265. Appropriation for limited; fiscal year 1915.-For expenses of interment, or of preparation and transportation to their homes or to such national cemeteries as may be designated by proper authority, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, of the remains of officers, including assistant surgeons, and enlisted men of the Army active list; for the expenses of interment, or of preparation and transportation to their homes, of the remains of civil employees of the Army in the employ of the War Department who die abroad, inclusive of Alaska and the Canal Zone, Panama, or on Army transports, or who die while on duty in the field or at military posts within the limits of the United States; for the expenses of interment of military prisoners who die at military posts; for the expenses of removal of remains from abandoned posts to permanent military posts or national cemeteries, including the remains of Federal soldiers, sailors, or marines, interred in fields or abandoned private and city cemeteries; and in any case where the expenses of burial or shipment of the remains of officers or enlisted men of the Army who die on the active list are borne by individuals, where such expenses would have been lawful claims against the Government, reimbursement to such individuals may be made of the amount allowed by the Government for such services, to be paid out of the funds appropriated by this act, but no reimbursement shall be made under this act of such expenses incurred prior to July first, nineteen hundred and ten.-Act of Aug. 1, 1914 (38 Stat., 631). (See annual appropriation acts.)

CONFEDERATE CEMETERIES, SECTIONS, PLATS, ETC.

266. Springfield, Missouri, Confederate Cemetery, acceptance of. That the Confederate cemetery near Springfield, Missouri, and which adjoins the national cemetery at that place, having been tendered by proper authority to the United States Government, the same is hereby accepted, under the conditions that the Government shall take care of and properly maintain and preserve the cemetery, its monument or monuments, headstones, and other marks of the graves, its walls, gates, and appurtenances; to preserve and keep a record, as far as possible, of the names of those buried therein, with such history of each as can be obtained, and to see that it is never used for any other purpose than as a cemetery for the graves of men who were in the military or naval service of the Confederate States of America; Provided, That organized bodies of exConfederates or individuals shall have free and unrestricted entry to said cemetery for the purposes of burying worthy ex-Confederates, for decorating the graves, and for all other purposes which they have heretofore enjoyed, all under proper and reasonable regulations and restrictions made by the Secretary of War.-Act of Mar. 3, 1911 (36 Stat., 1077).

267. Same; transfer of, care and maintenance.--That the Secretary of War, under this act, is directed to take the necessary steps for the proper transfer of the cemetery to the Government, and when the same has been duly completed to put it in charge of the keeper of the national cemetery at Springfield, Missouri, requiring him to exercise the same care in the preservation, beautifying, and caretaking generally as is done in regard to the national cemetery. Also that a suitable gate or entryway be made in the stone wall which now divides the two cemeteries, so that persons may readily pass from one to the other. Whatever additional funds may be required for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act shall be paid out of any fund which may be available for the maintenance of national cemeteries.-Sec. 2, ibid.

268. Little Rock, Arkansas, Confederate Cemetery, acceptance of.-That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to accept a conveyance to the United States of the Confederate cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas, which adjoins the national cemetery at that place, and when so accepted the Government shall take care of and properly maintain and preserve the cemetery, its monument or monuments, headstones, and other marks of the graves, its walls, gates, and appurtenances, and preserve and keep a record, as far as reasonably practicable, of the names of those buried therein, with such history of each as can be obtained, and to see that it is never used for any other purpose than as a cemetery for the graves of men who were in the military or naval service of the Confederate States of America: Provided, That organized bodies of ex-Confederates or individuals shall have free and unrestricted entry to said cemetery for the purposes of burying worthy ex-Confederates, for decorating the graves, and for all other purposes which they have heretofore enjoyed, all under proper and reasonable regulations and restrictions made by the Secretary of War.—Act of Feb. 7, 1913 (37 Stat., 663).

269. Same; transfer of; care and maintenance.-That the Secretary of War, under this act, is directed to take the necessary steps for the proper transfer of the cemetery to the Government, and when the same has been duly completed, to put it in charge of the keeper of the national cemetery at Little Rock, Arkansas, requiring him to exercise the same care in the preservation, beautifying, and caretaking generally as is done in regard to the national cemetery; also that a suitable gate or entryway be made in the stone wall which now divides the two cemeteries so that persons may readily pass from one to the other. Whatever additional funds may be required for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act shall be paid out of any fund which may be available for the maintenace of national cemeteries.-Sec. 2, ibid.

