Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-11
OEFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at tine Second Session Of the thirty eventh
Congress
[PUBLIC-No. IL
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
ANTONIO JOE D'AvILA,
VELLozo DE llARTA,
THRAso AUGUSTA.

lPUBLIC-NO. IL
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
Navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentaives of the United States of America in on
gTess assembled, That whenever the lame of any
naval officer now i'll the service. or who may LeIe-
after be i'll the service of the United States. shall
have been borne on the laval register forty five
years, or shall be OF the age Of sNtytwo yeals, lie
shall be retired from active service, and his Lame
entered the retired list OF off ceIs of the sade
TO which he belonged at tie time of such retire
ment
Sec 2. And be it further enacted. That the presi.
dent of the United States lie and lie is hcIeGy au-
thOrized to assign any officer WHO may lie retired
under the preceding section of this act 10 shore du-
ty, ard such officer thus assigned shall receive the
ful! shore pay of his grade " lille employed.
Sec. 3. And lie it further enacted, Thai the presi-
dent of the United States By and lGith the adrce and
consent Of the senate, shall have tie authority 10 de-
tail from the retired list OF tie navy for tile
mand OF squadIons and single ships such oil GERS as
he may believe that the good of the service requires
to be thus placed i'll command and such of GERS
may, if upon the recommendation of the president
OF the United States they shall receive vole Of
thanks oil congress for their services and galautry
in action against an enemy, be restored to the active
list and not otherwise.
Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That the pres-
dent of the United States shall have the authority TO
select any officer nom the grades of captain or
commander i'll the navy. and assign him TO the COM
mand of squadron, with tie rank and title OF q
flag officer; and any officer thus assigned shall
have the same authority and receive the same ODE
dience from the commanders OF ships i'll lis SQUAD
ron holding commissions of an older date than his
that he would be entitled TO receive were lis com.
mission the oldest and to receive, when so employ
ed, the pay TO which he would have been entitled,
if lie were on the active list OF the navy
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all officers
retired under the provisions of this shall receive
the retired ray OF their respective grades 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 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 pl epar
ed with suitable emblen,atic 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 seaman
like qualities during lie present war, and that the
sum of ole thousand dollars be and tie is here
by appropriated out Of any money in the treasury,
for the purpose OF carrying this section into effect
SEC. s. And be it further enacted. Thai the hours
of labor in the navy yards OF the United States shall
be tile same as in the private ship yalds at hear
est to the post where such navy yard is established,
and the wages paid TO all employees in such Yards
shall be- NEAR as may be- the average price paid to
employees Of the grade i'll private ship yards or
workshops in or nearest 10 the same vicinity 10 be
determined by the eommandant Of the macy gard.
Approved, DecemDer2l, 1861.