244 SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 40. 1917. m;}§•“¤**‘°*°¤‘**d herein provided for shall not apply to any person under the age ' of twent —one ears or to any person above the age of thirty-one ,$?“°°“'“"d“"°‘ years: further, That the grades_of chauffem, nrst class, and . chauffeur are hereby created m the Signal Corps. The pay and allowances of a chauffeur, iirst class, sha be the same as a sergeant, P¤Y»¤·¤k»¤¥¤· first class in the Signal Corps. PK and allowances of a chauffeur ` shall be the same as a se eant in e Signal Corps. All chauffeurs ' while serving as such sha? rank with qcgiporals of the Signal Co and shall be subjecti;¤t;o£:11oéi)on and uction to any other grid; now author1zed° in s. Tactical units to be Sec. 4. That the President isrherebfy authorized to appropriatel °'“°‘°'”°`i‘ officer and organize the personnel o the Signal Corps into such number of divisions, brigades, regiments, wings, squadrons, battalions, comnlanies, and flights as may be necessbgrdy, and to increase or_ decrease t_ e number of orgamzations prescri for the divisions, b des r ents, W1 vs, s uadrons, attalions, com ames, and P? » 6g*m _ De q _ _P _ fhg ts, and to gnescnbe such new and different organizations and personnel for visions, brigpdes, regiments, wings, squadrons, attalions, companies, and flig ts as the eiiiciency of the service may . uu·e. H°**’¤¤*¤°¤| ml mThe President is further authorized to organize such head uarters ii.{°$ii:°$z¤»-¤¤1a.d°i°dP and headquarters detachments for divisions, brigades, regiments, wmgs, squadrons, battaliom, companies, and flights as may be necessary, and to prescribe new an different organizations for such htengquarters and eadquarters detachments whenever the efficiency o ~ e service may require. · ¤p(irg$diiEl$q¥'§¤b§ Sec. 5. That the President, by and with the advice and consent of aueaucy- the Senate, is authorized to appoint for the period of the existing emergency such mugeneral officers of applropriate grades as may be necessary for st duty and for duty wit snch brigades and divisions
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