Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-14

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
'assed at the Second Session of the Thirty.s
Congress
lPUBLIC-No.I IL

llUBLIC-NO. IL
AN All 10 further promote the efficiency of the
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre.
sentatives of the United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That whenever the name of any
naval oihcer now in the service, or who may here
alter be i'll the service of the United States shall
nave Deen borne on the naval register forty-fiye
years OF snail be of the age of siXtytwo years he
snail be retired from active service and his name
entered on the retired list OF officers of the grade
10 winch lie belonged at the time of such retire
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the presi
dent of the United States be and he is hereby au.
thorlzed TO assign any officer who may be retired
under the preceding section of this act to shore du.
vi ana such ohcer thus assigned shall receive the
1ull shore pay Of his grade while SO employed.
Sec D. And be ii further enacted, That the presi.
dent of the United States, by and tcb the aduiee and
consent Of The senate, shall have the authority to de-
tal ron the retired list of the navy, for the
mand OF s9uadrons 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 the United States they shall receive a vote If
thanks OF congress for their services and gallantry
IN action against an enemy be restored to the active
list, ana not otherwise.
Sec 4, And be it further enacted, That the pres.
dent OF the United States shall have the authority IN
select any officer from the grades of captain or
commander IN the navy, and assign him to the COM
mand OF asquadrOn, with the rank and title OF a
mag oihceri" and any officer thus assigned shall
have the same authority and receive the same obe
dlenee from the commanders of ships in his SQUAD
ron holding commissions OF an older date than his
tnht ne would pc entitled to receive were his com
mission the oldest; and TO receive, when so employ
ca; the pay to which he would have been entitled
II he were on the active list OF the navy
SEC b. And be 1t further enacted That all officers
retired under tile provisions of this act shall receive
law. 80 N ny
SEC 8. And be it further enacted That promo.
uons shall be made In place of the officers rotitod
under the provisions of this bill as now provided
by law. ''NVu
SEC Z. And be II further enacted, That fine secro.
tary of the navy be and is hereby authorized IN
cause two hundred medals of honor' to be prepar
cd, with suitable emblematic devices which shnl Inc
bestowed upon such petty officers geamon. lands
men, anO marines, rs shall most distinguish tLem
selves by their gnantry in action and other Seaman
like qualities during the present wan md hst The
sum OF one thousand dollars be and the same Is here
by appropriated out OF any money IN tle treasnr,,
Tor the purpose of carrying this section into ofct
SEC, O. And be 1t further enacted. That the hours
OF labor IN the navy yards OF the United States shall
be the same Us in the private ship yards nj or nes
est 20 me post where such navy yard is established
and me wages paid 10 ull EMPLOYEES In surI va,Gs
shal be- as ner ~ mag H. the average urico mid 20
employ es Of DC 5a1 graic in private rbu ,dTds ~