Chapter 93. To provide for the service of officers of auxiliary naval forces on naval courts
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CHAP. 93.— An Act To provide for the service of officers of auxiliary naval forces on naval courts. October 6, 1917.[[H. R. 6363](/us/bill/65/hr/6363). ][[Public, No. 78](/us/pl/65/78).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That when actively servingNaval courts martial, etc.Officers of auxiliary forces to serve on, in time of war, etc. under the Navy Department in time of war or during the existence of an emergency, pursuant to law, as a part of the naval forces of the United States, commissioned officers of the Naval Reserve Force, Marine Corps Reserve, National Naval Volunteers, Naval Militia, 394Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health Service are hereby empowered to serve on, naval courts-martial and deck courts under such regulations necessary for the proper administration of justice and in the interests of the services involved, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the *Provisos*.Laws repealed.Navy: *Provided*, That so much of the Act approved August twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and sixteen (Thirty-ninth Statutes, page five hundred and fifty-six), as reads as follows:
"Naval Volunteers.Service of officers on courts martial.Vol. 39, p. 597, repealed.“That when serving under the call of the President, officers of said Volunteers may serve on courts-martial for the trial of officers and men of the United States Naval or Naval Militia service, or of said Volunteers, but in the cases of courts-martial convened for the trial of officers or enlisted men of the United States Navy or Marine Corps, the majority of the members shall be officers of the Regular Naval service, and officers and enlisted men of the said Volunteers may be tried by courts-martial, the members of which are members of the Regular Naval service, or of said Volunteers, or any or all of the same,”" is hereby repealed.
Naval Militia.*Provided further*, That so much of the Naval Militia Act of February sixteenth, nineteen hundred and fourteen (Thirty-eighth Statutes, page two hundred and eighty-three), as reads as follows: "Service of officers on courts martial.Vol. 38, p. 285, repealed.“That when in the service of the United States officers of the Naval Militia may serve on courts-martial for the trial of officers and men of the Regular or Naval Militia service, but in the cases of courts-martial convened for the trial of officers of the Regular service, the majority of the members shall be officers of the Regular service; and officers and men of the Naval Militia may be tried by courts-martial the members of which are officers of the Regular or Naval Militia service, or both,”" is hereby repealed.
Conflicting laws repealed.*And provided further*, That any Act or parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed. Approved, October 6, 1917.