210 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 134. 1916. ¤¤’¤<>¤¤· °¤-¤*°- except during periods of service for which he may become lawfully entitled to the same pay as an enlisted man of corresponding grade in the Regular Army, at a rate equal to twenty-five per centum_ of PWM the initiql playlpow provided by law for erpgstéed nam 05 qoriresponqing Attendance stems, ades o the ar Arm : rovaded, a suc en s e man s a °*°‘*"’q‘“'°°‘ gceive the comegdiisation herein provided he shall have attended not less than forty-eight regular drills during any one year, and a pro ortionate amount for attendance upon a lesser number of such drills, not less than twenty-four; and no such enlisted man shall receive any part of said compensation excelpt as authorized by this Ilrgoviso and the three provrsos next fo owing: Provided pu§°,gg1'“°’*°‘ °°"*· further, at the compensation provided herein shall be computed ` for semiannual periods, beginning the first day of January and the first day of July of each year, in ro ortion to the number of drills attended; and no compensation dhall) be paid to any enlisted man for the first semiannual period of any year unless he shall have attended duri said period at least twenty-four drills, but any lesser number of drag attended during said period shall be reckoned with the drills attended during the second semiannual period in com uting p_§t°*_?j;P§;}g’;_ ‘°’ the compensation, if any, due him for that year: Provided further, That when any man enters into an enlistment other than an immediate reenlistment he shall be entitled to proportional compensation for that year if during the remainder of the year he shall attend a number of drills whose ratio to twenty-four is not less than the ratio of the part of the you so served to the whole year; and when any otwenty mggpud man’s enlistment s all expire the com ensation, if any, to which he
- ”*’°“ °‘ ‘*“"’·· may be entitled shall be determined in like manner: Provided further,
That periods of any actual military duty equivalent to the drillsherein pfescribed (except those periods of service for which members of the ational Guard may become lawfully entitled to the same ay as omcers and enlisted men of the corresponding ades in the Rlegular Army) may be accepted as service in lieu oiglsuch drills when so msbummms and provided by the Secretary of War. assuming. All amounts apprqprrated for the 1u·pose of this and the last preceding section s a be disbursed and accounted for by the officers and agents of the Quartermaster Corps of the Army, and all disbursements under the foregoing provisions of this section shall be made as_ soon as practicable after the thirty-first day of December and the thrrtreth day of June of each year upon_ pa rolls prepared and _ authenticated in the manner to be rescrrbedy by the Secretary of §'§,Q",;’é,,,_ War: Provided, That stoppages may he made against the compensation payable to any officer or enlisted man hereunder to cover the gxteqfopiglntriegtpgopergy lost or destroyed by and chargeable to such c . ma .
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ape . _ _ erem, no mone a ro- Y prrated under the provrsiiins of thispor the last preceding sectionlshall _e paid to any person not on the active list, nor to an person over sxxty-four years of age, nor to any person who shall failyto ualify as to fitness for mrhtary service under such regulations as the (Secretary ,,,;,*§“,$,,‘;j,*,'js°_°‘s****“°°"Y of War shall prescribe, nor to any State, Territo , or District, or officer or enlisted man in the National Guard thereorg unless and until such State, Territory, or District provides by law that staff officers, including officers 0 the Pay, Inspection, Subsistence, and Medical Departments, hereafter appointed shall have had revious military experience and shall hold their positions until they shall have reached the age of sixty-tour %ears, unless retired prior to that time by reason of regggnatron, drsab ty, or for cause to be determined by a courtmar legally convened for that purpose, and that vacancies among mm said officers shall be filled l>y appomtinent from the officers of the mihtra of such State, Territory. or District: Provwkled further, That
