Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-10
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at tine Second Session Of the Thirtyaeventh
Congress
[PupLIc-No.1
NAcr to further promote the efficiency of the


AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
Navy.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
senfatives of the United States of America in on
gress assembled That whenever the name OF any
naval officer now III the service. or who NAV here
after be in the service of the United States, shall
have been borne the naval register forty-tive
years, shall be of the age of sixtytwo years, he
shall be retired from active service, and his name
entered the retired list OF officers of the grade
to which he belonged at the time of such retire.
Sec . And be it further enacted, That the presi.
dent of the United States be and he hereby
thoriZed 10 assign any officer who may be retired
under the preceding section of this act TO shore du
ty and such officer thus assigned shall receive the
full 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 Nth the adUce and
Of the senate, shall have the authority to de-
tail from the retired list of the navy, for the
mand OF squadrOnS and single ships, such officers
he may believe that the good of the service requires
to be thus placed in command; and such officers
may, if upon the recommendation of the president
of the United States they shall receive vote of
thanks OF congress for their services and gaantry
in action against an enemy be restored to the active
list, and not otherwise.
Sec. t. And be it further enacted, That the presi-
dent of the United States shall have the authority
select any officer from the grades of captain or
commander in the navy, and assign him to the COM
mand of squadron with the rank and title oil a
flag ohcer;H and any officer thus assigned shall
have the same authority and receive the same ODE
dience from the commanders of ships in his squad
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 8. And be it further enacted, That all officers
retired under the provisions of this act shall receive
the retired ray of their respective grades fixed by
law
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted That promo
tons shall be made in place of the officers retired
under the provisions of this bill as is now provided
by law.
SEC 7. And be it further enacted, That the secre-
tary of the navy be and is hereby authorized to
two hundred medals of honOr'' TO be prepar
ed with suitable emblematc devices, which shall be
bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen, lands
men, and marines, shall most distinguish them.
selves by their gaantry in action and other
like qualities during the present war, and that the
of one thousand dollars be and the same here
by appropriated out of any money in the treasury,
for the purpose of carrying this section into effect.
SEC s, And be it further enacted, That the hours
of labor in the navy yards OF the United States shall
be the same as in the private ship yards at or
est to the post where such navy yard is established
and the wages paid to all employees in such yards
shall be- may be- the average price paid to
employees Of the grade in private ship yards
workshops in nearest to the vicinity, to be
determined By the coniaandant fthe nary yard.
Approved, December2l, 1861,