Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 39 STAT. · April 11, 1916 · Chapter 71

Chapter 71.

258 words·~1 min read·/statutes-at-large/vol-39/chapter-71-313213·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

CHAP. 71.— JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy, at West Point, René W. Pintó y Wentworth, a citizen of Cuba. April 11, 1916.[[S. J. Res. 80](/us/bill/64/sjres/80).][[Pub. Res., No. 13](/us/bill/64/pubres/13).] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary of War René W. Pintó y Wentworth.May be admitted to Military Academy.*Provisos.* No expense.Conditions.be, and he hereby is, authorized to permit René W.
Pintó y Wentworth, a citizen of Cuba, to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point: *Provided,* That no expense shall be caused to the United States thereby, and that the said René W. Pintó y Wentworth shall agree to comply with all regulations for the police and discipline of the academy, to be studious, and to give his utmost efforts to accomplish the course in the various departments of instruction, and that the said René W. Pintó y Wentworth shall not be admitted to the academy until he shall have passed the mental and physical examinations prescribed for candidates from the United States and that he shall be immediately withdrawn if deficient in studies or conduct and so recommended by the academic Oath and service.
R. S., secs. 1320, 1321, p. 227.board: *And provided further,* That in the case of the said René W. Pintó y Wentworth the provisions of sections thirteen hundred and twenty and thirteen hundred and twenty-one of the Revised Statutes shall be suspended. Approved, April 11, 1916.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.