Revised regulations for the government of the United States Marine-Hospital Service : approved May 20, 1889.
- Marine Hospital Service
- Date:
- 1889
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Revised regulations for the government of the United States Marine-Hospital Service : approved May 20, 1889. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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![I. The corps of the United States Marine-Hospital organization. Service shall consist of the commissioned officers of the service, namely: The Supervising Surgeon-General, sur- geons, passed assistant surgeons, and assistant surgeons; and the non-commissioned officers and employes. SUPERVISING SURGEON-GENERAL. 2. The Supervising Surgeon-General will be selected j^H^o^r. s.; 3. from among the surgeons when a vacancy occurs in that rank. ■z. The Supervising Surgeon-General is charged by law SupervisingSur- ^ Jr fe t. to ./ geon-General of with the supervision, under the direction of the Secre-the Marine-nos- pital Service. tary of the Treasury, of all matters connected with the -' -^ ' 20 June, 187(1, c. Marine-Hospital Service and with the disbursement of i69, s. c, v. le, p. the marine-hospital fund; the conduct of the quarantine 3 Mar., isto, c. '^ ' ^ 130, V. 18, p. 377. service, and the publication of , the weekly abstracts of 29 Apr., i878, c. ' t:^ -'66, V. 20, p. 37. sanitary reports and other information pertinent thereto. 4 Jan., isso. The medical officers and acting assistant surgeons will re- ceive their orders from the Supervising Surgeon-General.. 4. The Supervising Surgeon-General will prepare and i'°. prepare and ~ 1 o C!> r r revise regnla- revise, subject to the approval of the Secretary of thet'O'^^- Treasury, all regulations and instructions for the gov- ernment of the officers and employes of the Marine-Hos- pital Service. =;. The Supervising Surgeon-General will exercise con- To supervise of- . . ^ * ^ ficers and em- stant vigilance over officers and employes of the Service, pioyes. and will cause prompt and impartial investigation to be made of any reported dereliction of duty. 6. The Supervising Surgeon-General will cause the,.Tocarefor pub- ■■■ ° ^ lie property. property returns of medical officers and acting assistant surgeons of the Marine-Hospital Service to be examined, . and take care that all public property is duly accounted for. MEDICAL CORPS. 7. The following is the act governing appointments : Medical officers of the Marine-Hospital Service of the United States Act i January, shall hereafter be appointed by the President, by and with the advice Examinations and consent of the Senate ; and no person shall be so appointed until required. after passing a satisfactory examination in the several branches of medicine, surgery, and hygiene before a board of medical officers of the said Service. Said examination shall be conducted according to rules prepared by the Supervising Surgeon-General, and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and the President. [9]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21168532_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
