Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-02-08

The retired officer, according TO the established
rules OF the service. Aud the same rule of pro-
motion shall be applied succes,iyey TO the va
caucics consequent; upon the retirement OF an OH
Ger Preceded. That should the breyet lieutenant
general Ice retired under this act, II shall be with
out reduction in his current pay. subsistence, or
allowances: ind pror,isd j1.ih.r, Tha; there
shall not he GU the retired lii a, any cae time
more than srven pr cenium Of the whole number
Of officers Of the array A. fixed by law.
Sc Il, lad b. 81 fHrfsT raacoS That in order
10 carry cot the pFoyisnos Of this act the Secre-
;ary al War. secretary of the Navy. n the case
rlzv he under the direction aud approval Of the
PRECEDENT 1T tie United State. sAIh. from time
e. time q. oera lion M, require -.cuhle board
- lot ore thar nine. nor lc-. thsn i've commits
,.ua.i Ufnrrf-. tao-,t;a- 81 v BON hall hc "' the
r7ei.ra -taH the hoard. except th"-" taken from
- medical AZ. - 'r rrrlp'-''i a f'r a may
b. 81 hi- seniors IN rtnk. To- srie-min" tue facts
4. o, 81 ratrrr and nscS-ion ~ iic disability 81
..,,b ,ffr.r. ~ appear isarir,l To- perform such
t.ili.s-, ..rt -rr .,ch t.ari lciUg hereby invest
q s. IA q. -eHe-- OF court # lnggirs aHd court
marital I'd their decision shall hr subject 10 Like
r.,-.aa that Il zach oogTts by the President Of
tA- ga-t.a state Tie k.,art Whenever IL finds
r .rtr incltasitsiti for active service. viii re-
t,- lftL.r iu "a, j,.i.-n,e Al. ths sid ncai.aei
- re.u.t fruul long and fa.ihfsl scrsice. from
ua.1 J. ar injury receive ~ tie line 81 GE's,
from .i-kness cr exposure therein. "r from RI.
,,th.- ,aci,,ai 81 service. II 80. ami the President
approve such judgement. ia" al >Aolei ofhr"r shan
rcr-u-oa :. placed ui..n The Ii, 81 retired OH
GER. a..o-,iin H. the Ire, .siars If this act. II
oihrr,4i.e rad IL the pre-idrut concur IN opinion
Nth t.. board. the officer shall l." retired as above
either with h. pay proper alone. or with hs strN-
ic, rations alone a, iii. discretion of the Pres
id,nt. or h., shall b. wholly retired from the
service. with one wears pay and allowances;
and in this last crrr his name shall he thence
forward omitted from the army register. or
navy register, a~ the ease may be: Proridcd
0lirays. Tint the members Of the hoard shall
III every ease he sworn to an honest and i'm
partial discharge OF their duties, and that no
officer of the army shall BE- retired either par
,;ally Or wholly from the service without
having had a fair and full hearing before the
board, if, upon due summons, he shall demand
it.
SEC. Is. Ind be il. f1rther cnacted, That
the officers partially retired shall be entitled
to wear the uniform of their respective grades,
shall continue to be bcornc upon the army
register or navy register as the case may be,
and shall be subject to the rules and articles
of war, and to trial by general court-lnartial
for any breach of the said articles
SEC. 10. And Me X/arthcr enacted. That
so much of the sixth section of the act of Au-
gust twenty-hrec, eighteen hundred and for
tv.two, as allows additional or double rations
to the commandment of each permanent or fixed
post garrisoned with troops, be and the same
is hereby repealed.
SEC. 20. 10d he ii. further cnactrd That
That officers of the army, when absent from
their appropriate duties for period exceed
ing six months, either with or without leave,
shall not receive the allowances authorized by
the existing laws for servants. forage. trans
portaton of baggage, fuel, and quarters, eth
cr in kind or communication.
SEC. 81. 1nd he II further enacted, That
any officer of the navy who has been forty
wears in the service of the United States may,
upon his own application to the President of
the United States, be place upon the list of
retired officers of the navy, and shall receive
the pay and cmoluments allowed by this act
SEC. go. and be It .fIrthcr enacted, That
if any officer of the navy shall have become,
or shall hereafter becomes incapable of per-
forming the duties of his office, he shall be
placed upon the retired list and withdrawn
from active service and command and from
the line of promotion, with the following pay
and emolumens, namely:
Captains in the navy, thirteen hundred dol
lars.
Commanders in the navy, eleven hundred
dollars
Lieutenants in the navy, one thousand dol
lars.
Surgeons ranking with captains, thirteen
hundred dollars.
Surgeons ranking with commanders, eleven
hundred dollars.
Surgeons ranking with lieutcnants, one
thousand dollars.
Paymasters ranking with captains. thirteen
Paymasters ranking with commanders, elev-
en- hundred dollars.
Paymasters ranking with lieutenants, one
thousand dollars.
Chief engineers, one thousand dollars.
First assistant engineers, seven hundred
dollars.
Second assistant engineers, five hundred
dollars.
Third assistant engineers, four hundred
dollars.
Masters, four hundred dollars.
Passed midshipmen. three hundred and fif-
~ dollars; and with four rations PER day to
each Of the above named officers Of the naby,
to be- committed at thirty cents, each ration.
and without any other pay or allowances.
Captains, commanders. and lieutenants now
on the retired list of the navy shall receive
the same compensation and no greater than is
allowed 10 retired officers If the same rank by
tho provision Ut this act. The next officer in
rank shall he promoted To the place Of the re-
tired officer. according to the established rules
sh..s Ind st.. ...c,
ton shall be- applied successfully to the va