270. Arlington National Cemetery, Confederate Section; reburial of Confederate soldiers buried in National Soldiers' Home.-To enable the Secretary of War to have reburied in some suitable spot in the national cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, and to place proper headstones at their graves, the bodies of about one hundred and twenty-eight Confederate soldiers now buried in the National Soldiers' Home, near Washington, District of Columbia, and the bodies of about one hundred and thirty-six Confederate soldiers now buried in the national cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, two thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.-Act of June 6, 1900 (31 Stat., 630).

271. Same; Confederate soldiers of the Civil War dying in the District of Columbia or vicinity.-Hereafter person dying in the District of Columbia or in the immediate vicinity thereof who have served in the Confederate Armies during the Civil War may be buried in the Confederate section of the Arlington National Cemetery without additional expense to the United States upon the certificate of Camp Numbered One hundred and seventy-one, United Confederate Veterans of the District of Columbia, that such persons are entitled to burial under the authority herein given: Provided, That all such interments shall be under the supervision and subject to the approval of the Secretary of War-Act of Aug. 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 440).

272. Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Confederate Mound; care and maintenance of. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized from time to time to enter into contract with the Oak Woods Cemetery Association

for the proper care, protection, and maintenance of the said plot of ground known as "Confederate Mound" and described in section one of this act: Provided, however, That the annual expense thereof shall not exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars.-Act of Feb. 7, 1903 (32 Stat., 804).

273. Confederate burial plats; care and maintenance of. For the care, protection, and maintenance of Confederate burial plats, owned by the United States, located and known by the following designations: Confederate Cemetery, North Alton, Illinois; Confederate Cemetery, Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio; Confederate section Greenlawn Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana; Confederate Cemetery, Point Lookout, Maryland; and Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois, $1,250.-Act of Aug. 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 441).

274. Confederate Stockade Cemetery, Johnstons Island, in Sandusky Bay.For care, protection, and maintenance of Confederate Stockade Cemetery, Johnston Island, in Sandusky Bay, * *.-Act of Aug. 1, 1914 (38 Stat., 631).

ANTIETAM BATTLE FIELD.

275. Preserving, etc., lines of battle; sites for tablets; supervision of land acquired.-For the purpose of surveying, locating, and preserving the lines of battle of the Army of the Potomac and of the Army of Northern Virginia at Antietam, and for marking the same, and for locating and marking the position of each of the forty-three different commands of the Regular Army engaged in the Battle of Antietam, and for the purchase of sites for tablets for the marking of such positions, fifteen thousand dollars. And all lands acquired by the United States for this purpose, whether by purchase, gift, or otherwise, shall be under the care and supervision of the Secretary of War.-Act of Aug. 30, 1890 (26 Stat., 401).

276. Same; extended.-For completing the work of locating, preserving, and marking the lines of battle at Antietam, and for proper marking with tablets, each bearing a brief historical legend compiled without praise and without censure, the positions occupied by the several commands of the Armies of the Potomac and of Northern Virginia on that field, and for opening and improving avenues along the positions occupied by troops upon those lines, and for fencing the same, nine thousand four hundred and twenty-one dollars, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War: *.-Act of Mar. 2, 1895 (28 Stat., 950).

277. Repair and preservation of monuments, tablets, roads, etc.—For repair and preservation of monuments, tablets, observation tower, roads, and fences, and so forth, made and constructed by the United States upon public land within the limits of the Antietam battle field, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, dollars.-Act of July 1, 1898 (30 Stat., 634).

278. Superintendent of; pay, etc.-For pay of superintendent of Antietam battle field, said superintendent to perform his duties under the direction of the Quartermaster Corps and to be selected and appointed by the Secretary of War, at his discretion, the person selected and appointed to this position to be an honorably discharged Union soldier, $1,500.—Act of July 1, 1916 (39 Stat., 287).

ÚNITED STATES CEMETERY NEAR THE CITY OF MEXICO.

279. Establishment and maintenance of.-The President is authorized to provide, out of the ordinary annual appropriations, for establishing and maintaining United States military cemeteries, for the proper care and preservation and maintenance of the cemetery or burial ground near the City of Mexico, in which are interred the remains of officers and soldiers of the United States, and of citizens of the United States, who fell in battle or died in and around said city.— Sec. 4879, R. S.

280. Rules and regulations governing.-The cemetery in Mexico shall be subject to the rules and regulations affecting United States national military cemeteries within the limits of the United States, so far as they may, in the opinion of the President, be applicable thereto.-Sec. 4880, R. S.

PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE ARMY, AND MISCELLANEOUS.

ANNUITIES.

281. Jennie Carroll, payment to.-The Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the roll of the War Department the name of Jennie Carroll, widow of James Carroll, major and surgeon, United States Army, and pay her for and during the time of her natural life, in lieu of all pensions, the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, in special recognition of the eminent services of said James Carroll, in discovering the means of preventing, as well as the cause and method of transmission and propagation of, yellow fever, and demonstrating on his own person the truth of the theory of the transmission and propagation of yellow fever infection by mosquitoes.-Act of May 23, 1908 (35 Stat., 1325). See also annual appropria

tion acts.

282. Mabel H. Lazear, payment to.-The Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the rolls of the War Department the name of Mabel H. Lazear, widow of Doctor Jesse W. Lazear, late acting assistant contract surgeon, United States Army, and pay her for and during the time of her natural life, in lieu of all pensions, the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, in special recognition of the eminent services of said Jesse W. Lazear in discovering the means of preventing, as well as the cause and method of transmission and propagation of, yellow fever, and demonstrating on his own person the truth of the theory of the transmission and propagation of yellow fever infection by mosquitoes, and the sacrifice of his life in proving the same.—Ibid.

283. John R. Kissinger, payment to.-The Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the rolls of the War Department the name of John R. Kissinger, late of Company D, One hundred and fiftyseventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and also late of the Hospital Corps, United States Army, and pay to him for and during his natural life, in lieu of all pensions, the sum of one hundred dollars per month, in special recognition of the eminent service rendered, suffering endured, and permanent disabilities contracted by him in the interest of humanity and science as a volunteer subject for experiment in the yellow-fever hospital in Cuba.-Act of Feb. 15, 1911 (36 Stat.. 1919). (See also annual appropriaton acts.)

ARMY FIELD CLERKS AND FIELD CLERKS, QUARTERMASTER CORPS.

284. Army field clerks; pay, etc.-Hereafter headquarters clerks shall be known as Army field clerks and shall receive pay at the rates herein provided, and after twelve years of service, at least three years of which shall have been on detached duty away from permanent station or on duty beyond the continental limits of the United States, or both, shall receive the same allowances, except retirement, as heretofore allowed by law to pay clerks, Quartermaster Corps, and shall be subject to the rules and articles of war.-Sec. 1, act of Aug. 29, 1916 (39 Stat., 625).

285. Field clerks, Quartermaster Corps; pay, etc.-Hereafter not to exceed two hundred clerks, Quartermaster Corps, who shall have had twelve years of service, at least three years of which shall have been on detached duty away from permanent station or on duty beyond the continental limits of the United States, or both, shall be known as field clerks, Quartermaster Corps, and shall receive the same allowances, except retirement, as heretofore allowed by law to pay clerks, Quartermaster Corps, and shall be subject to the rules and articles of war.-Ibid.

286. Commutation of quarters, where no public quarters are available.Hereafter, at places where there are no public quarters available, commutation for the authorized allowance therefor shall be paid to * pay clerks at

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287. Commutation of quarters, heat, and light.--For commutation of quarters and of heat and light.-Act of Aug. 29, 1916 (39 Stat., 625). (See annual appropriation acts.)

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288. Mileage.-Hereafter Army paymasters' clerks shall receive mileage at the same rates and under the same conditions as is provided by law for officers of the Army.-Sec. 1, act of Aug. 24, 1912 (37 Stat., 575).

289. Allowances of to be same as Navy paymasters' clerks.-Hereafter the pay and allowances of Army paymasters' clerks shall be the same as provided for the Navy paymasters' clerks on shore duty.-Act of Mar. 3, 1911 (36 Stat., 1044).

AVIATION DUTY.

290. Aviation officers, increased pay.-Each aviation officer authorized by this act shall, while on duty that requires him to participate regularly and frequently in aerial flights, receive an increase of twenty-five per centum in the pay of his grade and length of service under his commission.-Sec. 13, act of June 3, 1916 (39 Stat., 175).

291. Same. That any officer attached to the aviation section of the Signal Corps for any military duty requiring him to make regular and frequent flights shall receive an increase of twenty-five per centum of the pay of his grade and length of service under his commission.-Sec. 6, act of July 24, 1917 (40 Stat., 245).

292. Junior military aviators, rank, pay, and allowances.-Each duly qualified junior military aviator shall, while so serving, have the rank, pay, and allowances of one grade higher than that held by him under his commission if