PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 729-732-DEC. 14, 1942 [56 STAT. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to affect in any manner the status, rank, precedence, pay, allowances, or eligibility for promotion or retirement, or otherwise to operate in any case or on any account to the prejudice, of any of the professors at the United States Military Academy. Approved, December 14, 1942. [CHAPTER 730] December 14, 1942 [S. 2619] [Public Law 800] AN ACT To amend Article of War 114 so as to broaden the power to administer oaths and take acknowledgments Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the authorized United States of America in Congress assembled, That Article of teroaths. War 114 (Act of June 4, 1920, 41 Stat. 810; 10 U. S. C. 1586) be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: "ART. 114 . AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER OATHs. - Any officer of any component of the Army of the United States on active duty in Federal service commissioned in or assigned or detailed to duty with the Judge Advocate General's Department, any staff judge advocate or acting staff judge advocate, the President of a general or special court-martial, any summary court-martial, the trial judge advocate or any assistant trial judge advocate of a general or special court- martial, the president or the recorder of a court of inquiry or of a military board, any officer designated to take a deposition, any officer detailed to conduct an investigation, and the adjutant, assistant adju- tant or personnel adjutant of any command shall have power to administer oaths for the purposes of the administration of military of notary justice and for other purposes of military administration; and shall also have the general powers of a notary public in the administration of oaths, the execution and acknowledgment of legal instruments, the attestation of documents and all other forms of notarial acts to be bi executed by persons subject to military law: Provided, That no fee of any character shall be paid to any officer mentioned in this Act for the performance of any notarial act herein authorized." Approved, December 14, 1942. December 14, 1942 [. 2867] [Public Law 801] United States courts. Appointment of ad- ditional circuit judge. December 14, 1942 [8. 2891] [Public Law 802] Army of the U.8. Determination of precedence among offiers. [CHAPTER 731] AN ACT To provide for the appointment of an additional circuit judge for the fifth circuit. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional circuit judge for the fifth circuit. Approved, December 14, 1942. [CHAPTER 732] AN ACT To amend paragraph 8, section 127a, of the National Defense Act so as to authorize certain service to be counted in determining precedence among officers when dates of rank are the same. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the eighth paragraph of section 12 7a of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended by section 5 of the Act of February 28, 1925 (43 Stat. 1078; 10 U. S . C . 511), is hereby amended by changing the 1050 Army of Officers to administ Powers public. Prosiso. Fees prol
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