Chapter 201. Fixing the status of the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry
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CHAP. 201.— An Act Fixing the status of the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry. May 27, 1908.[[[H. R. 18818.]](/us/bill/70/hr/18818)[[[Public. No. 142.]](/us/pl/70/142) *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That on and after thePorto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry.Name changed. thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred and eight, the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry shall be designated the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry of the United States Army.
It shall be composedComposition. of the two existing battalions of the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry. Sec. 2. That the field officers of said regiment shall be one lieutenant-colonelField officers. and two majors, who shall be detailed for four years by the President from officers not below the rank of captain of the Army. Sec. 3. That the present captains and lieutenants of the Porto RicoCaptains and lieutenants. Provisional Regiment of Infantry appointed or who were reappointed after a mental, physical, and professional examination, may be recommissioned as officers of the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry.
Sec. 4. That vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant may beVacancies in grade of second lieutenant. tilled by the President in his discretion by the appointment of citizens of Porto Rico whose qualifications for commissions shall be established by examination. Sec. 5. That promotions to the grade of first lieutenant and captainPromotions. shall be according to seniority within the regiment, subject to the examination provided by law. All appointments and promotionsAppointments confirmed by the Senate. herein provided for shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Officers of the Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry shall have the same rank, pay, rights, and allowances provided by law for officers of similar rank in the Army of the United States, except as herein provided with regard to promotion. Any of the officers provided forRetired list. by section three who may have become incapacitated for active service by reason of disability incident to the service shall be placed upon the retired list with the rank to which they would otherwise be entitled.
Sec. 6. That all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisionsRepeal. of this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, May 27, 1908.