Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-13
lPUBLIC-No.1 IL
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the

[PUBLIC-No.1l
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
Navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States OF America in Ton
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 Oh the naval register fortV-fve
years or shall be of the age of siNtytwO wears 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
ment.
See 2. And be it further enacted. That the presi-
dent of the United States be and he is hereby au-
thorized to 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 8. And be it further enacted That The presi-
dent of the United States By and ruth the Gdrice and
consent Of The senate. shall have tile authority TO de-
tail from the retired list OF the navy, Tor the com.
mand OF squadrons and single slips, such oil Gers
lie may believe that the good OF the service requires
to be thus placed in command; and such oft.cers
may, il upon the recommendation OF the president
OF the United States they shall receive vote of
thanks OF congress for their services and gallantry
in action against an eGemy, be restored 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 to
select any officer fl ON the grades Of captain or
commander i'll the navy. and assign him TO the COM
mand of squadron, with the rank and title OF q
flag otiieer;n and any officer thus assigned shall
have the same authority and receive The same ODE
dence from the commanders Of ships in lis SQUAD
ron holding commissions OF an Older date than his
that he would be entitled receive were his com.
mission the oldest; and to receive. when so employ
ed, the pay to which he would have been entitled,
if he were on the active list OF the navy.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all officers
retired under the provisions OF this 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 is now provided
by law.
SEC I. And be it further enacted, That the secre-
tary of the navy be and is hereby authorized to
two hundred medals of hOuor'i to be prepar
ed. with suitable emblematic devices which shall be
bestowed upon such petty officers seamen, lands
men, and marines, shall most distinguish them.
selves by their gaantry i'll action and other seaman
like qualities during lie present war and that the
sum OF one thousand dollars be and the same is here
by appropriated out OF any money in the treasury,
Tor 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 tile United States shall
be the same as in the private ship yards at near
est to the post where such navy yard is established
and the wages paid TO all employees in such yards
shall be. may be, tile average pIice paid to
employees Of the same grade in private ship yards or
workshops in or nearest 10 the same vicinity, BE-
determined By the conzmaHdGHt of the nary yard.
Approved, December q. 1861.