The national Republican., 1861-12-27

[PuBILC No. II
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency "i
the Navy.
Be Il enacted By he Senate and House Of Rep
yesentdtUss If The Uni ed Sutes Of America ~
Congress assembled, That whenever the nam
Of any naval officer now in the service, or vi!
may hereafter be- In the service oi the Unitad
States, shall bqvr hurn borne on the Naval
Register iusty tYe years, or shall be of the . <.
of sixty two years, he shall be retired from
active service, and his name entered on tn,
retired list ot uficers of the grade to which ht
belonged at The time of such retirement
sc. 2. AID be Il further enacted. That the
President OF the United States be and he j.
hereby an horized TO assign any officer Wh"
may be retired under the preceding section Of
this ac. to shore duty, and such officer thus IS
siyned shall receive the full shore pay of Nv.
graz While 80 employed.
Sc. 5. And Ce Il further enacted, Thai he
President of the United States, by and ,oitt tie
ndrice aud consent Of The Senate, shall have The
authori y to detail from the retired list of the
navy fri the commaUd Ut SOU .drons aud single
ships such uficers Us he may believe that the
good of the service requires to be thus plac I'd
IN Command; and such officers may, If upon
the recommendation Of the President OF he
uuited States they shall receive a vote OF
t1anks OF Congress for their services and gal
lan,ry in action against an enemy, be rcstoi e'!
to tn active list and not Otherwise
Src. iad be Il further enacted. That III.
FIeilpnt OF the Uoited States shall have III,
authority TO select any officer from the grade
Oi captain or commander in the navy and AS
sign him to the command of squadron w,tl
tbs rank and lille Of y flag officer;" and any
fticer thus assigned shall have the same au
thCiity and receive the same obedience from
M command RS If ships in his squadron hold
'ng commissions of au older date than his tn !;
he would he entitled 10 receive were bis com
mission the oldest; and to receive, when 81
employed, the pay ic which be would bavs
been entitled il he ware IN the active list al
the navy.
Ste. 5. And be IL turih r enacted, That all
uficers retired under The provisions of this act
shall receive the retired pay of their respective
grades as 6xed BY law.
Sec. .. And be il further enacted, That pro-
motion, shall be made in place Of the officers
retired under the provisions Of this bill ~ is
now provided by law.
&C. :. And be Il further enacted That the
s ccetary If the Navy b and is hereby author
izct Ia cause two hundred :" medals OF hUuor y
TO b. prepared. with suitable smblematic de
vices which sh, ii be bestowed upon such pe ty
ufirer.. amer, landsnen and marines as n III
most distinguish themselves by their gallan,ry
in action aud other .eamanlik4 qualities duripg
the pr, sent war. and that the sum OF one thou
sand dollnrs be aud the same is hereby ap.
proprated out of any money in the Treasury
fOr b. purpose Of carrying this section into
silect
Sec. s. And be il further enacted That tbe
hour OF lahor in the navy yards Of the United
States shall b. the same as In the private snip
yard. at or Dearest TO the post where such
navy yard is established and the wages paid
all employees in such yards shall be- as nea'
as may be, hs average pIice paid u employees
o+ ths same grade IN private ship yards or work
,hors IN ur nearest 10 the same vicinity, TO b.
dstsrmin.d by Ii. comnardam Of the nary
Y,'d
APPROVED December 2l 1861