The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-13


Surgeons ranking with commanders, eleven hundred
dollars.
Surgeons ranking with leutenants, one thousand dol
lars.
p.ymastes ranking with captains thirteen hundred
paymasers ranking with commanders, eleven hundred
dollsrO
Rayinasters ranking with lleutenants, one thousand
dollars.
Chief Engineers, one thousand dollars
s sms. assistant Engineers, seven hundred dollars
second Assistant Engineers Ave hundred dollars.
1nrd Assistant Engineers, four hundi cd dollars.
masters, four hundred dollars.
Passed midshipmen, three hundred and fifty dollars
ana Win four rationa per day each Of the above
named officers OF the navy, TO be commuted at thirty
Genus each ration and without any other pay or allow
ahces Captains commanders and lieutenants now on
the retired list Of the navy shall receive the
pensatiOn and no greater than is allowed TO retired on
crs or the same rank by tho provisions Of this act The
next officer IN rank shall be promoted to tho place OF the
retired ohcer according 10 the established rules Of the
service And the same rule Of promotion shall be applied
scoessvey TO the vacancies consequent upon the retire
ment Of an officer
Sec %. And DO itfur,her enacted That whenever any
officer q the navy on being ordered perform the d.
es appropriate to his commission, shall report himself
unable TO comply with such order, whenever, in the
Judgment OF the President OF the United States officer
OF the navy shall DO in any way incapactated from
performing the duties of his offco the President,
at his discretion, shall direct tho Secretary Of
the Navy to refer the 81 such officer to
board OF not more than nine, and not less than 1--WE
commissioned officers, two-ffths OF whom shall be
members Of the Medical Bureau of the Navy the board
except those taken from the Medical Bureau to be com
posed II possible, (as far may bo) of his in
rank Tho determination Of the board in each shall
with record Of It's proceedings be transmitted to the
secretary Of the Navy TO be laid before the for
his approval or disapproval and orders the The
board, whenever II finds officer ncapacltaed for active
sorvice will report whether, in its judgment the
pacy result from long and faithful service, from
or injury received in the line Of duty from sickness
exposure therein or from any other cid mt Of
II 30, and the President approve of such judgment
tho disabled officer shall thereupon be placed upon
the list of retired officers, according TO the pro
Visions OF this act; but If such disability incom-
potency proceeded from other causes and the Presi.
dent concur In opinion with the board the officer may be
retired upon furough pay or he shall be wholly retired
IRON the service with years pay at the discretion Of
the President; and in this last his shall be
wholly omitted from the navy register The members of
The board shall, in every case be honest
impartial discharge Of their duties, and officer OF tho
navy shall he retired either partially wholly from the
service without having hid fair full hearing before
the board il he shall demand it,
Sec "a And be II further enacted That the retired Off
GERS shall DO entitled to the uniforms OF their re-
spectve grades shall continue to be borne upon the navy
register shall be subject to the rules and articles govern
ing the navy and TO trial by general court martial.
Sec 25 And be il further enacted That retired officers
Of the army navy and marine corps may be assigned to
such duties as the President may them capable of
performing and such tho exgencs of the public ser
vice may require. Approved August 8, 1861.