SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 536. 1925. 1271 Marine Corps, relieving said officer or enlisted man of all the disabilities which he had heretofore or would hereafter suffer by virtue of said charge of desertion thus appearing against him; and upon E¤**Y °* h°¤¤¤·*>*¤ such action being taken by the President, such officer or enlisted mmm man shall be regarded as having been honorably discharged on the - date the charge of desertion was entered against him: Provided, That W nothing contained in this section shall operate to entitle any oilieer for service p§i¥ai¤° ni or enlisted man to back pay or allowances of any kind or to a. www W"' pension for any service rendered prior to the World War. ro eiumrr CERTAIN orrrcmzs wrru Acrrvn DUTY rnnronmnn smcm Rmmd m nwrmnmnm. ° °°¤· Sec. 3. That all retired commissioned and warrant officers of the ,,c§§§';“S§'§,m“f{*,}ru°g’ United States Navyiand Marine Corps who served on active duty 1917·¤¤ MMM 3. 1921: in the Navy and arine Corps of the United States during the World War shall be credited with all active duty performed since retirement during the period from April 6, 1917, to March 3, 1921, in the computation of their longevity pay. c1v11.1AN otrrrrrs Funmsunn imnisrmn MEN. ¤iv11i¤¤ outfits. Sec. 4. That the accounting officers of the Govemment are disbgivx ¤¤<1mM¤ri¤¤ 8;lt510ll;lZ€d andmdirectegltio Iaglow indtli; settleénent of the accoungs }&¥@$it§¤$r:§i 0 is ursing 0 cers o e a an arine or s payments ma e i, mw by them for civilian outfits giiinished enlisted iiien of the Navy for sd mdm'm` and Marine Corps u on discharge for bad conduct, nmdesirability, or inaptitude since Niovember 13, 1917. sncrrox 1481 or rmi nnvrsnn s•rA·r¤·rns. Ratind SM ¤¤*¢¤¤· Srzc. 5. That hereafter no erson shall be retired with the rank N0 ¢¤¤ir¤¤¤¤¤* with of commodore, under the prolwiisions of section 1481 of the Revised ii r?ixmDiid$)$ Statutes, unless he has attained at the time of retirement the rank °°'{{jS_',,,_,,,,,,,,_,,,,,_ of captain in the Navy. ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN SITES FOR AVIATION. Aviation sites. Sec. 6. That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, Expome auznmm authorized to expend from the appropriation “Aviation" contained i§‘S],i“'l°"°"°"°"’°“’ in the Act making approipriations for the Navy Department and V°‘·*2·P·“*°- the naval service for the scal year ending June 30, 1924, and for (,,,],,,,,0,, ,,.u_ other purposes, approved J anuaiiy 22, 1923, a sum not in excess of ' $13,000 for acquiring the site o the naval air station, Galveston, Lm,,,m,'N_,_ Texas; a sum not in excess of $18,000 for acquiring the site of the naval air station, Lakehurst, New Jersey, and right of way for _ railroad spur track appurtenant thereto; a suui not in excess of Q““""°°· v* $20,000 for acquiring the site of the Marine Corps {living Held at Reid, Quantico, Virginia; and a sum not in excess o $58,335 for C““"“"'“·M““· acquirin the site of the naval air station at Chatham, Massachusetts: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, mmestonme authorized, in his discretion, to sell the site of the naval air station, mmm-usa. Galveston, Texas, with the improvements thereon, upon such terms Pmmds to mm 0, as he may deem proper: Provided further, That $13,000 of the ammm. proceeds of such sale shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation from which the purchase lprice of the land is defrayed. _ That the sums herein authorized s all remain available imtxl spiggs °*’°i*°***° ¤¤¤' expended.
