TITLH I/I.
-COAST GUARD
proved by the President of the United States. (May 26, 1000,
e. 2550, § 3, 31 Stait. 200.)
142. Offenses not within jurisdiction of Coast Guard tribu-
nals; turning offenders over to civil courts.-For offenses
against the lows of ti United States other than those speci-
lied in the foregoing six sections, offenders shall he turned
over to the civil authorities for trhd. (May 20, 1000, c. 2550,
§ 7, 34 Stat. 201.)
145. Concurrent jurisdiction of civil courts; turning over
offenders.-The jnrisdl.ton conferred by the foregoing five
sections for the punishnient of offenses against the discipline
of the Coast (uard shall not be regardedt as exclusive, but of-
fenders nay, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury,
be turned over to the civil authorities for trial by any court
having jurisdiction of the offense. (May 26, 1900, c. 2550, §
(, 3-i Stit. 201.)
116. Place of imprisonment.-l'h Secretary of the Treasury
muay designlie, Is tile place of execution of tie sentence of a
Coast Gunrd court involving Iinprlsonnielt, tiny prison or peni-
tentiary hlint recelves Federal prisoners. (May 26, 19006, c.
2551, , 4, 34 Stitt. 201.)
147. Deserters; arrest; rewards; reenlistnent.-It shall he
l awful for lht (.Ol1omma(dlg ollicer of a vessel of Int 'o st
Guaord to al preld all(ad arrest or eaiiso to he alpreliendel nd
Snreste(1, by (ie for(e lndr his colill iad, it deserher fron (lh'
'ost G uard wherever found, (od shall have authority call
upOll all persons to assist III such arrest, anld all persons so
assistling are hereliy Invested with the powera adl authorily of
deputy United States inirslols, and shall deliver the offenler
oil board of tie vessel fromn whlich he deserted : Prorhid, That
i rewaid for the apprehension an( delivery of a desviter from
lie Coast Guard as lirelInbefore provilled, not to exceed $15,
ny be offered by the colimmanding ollieer of the vessel from
which t he lperson deserted, uni this reward, or afy part thereof,
may be deducted and paild front nloney flue s l1d deserter:
Provid('d, That no person who Ires deserted from tine Coast
Guard shall afterwards lie employed It sal service, or enlisted
In fifty olher ntllltary or naval service under tile United States,
unless lie shall have delivered himself aboard the vessel from
which lie deserted, or been apprehiendel, and the dlisahlilly
shall have ieen remioved 11y a board of comnnissloned officers
of the said service convened for a consideration of (lie ('use,
and the action of the said board shall have bieen approved by
the Secretary of tie Treasury. (May 26, 1900, c. 2556, § 5, 34
Stat. 201.)
Chapter G.-RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY; ALL4 OW-
ANCE TO DEPENDENTS.
See.
161. Commandant; retirement; rank and pay.
162. Englneer In chief; retirement; rank flnd pay.
163. Pay and allowances while on active duty.
164. Rtecall to active duty during wvar or emergency generally.
165. Tenporary advancement In runk while on active duty.
100. Promotion for active duty after Juno 30, 1022.
167. Pay of retired offlicers generally.
108. Disabilities due to vicious habits.
109. Disabilitles In course of duty or from age; assignment to special
duties.
170. Retiring board; proceedings generally.
171. Retirement for failure in physical examination for promotion.
172. Retirement for disability generally.
17". Retirement on account of age.
174. Ietlrenment of commissioned oflleers on forty yours' length of serv-
ice; advance In rank.
175. tetlrement o1 thirty years' service; pay; assignment to special
duties.
176. Pensions generally.
177. Disabilities received In cooperation with Navy; pension.
Section 161. Commandant; retirement; rank and pay.-Any
officer who shall after January 12, 1023, serve as commandant
§ 168
shall, when retired, be retired with lhe rank of commandant
and with the pay of a rear admiral (lower half) of the Navy
on the retired list. (Jan. 12, 1923, e. 25, § 2, .12 Stat. 1130.)
162. Engineer in chief; retirement; rank and pay.-An
officer who shall after January 12, 1923, serve as engineer in
thine shall, when retired, be retired with tlhe rank of engineer
in ciefr and with lie pay of a captain (engineering) on tie
retired list. (Jan. 12, 1023, c. 25, § 2, '12 Slat. 1130.)
163. Pay and allowances while onl active duty.--lletlred
offleers of the Coast Guard below tle grade of brigadiler gen-
eral or coininodore find retired warrant ohfl'ers and enlisted
tie, shail, when oniactive duty, re(elve full pay inndallow-
ances. (Jane 10, 1922, c. 212, § 17, 42 Stat. 632; iiy 31, 1921,
c. 221, § 6, 43 Stat. 252.)
