942 SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 83. 1915. after bemg` d ated as such commander in chief by the President and from the date of command of such fleet until relinquishment of such command, have the rank and pay of an ¤S$i°g°£ial¤ilu°€i°imm°°d admiral; and in each of the above»—na.med fleets the officer serving as second in command thereof shall each, after being designated as such second in command by the President, and from the date of
dut as such second in command until his relin uishment
G¤¤·¤¤·=¤=¤‘>“=*¤·d· of such uty, have the rank and pay of a vice admiral; and (the grades 1,,, of admiral and fvicehadmiral in theihlxlsavy are herifelby reesgablished and authorized or the urposes o section. e annu pay o $S°ilZ°5`mg¤¤¢·d an admiral shall be $10ll)00, and of a vice admiral $9,000: Provided, ""‘”’°“’ ““"”"‘“‘ That in time of peace officers to serve as commander in chief and as second in command of the three said fleets shall be designated from No mmm M among the rear admirals on the active list of the Navy: Provided mm. ' furtheqaghat nt%th1.;g herein contained tslhahmcgpate anby vapanteéy in an em ea norincrease e numroocers allgwird by existing lair}; and that when an officer is detached from duty as such commander in chief or as such second in command, as above rovided he shall return to his rgilar rank m the list of rear
and shalgnphereafter receive o y the pay and allowances
of suc r ar r . §gg*g;¤g_°;;f§g”. The titliaghlf p1;ymaster’s clerk in the United States Navy is hereby ami: changed to- changed to pay erk, and hereafter all pay clerks shall be warranted ..fS°&*'{.,°Z'§.,°”°` mm from acf ay clerks, who shall be appointed from enlisted men in the Navyuéoicgnng act? orlpermanent appointxppixgttgd as chief getty officers w ve serv at east ears as e men, at east two years of which service must have byeen on board a cruising vessel ciemmmpmww- of the Navy. All appointments as actinlg pay clerks shall be made by the Secretary of the Navy, and all suc appointees, in addition to the qualigplations above set forth]; must be cétigeps og Uniggd mgaaeeus. States. acf a ointments erein rovi e or s a e m e _ ermanent unddiigregiilations established) by the Secretary of the fg’,'j},',‘{,‘,,,,,_,,,,,,,,,,,,. Nag: Prmnkled, That paymasters’ clerks now in the Navy whose iu: vw ¤¤¤¤¤- tot service as such is less than one year and who are citizens of the United States may, upon the plassage of this Act, be given aplpoint— ?e;;:z:ds gtcpglng palyh c erks wit out preivipsus service ag enhste ment; Pu ¢¤•¤¤· r u er, at a asters’ c er now in the service an former paymasters’ clerksyghose alppointments have been revoked within six months next preceding the passage of this Act who have
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ze , ma , , p.y,n1¤wa¤¤a,a¤. warranted as pay plelgs ;1v;lt&hou(t;v1]:;·éeZvious hsprvifiis as enlicsteldsmeg orasacf a cer : art , atpay er an acf palylgclldrlfs shall have ge samef ay, allowances, and other benlgéts as are now or may hereafter be alllowed other warrant officers chmpay c,em_ and acting warrant officers, respectively. , _ R,,,k,,,,,_ That a ay clerks shall, after six years service as such, be com- Pmim missioned dhief pay clerks and shall on promotion have the rank, cram ie; previous pay, and allowances of chief boatswain: Provakied, That in com- ""“’°· puting the six years’ service herein provided for credit shall be given or al service in the Navy as pay clerk, acting pay clerk, and pay- .$§§‘§§l§§,,§“§_p'°" master’s clerk: Provided further, That paymasters’ clerks now m the Navy and former paymasters’ clerks whose a pointments have been revoked within six months next precedin tge passage of this Act, who have had not less than six years’ actu:5 service as such and Xho gre citizens of tge Ungecél Statgs, §;ay,t1}rpon the passage of this ct, e commissions as c e ay er wi out revious service as enlisted men, acting pg clerks? or pa clerks. P "“'*"‘*"*‘*°'*¤°¤. That the total num of chief pay clyerks pay clerks, and acting 8 clerks allowed by this Act shall not exceed one for each two hundlred
