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 SIXTY-FIF TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 84-86. 1918. 56]. Pmmkied, That at any general election of the Territory of Hawaii, held Q;>**g·{·m be Sub within two years after the conclusion of peace, the repeal of this Act mittdi to a dns, asm may, upon petition of not less than twenty per centum of the qualified th° W"' electors of said Territory at the last preceding general election, be submitted to a vote of the qiualified electors of said territory, and if El¤¢*i¤¤- a majority of all the quahfie electors thereof voting u on such question shall vote to repeal this Act, it shall thereafter not he in force and effect, otherwise it shall be in full force and effect. _ Sec. 2. That the said petition shall be addressed to and filed with P°""°“'°‘*‘“'°"· the Secretny of the Territory at least two months before the election at which the question is to be voted upon, and the_pe1son obtaining any signatnue to such petition shall make ai’.ddav1t that he witnessed the signing of the same and believes the address of each petitioner affixe to his name is the true address of such petitioner. Such election shall be conducted underthe laws of the Territory provided for general elections. Approved, May 23, 1918. CHAP. 85.-An Act To amend section fifteen of the Actapproved June third, nineteen hundred and sirteen, entitled "An Act for making further and more effec- tual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes," as amended by the. ’ Act approved May twelfth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, entitled "A.u Act ' making appropriations for the support of the Army for the Escal year ending June tlurtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and for other purposes." Be it enacted by the Senate and House o `Re reaentatives o the United States of America in Congress assembled; Tliht section tiffteen of the Ac1§{““°““ D°‘°““° Act a proved June thir_, nineteen, hundred and sixteen, entitled §,<:,¢i¤¤3gm¤¤¤¤4}76 "An Act for  further and moreieifectual provision for the amméee. ’ p' ·' national defense, an for other purposes," as amended by the Act "”"·p·’2· approved Magmtwelfth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, entitled "An Act ma g appropriations for the sup ort of the Army for the tiscaliear ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, and {pr o er purposes," be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as o ows: "Sec. 15. CHarLA1:Ns.——The President is authorized to appoint, §’g§§j,‘§@um,m N by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, chaplains m the t1¤¤ri=¤d· Army at the rate of not to exceed, including chagains now in the service, one for each one thousand two hundred officers and men in all branches of the Military Establishment, with rank, pa, and allowances as now authorized by law: Provided, That there shall be f{g§;s'?;;gmem assigned at least one chaplain for each r ent of Cavalry, Infantry, ` Field Artillery, and Engineers: Pr rther, That the persons Q¤¤¤¤<=¤¢¥¤¤S- appointed under this Act shall be duly accredited by some religious denomination or organization and of good standing therein, under such regulations as may be prescribe byl the Secret of War: And provided further, at no person sha be appoingd chaplain AHB ¤¤¤i¢¤¢i¤¤- in the Army who on the date of appointment is more than forty-five years of age." Approved, May 25, 1918. CHAI'. 86.-An Act Making appropriations for the current and contingent ex- lyiayrgikégéii penses of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various ··—·—·—- Indian tribes and for other purposes, for the Hscal year ending June tbirtieth, nine- (P“bu°' N°’ E9'] teen hundred and nineteen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re esentativea c the · United States of America. in Congress assembéied, That the follojwing ¤pI;ii°;l;i§s¢ii)¤i¤pinmmt sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying 112460°—vox. 40-rr 1—-36