Chapter XXIX. *fixing the rank and pay of the commanding officer of the Corps of Marines.*(*a*)(*a*) Act of July 11, 1798, chap. 72; act of March 3, 1817. chap. 65
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Chap. XXIX.— An Act *fixing the rank and pay of the commanding officer of the Corps of Marines.*(*a*)(*a*) Act of July 11, 1798, chap. 72; act of March 3, 1817. chap. 65.April 22, 1800. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Lieutenant-Colonel to be appointed.Act of July 11, 1798, ch. 72. Act of March 3, 1817, ch. 65.Office of Major of the corps abolished. That a lieutenant-colonel commandant shall be appointed to command the corps of marines, and shall be entitled to the same pay and emoluments as a lieutenant-colonel in the army of the United States; any thing in the act for the establishing and organizing a marine corps to the contrary notwithstanding; and that the office of major of the said corps shall thereafter be abolished.
Approved, April 22, 1800.