10 U.S.C. § 5944

Marine Corps officers: limitation on power to command

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 371.)
This provision is no longer in force

Officers of the Marine Corps may not command vessels or naval shipyards.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 371.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
594434 U.S.C. 713.R.S. 1617.

The words “of the United States” are omitted as surplusage. The word “command” is substituted for the words “exercise command over any”.

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