24 U.S.C. § 17 (2024)
This is the official text of 24 U.S.C. § 17 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Government of Naval Asylum
Official statutory text
The asylum for disabled and decrepit Navy officers, seamen, and marines shall be governed in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.
(R.S. §4811.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §4811 derived from act Feb. 26, 1811, ch. 26, §4, 2 Stat. 650.
(R.S. §4811.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
R.S. §4811 derived from act Feb. 26, 1811, ch. 26, §4, 2 Stat. 650.
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