46 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 12. 1917. S,Q,@°° °‘ Chiu °‘ cLERKs, Mnssnxonns, AND LABORERS, OFFICE or THE CHIEF or srarr. etg"*’k$» ’“°$$°¤$°'Si One chief clerk, at $2,250 per annum, $2,250; ' Three clerks, at $2,000 each per annum, $6,000; Six clerks, at $1,800 each per annum, $10,800; Ten clerks, at $1,600 each per annum, $16,000; Twelve clerks, at $1,400 each per annum, $16,800; Seventeen clerks, at $1,200 each per annum, $20,400; Eight clerks, at $1,000 each per annum, $8,000; One captain of the watch, at $900 per annum, $900; Six watchmen, at $720 each per annum, $4,320; One gardener, at $720 per annum, $720; One packer, at $840 per annum, $840; One chief messenger, at $1,000 per annum, $1,000; Three messengers, at $840 each lper annum, $2,520: Fifteen messengers, at $720 eac per annum, $10,800; Two laborers, at $720 each per annum, $1,440; One laborer, at $600 per annum, $600; _ Five charwomen, at $240 each per annum, $1,200; in all, $104,590. pa§,°,;§§g°';§g§ °‘ d°‘ CLERKS Ayn >1EssE>:cERs AT HEADQUARTERS or THE SEVERAL TERRI- ' TORIAL DEPARTMENTS, TERRITORIAL msrnrcrs, TACTICAL DIVISIONS Axn nnrcanns, Axn SERVICE scnoons. Clerks, messengers, Seven clerks, at $2,000 each per annum, $14,000; °"‘ Eleven clerks, at $1,800 each r annum, $19,800; Fourteen clerks at $1,600 eaclicper annum, $22,400; Thirty-two clerks, at $1,400 eac per annum, $44,800; Fifty-seven clerks, at $1,200 each per annum, $68,400; Forty-nine clerks, at $1,000 each per annum, $49,000; Thirt —nine messengers, at $720 each per annum, $28,080; _ _ In ali $246,480. F°’°‘g"S°'f“°°· Additional pay while on foreign service, $7,600. °°“""“"‘“°{‘· For commutation of quarters and of heat and light, $53,742. mQ§Q;l§{§’§,$;»‘*““’°" For commutation of quarters and of heat and light for Held clerks, _ Quartermaster Corps, $70,000. ‘ $ZG'¥€$Z";,simmm,, Provided, That Said clerks, messengers, and laborers shall be em- , ployed and assigned by the Secretary of War to the offices and osi- ,0},§;}m,j{ "°¥’°”m**¤° tions in which they are to serve: Provided furtlwr, That no clerk, messenger, or laborer at headquarters of tactical divisions, militarv depart ments, brigades, service schools, and office of the Chief of Staff shall be assigned to duty in any bureau in the War Department. <¤<·¤er¤1$¢e¤F¤rps· GENERAL s<rAEE conrs. §,§g,g§,f>*“°¤*¤- For pay of officers of the General Staff Corps, $132,600: Provided, ryoesinas amended That the first paragraph of section five of the National Defense Act d“€;}?°”§§fg"‘;fy· ,,,7, approved June thirc , nineteen hundred and sixteen, be, and the same =·¤=gi)¤;g$gh¤m O, is ereby, amended for the (period of the existing emergency to read ' Rapkaaapméaeuce as follows: "Sec. 5. The cneral Staff Co s.—’l`he General Staff ""“°‘ Corpls shall consist of one Chief of Staff, whoxsgiallbe a general officer ,,,hm,mrS_ of the lme and who shall take rank and precedence over all other officers of the Army; two assistants to the Chief of Staff, who shall be general officers of the line, one of whom shaH he the president of the Army War College; ten colonels; twelve lieutenant colonels; thirty-two majors; and thirty-four captains, to be detailed from _ corresponding grades in the Army as in this section hereinafter T°“’ °"’*"""· provided. officers detailed in the General Staff Corps shall be etailed therein for a period of four years, unless sooner relieved. Whtle serving rn the General Staff Corps, officers may be temporarily
