United States Congressional Serial SetU.S. Government Printing Office, 1909 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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Page 242 - persons who were found, upon examination by boards of officers convened for that purpose, to be “ specially qualified to hold commissions in any volunteer force which may hereafter be called for and organized under the authority of Congress other than a force composed of organized militia.” Of these, 1 was from
Page 263 - At the beginning of the fiscal year 1909 there were 120 officers on the general recruiting detail, and at the end of the year there were 119. The latter number includes 14 retired officers detailed under the provisions of the act of Congress approved April 23, 1904 (33 Stat. L., 264), and
Page 75 - ‘An act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes,' approved April twelfth, nineteen hundred. “Be it enacted by the Senate and
Page 242 - enlisted men on the retired list created by the provisions of the act of Congress approved February 14, 1885 (23 Stat. L., 305), modified by the acts of Congress approved September 30, 1890 (26 Stat. L., 504), and March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. L., 1218). During the fiscal year
Page 273 - enlistment in which they qualify, provided that during that time they do not attain a highe¿r classification and that they continue to be members of an organization armed with the rifle or are transferred for the convenience of the Government to some organization not so armed.” Data with regard to the number of competitors and the number of
Page 241 - one grade. All of them, with the exception of the majorgeneral and 1 brigadiergeneral, received a further advance of one grade under the act of Congress approved April 23, 1904 (33 Stat. L., 264). In addition to these,
Page 233 - and such other officers and enlisted men as may hereinafter be provided for, “ and the scouts are thereinafter provided for in section 36. If, then, these soldiers are to be retired as are other soldiers, they will be able to do so after but fifteen years' service, in view of that other provision of law which, in computing
Page 49 - range practice. RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. The total amount actually expended under the direction of the Chief of Engineers in connection with the improvement of rivers and harbors during the fiscal year ended June 30,
Page 280 - not received final consideration, having been referred to commanding generals or others in the course of investigation as to the merits of the cases and not having been returned to this office before the close of the year. It is proper to remark, however, that the number of cases received does not represent the number of