l’IFTY—FlFTH CONGRESS. Sess. Ill. Ch. 413. 1899. 1009 Sec. 20. That no person except such officers or former graduates of AS°_lim*°· .¤PP9*¤°· the Naval Academy as have served in the war with Spain, as herein- m°°°°’ °x°mm°°°°' before provided for, shall be appointed a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps who is under twenty or over thirty years of age; and that no person shall be appointed a commissioned officer in said corps until he shall have passed such examination as may be prescribed by the President of the United States, except graduates of the Naval Academy, as above provided. That the officers of the Marine Corps above the grade ofcaptain, except brigadiergeneral, shall, before being promoted, be subject to such physical, mental and moral examination as is now, or may hereafter be, prescribed by law for other i officers of the Marine Corps. . Sec. 21. That upon the passage of this Act not more than fortylive rmmcumc appcae. of the captains, forty-five first lieuteuants and forty-five second lieu- '“°'"“‘ tenants herein provided for shall be appointed; fifteen captains, fifteen first lieutenauts and fifteen second lieutenants to be appointed subse- _ quently to January first, nineteen hundred. Sec. 22. That the staif of the Marine Corps shall consist of one adju- swf •=·>¤¤.1><>¤i¤¤¤· tant and inspector, one quartermaster and one paymaster, each with the rank of colonel; one assistant adjutant and inspector, two assistant quartermasters and one assistant paymaster, each with, the rank of major; and three assistant quartermasters with the rank of captain. That the vacancies created by this Act in the departments of the adju- Vacancies, how tant and inspector and paymaster shall be filled lirst by promotion m§§f'S__m_ ,6,,2, pm, according to seniority of the officers in each of th··se departments amended. respectively, and then by selection from the line oiliwrs on the active list of the Marine Corps not below the grade of captain, and who shall —* have seen not less than ten years’ service in the Marine Corps. That the vacancies created by this Act in the quartermastens department of said corps shall be filled, first by promotion according to seniority of the officers in this department, and then by selection from the line officers on the active list or said corps not below the grade of first lieutenant: Pro/vided, That all vacancies hereafter occurring in the pi-acm. staif of the Marine Corps shall be hlled first by promotion according ;;;*b¤*=¤“°¤° ”¤¤¤· to seniority of the officers in their respective departments, and then by ` selection from officers of the line on the active list, as hereinbefore provided for. , Sec. 23. That the enlisted force of the Marine Corps shall consist of ncuma force. five sergeant majors, one drum major, twenty quartermaster sergeants, seventy-two gunnery sergeants with the rank and allowance of the first sergeant, and whose pay shall be thirty-five dollars per month; sixty lirst sergeants; two hundred and forty sergeants; four hundred` and eighty corporals; eighty drummers; eighty trumpeters; and four thousand nine hundred and sixty-two privates. A Sec. 24. That the band of the United States Marine Corps shall con- ncaa. sist of one leader, with the pay and allowances of a iirst lieutenant; one second leader, whose pay shall be seventy-five dollars per month, and who shall have the allowances of a sergeant major; thirty first class musicians, whose pay shall be sixty dollars per month; and thirty second class musicians whose pay shall be fifty dollars per month and the allowances of a sergeant; such musicians of the band to have no increased pay for length of service. ‘ Sec. 25. That the oath of allegiance now provided for the officers and om cr mcgumcc. men of the Army and Marine Corps shall be administered hereafter to the officers and men of the Navy. Sec. 26. That all acts and parts of acts, so far as they conflict with Repeal. che provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed. ` Approved, March 3, 1899. ` vox. xxx--64
