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SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 105. 1917. 403 separate and apart under court order or written agreement or for a former wife divorced, it shall not exceed the amount specified in the _ _ court order, decree, or written agreement to be paid to her. For an m°"“m°t° °hm'°“‘ illegitimate child, to whose support the father has been judicially ordered or decreed to contribute, it shall not exceed the amount fixed in the order or decree. _ _ If there be an allotment for a wife or child, a former wife divorced F°‘“‘°""‘°"“'°'°°"- and who has not remarried shall be entitled to a compulsory allotment only out of the difference, if any, between the allotment for the wife or child or both and one-half of the pay. Sec. 202. That the enlisted man may allot any propprtion or m,$f°"°‘"‘°““P°" pro rtions or any fixed amount or amounts of his mont Bly pay or of the roportion thereof remaining after the compulsory otment, for such purposes and for the bene t of such person or lpersons as he may direct, subject, however, to such conditions and mitations as ma be prescribed under regulations to be made by the Secretary of {Var and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively. Sec. 203. That in case one—half of an enlisted man’s monthly pay is b°U'},’§‘p‘§,§,,*°,§_}’°§‘,§°°,},§ not allotted regulations to be made by the secretary of War and the 610 Secretary of the Navy, respectively, may require, under such circum- ’ p' ' stances and conditions as may be prescribed in such regfxnlations that any proportion of such one-half pay as is not allotted s all be deposited to his credit, to be held duriu such period of his service as may be prescribed. Such deposits shsgl bear interest at the rate of four humper centum per annum, with semiannual rests and, when payable, P¤v¤¤¤¢· shall be paid Ipriucipal and interest to the enlisted man, if living, otherwise to any eneficiary or beneficiaries he may have designated, or if there be no such beneficiary, then to the person or persons who would under the laws of the State of his residence be entitled to his personal pilgoperty in case of intestacy. Sec. 204. at a amildy allowance of not exceeding $50 per month ;:"£{)a,?,'1,;';':“”,§; shall be innted and pai by the United States upon written ap lica- emunmmm. pp tion to the bureau by such enlisted manor by or on behalf oi) any glrospective beneficiary, in accordance with and subject to the con- 'tions, limitations, and exceptions hereinafter specified. _ The family allowance shallqie aid from the time of enlistment to P°"°° *’°’“m°*°°°‘ death in or one month after discharge from the service, but not for more than one month after the termination of the present war emergency. No famig allowance shall be made for any period preceding November rst, nineteen hundred and seventeen. The payment shall be subject to such regulations as may be prescribed relative to cases of desertion and imprisonment and of missing men. Amoum allowed Subject to the conditions, limitations, and exceptions hereinabove ' and hereinafter specified, the family allowance payable per month shall be as follows: Class A. In the case of a man to his wife (including a former wife m‘mcmmm ‘ divorced) and to his child or children: PM P·61°· (a) If there be a wife but no child, $15. l (b) If there be a wife and one child, $25. (c) If there be a wife and two children, $32.50, with $5 per month additional for each additional child. (d) If there be no wife, but one child, $5. - (e) If there be no wife, but two children, $12.50. (f ) If there be no wife, but three children, $20. fig) If there be no wife, but four children, $30, with $5 per month ad 1tional for each additional child. Cm B_ Class B. In the case of a man or woman, to a grandchild, a parent, 0¤¤¤r r¤1¤*=iv¤¤- brother, or sister: ‘ P°"'* p‘ 61°‘ (a) If there be‘one parent, $10. (b) If there be two arents, $20. (c) For each grandchild, brother, sister, and additional parent, $5.