The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17
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AN ACT to amend entitled Gan act to promote the
efficiency of he

AN ACT to amend act entitled can promote the
efficiency OF the navy"
Be enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives.
the United States Of Apserica Coasess assesa That
upon the written request made within ninety days
OF s se the %
sage Of this act provided be shall within
was dropped rloughed retired by the operation
of the twenty eighth of February eighteen hundred and
navy the Secretary the Navy shall the physical
mental professional and moral fitness of such officer for the
shall be the laws and regulations which gov
courts Of inquiry and the said court shall in their finding
the rolls Of the navy, ought to be restored and restored
whether to the active the reserved list and the
whether on leave Of absence or roa and in the
been placed the reserved list then the court in their find
ing shall report whether the said officer ought be restored
the active list not restored whether he ought to
the retired list leave Of absence uough pay
and the finding of the court shall in all be submitted
to the President of the United States and If approved by
him. the Of dropped officer when restoration
been recommended such officer may be nominated by the
President the Senate for restoration the service
cordng finding of the approved by him
in the of retired officer the finding of the court when
by the President shall be conclusive and such off,
Ger shall be TO the active list to occupy that
and rank the navy which he would have occupied
he mot been retired under the action of the late naval
shall remain upon the retired list leave absence
furlough pay according to the finding OF the court
proved BY the President: Proeded That the officers
ored placed the reserved list shall be appointed
their places respectively by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
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the present law limiting the number of officers Of the navy
shall be suspended far to authorize the restoration
within year from the passage of this act by the Pres
dent by and the advice the Senate
officers reserved dropped under the operation of the of
tho twenty of February, eighteen hundred and fifty
five, entitled "An act to the efficiency of the
navy - Propided That there shall be further promo
tons appointments in any grade after said reservations
shall been made thereto until such grade the
service shall be reduced to the limit prescribed
That when such officer shall be restored to the navy by
restored shall occupy that position and rank in the
which he would have held had he been retired urough
ed dropped the order of the President
of the naval board Provided further, That any dropped
be placed the retired furloughed list ay be thus
placed by the President by and with the advice and
sent of the Senate.
SEC s. And be further enacted That officers who were
dropped aforesaid and who shall be restored the
naval service within year from the passage hereof shall
be entitled to receive duty pay Of their grades
authorized with the advice and Of the Senate
transfer officer from the urlough the pay
list and that much of the of February twenty
eighteen hundred and entitled can act to promote
the efficiency of the renders reserved officers nel-
gible promotion, be, and the is hereby repealed
SEC. f. And be further enacted, That reserved officers
may promoted the reserved list by and with the advice
and of the Senate but such promotion shall en-
tie pay beyond that which they entitled
when reserved, shall they, by such promotion
higher rank than they would have taken had they
this act or in the act to which this an amendment shall
construed preclude officers the reserved list
from wearing the uniform of their grades respectively
Sec. 8. And be 70 further enacted, That captains in
mand of squadrons shall de denominated flag officers
SEC 6. And be further enacted, That all officers who
may be restored active service under the provisions
this act shall be entitled to draw the pay they
drawing the time they retired dropped and
during the time of such retirement suspension from the
active service aforesaid.
Approved January l6, 1851.