Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-05

neglects to recommend a candidate by the
first OF July in that year, then it shall be the
duty of the secretary of the navy to fill the va
cancy. Midshipmen deficient in any exami-
nation shall not be continued at the academy,
or in the service, unless upon recommends
ton Of the academic board nor shall any Off
Ger Of the navy who has been dismissed by
sentence of a court-martial, or suffered to re-
sign to escape one, ever again become an Off
Ger of the navy: Provided, however, that no
greater number of midshipmen shall be ap-
pointed by the president at large under this
or under any other law of congress than
shall be allowed by the provisions of this Sec
ton.
SEC. ~. And be it further enacted, That
the three senior rear admirals shall wear
square blue flag at the mainmast head the
next three at the foremost head; and all 9TH
ers at the mizen.
SEC 10. And be it further enacted, That
the relative rank between officers of the navy
and the army shall be as follows, lineal rank
only to be considered:
Rear admirals with major generals.
Commodores with brigadier generals.
Captains with colonies.
Commanders with lieutenant colonies.
Lieutenant commanders with majors.
Lieutenants with captains.
Masters with first lieutenants.
Ensigns with second lieutenants.
Sec. a. And be it further enacted That
there may be allowed upon the retired list
nine rear admirals and eighteen commodores.
The rear admirals shall be selected by the
president by and with the advice and consent
of the senate from those captains who have
given the most faithful service to their coun-
try. The eighteen commodores shall be re-
commended from the list of captains by an ad-
visory board of admirals. After the above
numbers are commissioned, promotion to
those grades upon the ritired list shall be by
seniority, subject to an advisory board.
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted, that
from and after the passage of this act, the an
nual pay of the several ranks and grades of
officers of the navy on the active list herein
after named shall be as follows, viz:
Rear admirals, when at sea, shall receive
five thousand dollars;
When on shore duty, four thousand dollars;
When on leave of absence, Or waiting or
ders, three thousand dollars;
COmmodOres, when at sea, shall receive
four thousand dollars;
When on shore duty, three thousand two
hundred dollars;
When on leave of absence or waiting or
ders, two thousand four hundred dollars
Captains, when at sea, shall receive three
thousand five hundred dollars;
When on shore duty, two thousand eight
hundred dollars;
When on leave of absence or waiting or
ders, two thousand one hundred dollars
Commanders, when at sea, shall receive
two thousand eight hundred dollars
When on shore duty, two thousand two
hundred and forty dollars;
When on leave of absence Or waiting or
ders, one thousand six hundred and eighty
dOllars
Lieutenant commanders, when at sea, shall
receive two thousand three hundred and for
ty-three dollars;
When on shore duty, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-fiv dollars;
When on leave of absence or waiting Or
ders, one thousand five hundred dollars
Lieutenants, when at sea, shall receive one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dol
lars
When on shore duty, one thousand and five
hundred dollars;
When on leave of absence or waiting or
ders, one thousand two hundred dollars;
Masters, when at sea, shall receive one
thousand five hundred dollars.
When on shore duty, one thousand two
hundred dollars.
When on leave of absence or waiting or
ders, nine hundred and sixty dollars.
Ensigns, when at sea, shall receive one
thousand two hundred dollars.
When on shore duty, nine hundred and six
ty dollars.
When on leave of absence or waiting or
ders. seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
Midshipmen shall receive five hundred dol
lars
Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, that
whenever any officer of the navy, of class
Snhiapt hv law ar to
before promotion to higher grade, shall have
been absent on duty at the time when he should
have been examined, and shall have been
found qualified at a subsequent examination,
the increased rate of pay to which he may be
entitled shall be allowed to him from the date
when he would have received it had he been
found qualified at the time when his examine
ton should have taken place.
Sect. H. And be it further enacted, that in
calculating the graduated pay of boatswains,
gunners, carpenters, and saimakers in the
navy as established by the law, the sea SER
vice shall be computed from the dates of their
appointments or entry into the service in their
respective grades in lieu of the dates of their
warrants.
Sec IS. And be it further enacted, that the
secretary of the navy be and he is hereby au-
thorized to assign clerks and laborers at
tached to one bureau to duty in another, and
also to detail a surgeon or assistant surgeon,
or passed assistant surgeon as assistant to
the bureau of medicine and surgery, who
shall receive the highest shore pay of his
grade.
Sec 10. And be it further enacted, that all
officers while at sea, or attached to sea-go-
ing vessel, shall be allowed one ration.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, that the
relative rank between officers of the navy and
army on the retired list shall be the same as
on the active list, and the annual pay of re-
tired naval officers shall be as follows, viz;
Admirals, two thousand dollars.
Commodores, eighteen hundred dollars.
Captains, sixteen hundred dollars.
Commanders, fourteen hundred dollars
Lieutenant commanders, thirteen hundred
dollars.
Lleutenants, one thousand dollars.
Masters, eight hundred dollars
Ensigns five hundred dollars.
And no ration shall be allowed to anv. Off
GERS OF the navy on the retired list. And the
pay OF all naval officers appointed bv yirtue of
an act entitled 'An act to provide for tho
temporary increase of the navy" apnroved
July twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, shall be the same as that of officers
Of like grade in the regular navy.
Approved, July l6, 1862.
PUBLIC-No. 1853.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled Gan act
to further promote the efficiency of the ma
Wy, approved December twenty first eigh-