Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-20

[PUBLIC-No.1 IL
AN ACT to 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 officer now in the service, or who may here
after be in the service of the United States, shall
have been borne on the naval register forty-fiye
years, shall be of the age of sxty-two years he
shall be retired from active segvice and his name
entered the retired list of officers of the grade
to which he belonged at the time of such retire
ment.
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
ty and such officer thus assigned shall receive the
tul shore pay of his grade while SO employed
Sec j. 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 com
mand OF squadrons and single ships, such officers as
he may believe that the good of the service REQUIRES
10 De thus placed i'll command; and such officers
may, II upon the recommendation of the president
OF the United States they shall receive a vote of
thanks OF congress for their services and galantry
IN action against an 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 10
select any oihcer from the grades of captain or
commander IN the navy, and assign him to the com
mand OF squadron, with the rank and title Of a
mag ofhceri" and any officer thus assigned shall
have the same authority and receive the same che
ron holding commissions OF an older date than his
that he would be entitled to receive were his com.
mission the oldest and to receive when so employ
ed, the pay to which he would have been entitled
II he were on the active list OF the navy
SEC. D. And be it further enacted That all officers
retired under the provisions of this act shall receive
me retired ray Of their respective grades as fixed by
law. ~ ~
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted That promo-
uons snail be made in place of the officers retired
under the provisions of this bill as is now provided
by law. P-''1 Ne'
SEC Z. And be it further enacted, That the score
tary OF the navy be and is hereby authorized TO
cause two hundred medals of hOnor'' to be prenar
ca, with suitable embematic devices, which shall he
bestowed upon such petty officers seamen. lands.
men, and marines, as shall most distinpus them
selves by their galantry in action and other seaman
ike QUANTITIES during the present war and that fine
SUM OF one thousand dollars be and the same is here
py appropriated out of any money in the treasury
LOT tIe purpose OF carrying this section into effect
SEC .. And be it further enacted That the hours
Oh laDor IN the navy yards OF the United States shall
DC me same as in the private ship yards at or near
est 10 the post where such navy yard is established
anu the wages paid to all employees in such wards
shai De- as near may be- the average price paid TO
oyees Of The same grade in private Ship yards or
WORKSHOPS in or nearest to the same vicinity to b
aetermtHed by the comnaHddHt of the nary gard
approved, December2l, 1861.