164. Recall to active duty during war or emergency gener-
ally.-DIurlng the exlstence of war oi' of a national enmergency
declared by (l( P'resiilent to exist, tiny conmissioned or war-
rant officer of the Coast Guard of lhe United States oi the
retlied list 1may, in tie disiretion of tie Secretary of tile
Navy, be ordered to 11clive (lillIt sea )' (oil shore; i fifty
retired off'er performing such active du3ty i (11e m of war or
national enmrgency, declaired as aforesaid, shall le entitled
to promotion oil tie retired list to (lie grade or rank, not
above t1t of Ileutennt coinmndaler 1i tie ('0oast (I'ard,and
slif1 lherenfler receive tie ptro' finldallowances thereof, wh'Ih
]iis total fictive service as fill officer both prior ad1(1 subsequent
tio retirelment, lii the nll1ienr rendered by hii, woiild have
elnabled llin to atlh Ii (111liecourse of pronton liit(] stieh
service been rendered continuou0sly on the active list dilllng
fle period of (lie lost palt, except as provihed Inl lie follow-
Ing section. (July 1, 1918, e. 114, .10 Stat. 717.)
165. Temporary advancement in rank while on active duty.-
luring tie existence of war or of it national emnergency, Ie-
clared its aforesiId, a3llycolnissilond or r1"alit 11flicer of
the Coast Gullrd of tile United States on tie retired list,
while oii fictive du(ty, ainyle temporarily advanced to and
comlissioned lin such higher grade or rank on the retired list,
not above that of lieutenant conninaInder in tile Coast Guard,
as the Preshlent may (letermie, and any officer so advanced
shall, while oi active duty, be entitled to the same pay and
allowances us officers of like grade or rank on lhe active list:
'rovided, That ainy suil commissioned or warrant otfier who
has been so temporarily advanced in grade or rank shall,
1pon his relief from active duty, or in tiny case uot 1ltter
tian six months after tile termination of the war or of tile
national emnergency, declared as aforesaid, revert to the grade
or rank ol the retired list and to the pay and allowanc- statu4
which lie would have 1el hd lie not been so temnporarily iiil-
vanced: 'rovided futi her, That nothing In (his or t(e see-
0nd preceding section sliall operate to reduce tile ly lilt(]
allowances now allowed by law to retired otlieers. (.lly), 1,
1118, e. 114, 40 Stat. 717.)
166. Promotion for active duty after June 30, 1922.-Ailve
duty performed after June 30, 1122, by l officer on the refired
list or Its equivalent shall not entitle such oIlcer to proioth1(1.
(Juno 10, 1922, c. 212, § 17, 42 Stat. 632; May 31, 1924, e. 22.1,
§ 6, 43 Stat. 252.)
167. Pay of retired officers generally.-Ali officeng borne
upon the retired list prior to April 12, 1902, or thereafter, shnl
receive 75 per centiln of tie duty pay, salary, and Increase of
the rank upon which they have been or may be reti'ed: Pro.
viaed, That no longevity increase of pay shall le allowed for
any length of service accruing after retirement. (Apr. 12, 1902,
e. 501, § 9, 32 Stat. 101.)
168. Disabilities due to vicious habits.-When a board finds
that an officer Is incapacitated for active service, aiid f(it such
Incapacity Is the result of his own vicious habits and not due
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to any incident of service, and 1t decision shall.be approved
by tile President, the officer shall be dropped from the service.
(Apr. 12, 1002, c. 501, § 7, 32 Stat. 101.)
, 169, Disabilities in course of d~ty or from age; jissigzppent
to special duties.-When a beard finds that .al officer is inca-
pacitated for active service, and that Ills incapacity is the re-
suit of an incident of service, or is due to the infirmities of age,
or physical or mental disability, and not his own vicious habits,
and such decision Is approved by the President, be shall be re-
tired from active service and placed upon a retired list. Of-
ficers ltniq retired may be assigned to such duties as they may
be able to perform, in the discretion of the Secretary of the
Treasury. * (Apr. 12, 1902, c. 501, § 0, 32 Stat. 101.)
170. Retii ing board; proceedings generally.-The Secretary
of the Trei.sury, under the direction of the President, shall
froml time to time assemble a Coast Guard retiring board,
composed of officers of the Coast Guard and medical officers
of the Public hlealth Service, consisting of not less than five
commissioned officers, two-fifths of whom shall be selected
from medical officers of the Public IHealth Service, for the
purpose of examining and reporting on such officers of the
Coast Guard as may be ordered by the Secretary of the
Treasury to appear before it; and the members of said board
shall be sworn, In every case, to discharge their duties honestly
and Impartially, the oath to be administered to the members
by the president of the board, and to him by the junior mcmii-
ber or recorder; and such board shall inquire Into and deter-
mine the facts touching the nature and occasion of the dis-
ability of any officer who appears to he Incapable of perform-
ing the duties of his office, and shall have such powers as may
be ncceqsary for that purpose; and when the board finds all
ofilcer icmeapaltated for aitive service it shall aimio find and
report the cause which in its judgment has produced his in-
capacity,, whether such cause is an incident of service, whether
due to his own vicious habits, or the infirmities of age,,or
physical or mental disability. The proceedings and alecisions
of the board slall be transmitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury, and shall by him be laid before the President for
his approval or dlbapproval and his orders in the case. (Ap)r.
