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ARMY VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
which shall consist of one Veterinary Surgeon-General, with 
the rank, pay, and allowances of a major of cavalry, who shall 
be appointed by the President of the United States, by selec¬ 
tion, with and bv the consent of the Senate; four veterina- 
rians, with the rank, pay and allowances of captains of cavalry; 
ten assistant veterinarians, with the rank, pay and allowances 
of first lieutenants of cavalry, and ten assistant veterinarians* 
with the rank, pay and allowances of second lieutenants of 
cavalry. 
§ 2. That as soon as practicable after the passage of this 
act the President of the United States shall appoint a Veterin¬ 
ary Medical Examining Board, which shall consist of the 
Veterinary Surgeon-General, two officers of cavalry, and t\vo 
officers of the Medical Department, whose duty it shall be to 
examine such candidates as shall present themselves for 
examination for appointment in the Veterinary Corps, and 
shall report and certify to the Secretary of War the names of 
the candidates who shall have passed the highest examination 
satisfactory to said Board. 
§ 3. That upon the receipt from the said Examining 
Board of the certificates of the candidates who shall have 
passed the highest satisfactory examination,the President of the 
United States shall appoint to the various offices junior to the 
Veterinary Surgeon-General, the said appointees to take rank 
according to the order of merit certified by said Examining 
Board, not to exceed the number provided for in section one 
of this act. 
§ 4. That all veterinary surgeons of the United States 
Army who, at the passage of this act, shall be in service, may 
be granted three mcnths’ leave of absense with full pay, for 
the purpose of preparing themselves for examination. 
§ 5. That the Secretary of War shall hereafter appoint, 
from time to time, a Veterinary Examining Board, which shall 
consist of Veterinary Surgeon-General and two veterinarians 
of the United States Army Veterinary Corps, to examine 
candidates for the position of assistant veterinarians, with the 
rank of second lieutenant and for promotion in the corps. 
