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 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 143. 1918. 889 the urpose of this chapter; and, with the a roval of the Secreta S“"’*°°k·°*°- of Vilar, may_sell anyl or all of the stock, bongg, notes, debentures iii other securities of the United States in such corporation: Promkied, "’°v*¤·>- That at no time shall the United States be a minority holder of votinv Comm stock therein. Any sums heretofore or hereafter appropriated fo? mnt? ¤v¤¤¤b¤¤ ¢¤ the purchase or procurement of aircraft, aircraft equipment, or pumhas°S°°°k’°°°` materials therefor, for the Army shall be available for the purchase of the capital stock of such corporation or corporations or their bogds, not'?-`si, djebenlplures, or othe secigities. D_ I t no. 3. a wit `n one year om the s` of a treat of eace “S°“l°" °”° Y°“' with the Imlperial Ger;ma.n Government the Pirector of Aiiihraft dmmd www Production s all, on behalf of the United. States as a stockholder, institute such proceedings as are necessarybto dissolve such corpora. tion or cogorations under the laws of the istrict of Columbia or the State or tates under which such corporation or corporations are . . . organized. Upon the dissolution of the cor oration or corporations D1Smb°°'°°°f°SS°tS' the same shall be liquidated and the assets distributed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia or the State or States under which such corporation or corporations are organized. A Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to assign ¤¤rpr¤i:§iiliiiignm°¤tSt° for dutiy, under the direction of the Director of Aircraft Production, ani en isted men or commissioned officers, from time to time, in the m `tary organization as he shall deem necessary or desirable to carry on the work of such corporation or corporations: Pwmkied, That iiimiigtmtutaiava nothing in this chapter shall prevent such corporation or corporations l““’· from employing civilians in the manner customary in the conduct of ordinary} business under corporate organization. _ _ Size. 5. hat the Secretary of War, acting through the Director of ¤mTi§°?e?p1Zii:§T`$f$lg Aircraft Production, is authorized to transfer, b `appropriate instruments, to any such corporation as may be found, under this chapter, any interest of the United States in aply egristing contracts for aircraft, aircraft equipment, or materials erefor, and the title to an - lands, plants, railroads, or equipment used in or in connection the production of aircraft, aircraft e uipment, or materials therefor, on such terms as the Secret of Vlllar, acting through the Director of Aircraft Production, sha.l%em fit. Cnarrnn XVII. Amnmime mn NATIONAL nnrnusn Aer, Ama so rorrru: That Ag:»iliiilZl$i°°S° Mt certain sections of the Act entitled "An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other pur oses," approved June third, nineteen hundred and sixteen, be, andp the same are hereby, amended as follows: Medi me t That section ten of said Act be, and is hereby, amended by striking 1c¤us°¢:amgiiltm°n ' out the word "farrier" wherever it occurs in said section and sub- ,,,,Y,§l;,d{"’· *’· "’· stituting therefor the words "stable se1;geant”; change the period njugbp ¤erz¤·¤= inat the end of the second parpgraph of said section to a colon and add ,,,,,`Q,';'"°" the following: "And provid further, That any person who at the gedimlbvms- H time of the a proval of this Act shall be and has been an officer of meiLi&dl°’ p' l' the Medical Illeserve Corps, or contract surgeon, on active duty for R,§§§,%§*“,§{,,‘§,,;*§°“’_,;,"§,' twelve years subsequent to eighteen hundred and ninety-eight shall mncmzsurgeonsbe eligi le for appointment as first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, subject to examination: And ovided further, That any officer so ab§‘j,“{_$m°“,€,,*‘ dit eligible who fails to pass the phrysical examination by reason of dis· ° ability incurred in lme of duty shall be retired with the pay and allowances of a first lieutenant of the Medical Co s. _ Srzc. 2. That section twenty-two of Said Actrge, and is hereby, m1E§l,§:§`:a€il.°ali.°t mi amended by striking out the period at the end thereof, substituting mf;g_téd“°· P· me therefor a colon, and adding thereto the following: Provided, That rmml