Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-15
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OFFICIAL,
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at tine Second Session of the Thirtvsevent
Congress


lFUBLIC-No. IL
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
Navy.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Rcnre.
sentaives of the United States of America in Con-
gresS assembled, That whenever the name of any
naval officer now in the service, or who NAV hero.
aiter be in the service of the United States shall
have been borne on the naval register forty-tiye
years or shall be of the age of sixty years. he
shaIl De retired from active service and his name
entered on 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 nresi
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 din
~ and such officer thus assigned shall receive the
1ull 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 nth The adpice and
consent Of The senate, shall have the authority to de-
tail from the retired list of the navy for the COM
nahd OF squadrons and single ships such officers as
he may believe that the good of 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 galautrv
~ acuoh against an enemy, be restored to the active
list and not otherwise.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the pres
det oil 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
mahd OF asquadron, with the rank and title OF a
mag oihcefi" and any officer thus assigned shall
nave Inc same authority and receive the same obe-
dience from the commanders Of ships in his SQUAD.
iuh ioluihg CollnllSslons OF an older date than his
that he would be entitled TO receive were Ills com
mission the oldest and to receive, when so employ
ca; 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
reuled under the provisions of this act shall receive
law eN 40 "Neu ny
SEC. 6. And be 1t further enacted That promo-
uons shall be made In place of the officers retired
by law. P'''iNeu
SEC Z. And be It further enacted That the seere.
tary OF the navy be and is hereby authorized IN
cause two hundred medals of honor'' TO be urcnor
cd with suitable emblematic devices which shnIi Inc
bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen, lands.
men, an0 marn,s as shall most distinguish them
selves by their Ga hnry In action and other soom1,,
nke qgalitits during the present war, uld that the
sum OF one Thousand dollars be and The same i here
Dy appropriated out of any money in the treasure
LOT lhe purpose OF carrying this section into effect
PIG. O. And be 1t further enacted. That the hours
IN HpoI III tue aYy yards of the United Statos shall
DC ie same Us IN the private ship yards M or near
est 70 me pc where such navy yard is established
ana the wages paid to all employees I'm kucb yards
shal be- as near as may b. the average nrice Mil t
employees Of he same grade in private Shin Yards NJ