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Medic Department of The Navy Of the Tinted States


BE it enacted by the Senate aud House Of Repre- /
sentatires Of the Cnitd States Of .9merira in CM
gress assembled, That from and after the pasS13
of this act, no person shall receive the apponI
rnent OF assistant Surgeon in the Navy Of the l"j
ted States. unless he shall have hcen examined
and approved bv board of Naval Surgeons vh1
shall be designated for that purpose, bv the sect
rctary Of the Navy Department and no pproc
shall receive the appointment of SURGEON nW1
Navy of the United States until he shall have et
we'd as an Assistant Surgeon at least two year
on board public vessel OF the United States a
sea, and unless, also, he shall have been examu1
ed aud approved by board Of Surgeons consu'a
ted as aforesaid.


Sec. 2. .ana be ii further enacted. lhat u1
President of the United States may designate aa'|
appoint to every fleet or squadron an eSPete"'sj
and intelligent Surgeon. then III the nava, sel''l
Of the | nitrd States, tn be demomlnateh "ou'l
geon OF the Flcct,'' who shall be surgeon o. ul
Hag ship, and who, in addition to his dutles u
such, Shall examine aud approve al reau'sll',,


medical and hospital stores for the Meet. ana
spect their quality; and who shall, in dhcul.
ses, consult with the Surgeons of the severai s'p1
aud make records of the character and trea'"e'1
of diseases, to be transmitted to the Navy Depl'
ment; and who, in addition to the compens',u !,
allowed to Surgeons at sea, shall be allowed uO"|
bic ratons while acting as Surgeon OF the ''''' /
aforesaid.


Sec. 8. find be it further enacted, Ina. ns' '''o
tant Surgeons who shall have been couI,"',''I Io
less than five years, shall each receive ''..v
lars month, and two rations day a"s.
years service they shall be entitled to an eAaa
ton by Board of Naval Surgeons, cohsI''as. ns..s
aforesaid, and having been approved anu EG ';.io
by such board they shall each receive an a". IN
OF five dollars a month, and one ration u'J
after ten years service. further adu'''V'
dollars a month, and one ration DAY. ,r, oyp


Sec. A. .4nd be ii further enacted, i'las i',ms me-


Surgeon who shall have received his apPo;;" II


as is herenbefore provided for, shall fe'en ..tsr


dollars month, and two rations DAY ';.a :. 81


years service, he shall be entitled to reeems IA
five dollars month and an additional ra''1n *
and after ten wears service. he shall reee's h


dollars month and an additional raton m a,rg
and, after twenty years service, he slia,s a
seventy dollars month and the Fa''o"9
/ aforesaid. ,rb.t eye


Sec. 3. .qnd be il further enacted, ina' ~. .sn


Assistant Surgeon (atter having lal.''u '.. at sea-


two years) shall, while in actual ser'i't i,,o,yed
addition TO the usual COMPENSATION e"a aa dollar
e by law, receive double rations, anu ~ uhile


month and every Surgeon in the Nasy!; ,,y!,on to
actual service at sea, shall also, 10 auu., ,;ons.
usual compensation, receive dcppie ''''s'
V ten dollars month.


Approysd-24th Mayr 1875