Chapter 53. Authorizing that commission of ensign be given midshipmen upon graduation from the Naval Academy
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CHAP. 53.— An Act Authorizing that commission of ensign be given midshipmen upon graduation from the Naval Academy.March 7, 1912.[[S. 3211](/us/bill/62/s/3211).][[Public, No. 98](/us/pl/62/98).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Naval Academy.Course reduced.[R. S., sec. 1520, p. 261, amended](/us/rs/s1620/p261).*Provisos*.Commissions to midshipmen at sea. That the course at the Naval Academy shall be four years, and midshipmen on graduation shall be commissioned ensigns: *Provided*, That midshipmen now performing two years’ service at sea in accordance with existing law shall be commissioned forthwith as ensigns from the date of the passage of this Act: *And provided*, That those midshipmen of the class which was graduatedIssue to graduates of class of 1909. in nineteen hundred and nine, who have completed two years’ service afloat, and who are due for promotion, shall be commissioned ensigns to take rank with the other members of their class, according to their standing as determined by their final multiples, respectively, for the six years’ course, from the fifth day of June, nineteen hundred and eleven, the date of rank to which they were entitled prior to the passage of this Act: *And provided further*, ThatNo back pay, etc. no back pay or allowances shall result by reason of the passage of this Act.
Approved, March 7, 1912.