Partment

It consists in the army of one judge advocate with the rank of brigadier general; two judge advocates with the rank of colonel; three with the rank of major, and for each geographical department or division of troops not provided with such, one acting judge advocate with the rank, etc., of captain, mounted. Act of Congress, February 2, 1901. A similar ofl Bcer was provided for the navy under the act of June 8, 1880, with the title of judge-advocate-general of the navy. He has the rank and pay of a captain In the navy, or colonel of the marine corps, as the case may be. His duties are to receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings of all courts-martial, courts of Inquiry, and boards for examination of officers, for retirement and promotion, in the naval service, and such other duties as were theretofore performed by naval judge-advocates-general; U. S. R. S. 1 Supp. § 290; 2 id. § 600. The judge-advocate-general’s department is now under the chief of staff. Act of February 14, 1903.