UB 500 .A15 MILITARY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1921 CHANGES WAR DEPARTMENT, No. 7. WASHINGTON, July 2, 1927. Paragraphs 331⁄2, 110, 129, 131, 133, 134, 143, 145, 153, 3312, 5862, 625, 635, 698, 758, 895, 960, 964, 10842, 1155, 1157, 1267, 1288, 1671, 1685, 16922, 1700, 17802, 2139, 2209, 2465, 2467, 2574, 2584, 2612, 2624, 2633, 2635, 2636, 2659, 2728, 2733, and 3017, Military Laws of the United States, 1921, are changed, and paragraphs 912, 1042, 5852, 585, 9391⁄2, 12111⁄2, 17134, 2003, 21694, 24192, 24194, and 25851⁄2 are added, as hereinafter shown, the changes and amendments principally resulting from the legislation passed at the second session of the Sixty-ninth Congress, extending from December 6, 1926, to March 4, 1927. This list does not contain references to those recurring provisions of a temporary nature, which were inserted in the volumes as published, except in a few instances, but does contain any change in or amendment to permanent legislation. 33% (added by Changes No. 2). Strike out the note added by Changes No. 6. (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) 911⁄2. Add new paragraph and note: Affidavit showing no payment, etc., to obtain employment.-That each individual hereafter appointed as a civil officer of the United States by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or by the President alone, or by a court of law, or by the head of a department, shall within thirty days after the effective date of his appointment file with the Comptroller General of the United States an affidavit stating that neither he nor anyone acting in his behalf has given, transferred, promised, or paid any consideration for or in the expectation or hope of receiving assistance in securing such appointment. Sec. 1, act of December 11, 1926, as amended by joint resolution of March 2, 1927 (44 Stat. 1346). No salary shall be paid to any individual required under section 1 to file an affidavit until such affidavit has been filed. Sec. 2, act of December 11, 1926 (44 Stat. 918). See also 1041⁄2 (added by Changes No. 7), post. 104%. Add new paragraphs and note: (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) Payment, etc., to procure appointive office. That it shall be unlawful to pay or offer or promise to pay any sum of money, or any other thing of value, to any person, firm, or corporation in consideration of the use or promise to use any influence whatsoever to procure any appointive office under the Government of the United States for any person whatsoever. Sec. 1, act of December 11, 1926 (44 Stat. 918). It shall be unlawful to solicit or receive from anyone whatsoever, either as a political contribution or for personal emolument, any sum of money or thing of value whatsoever in consideration of the promise of support, or use of influence, or for the support or influence of the payee, in behalf of the person paying the money, or any other person, in obtaining any appointive office under the Government of the United States. Sec. 2, act of December 11, 1926 (44 Stat. 918). 58665-27-1 [C. M. L. 7] Anyone convicted of violating this act shall be punished by imprisonment of not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Sec. 3, act of December 11, 1926 (44 Stat. 918). See also 91% (added by Changes No. 7), ante. (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) 11034 (as changed by Changes No. 6). Change paragraph and citation and add new paragraph: In paragraph added by Changes No. 6, strike out after the words "Provided, That if" the words "not less than thirty days before the arrival of an employee at the age of retirement,". 66 Change period at end of citation to comma, and add: as amended by sec. 1, act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1380).” Add new paragraph: In all cases where an employee has heretofore been continued in service subsequent to having arrived at the age of retirement, such continuation shall for all purposes be deemed valid, notwithstanding the time at which the certifications by the head of the department and the Civil Service Commission provided in section 2 of the act hereby amended were made. Sec. 2, act of March 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1380). (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) 129. Strike out present paragraph (except title) and insert new paragraph: That the monthly compensation for total disability shall not be more than $116.66, nor less than $58.33, unless the employee's monthly pay is less than $58.33, in which case his monthly compensation shall be the full amount of his monthly pay. Sec. 6, act of September 7, 1916, as amended by sec. 1, act of February 12, 1927 (44 Stat. 1086). (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) * * * 131. Strike out present paragraph (except title). and insert new paragraph: * * * The monthly compensation for partial disability shall not be more than $116.66. * * * Sec. 6, act of September 7, 1916, as amended by sec. 1, act of February 12, 1927 (44 Stat. 1086). (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) 133. Change citation: Change period at end of citation to comma, and add: “as amended by sec. 1, act of February 12, 1927 (44 Stat. 1086)." (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) 134. Change citation: Change period at end of citation to comma, and add: “as amended by sec. 1, act of February 12, 1927 (44 Stat. 1086)." (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) 143. Change paragraph and citation: 66 Add the words "funeral and" before the word "burial" in the third and eighth lines, respectively, and change "$100" in the third line to $200 ". Change period at end of citation to comma, and add: “as amended by sec. 4, act of February 12, 1927 (44 Stat. 1087)." (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) 145. Strike out present paragraph (except title) and insert new paragraph: In computing compensation under this section the monthly pay shall be considered not to be more than $175 nor less than $87.50, but the total monthly compensation shall not exceed the monthly pay computed as provided in section 12. Sec. 10 (K), act of September 7, 1916, as amended by sec. 3, act of February 12, 1927 (44 Stat. 1087). (C. M. L. No. 7, July 2, 1927.) 153. Change paragraph and citation: Strike out the last sentence of present paragraph reading, "The terms 'adopted' and 'adoption,'" etc., and the period of the preceding sentence and |