576 SIXTY·FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 417. 1916. %‘$¥`ii’·¥'=‘¥·°"···=···i··‘ ~ H°'°"‘“°' i" “d‘ii°ll“ §° °h°;1P£§§?°”§§$s2l;.i’”£dSi$£’J“$fttiirllli m§1;s£”° P"“’°°“°‘ djelilligf. Titeariibsyliillbwedcdifteexdlrlrhppommlhnm annuallyyx instead of tgg rv?v{·sir°¤ili°”e¤iisi§i as now rescribed by law, and the Secretarzly of the avy is allow ¤°¤- twenty-Eve appointments annually, mstea of fifteen as now fpre·
- ¢i.?';l)`ri}z2. scribed by law, the latter to be appointed from the enhsted men o the
i Navy who are citizens of the United States, and not more than twenty years of age on the date of plntrance to the N;§al;A1cademy, and (plz; rvednotlesst anone earase se menon e a promo. ?>1f£iiir1ii:i7i?:eSi6 Promlled, That such apgiointments shall be made in the °°‘“P°“""$’ °"'“' order of merit from candidates who have in competition with each mmmsmmmi other passed the mental examination now or hereafter requ1red_by law for entrance to the Naval Academy, aréd who PQSSBE the physical e minations r uired before entrance un er existing _ ws. _ Admin °‘ Fm' X;l‘hat hereaftgii the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to permit plum not exceeding four Filipinos, to be des` ated, one for each class;_by D°¤*8¤”“°“ hy G°"‘ the Governor General of the Philippinellnslands, to receive instruction mm Gmmi at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland: P’<¤**·°· Promkled That the Fili inos undergoing instruction, as erem P°y’°u°wmm'°w` authorized, shall receive the same pay, allowances and emoluments, to be paid out of the same appropriations, and shall be suléj act to the same rules and regulations governing admission, atten_ ance, dis- . cipline, resignation, discha e, dismissal, and graduation as are — authorized b law and regalilation for midshipmen appointed from lim •¤¤*'¤* *° *1* the United Sytates, but the Filipino midshipmen herein authorized pmnm-Munavyi shall not be entitled to appointment to any commissioned office m the United States Navy by reason of their graduation from the Naval Academy. _ mcgimssmed vcr- comnssronmn rm;soNr~mL. P¤r<=•m¤>s¤¤¢¤*¤·=¤¤ Hereafter the total number of commissioned officers of the active °m‘°“”°` list of the line of the Navy, exclusive of commissioned warrant officers shall be four per centum of the total authorized enlisted strength of the active list exclusive of the Hospital Corps, prisoners unde oin sentence of discharge, enlisted men detailed or duty ggwyggupion 0, withrtiie Naval Militia, and the Flying Corps: Promded _That the pm;. total number of commissioned line officers on the active list at any one time, exclusive of commissioned warrant officers, shall be distributed in the proportion of one of the grade of rear admiral to four in the grade of captain, to seven in the grade of commander, to fourteen in the grade of lieutenant commander, to thirty-two and onehalf in the grade of lieutenant, to forty~one and one—half in the des of lieutenant (junior grade) and ensi , inclusive: Provided ¤¤8Srdii°Xr$)#iZlii”°` §1l?ther, That lieutenants (junior grade) shall hive had not less than threle year(si’ sirgrce in that grade before being eligible for promotion tot e a e o eutenant. 3***1** °°’¤5· The liiital authorized number of commissioned officers of the active list of the following staff corps, exclusive of commissioned warrant officers, shall be based on percentages of the total number of com- Pemumgas nnisiongd officprs of the actryte list 2* the line of gre N ag as follows: · ay orps, we ve r cen um; onstructron o , ve er centum; Corps of Civil ldiiigineers, two r centum; aiilds that the total authorized number of commissionedmofficers of the Medical Corps shall be sixty-five one hundredths of one por centum of the total authorized number of the officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps, including midshipmen, Hospital Co s, risoners _ undergoinv sentence of discharge, enlisted men detailedrilor diity with P'°‘“°‘*°“· the Navallllrlitra, and the Flying Corps. Officers of the lower grades of the Medical COPE? Pay Corps, Construction Corps, and Corps of Civil Engrneers sha be advanced in rank up to and including the rank of lieutenant commander with the officers of the line with whom
