Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-19
IGUBLIC-No.
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the

IGUBLIC-No.
AN ACT to further promote the efficiency of the
Navy.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatWes of the United States of America in Con
gIess assembled, mat whenever the name of any
naval officer now in the service, who may here
after be in the service Of the United States shall
have been borne on the naval register forty five
years. shall be of the age of siXty-two wears he
shall be 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 presi.
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 du
ty, and such officer thus assigned shall receive the
full shore pay of his grade while employed.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That the pres.
dent OF the United States, by and Nth the adrice and
consent Of The senate, shall have the authority to de-
tail from the retired list of the navy, for the com
mand OF s9uadrons and single ships such officers as
he may believe that the good of the service requires
to be thus placed i'll command; and such officers
may, il upon the recommendation of the president
OF the United States they shall receive vote of
thanks OF congress for their services and gallantry
IN action against an euemy be restored to the active
list, and not otherwise.
Sec. 4 And be it further enacted That the presi.
dent of 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
mand of a squadron, with the rank and title OF
flag officer" and any officer thus assigned shall
have the same authority and receive the same ODE
dienee from the commanders of ships in his SQUAD
that he would be entitled to receive were his com.
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 ii further enacted That all officers
retired under the provisions OF this act shall receive
me retired ray OF their respective grades as fixed by
law. -
=. SEC 6. And be it further enacted, That promo
tons shall be made in place of the officers retired
by law. -O'-"eN
SEC 7, 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 prepar
ca, with suitable emblematic devices, which shall be
bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen lands.
men, and marines, as shall most distinguish them.
serves by their galantry in action and other seaman
Ike qualities during the present war, and that the
sum ofone thousand dollars be and the same is here
Dy appropriated out of any money i'll the treasury
Tor the purpose of carry ing this section into effect
SEC 8, And be it further enacted. That the hours
OF aoor IN the navy yards Of the United States shall
De the same as IN the private ship yards at or near
est to the post where such navy yard is established
and the wages paid to oil employees in such yards
shall be- as near as may be, the average price paid TO
employees Of the grade in private ship yards or
workshops in or nearest to the vicinity TO be
deteTihned By the cOnitHandant Of the nary yard.
Approved, DecemDer2l, 1861.