1130 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Cris. 24, 25. 1923. €,*j_‘§g'{,’f°6E’,,'}i’°°”°°- their official station, together with their per diem in lieu of subsistence, when allowed pursuant to section 13 of the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act approved August 1, 1914; sulpplies and equipment, telegraph and telephone service, and misce laneous expenses, $210,000. Approved, January 5, 1923. Anna; 12.1923- . . . . . . [H. .10631.] CHAP. 25.-An Act To distribute the commissioned line and engineer officers lihai?. N¤· 381-1 of the Coast Guard in grades, and for other purposes. Cmmwd Qc it enacted by the {Senate and House of Re5n·esen¢ati»ves of the D,s,,,n,u,,m· 0, W_ United States of Amprgca m Qzmgress assemble , That the number mmenemcammn of permanent commissioned line officers of the Coast Guard now m,$ol.38,p.&)1. authorized by law shall distributed in grades, as follows: One commaudant, seven captains, twelve commanders, thirty-five lieutenant commanders, thirty-seven heutenants, and seventy-seven lieutenants (junior grade) and ensigns; and the_ number of permanent commissioned engmeer officers now authorized by law shall be distributedjn grades, as follows: One engineer chief, three captains (engmemémg), six commgnders (engineering), twelve lieutenant comman ers engineering twenty-two lieutenants (engineering), and forty-two gieutlgnants (junior grade) (engineering) and Pr¤¤¤¤¢i¤¤» ensigns engineering . romotions to the grades created by this @ me °°'“‘ Act, namely, captain, captain (engineering), and commander (engineering) shalibe made fromhthe next lower grade by seniority: PM*·•¤- _ r0*vzde' 'That `eutenants and 'eutenants (junior grade) both line
and engineering, may be promoted, subject to examinatidn as pro-
E"‘"""‘°""""°' yided gy lavgzswithplut iéagaidéo nignbg opxlength of serxgice in grasle, o suc gra in e oas uar n a ve 1eu enan comman er or lieutenant commander (engineering) as correspond to the permanent ranks and grades that mag be attained in accordance with law by line officers of the Re ular a of the same len h of total commimioned service and ogcers thuisy omoted hall bgd t be _ _ _ _ pr s ex ra num rs ,°‘§°¤£¤ ¤¤¤*¤·¤ ¤l· in their (;e;pect1vis grades, which extra numbers shall not at any one timed ex £ft8th%_fotllBowmg,6?pe•itively: Twenty lieutenant comrnan ers, _ en neu nants een ieutenant commanders (en ermg), and eigiht lieutenantis (enigneerin ), but no officer sligzihebe promoted un er this proyiso who would thereby be advanced in rank ahead of an officer in the same rade and corps whose name stands above his on the official precedence list: Promkkd further, mean rank with That captains and captains éengineering) shall have the rank of, N“"’· and be of corrospondinghgra e to, captains in the Navy, and commanders (engineermg) all have the rank of, and be of corresponding grade to, commanders in the_Navy. cmmmaglagk ew _ no. 2. That the title of captain commandant in the Coast Guard °‘°°d°“* ‘ is hereby changed to commandant. Hereafter the commandant shall be selectgd frorg tgielpgtive listhplf line officers not belog the grade <£ comman er an s a ave w e serving as comman ant, the ran pay, and allowances of a rear admiral (lower half) of the N avyi ¤M{;,,k,"""°',g,,, ,,,,,,,, ggglwdedl, Thatéanty efeer vgig shall hggafter segve as corxhmandané · _ w en re ire reti with t rank 0 comman ant an with’the pay of a ’rear admiral (lower half) of the Navy on the ,,§"°‘*"”'“°“°‘°°"‘ retired list, and that an officer whose term of service as commandant has expired may be appointed a captain and shall be an additional number in that grade; but if not so appointed, he shall take_the i’i'Zi°°r3'¥.$Z";..’$L°;i“’.§‘Z°..ET.‘“$i g1‘“‘°$% h" `§?iE’$fi.£'Eu`€§‘bZ1“id . . an an an an a in §a.eu¤¤,ii~1•i:.l°i¤,i°'J¤.,, such grade: Provided further, That the engineer in chief, while so Serving, shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a captain (engi-
