732 SIXTY-FIF TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 114. 1918. below the rank and grades of captain and captain of engineers to the ranks and grades of the Coast Guard not above captain and captain of engineers, respectively, without regard to number or ggggggim on mu length of service in rank or grade: Provided, That such temporary and gms. promotions may be to such rank and grade m the Coast Guard not above captain or ca tain of engineers as correspond to the rank and grade that may be attained in accordance with law, either permanently or temporarily, by line officers of the regular Navy of the C°°m°°°°”' same length of total service: Provided {urther, That constructors of the Coast Guard now authorized by aw who shall have had as much total service in the Coast Guard as the officer of the Construction Corps of the Navy at the foot of the permanent or temporary list of those with the rank of lieutenant commanders may be tem- &rvic€cr&1it_ porarily promoted to the rank of captain of the Coast Guard: And ovikied further, That for the pur oses of this Act service in the gbast Guard to be counted must have been continuous: And pro- _Pr¤c§•g;·¤w. ¤t<=·.¤¤t mkled further, That nothing contained in this paragraph shall operate cmu! to disturb the relative position of oHEicers in the Coast Guar with reference to recedence or promotion, but all such officers other- ‘ wise qualifiedp shall be advanced in rank with or ahead of officers in the Coast Guard who were their juniors on the date of this Act. m1;r<;¤;¤;gg¤n (tgt gr; That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized during! the oogooormofficr. ’ period of the present war to dpromotetemporarily, with the a vice °"""°"*“k· and consent o the Senate, e captain commandant of the Coast Guard to the rank of commodore in the Na and brigadier general ‘ in the Army, and the engineer in chief of Ke Coast Guard to the rank of captain in the Navy and colonel in the Army, officers of the Coast Guard holding permanent commissions above the rank and ade of first lieutenant and first lieutenant of engineers as follows: Rm °‘°°¥’****¤S· Not to exceed two—5fths of the captains authorized by law, and not to exceed one-third of the captains of engineers authorized by law, to have the rank of senior captain in the Coast Guard; and not to exceed one-third_the senior captains authorized b law, to have Qfgggflgicu bv sdm the rank of captain in the Navy and colonel in the Amy: Provided, tion. ‘ That the senior captains, captains, and captains of engineers to be temporarily promoted as herein provided, shall be selected as provided by law for promotion b se ection in the Navy. njsmc¤suponmo¤d- That during the period ofY the present war, the senior district °”§5`,;,.k, em, during superintendent, the three district superintendents next in order of “‘° "°'· seniority, the four district superintendents next below these three in order of seniority, and the junior five district superintendents shall have the rank, iay, and allowances of captain, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, andl third lieutenant in the Coast Guard, respectively. No promo oommis- That the permanent and probationary commissions of officers of "°"$ "°°°°°"· the Coast Guard shall not be vacated b reason of the temporary promotions and advancements authorized? b this Act, nor shall said oflicers be prejudiced in their relative lineair rank in regard to their p-oyi·».·._ _ promotion as provided for in existing law: Provided, That no officer mi ‘“""“*"’“· who shall receive a temporary promotion or advancement under this Act shall be entitled to ay or allowances except under such promo- Forrnerstgtug ,0 bg tion or advancement; Igrovided further, That upon the termination “"‘“”°"· of the tem orary promotions and advancements authorized by this Act, the oigcers so promoted and advanced shall revert to the rank Promotions. and grade from which temporarily promoted or advanced, unless such officers in the meantime, in accordance with law, become entitled to promotion to a hi her ade or rank in the permanent Coast Guard, in which case tiey shhll revert to said higher grade or rank and shall, after passing the prescribed examinations, be commis; sioned accordingly.
