Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-23
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session of the Thirty
Congress
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AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of

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AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
Navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
scntaiyeS of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That whenever the name of any
naval officer now in the service, who may here
after be in the service of the United States shall
have been borne on the naval register forty-tive
years, shall be of the 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
meHt.
Sec. 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 10 shore du
ty, and such officer thus assigned shall receive the
full shore pay of his grade while so employed
Sec. g. And be II further enacted, That the presi-
dent of the United States by and Nth tie adrice 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 gallantry
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 to
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 a
'hag officer - 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
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.
5. And be it further enacted, That all officers
retired under the provisions of this act shall receive
the retired pay Of their respective grades as 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 provided
by law.
SEC :. And be it further enacted, That the secre-
tary of the navy be and is hereby authorized TO
cause two hundred medals of honor to be prepar
ed, with suitable embematc 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
like qualities during the present war, and that the
of one thousand dollars be and the sameis 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 the United States shall
be the as in the private ship yards at
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
employees of the grade in private ship yards
workshops in nearest 10 the vicinity, to be
determined By the cO0lynaHdant Of the nary gard.
Approved, December p, 1861.