Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-02
OkFlCIAL.
LAWS OF TaB UNITED STATES.
Ps'S'd at tAs Frat SsssiOn Of Ms THirty.
cighth C0HgrsSs.
IPU8uo-No. R.l


Az A0R to amend az act entitled HAn act to o1tah.
ash 40 EInAhSo TIE 3 ads Of line oGeers OF
ShS Units4 States nAVSI" approved, Jaty l6lh,
Be It enacted by The eeuats and Hone. oF R.,r..
SsaIAd'os Of the United States Of America in Con-
Grc0 49, mbIed TUat DO zine odleOr Of the navy,
up q the active list, below the grade Of commodore
nat aay otntr naVAi onieSr, shSII b pt ooIed 3,
A4Shsr GrAda. until hts mental, mOIGl AMI proFel.
HJn3 esncaS 70 pvrforrn al his duties sea shaI bs
SStAbi b. d 20 tho satisfaction Of board OF eTsn.
tntnE OmeeEU to be APPoIntOd by the PrusldRpE Of
the UNITED sIatsS- And such board GhAl have poSeF
70 take tost9mOny, the Illnesses when present 10 be
1Uora b. the president OF the beard and 10 eTam.
A-S all nlAtterG the dies and records Of the ID.
PAFtmoo tn relation 70 any ohosE whose case GhAll
ste. 4 And be 1t further enacted, That such ex.
Aatn1nG b4NGG ahAll o00aist Of NOT les than tnree
omeere. semi In rank TO the 0Goer to be examined
50 . ADD Be u auFthSr ensettd, That any oni.
Ger 70 Be acted upon by aid board shall have the
right 10 D. present. II he de.irHs IT; his state
0eoG Of bis esss' on oath and the testimony OF vii.
nSssoa, and his examination, shall Be rteoTdrd And
AnJ matter % Ihsh - aud records Of the dtparf-
Dsot t0ueltnG each case, may In the OuInio1 Of
the bard D. Necessary 70 aasist them in nsEnS n
tSsr Union. nHAu, together vi h tue Whoio rO -
Aad Gang. be presented 70 tho FrI,SidSnf fr II,
APpryValUC diSaPPIOVAI OF the 3dluE, And 10 ofcer
aAu Dc rqiost11 latII alter puzzle oxamiuSSion
htnsel aad The reeords Of thS department. ia ms
hSTinE been Gully notIaSd.
80 =. AID b IL furthOr enacted, That no ofae.r
q tas nAtAl service shAu be promoted to . higher
eESmtled ~ BOARD of naval SurEoonS And mo-
neancse yEeAly qualified u pSrfoCm ali hIs dStIes
etSea and all UCncsrs whose cAsoS shall have hSsn
eete1 apqn BY the 1tOTO8Ald boards, and no Al III
1os have beSu rec Jm mOnded for pEouotIou b. both
81 49, ehaI 6e .Aeed upon the retired hat:
1s y And be u further enacted, That ali oElears
nos Geoonms1dSd for promotion under tins f01Tfh
oeoE0n u "a AZ entitled AN act to Isd
"a 11ltIs the ET11Os Of line 0hlosFa q tho JoiEsS
6EstSs navy, approved July sixteen, eighteen Inn.
dro4 and slKy-EGO, shall have riSht The to prSSsnt
thSoseAHee tOF examination, according 20 the nm
Nstoot o. tha act And IL Elaud duly All Hod ~
eaoh hndlnG be approved by the PrSGident n H..
Uniisd StA&eb, they shall be promoted 10 ne -Is
RfAds aud pace ~ IL they had BEEN rpeoulnand. -
By the ooardS aud shall TOeslVe the eorreInIndJns
Peg ascending to the service which thew htTS -
trmo1 from the date Of their rank TO that on tbsir
promotl01. And NO further proulotiorG GbAiI ~
1aas upon thO active Iist until the number 10 49,
gfadS u reduced TO that provided b. law
&C. .. And be lt further enacted, Thai anv oe8o.,
u me naval SStTiee, by aud With the HdTieS M
SI1.sst 81 me seuAtep may be advanced mos SToeed
l9B tanty aem6efin IN hn own grade, 10. iiIItIn,
846snSd eonqae llftlO, or aItFR0rdInA ~ hsroIET1
sec: Z. An4s y j further enacted, That ~
kFeado1e g The unlt1i Htstss shAlI app)nt DST ~,
mAatef1 Of fhelesl And IlseFs Of the fpSt il nj
SAma manner AL Hltl She ANne rank and nav n
1seG SuTB1oq1s e11 tla Il-irtl, nay OF GutIConS,
GagmastsEst enEiac11. sad otnIrf stag on ceTI n
t1e n4sy enalls y thu came 1Itdako Of the retired
Smsefs o. mo lln9 81 tt1 nITI rIik whom thSv
have relative rank $500 'HSS
Sec. =. And bett f1fthsf catclni Iitf All ats Az
PeEts o. eets Ehleh kga WITH ~ IoSoSI
9oas o. tats ~ ste hsfet safsf.
AppeoVeds April =, $3.50 -..,-.