The National Defense Act, Approved June 3, 1916, as Amended to January 1, 1945, Inclusive, with Related Acts and Notes |
Common terms and phrases
39 Stat 41 Stat 53 Stat act July act June act of Apr Act of Feb Act of June Act of Mar act under section active duty active service Air Corps AMD AFF amended by act appointed April Army Mine Planter base pay cadets centum Chief cognate act commissioned service discharged District of Columbia entitled February 14 grade hereafter July 31 June 15 June 30 length of service longevity pay Marine Corps Military Appropriation Acts militia National Defense Act National Guard Navy NOTE number of officers officers and enlisted pay and allowances Pay Readjustment Act Philippine Scouts Planter Service prescribed President Provided further provision in Military rank receive the pay recurrent provision Regular Army regulations Reserve Officers retired list retired officers retired pay second lieutenant Secretary Secretary of War section 4a subsistence superseded Territory thereof tion Training Corps United States Army War Department warrant officers
Popular passages
Page 82 - ... to leave of absence from their respective duties, without loss of pay or time, on all days of any parade or encampment ordered or authorized under the provisions of this act.
Page 105 - I, , do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the State of , against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same ; that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the governor of the State...
Page 95 - The militia of the United States shall consist of all able-bodied male citizens of the United States and all other able-bodied males who have or shall have declared their Intention to become citizens of the United States...
Page 49 - ... determined by the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy, as the case may be...
Page 98 - An Act for making further and more effectual provision for the national defense, and for other purposes", approved June 3, 1916 (39 Stat.
Page 137 - ... for the production of nitrates or other products needed for munitions of war and useful in the manufacture of fertilizers and other useful products.
Page 133 - ... such product or material as may be required, and any individual, firm, company, association, or corporation, or organized manufacturing industry, or the responsible head or heads thereof, failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years and by a fine not exceeding $50,000.
Page 116 - The discipline (which includes training) of the National Guard shall conform to the system which is now or may hereafter be prescribed for the Regular Army, and the training shall be carried out by the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia so as to conform to the provisions of this act.
Page 120 - States to call forth such number of the militia of the State, or States, most convenient to the place of danger, or scene of action, as he may judge necessary to repel such invasion, and to issue his orders for that purpose to such officer or officers of the militia as he shall think proper.
Page 119 - War may, upon the recommendation of the governor of any State or Territory or the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia...