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 610 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 318-320 -JUNE 1, 3, 1938 [CHAPTER 318] June 1, 1938 [H. J Res. 622] [Pub. Res., No. 102] General Pulaski's Memorial Day. President author- ized to invite observ- ance. June 3, 1938 I[. 38431 [Public, No. 578] National Act, amend 39 Stat. 1 762. 10U.S.( General S Composit General troops. Detail in duration. Eligibilit: ments, certi ed. 39 Stat. li 1032. 10U. S.C [52 STAT. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President of the United States of America to proclaim October 11, 1938, General Pulaski's Memorial Day for the observance and commem- oration of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is authorized to issue a proclamation calling upon offi- cials of the Government to display the flag of the United States on all governmental buildings on October 11, 1938, and inviting the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies in commemora- tion of the death of General Casimir Pulaski. Approved, June 1, 1938. [CHAPTER 319] AN ACT To remove certain inequitable requirements for eligibility for detail as a member of the General Staff Corps. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Defense United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first para- 67; 41 stat. graph of section 5 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916 (39 C.§22. Stat. 166), as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 759), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: taf Corps. "S. 5. GENERAL STAFF CoRPs.- The General Staff Corps shall consist of the Chief of Staff, the War Department General Staff, and the General Staff with.troops. The War Department General Staff shall consist of the Chief of Staff and four assistants to the Chief of Staff selected by the President from the general officers of the line, and eighty-eight other officers of grades not below that of captain. statf with The General Staff with troops shall consist of such number of officers not below the grade of captain as may be necessary to perform the General Staff duties of the headquarters of territorial sudivisions 1, appropriate installations. General Headquarters, armies, army corps, divisions, General Headquarters Air Force, brigades, and similar peacetime, units, and as military attaches abroad. In time of peace the detail of an officer as a member of the General Staff Corps shall be for a period of four years, unless sooner relieved." rquire SEC. 2. That the second paragraph of section 5 of the National n - Defense Act of June 3, 1916 (39 Stat. 166), as amended by the Act of 42 Stat. September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1032), be, and the same is hereby, '. 2i. 30 . rescinded. Approved, June 3, 1938. [CHAPTER 320] June 3, 1938 JOINT RESOLUTION [H. J . Res. 6931 Making an appropriation to aid in defraying expenses of the observance of the [Pub. Res., No. 10]l seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Battle of Gettys- burg anniversary. Appropriation to aid in defraying ex- penses of observauee. 49 Stat. 1916 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to enable the Secre- tary of War, under the direction of the Commission established by the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution for the establishment of a commission in commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1938", approved June 24, 1936, to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize an So in original.

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