Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-15

Third assistant engineers four lur{lred dollars;
Masters, four hundred dollars;
Iasscd nndshipmen, three hunded and NIFTY dol
Infs ana with Tour laiOns per day TO cach OF inc
AboNc-amed officers of the navy TO be oommuted
NJ tmrly cents, each ration and without any othef
pay or allowances. Captains, COMMANDERS ana
lculeuans now on the retired listof the navy shall
.tcSNe NC same compensation ald no greater lian
Is allowed to retired uEceis OF the same rank by
NE provisions OF this act. Tie nCNt ollcer IN rank
shall Dc promoted 10 the place of he retired oihcer
aee9FGhs 10 The established rtes OF the service service
anu nc same rule Of promotion slail DC hppneu
successfully to the vacancies coneQuent upon the
retirement Of an officer
sec. %. And be it mther enacted, That whenever
any officer of The navy on being ordered to perform
Tie duties appropriate TO Lis commission, snail re-
port himself unable 10 comply with such order, or
whenever, IN the judgment OF tho hcsi9elt OF lhe
United States, IN officer of the navy slal be III any
way lEcapHcitated from performing the duties OF his
Office, the president at his discretion, shall diect
ne secretary OF the navy TO refer the case OF suci
0lIcef 10 board of not more nan hlhe' anu iV'
less than 1--WE commissioned officers, lWo~iilhS
OF whom shall be members Of the medca
bureau of the navy; the board, except those
taken from the medical BUREAU, TO be COM
posed ii possible, (as lal as may be,l OF his seniors
IN rank. The determination Of the board III each
case shall with record ofis proceedings be trans
united 10 The secretary OF the navy to De lald before
the president Tor his approval OF disappIoYal, ana
orders IN the case. The board, whenever mas an
oihcer incapaciiated Tor active service, Will report
whether in his judgment, the incapacy result from
long and faithful service from wounds or INJURY re-
celNeu III the line 0lduy, from sickness or exposure
SO. and the president approve acknowledgement, me
disabled ofilcer shall here"Ton le placed upon me
Iist OF retired officers according 10 the provisions OF
this act; but if such disability or ucumpetency pro-
ceeded from other causes, and tile president concur
in opinion with the board, the officer may be retired
upon Through pay, or he shall be wholly retired
from the service, with years pay. at the dlscIe-
ton of the president; and in this last case LIS name
shall De wholly omitted from the navy register l lie
members ottle board shall, in every case, be sworn
to an honest and impartial discharge OF their duties,
ana 10 officer OF the navy shall be ctired, either par
tally or wholly, from The service without having
had fair and full hearing before the board, il he
shall demand it.
Sec. "a And be ii further enacted, That the reuT-
ed officers shall be entitled to wear the uniform Of
their respective grades, shall continue to be borne
upon the navy register shall be subject to the rules
and articles governing the navy and TO trial b. gen
eIal cOurt-naItia
Sec. 25 And be it further enacted, That retired
officers Of the army, navy, aud marine corps may be
assigned TO such duties as the president may deem
them capable OF performing, and such as the eAl-
Sences of the public service may require
Approved, August 3, 1861.