106 SIXTY-EIGHTH oouennss. Sess. 1. ces. 130, 131. 1924. to promote to grades not above lieutenant, in the line or Engineer Corps, or to reduce officers on such special hst, within the number specified for each grade, and he may, in his discretion, call for the resignation of, or dismiss, any such ooicer for unfitness or misconduct. c,,g¥"°' "“"”“t °m` Sec. 5. (a) Under such regulations as he may prescribe, the u$¤v<>i¤¤¤g¤° ygmff President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and con- ¢¤»¤°°f:»i¤i' pgganent sent of the Senate, twenty- ve temporary chief warrant officers of """‘“"°m°°”‘ the Coast Guard from the permanent list of warrant officers of the Coast Guard. P°Y»““°"'““°°s·°°°· (b) Such chief warrant officers shall receive the same pay, allowances, and benehts as commissioned warrant officers of the Navy, except that an such officer shall continue to hold his permanent ade, and shall be retired in the same manner as though this Act gd not become law. °,g`,;§,P°§;'g ;',{§§(§ Sec. 6. (a) Under such regplations as he may prescribe, the Secmen authorized- retary of the Treasury IS aut 0I‘1Zed to appoint temporary Warrant _ officers, and to make SPECIBI temporary enlistments, in the Coast ,h§;gw{$"'°”’°“‘ ““‘ Guard. No person shall be entitled to ret1re_ment because of his _ temporary appointment or enl1stment under this section. m§l·¤:?;g¤;*ap?}',;,*§g ( ) Any enlisted man m the permanent Coast Guard_ may be temp¤mryw¤rr¤¤t0¤i- appointed as a temporary warrant officer. Notwithstanding such- °°iiémeme¤¢,ete.,¤¤t temporary appointment, any such enlisted man shall be entitled to ¤¤¤¤*¤d· retirement in the same manner as though he had continued to hold his permanent rating, and upon the termination of such temgiorary kn%;*,f;_m°l“d°d in up ointment shall be entitled to revert to such rating ervice unger any such temporary appointment shall be include in deter- _ mining length of service as an enlisted man. gggl Sec, 7. The temporary appomtment of any member of the Naval coast Guard not to Reserve Force to an enlisted, warrant or commissioned grade in the "’°"““°° '?““"‘ Coast Guard shall not prejudice his status in the Naval Reserve Force when his temporary service in the Coast Guard shall have my ‘”“°° °°"i"g‘ terminated. While serving ·with the Coast Guard members of the Naval Reserve Force shall not be entitled to retainer pay or any other special privileges by reason of their former service in the Navy Credit ‘°* ¤°”*°°· or Naval Reserve Force, except that service in the Coast Guard may T be counted as service in the Naval Reserve Force. ee§,°mtiiigi•i»iir¤ygiii»(i¤ii Src. 8. Nothing contained in this Act shall operate to reduce the wm S¤¤’*°°· grade, rank, pay, allowances, or benefits that any person in the Coast Guard would have been entitled to if this Act had not become law. Approved, April 21, 1924. `?iiiil1?'0i?4L__ CHAP. 131.--An Act To provide for a tax on motor-vehicle fuels sold [Public. N¤-10i-l within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. . . , Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re resentatives 0 £1i$ig:iv°;i1iii4i'i’·iiiéii' the United States of America. in Congress aséenzblid, That a ta; l by'{’§_§,,‘},‘},§}Q,‘f5·°°°··°‘· of 2 cents per gallon on all motor-vehicle fuels within the District of Columbia, sold or otherwise disposed of by an importer, or used by him in a motor vehicle operated for hire or for commercial purposes, shall be levied, collected, and paid in the manner heremfgmeggndegggggle inafter provided. Theproceeds of the tax, except as provided in p’:§eptio$8 section 10, shall be paic into the Treasury of the United States
- p‘ ‘ entirely to the credit of the District of Columbia and shall be
. available for appropriation by the Congress exclusively for road and street improvement and repair. jygirggr Sec. 2. That as used in this Act— ' (a) The term “ motor vehicle " means all vehicles propelled by - internal—combustion engines, electricity, or steam, except traction
