Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-27
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session Of the Thirty-aevcntl
Congress
AN ACT to further promote In! efficiency of til

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AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
Navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes of the United States of America in Con
gress assembled That whenever the name of any
naval officer now III the service, or who may here
after be in the service of the United States shall
nave been borne on the naval register forty live
years or snail be of the age OF siNt ytwo years. he
shall be retired from actitc service, and his name
entered the retired list OF officers Of the grade
to which he belonged at the time of such retire.
ment
Secs2. And be it further enacted. That the presi.
dent Of the United States be and he is hereby atl.
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. B. And be it further enacted, That the presi.
dent of the United States, by and ruth the adrjce and
consent Of e 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 o. 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 of
thanks OF congress for their services and galanry
IN acuon against an enemy be restored tothe active
list, and not otherwise.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the pres.
dent of the United STATES shall have the authority to
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
flag oihcer and any officer thus assigned shall
have the same authority and receive the same obe
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 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 act shall receive
the retired pay Of their respective grades fixed by
law.
SEC. c. And be it further enacted, That promo
tons shall be made in place of the officers retired
unqer the provisions OF this bill rs is now provided
by law
SEC Z. 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 pTepar
ed, with suitable emblematic devices which shall be
bestowed upon such petty officers seamen lands
men, and marines as shall most distinguish them
selves by their gaantry i'll action and other seama-
like qualities during The present war, and that the
sum OF one thousand dollars be and the same here
by appropriated out OF any money i'll the treasury
Tor the purpose of carrying this section into effect
SEC. 5, And be il further enacted. That the hours
of labor in the navy yards OF the United States shall
be the same as in the private snip yards at or near
est to the post where such navy yard is established
and the wages paid to all employees in such yards
shall be, as may BE- the average price paid to
employees Of the grade in private ship yards or
workshops III nearest TO the same vicinity to b.
determined By he coHt7aiidaHt of tie nary yara.
Approved, December21, 1861.