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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 45 STAT. · May 26, 1928 · Chapter 779

Chapter 779. Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to provide an escort for the bodies of deceased officers, enlisted men, and nurses

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Chap. 779: Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to provide an escort for the bodies of deceased officers, enlisted men, and nurses. Chapter 779 45 Stat. 767 1928-05-26 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 779.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to provide an escort for the bodies of deceased officers, enlisted men, and nurses.
May 26, 1928.[[H. R. 12694](/us/bill/70/hr/12694).][[Public, No. 543](/us/pl/70/543).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary Navy.Escort for burial of officers, etc., dying in service, authorized.of the Navy, in his discretion, is hereby authorized to furnish an escort not to exceed one person to the place of burial for the bodies of officers, enlisted men, or nurses who have lost their lives in the naval service.
Such expenses as are incurred for this purpose shall *Proviso.*R. S., sec. 1587, p. 271, repealed.U. S. Code, p. 1142.be paid from the proper appropriation: *Provided,* That section 1587 of the Revised Statutes of the United States is hereby repealed. Approved, May 26, 1928.
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