Opinions of the Judge Advocate General of the Army, Volume 2 |
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Page 8
... force of 500,000 men and to provide the necessary officers , line and staff , for said forces and for the organization of such forces , with the proviso : " That the organization of such force shall be the same as that of the corre ...
... force of 500,000 men and to provide the necessary officers , line and staff , for said forces and for the organization of such forces , with the proviso : " That the organization of such force shall be the same as that of the corre ...
Page 12
... forces from accepting a civil office . It is stated that notices have frequently appeared in the press that a commissioned officer lost his commission when he accepted an elec- tive or appointive office ; that considerable comment has ...
... forces from accepting a civil office . It is stated that notices have frequently appeared in the press that a commissioned officer lost his commission when he accepted an elec- tive or appointive office ; that considerable comment has ...
Page 39
... forces as are now or may hereafter be authorized by law . " The President's proclamation of July 3 was issued under the provisions of the act approved May 18 , 1917 ( 40 Stat . 76 ) , known as the selective service act , which is ...
... forces as are now or may hereafter be authorized by law . " The President's proclamation of July 3 was issued under the provisions of the act approved May 18 , 1917 ( 40 Stat . 76 ) , known as the selective service act , which is ...
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... force as an enlisted man and also as an officer superior to himself , the acceptance of such commission automatically ... forces of the United States , and that he could not therefore revert to the status of an enlisted man . 220.8 . War ...
... force as an enlisted man and also as an officer superior to himself , the acceptance of such commission automatically ... forces of the United States , and that he could not therefore revert to the status of an enlisted man . 220.8 . War ...
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... forces of the United States , being essentially a domestic police force , yet they belong to a trained body of professional soldiers and con- sequently they come within the broad definition of " troops " as used in the Comp . G. O. Cir ...
... forces of the United States , being essentially a domestic police force , yet they belong to a trained body of professional soldiers and con- sequently they come within the broad definition of " troops " as used in the Comp . G. O. Cir ...
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Page 39 - An Act to authorize the President to increase temporarily the Military Establishment of the United States...
Page 457 - Corps shall be to prepare plans for the national defense and for the mobilization of the military forces in time of war; to investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the army and its state of preparation for military operations; to render professional aid and assistance to the Secretary of War and to general officers and other superior commanders, and to act as their agents in informing and coordinating the action of all the different officers who are subject, under the...
Page 328 - All persons so drafted shall, from the date of their draft, stand discharged from the militia, and shall be subject to such laws and regulations for the government of the Army of the United States...
Page 534 - No department of the Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve the Government in any contract for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriations.
Page 343 - Where the language of a statute, in its ordinary meaning and grammatical construction, leads to a manifest contradiction of the apparent purpose of the enactment, or to some inconvenience or absurdity, hardship or injustice, presumably not intended, a construction may be put upon it which modifies the meaning of the words, and even the structure of the sentence.
Page 49 - ... labor in any one day of persons engaged upon work covered by contracts with the United States: Provided further, That the wages of persons employed upon such contracts shall be computed on a basic day rate of eight hours...
Page 175 - It is of the very essence of supremacy to remove all obstacles to its action within its own sphere, and so to modify every power vested in subordinate governments as to exempt its own operations from their influence.
Page 449 - That by reason of the existence of a state of war, it is essential to the national security and defense, for the successful prosecution of the war, and for the support and maintenance of the Army and Navy...
Page 424 - ... by or against any person in military service or by or against his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, whether such cause of action...
Page 429 - That in time of war every officer serving with troops operating against an enemy who shall exercise, under assignment in orders issued by competent authority, a command above that pertaining to his grade, shall be entitled to receive the pay and allowances of the grade appropriate to the command so exercised...