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Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps (§§ 5001 - 7921)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 5401 - 6522)
Chapter 551 - OFFICERS IN COMMAND (§§ 5941 - 5955)
Section 5949 - Policy as to leave and liberty
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 551 - OFFICERS IN COMMAND Sec. 5949 - Policy as to leave and liberty |
Contains | section 5949 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 372. |
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Policy as to leave and liberty - 10 U.S.C. § 5949 (2013)
ยง5949. Policy as to leave and liberty
The commanding officer of a vessel shall favor the faithful and obedient in granting leave and liberty.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 372.)
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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5949 | 34 U.S.C. 220. | R.S. 1431. |
The words "to exercise carefully a discrimination in" are omitted as surplusage. The words "leave and liberty" are substituted for "temporary leave of absence and liberty on shore" to conform to modern terminology.
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