12, 1002, c. 501, § 5, 32 Stat. 100.)
171. Retirement for failure in physical examination for pro-
motion.-If any commissioned officer slll fail il his physical
examination for promotion and be found incapacitated for
service by reason of physical disability contracted in the line
of duty, he shall be retired with the rank to which his seniority
entitled him to be promoted. (Jan. 12, 1923, c. 25, § 3, 42 Stat.
111.)
172. Retirement for disability generally.-Wheu any cont-
inissionled officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man has become
Incptable of performing the duties of his office he shall be either
placed upon tile retired list or dropped from the service by the
President, as hereinafter provided in this chapter. (Apr. 12,
1002, c. 501, § 4, 32 Stat. 100.)
173. Retirement on account of age.-When any commissioned
officer, wairrant officer, or enlisted man in the Coast Guard has
reached the age of sixty-four years he shall be retired by the
President front active service. (Apr. 12, 1902, c. 501, 1 4, 32
Stilt. 100.)
174. Retirement of commissioned officers on forty years'
length of service; advance in rank.-When a commissioned
officer of the Coast Guard who has had forty years' servIce
shall retire, lie shall be placed on the retired list with the rank
and retired pay of one grade above that actually held by him
at the time of retirement; and, in the case of a captain, the
rank and retired pay of one grade above shall be the rank of
coniniodore and the pay of a commodore in the Navy on the
retired list. (Jan. 12, 1023, c. 25, § 8, 42 Stat. 1131.)
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170. RetireMent on thirty years' service; pay; assignment
to special duties.-A commissioned officer, warrant officer, or
enlisted mall Nyho has served thirty years, upon suitable appli-
cation and as to commissioned otlicers upon approval by tile
Secretary of the Treasury, may be retired from active service
and receive 75 per centum of the duty pay, salary and increase
of his grade or rating: Provided, That such comnmissioned
ofilcer, warrant; officer, or enlisted mal may be assigned to
such duties as lie may be able to perform. (Jan. 28, 1915, e.
20, § 3, 88 Stat. $01.)
176. Pensions generally.-No pension shall be allowed or
paid to any commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted
man in the Coast Guard either on tile active or retired
list. (Jan. 28, 1915, c. 20, § 3, 38 Stat. 801.) .
177. Disabilities received in cooperation with Navy; pen-
sion.-The olllcers an( semnien of the Coast Guard, who have
been or may be wounded or disabled In the discharge of their
duty while cooperating with the Navy by order of the Presi-
dent, shall be entitled to be placed oil the Navy pensionii st,
at the same rate of pension andtunder the same regulations
and restrictions as are provided by law for the oflicers find
seamen of 'he Navy. (R. S. § 4741.)
Chapter 7.-3MEDALS AND HONORS.
Sec.
101. Medal for heroism of officer.
192. Volunteer crews ; comnpensation for saving life; medals.
193. Medals for saving life generally.
194. Bestowal of medal of second class.
195. Additional tokens of honor for repeated acts of licroismn.
106. Bestowal of medal on person other than miember of Coast Guard.
Section 191. Medal for heroism of oflicer.-The President of
tile United States is hereby empowered to prepare a suitable
medal of honor to be awarded to any officer of the Coast Guard
who shall have distinguislhed himself in battle or displayed
extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession. (Mar. 3,
1915, c. 83, 38 Stat. 931.)
192. Volunteer crews; compensation for saving - life;
medals.-The Secretary of the Treasury may accept tile services
of volunteer crews at tiny of the life-boat stations authorized,
who shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing
the Coast Guard; and a lilt of the names of eaci crew shaoll
be kept Ill the officc of the Secretary of the Treasury. Suei
v:olunteers shall receive a suin of not more than $10 eaci for
every occasion upon which they shall have been instrumental
in saving human life, and such of the medals as they nmmay le
entitled to under the provisions of this chapter: Provided,
That no payment shall be nmade to any person who shall not
have actually participated in the efforts to save the life or
lives rescued. (June 20, 187.1, c. 344, § 0, 18 Stat 127.)
193. Medals for saving life generally.-The Secretary of the
Treasury is directed to cause to be prepared medals of lonor,
with suitable devices, to be distinguished as life-saving medals
of the first and second class, which shall he bestowed upon iny
persons who shall hereafter endanger their own lives Il saving,
or endeavoring to save lives from perils of the sea, within tile
United States, or upon any American vessel: Proehded, That
the medal of the first class shall be confined to cases of ex-
treme and heroic daring; and that tile medal of tile second
class shall be given in cases not sufficiently distilguished to
deserve the medal of the first class: Providcl also, Tlat no
award of either medal shall be made to any person until suf-
ficient evidence of his deserving shall have been filed with the
Secretary of the Treasury and entered upon the records of the
department. (Juno 20, 1874, c. 344, § 7, 18 Stat. 127.)
194. Bestowal of medal of second class.--'le Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized to bestow the life-saving inedal of
the second class upon persons making such signal exertions