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Chaplains may be assigned to such stations as the 

 Secretary of War shall direct, and they may be 

 transferred, as chaplains, from one branch of the 

 service or from one regiment to another by the 

 Secretary of War, without further commission. 

 When serving in the field, chaplains shall be fur- 

 nished with necessary means of transportation by 

 the quartermaster's department. 



" SEC. 13. That the adjutant-general's depart- 

 ment shall consist of 1 adjutant-general with the 

 rank" of major-general, and when a vacancy shall 

 occur in the office of adjutant-general on the ex- 

 piration of the service of the present incumbent, 

 by retirement or otherwise, the adjutant-general 

 shall thereafter have the rank and pay of a briga- 

 dier-general, 5 assistant adjutants-general with 

 the rank of colonel, 7 assistant adjutants-general 

 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and 15 assist- 

 ant adjutants-general with the rank of major: 

 Provided, That all vacancies created or caused by 

 this section shall, as far as possible, be filled by 

 promotion according to seniority of officers of the 

 adjutant-general's department. 



" SEC. 14. That the inspector-general's depart- 

 ment shall consist of 1 inspector-general with the 

 rank of brigadier-general, 4 inspectors-general 

 with the rank of colonel,, 4 inspectors-general 

 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and 8 inspect- 

 ors-general with the rank of major: Provided, 

 That all vacancies created or caused by this sec- 

 tion shall be filled, as far as possible, by promo- 

 tion according to seniority of officers of the in- 

 spector-general's department. 



" SEC. 15. That the judge-advocate-general's 

 department shall consist of 1 judge-advocate-gen- 

 eral with the rank of brigadier-general, 2 judge- 

 advocates with the rank of colonel, 3 judge-advo- 

 cates with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, 6 judge- 

 advocates with the rank of major, and for each 

 geographical department or tactical division of 

 troops not provided with a judge-advocate from 

 the list of officers holding permanent commissions 

 in the judge-advocate-general's department one 

 acting judge-advocate w r ith the rank, pay, and 

 allowances of captain, mounted. Promotions to 

 vacancies above the grade of major, created or 

 caused by this act, shall be made, according to 

 seniority, from officers now holding commission 

 in the judge-advocate-general's department. Va- 

 cancies created or caused by this act in the grade 

 of major may be filled by appointment of officers 

 holding commissions as judge-advocate of volun- 

 teers since April 21, 1898. Vacancies which may 

 occur thereafter in the grade of major in the 

 judge-advocate-general's department shall be 

 filled by the appointment of officers of the line, 

 or of persons who have satisfactorily served as 

 judge-advocates of volunteers since April 21, 1898, 

 or of persons from civil life who at date of ap- 

 pointment are not over thirty-five years of age 

 and who shall pass a satisfactory examination to 

 be prescribed by the Secretary of War. 



" Acting judge-advocates provided for herein 

 shall be detailed from officers of the grades of 

 captain or first lieutenant of the line of the army 

 who while so serving shall continue to hold their 

 commissions in the arm of the service to which 

 they permanently belong. Upon completion of 

 a tour of duty not exceeding four years they 

 shall be returned to the arm in which commis- 

 sioned, and shall not be again detailed until they 

 shall have completed two years' duty with the 

 arm of the service in which commissioned. 



" SEC. 16. That the quartermaster's department 

 shall consist of 1 quartermaster-general with the 

 rank of brigadier-general, 6 assistant quartermas- 

 ters-general with the rank of colonel, 9 deputy 



quartermasters-general with the rank of lieuten- 

 ant-colonel, 20 quartermasters with the rank of 

 major, GO quartermasters with the rank of cap- 

 tain, mounted; the military storekeeper now pro- 

 vided for by law, and 150 post quartermaster- 

 sergeants: Provided, That all vacancies in the 

 grade of colonel, lieutenant-colonel, and major 

 created or caused by this section shall be filled 

 by promotion according to seniority, as now pre- 

 scribed by law. That to fill original vacancies 

 in the grade of captain created by this act in the 

 quartermaster's department the president is au- 

 thorized to appoint officers of volunteers commis- 

 sioned in the quartermaster's department since 

 April 21, 1898: Provided further, That the Presi- 

 dent is authorized to continue in service, during 

 the present emergency, for duty in the Philippine 

 Islands and on transports, 24 captains and assist- 

 ant quartermasters of volunteers. This authority 

 shall extend only for the period when their serv- 

 ices shall be absolutely necessary. 



" SEC. 17. That the subsistence department shall 

 consist of 1 commissary-general with the rank of 

 brigadier-general, 3 assistant commissaries-general 

 with the rank of colonel, 4 deputy commissaries- 

 general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, 9 com- 

 missaries with the rank of major, 27 commissaries 

 with the rank of captain, mounted, and the num- 

 ber of commissary-sergeants now authorized by 

 law, who shall hereafter be known as post com- 

 missary-sergeants: Provided, That all vacancies 

 in the grades of colonel, lieutenant-colonel, and 

 major, created or caused by this section, shall be 

 filled by promotion, according to seniority, as 

 now prescribed by law. That to fill original va- 

 cancies in the grade of captain, created by this 

 act, in the subsistence department, the President 

 is authorized to appoint officers of volunteers 

 commissioned in the subsistence department since 

 April 21, 1898. 



" SEC. 18. That the medical department shall 

 consist of 1 surgeon-general with the rank of 

 brigadier-general, 8 assistant surgeons-general 

 with the rank of colonel, 12 deputy surgeons- 

 general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel, 60 

 surgeons with the rank of major, 240 assistant 

 surgeons with the rank of captain or first lieu- 

 tenant, the hospital corps, as now authorized by 

 law, and the nurse corps: Provided, That all va- 

 cancies in the grades of colonel, lieutenant-colo- 

 nel, and major created or caused by this section 

 shall be filled by promotion according to seniority, 

 subject to the examination now prescribed by 

 law: And provided, That the period during which 

 any assistant surgeon shall have served as a sur- 

 geon or assistant surgeon in the volunteer army 

 during the war with Spain or since shall be 

 counted as a portion of the five years' service re- 

 quired to entitle him to rank of captain : And pro- 

 vided also, That nothing in this section shall 

 affect the relative rank for promotion of any 

 assistant surgeon now in the service, or who may 

 be hereafter appointed therein, as determined by 

 the date of his appointment or commission and 

 as fixed in accordance with existing law and regu- 

 lations: Provided further, That in emergencies 

 the surgeon-general of the army, with the approval 

 of the Secretary of War, may appoint .as many 

 contract surgeons as may be necessary, at a com- 

 pensation not to exceed $150 a month. That on or 

 after the passage of this act the President may 

 appoint for duty in the Philippine Islands, 50 

 surgeons of volunteers with the rank and pay of 

 major, and 150 assistant surgeons of volunteers 

 with the rank and pay of captain, mounted, for 

 a period of two years: Provided, That so many of 

 these volunteer medical officers as are not required 



