violation of this section, shall upon conviction thereof be imprisoned for not less than two years nor more than ten years, and may also be fined not more than $5,000, in the discretion of the court. "Whoever being connected in any capacity with any corporation organized under this section represents in any way that the United States is liable for the payment of any bond or other obligation, or the interest thereon, issued or incurred by any corporation organized hereunder, or that the United States. incurs any liability in respect of any act or omission of the corporation, shall be punished by a fine or [of] not more than $10,000 and by imprisonment for not more than five years." [- Stat. L. -.] This is popularly known as the Edge Act. For Act of Dec. 23, 1913, amended by this act, see 6 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 817; 1914 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 260. For Act of Oct. 15, 1914, sec. 8, mentioned in the text, see 9 Fed. Stat. Ann. (2d ed.) 730; 1916 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 267. For Act of May 15, 1916, mentioned in the text, see 1918 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 844. For Act of Sept. 7, 1916, mentioned in the text, see 1918 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 470, the amendatory clause being on page 474. NATIONAL GUARD See MILITIA NATIONAL PARKS See PUBLIC PARKS NATURALIZATION Act of July 19, 1919, ch.24, 274. Sec. 1. Persons in Military or Naval Service and Honorably Discharged, 274. Act of Nov. 6, 1919, ch. 95, 275. Indians Serving in Great War - Citizenship How Obtained and Effect of, 275. [SEC. 1.] [Persons in military or naval service and honorably discharged.] Any person of foreign birth who served in the military or naval forces of the United States during the present war, after final examination and acceptance by the said military or naval authorities, and shall have been honorably discharged after such acceptance and service, shall have the benefits of the seventh subdivision of section 4 of the Act of June 29, 1906, Thirty-fourth Statutes at Large, part 1, page 596, as amended, and shall not be required to pay any fee therefor; and this provision shall continue for the period of one year after all of the American troops are returned to the United States. [41 Stat. L. 222.] This is from the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act of July 19, 1919, ch. 24. For Act of June 29, 1906, sec. 4, subd. 7, mentioned in the text, see 1918 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 488. An Act Granting citizenship to certain Indians. [Act of Nov. 6, 1919, ch. 95, 41 Stat. L. 350.] [Indians serving in great war - citizenship how obtained and effect of.] That every American Indian who served in the Military or Naval Establishments of the United States during the war against the Imperial German Government, and who has received or who shall hereafter receive an honorable discharge, if not now a citizen and if he so desires, shall, on proof of such discharge and after proper identification before a court of competent jurisdiction, and without other examination except as prescribed by said court, be granted full citizenship with all the privileges pertaining thereto, without in any manner impairing or otherwise affecting the property rights, individual or tribal, of any such Indian or his interest in tribal or other Indian property. [41 Stat. L. 350.] This act became a law without the approval of the President by lapse of time. NAVAL ACADEMY Act of Jan. 12, 1919, ch. 8, 275. Uniforms, Accouterments, and Equipment - Furnishing by Government at ost, 275. Act of July 11, 1919, ch. 9, 275. Naval Academy Band, 275. Midshipmen-Increase of Number, 276. An Act Providing for the purchase of uniforms, accouterments, and equipment by officers of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and midshipmen at the Naval Academy from the Government at cost. * [Act of Jan. 12, 1919, ch. 8, 40 Stat. L. 1054.] [Uniforms, accouterments, and equipment furnishing by government at cost.] That hereafter uniforms, accouterments, and equipment shall, upon the request of any midshipman at the Naval Academy 梯, be furnished by the Government at cost, subject to such restrictions and regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. [40 Stat. L. 1054.] ** Naval Academy Band: The Naval Academy Band shall hereafter consist of one leader, with pay and allowances of first lieutenant in the Marine Corps; one second leader, with a base pay of $81 per month; forty-five musicians, first class, with a base pay of $51 per month; twenty-seven musicians, second class, with a base pay of $44 per month; one drum major, with a base pay of $57.20 per month; and the said leader of the band, second leader of the band, drum major of the band, and the enlisted musicians of the band shall be entitled to the same benefits in respect to pay, emoluments, and retirement arising from. longevity, reenlistment, and length of service as are or may hereafter become applicable to other officers or enlisted men of the Navy. [41 Stat. L. 152.] This and the following paragraph are from the Navy Appropriation Act of July 11, 1919, ch. 9. * * [Midshipmen - increase of