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SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 335. 1912. ‘ 33] `°That the term of enlistment of an enlisted man in the Na v umiby his voluntary written agreemeng under such regnilationsvaisudniw be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy with the approval of the President, be extended for a period of either one, two, &ree, or four full years from the date of expiration of the then exis four-year term of enlistment, and subsequent to said date such¤:§isted men ,,°”,,,,""',,§*""""°',,,,,,,. as extend the term of enlistment as authorized in this section shall °•¤¤· be entitled to and shall receive the same pay and allowanca in all respects as though regularly discharged and reenlisted immediate] upon expiration of theu· term of enlistment, and such extension shah not opergte to deprive them upon at the termination thereof of any right, privilege, or beneht to Whl they would be entitled at the expiration of a four-gear term of enlistment. » . ' That section undred and seventy-three of the Revised ¤•¤¤¤•¤¤¤¤¤ Statutes of the United States as amended by section sixteenof anAet eiiliiiilil 1°”"'°°' entitled "An Act to and increase theeizlicieneyef thepep. '*?'—*°·P·*°°"· sonnel of the Navy and Corps of the United States," approved March third, eighteen hundred an mnety-nigsiisbe, and the same is liereb ,_amended to as follows: "If ted man or appren- B¤¤¤¤¤> b•¤v•¤. tice, émgéionorably d1scha§1ed, shall t for four ears within four mon thereafter, he sh , on presenting his honoralyile discharge or on accounting in a satisfactory manner for its loss, `be entitled to a gratuity of four months’ ay equal in amount to that which he would ave received if he had lieen emploied in actual service: Provided, rma¤». That api enlisted man m the Navy w ose term of enlistment has been ,,,§,‘§“§‘,{",,°,‘,},f’,‘{€ extend for an aggregate of four ears shall, after the expiration of *·¤¤¤*· the preceding four-year term of tment upon which the extension is made and if otherwise entitled to an honorable discharge, be paid the gratuity above provided: And promkkd, That an man who has 1¤m•¤¤·¤ my iw received an honorable dischargieg from his last_term oienlistment, or "°"u'””°”°" who has received a recommen tion for reenlistment upon the expiration of his last term of enlistment who reenlists for a term of four years within four months from the date of his discharge, shall receive an increase of one dollar and tl111‘l'»y—SlX cents per month to the pay pgescribed ipa the rating in whichrdlie serves for each outciessive Qxmm i ' tment: further, at an extension o e rio o ,; °° **1*},** enlistment as higreinbefore authorized, aggregating four yegis, shall igrilcg mmm W be held and considered as equivalent to continuous service with respect to all rights, privileges, and benefits granted for such service P"iii°°° °i1°w`,L1. mgm · ui see my s tt N ¤*·¤¤··¤·· ···¤···· at un er su ations as e e o e avy may mm ,,,,,,,,_,,, 0, ,,_ rescribe, with the approval of the President any enlisted man may x>¤¤¤¤<>¤ ¤¢ ¤¤¤¤· ge discharged at any time within three months before the expiration of his term of enlistment or extended enlistment without prejudice to any right, privil?e, or benefit that he would have received, except pay and owauces or the unexpired period not served or to which he would thereafter become entitled, had he served full term of enlistment or extended enlistment: Provided, That nothing in Act gvgmm N b_ shall be held to reduce or increase the pay and allowances of enlisted mma p•y.e¤. men of the Navy now authorized pursuant to law. _ mmm, Commozm, Naw: For all emergencies and extraordinary expenses, exclusive of personal services in the Navy Defggrtment, or any of its subordinatvbureaus or offices at Washington, tnct of Columbia, arising at home or abroad, but impossib e to antiogmated or classified, to be expended on the approval and authority of e Secretary of the Navy, and for such p ses us he may deem proper, fol‘i;£—S1X thousand dollars; Provndgd-in That the accolmting 0§¤61‘S ,,,,,y,,,,, of 6 Treasury are hereby authorized and directed to allow, ID. U16 i¤*¤1•¤d P°•¤‘°¤'· settlement of accounts of disbursing officers involved, pamepts made under the appropriation "Contingent, Navy/’ to civilian