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PUBLIC LAW 294-AUG. 9, 1955

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west corner of the southeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 29, township 15 south, range 8 east, thence northerly along said west right-of-way line of said Anniston-Fort McClellan Highway, 2,715 feet, more or less, to a point on the south boundary line of the Old Anniston-Jacksonville Road, thence southwesterly along the meanderings of the south boundary of the Old Anniston-Jacksonville Road to the point of intersection with the south boundary line of the northwest quarter of southwest quarter section 29, township 15 south, range 8 east, thence east along aforesaid south boundary line of said northwest quarter of southwest quarter section 29, township 15 south, range 8 east, 455 feet more or less, to the southeast corner of said northwest quarter of southwest quarter of said section 29, township 15 south, range 8 east, thence south along the west boundary line of the southeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 29, township 15 south, range 8 east, and the northeast quarter of northwest quarter section 32, township 15 south, range 8 east, 1,428 feet more or less to the intersection of the Anniston city limits line, thence easterly along the Anniston city limits line 765 feet more or.less, to the point of beginning, containing 88.5 acres, more or less, in Calhoun County, Alabama. Approved August 9, 1955.

Public Law 294

CHAPTER 654

AN ACT To authorize male nurses and medical specialists to be appointed as Reserve officers.

August 9, 1955 [H.R. 2559]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That men may be r e Aerrmees.d Forces s v M appointed as Reserve commissioned officers in the Nurse Corps of the etc. a l e n u r s e s, Is aval Reserve and as Reserve officers of the Air Force designated to perform iiursing or medical specialist duties, under the same provisions of law as are applicable to women, except as may be necessary to adapt such provisions to male persons. SEC. 2. The Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947 is hereby amended as 6 1 Stat. 4 1. follows: (1) In title I, by striking out "Women's" each time it occurs and,,1°?-^/^^^^^^^^' inserting m lieu thereof Army; and (2) In section 116 (10 U.S.C. sec. 376), by striking out "female citizens'' and inserting in lieu thereof "male or female citizens, or male or female persons who have made a declaration of intent to become citizens,". SEC. 3. (a) Subsection (a) of section 307 of the Army Organization Act of 1950 (10 U.S.C. sec. 81-1) is hereby amended by striking ^^ ^*°** ^^oout "Women's"' and inserting in lieu thereof "Army". (b) Section 307 of the Air Force Organization Act of 1951 (10 U.S.C. sec. 1837) is hereby amended by striking out "women's". ^^ ^*°** 3^* (c) Subsection (d) of section 203 of the Army and Air Force Vitalization and Retirement Equalization Act of 1948 (10 U.S.C. sec. 1003) is hereby amended by striking out "Women's" and inserting 62 Stat. loss. in lieu thereof "Army". SEC. 4. I n the computation of the pay, or retired or retirement pay, service crediu of any person appointed under the first section of this Act, or of any person appointed under section 116 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947, as amended, credit shall be given for all military and naval service rendered by such person with any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, including active and inactive service with the reserve components thereof. Approved August 9, 1955.

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