number.] Section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to increase the number of midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy," approved December 20, 1917, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: That hereafter there shall be allowed at the United States Naval Academy five midshipmen for each Senator, Representative, Delegate in Congress, and Resident Commissioner from Porto Rico, and five for the District of Columbia, fifteen appointed each year at large, and one hundred appointed annually from enlisted men of the Navy, and members of the Naval Reserve Force on active duty, as now authorized by law. [41 Stat. L. 140.] This is from the Navy Appropriation Act of July 11, 1919, ch. 9. For Act of Dec. 20, 1917, sec. 1, amended by the text, see 1918 Supp. Fed. Stat. Ann. 498. NAVIGATION See SHIPPING and NavigatION NAVY Act of Jan. 12, 1919, ch. 8, 278. Officers' Uniforms, Accouterments, and Equipment - Furnishing by Government at Cost, 278. Act of Jan. 12, 1919, ch. 7, 279. Marine Corps -Commissioned Officers Serving with Army - Temporary Promotions Vacancies in Corps How Filled, 279. Act of Feb. 4, 1919, ch. 14, 279. Sec. 1. Medals of Honor - Presentation by President - Grounds, 279. 2. Distinguished Service Medals 279. Presentation by President - Grounds, 3. Navy Cross - Presentation by President - Grounds, 279. 4. Additional Pay for Honor Men, 280. 5. Number of Medals Awarded One Person - Successive Acts of Valor, 280. 8. Award of Medals to Representatives of Deceased Persons - Subsequent Act of Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 39, 281. - Marine Corps Military Supplies - Requisition from War Department, 281. Act of March 1, 1919, ch. 86, 281. Sec. 1. Bureau of Steam Engineering - Technical Services, 281. Technical Services, 282. Claims Privately Owned Property Damaged During World War by Men in Naval Service or Marine Corps, 282. Disbursing Officers Losses or Deficiencies - Relief, 283. Military Stores, Supplies and Equipment - Interchange Between Army and Navy, 283. Enlistments Period, 283. Naval Reserve Force Gratuities for Former Naval Volunteers, 283. Naval Reserve Force Active Duty on Shore, 283. Enlisted Strength of Active List of Navy - Temporary Increase, 283. Naval Reserve Force and Marine Corps Reserve-Female Members, 284. Naval Reserve Force and Marine Corps Reserve - Civil Appointments for Members, 284. Secretary of Navy Time for Making Computations and Convening Promotion Boards Recommendations by Boards, 285. Pay and Allowances of Officers and Men Effect of this Act, 285. Transfer to Enrolled Men of Naval Reserve Force and Marine Corps Reserve Enlisted Men of Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard - Honorable Discharge Before Expiration of Term of Enlistment - Reenlistments - Gratuity Pay Extension of Enlistments, 286. Officers of Navy and Marine Corps - Quarters and Commutation, 286. Enlisted Men of Navy — Increase of Pay, 286. Officers Serving in Temporary Grade or Rank - Promotion to Same Permanent Real Admiral Serving as Chief of a Bureau - Credit for Services, 287. Enlisted Men of Navy or Marine Corps Accepting Temporary Service in Reserve Forces Effect as to Retirement, Rank and Pay-Credit for Service Rendered, 287. Warrant Officers and Pay Clerks - Navy and Marine Corps - Temporary Services in Reserve Forces Effect on Former Status - Longevity Pay and Retirement, 287. Naval Militia Effect of Transfer of National Naval Volunteers to Naval Reserve Force, 288. Courts-Martial Prisoners - Commutation of Rations, 288. Vessels Obtained from United States Shipping Board - Charter Hire, 288. "Enlisted Men" as Including Women, 288. Marine Corps - Enlisted Strength-Increase, 288. Officers Temporary Appointments - Reductions - Lower Grades, 289. Retired Enlisted Men-Navy or Marine Corps - Active Duty - Promotions, 289. Settlement of Accounts of Disbursing Officers Period of World War - Credits, 289. Marine Corps - Enlisted Men - Allowance for Rations, 289. Post Laundries - Cost of Operation-How Defrayed, 289. Res. of Dec. 24, 1919, No. 26, ch. —, 290. Officers of Navy and Marine Corps - Quarters and Commutation, 290. CROSS-REFERENCES See also CIVIL SERVICE: COAST GUARD; HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS; IMMIGRATION; NATURALIZATION; NAVAL ACADEMY; PENAL LAWS; POSTAL SERVICE; PUBLIC LANDS; PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' CIVIL RELIEF; WAR DEPARTMENT AND MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. An Act Providing for the purchase of uniforms, accouterments, and equipment by officers of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and midshipmen at the Naval Academy from the Government at cost. [Act of Jan. 12, 1919, ch. 8, 40 Stat. L. 1054.] [Officers' uniforms, accouterments, and equipment - furnishing by government at cost.] That hereafter uniforms, accouterments, and equipment shall, upon the request of any officer of the Navy or any officer of the Marine Corps or any officer of the Coast Guard while operating with the Navy or any midshipman at the Naval Academy or cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, be furnished by the Government at cost, subject to such restrictions and regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe. [40 Stat. L. 1054.] |