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 75 TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 528, 529-JULY 28, 1937 537 [CHAPTER 528] AN ACT July 28, 1937 To authorize the assignment of officers of the line of the Marine Corps to assistant IS .2.211 quartermaster and assistant paymaster du ty only, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 2181 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That officers of Assi gn Mar ine l ine the line of the Marine Corps of the grades of major, lieutenant colo- officers to assistant nel, and co lonel m ay, upo n appli cation, and wi th the approv al of paymasersduty . and the Secretary of the Navy, be assigned to assistant quartermaster and assistant paymaster duty only : P rovide d, That when so assigned Line a they shall retain the lineal position and precedence which they now retained. hold or may later attain and shall be promoted, retired, and dis- charged in like manner and with the same relative conditions in all respects as are now or may hereafter be provided for other officers of the line of the Marine Corps, except as herein otherwise provided Pro,tgded further, That the recommendation of selection boards in. Assignment base d the cases of officers assigned to such duty shall be based upon their on fitness. comparative fitness to perform the duties prescribed for them : Pro- vided fur ther, That officers of the grades of major and lieutenant colonel assigned to assistant quartermaster and assistant paymaster duty only in accordance with this Act shall, on promotion up to and including the grade of colonel, be carried as additional numbers in grade : And provided further, That the number of officers so assigned in accordance with this Act in any one year shall be in accordance with the requirements of the service as determined by the Secretary of the Navy. Approved, July 28, 1937. Designated promo- tions to be carried as additional numbers. Number assigned. [CHAPTER 5291 AN ACT July 28, 1937 Providing for the sale of the two dormitory properties belonging to the Chickasaw 	[S. 25871 Nation or Tribe of Indians, in the vicinity of the Murray State School of Agri- [Public, No. 219] culture at Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United St ates o f America in Cong ress assemb led, That the Secretary of the Interior shall take possession of, and appraise and sell, under such rul es and reg ulations a s may be p rescribed by him, th e two dor- mitories, together with the lands upon which they are located and the furniture, therein, belonging to the Chickasaw Nation or Tribe of Indians, in the vicinity of the Murray State School of Agriculture at Tishomingo, Oklahoma, which lands were acquired and which dormitories were erected and equipped, under the Acts of Congress of March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. L. 983), and May 25, 1918 (40 Stat . L. 584), and he shall deposit the proceeds in the Treasury of the United States t o the cred it of the Chickasaw Nation, le ss expense s incident to the appraisement and sale of such properties, including reasonable compensation to special attorneys for services rendered in connection with such sale acting under the direction of the Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, such compensation to be fixed and paid by the Secretary of the Interior ; and immediately after such sale, patents conveying such properties shall be made and delivered in the same manner as now provided by law for the conveyance of other tribal properties : Provided, That preference right shall be given the State of Oklahoma to purchase said dormitory properties at a price to be agreed upon between the Secretary of the Interior and the Board of Regents of the Murray State School of - Agriculture, in accordance with the Senate Conc urren t Res oluti on pas sed b y the Sixt eenth Legislature of the State of Oklahoma. Approved, July 28, 1937. Ch ick asaw In dian s, Okla. Sale of certai n dor- mitory properties au. thorized . 39 Stat. 983; 40 Stat. 584. Proceeds to credit of Indians. Attorneys, compen. sation . Proviso. Preference to State to purchase proper. ties.