-$§5l§9U' CHAP. 95.-—-An Act To prevent the publication of inventions by the grant of [Public, Nm mj] patents that might be detrimentalto the (public safety or convey useful information to the €l1€H1y, to St1lHl1lB.l.€ IDVEIIEIOH, 3-11 pl'0Vid8  pl`0lZOClZl0l1 to 0WD€l"S of patents, and for other purposes. Pmum Be it e·nacted_by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ifgéinggrjpdgpnggir States of Arnerzca an Congress assembled, That whenever during a time ,,0,, ,,,,,;,,,,é,,,,,],,,,,,,_ when the bmted States is at war the publication of an invention by P°·¤»P~*22· the grantmgbof a patent might, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Patents, e detrimental to the public safety or defense or might assist the enemy} or endanger the successful prosecution of the war _ he may order t at the invention be kept secret and withhold the §;*{=é¤°£0 be abm grant of apatent until the termination of the war: Provided, That a¤¤eeup¤bxs¤e¤,e¤c. the invention disclosed in the apphcation for said patent may be