Chapter 211. Authorizing the President to appoint John K
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CHAP. 211.— An Act Authorizing the President to appoint John K. Barton, now a captain on the retired list of the United States Navy, to be an engineer in chief, retired, with rank of rear-admiral on the retired list of the United States Navy. May 6, 1910.[[H. R. 20849](/us/bill/61/hr/20849).][[Public, No. 167](/us/pl/61/167).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Navy. John K. Barton. Transferred to rank of rear-admiral, retired.
That the President is hereby authorized to appoint John K. Barton, now a captain on the retired list of the United States Navy, to be engineer in chief, retired, with rank of rear-admiral on the retired list of the United States Navy, said transfer to take effect from December twenty-second, nineteen hundred and eight. Approved, May 6, 1910.