Chapter 122. to equalize the rank of graduates of the Naval Academy upon their assignment to the various corps
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CHAP. 122.— An Act to equalize the rank of graduates of the Naval Academy upon their assignment to the various corps.June 26, 1884. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Graduates of Naval Academy to be commissioned ensigns in the Navy.Grade of Junior ensigns abolished; *proviso.* That from and after the passage of this act all graduates of the Naval Academy who are assigned to the line of the Navy, on the successful completion of the six years course, shall be commissioned ensigns in the Navy.
Sec. 2. That the grade of junior ensign in the Navy is hereby abolished and the junior ensigns now on the list shall be commissioned ensigns in the Navy: *Provided,* That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to increase the number of officers in the Navy now allowed by law. Sec. 3. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed Approved, June 26, 1884.