Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-03

[IUBLIc-No. IL
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
Be it enacted bv the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatNcs of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That whenever the name of any
naval officer now in the service. or who may here
after be in the service Of the United States, shall
have been borne the naval register forty-iiye
years, or shall be of the aye of siXtytW years, he
shall be retired from active service and his name
entered on the retired list OF officers of the grade
TO which lie belonged at the time of such retire
ment
Sec .. And be it further enacted That the presi-
dent OF the United States be and he is hereby au-
thoriZed 20 assign any officer who may be retired
under the preceding section of this shore du
y and such officer thus assigned shall receive the
ful! shore pay OF his grade while So employed.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That the presi.
dent OF the United States, by and lgii the adree and
consent Of The senate shall have tie authority to de-
tail from the retired list OF the navy, for the
maud OF squaGrOns and single ships such officers as
he may believe that the good Of the service requires
to be thus placed in command and such officers
may, il upon the recommendation of the president
OF inc United states they snail receive vote OF
thanks OF congress for their services and galantry
in action against enemy, be restored to the active
list. and not otherwise.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted. That the presi-
dent Of the United States shall have the authority
select any othcer from the grades of captain
commander i'll tile navy, and assign him TO the COM
mahd OF asquadr0n, with the rank and title OF
nag ottceT;" and any officer thus assigned shall
have the same authority and receive the same ODE
dience from the commanders of ships in his squad
ron holding commissions OF an older date than his,
that he would be entitled to receive his com.
mission the oldest; and to receive, when employ
ed, the pay to which he would have been entitled,
If he were on the active list OF the navy.
SEC .. And be it further enacted, That all officers
retired under the provisions of this shall receive
the retired Pay of their respective grades fixed by
law.
SECS. And be it further enacted, That promo
tons shall be made in place of the officers retired
under the provisions of this bill provided
/ by law.
SEC Z. And be it further enacted, That The
] taFy of the navy be and is hereby authorized to
cause two hundred medals of honor to be prepar
ed, with suitable emblematic devices, which shall be
bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen lands
/ men, and marines, Us shall most distinguish them
selves by their galamry in action and other
like qualities during the present war, and that the
sum OF one thousand dollars be and the same here
by appropriated out of any money in the treasury,
Tor the purpose of carrying this section into effect
SEC 8. And be it further enacted. That the hours
OF labor i'll the navy yards OF the United States shall
be tile same as ill the private ship yards at
est 10 the post where such navy yard is established,
and the wages paid to all employees in such yards
shall be- as mar may be, the average price paid to
employees Of the grade i'll private ship yards
workshops in nearest to the same vicinity, TO be
determined by he cOn7maRdaHt Of the nary gard.
Approved, December2l, 1861