Smyrna times., 1871-07-05


| to give such bond his pay shall commence upon the
dale OF the approval OF his bank by the proper an.
hOrYi that hereafter the increased nav of
olhcer shall commence from the dale he is IN IN
RANK as stated IN his commission; but il an officer OF
cass SUBJECT 10 examination before promotion sha
De absent or duty and by reason Of such absence M
ol o'her cause not involving fault on his part shall
ot oe examined at the time required by law or rcgu
! iduoh, ana snail afterwards be examined and fonnd
qualhed the increased rate of pay TO which his nro
motion would entile him shall commence from ,he
ua'e when he would have been entitled 10 il had he
oeeh examined and found qualified at the time so ra
}q1Ired by law regulation; and this ruIa oh n
Apply 10 any cases OF this description which NAV
heretofore occurred. And in everv snch case the
peou ol service OF the party, in the grade to which
ne was promoted, shall, in reference TO the rate o
ms pay be considered 10 have commenced from The
uaIe s when he was SO entitled 10 take rank
SEC o. ana be 1t urther enacted, That any Officer
Vi navy on The active list below the grade Of com
una manner VINO upon examination for promotion shal
not ne lound professionally qualified, shall be sus
Pe"Ieu from prOmOan for one wear with Correspond
ing loss OF date, when he shall be re reexanined and
III ~ ease OF his failure upon such re.examination he
snail he dropped from the service
NEC' . AND be II further enacted, Thai n . promo.
o 10 ihe grade of etunant commander on the active
- QUO, pe maze GntIi the number in said grade is
leuuced he0w eighty; and thereafter egh,v shall he
G .le huhlner allowed by law said list and when
| I ne NUMBER OF heuierant commanders shall have
30 reduced, section five Of the "Act to define the
,h "rI ana regulate the appointment Of officers in
Tue navy and for other purposes" approved JuIv
tmeny,hVe' eighteen hundred and si1ty.six, shall
| sbnT LoPoaeu' AND as the number of lieutenant
I "e increased until the number in the grade oi
teu'enants on the active list shall be two hundred
uhu eighty, which shall thereafter be the number of
itSG.ehaan's allowed by law said list.
SEC 10. Aud be il further enacted That tho mn I'M
oer OF masters and ensigns on the active lie, nutbnr
yea by law Is hereby fixed and esta abshed at ono
hundred IN each grade. aud ensgns shall hereaner
I ISterage oincers' unless assigned to duty as watch
% uiNisi"h Officers, unless assigned to duty as watch
ahu'dIvlslon Officers; but his shall not be construed
ds Nacauhg me CONN lssOn of any master or ensipu
now in the service. e.
SEC il. And be II further enacted That until the
humhero OF passed assistant pavmaslers shall haVo
Ieuucen heInw thirty, ihPr shah be no promotion 10
@ . Er"ue' nor any appointment 10 the grade OF asss.
lahI paymaser and after such reduction shall have
e" pace lhe number III earl of said grades sIIa 4
lo' exceed thirty in the former and twenty in The a
ter. E III ''ie ia'
SEC H. And he it further enacted That the gin
"enis IN lhe Naval Academy shall bere.Cior La
styled cadet mIdshiEmcn; ad they shall no aoIoc,o
uu appointed as prescribed IN the eighth section nr
'he " ACT TO amend certain acts in eIaiion In Tho
navy passed March two. eighteen huntr.d and
SiAyseNeh ana shall he subject To the laws apnIic,
Die /" lhe students at said academy and recoive tho
pay 'nefeih prescribed; bat this shall not be con.
SuueG 10 aulhorIZ" the appointment Of cadet midSbID
men from among boys enlisted N the navy Whom
c"tt mlHshlPmen shalt have passed succassrIIr Tho
g'aunr'lng examination at said academ thev shall
receive aPP2n'men a smid esh pmen rankinr acc ri
hs 70 merit and may he promoted to The grade of ON
n
that grade may occur, "
SEC Is And be IT further enacted That all arts or
W m % au'hnfi|e VI the appointment uf Temporary
"iIrefs III The navy be and the same are here
Nv, repeated except as Ia assistant SURGEONS
SEC IL And he it further enacted That enr,,,o
IhH''al may be ordered upon petty office rs and
I VI 'l'eiior rniIhgs ny the command ant Of navy
yards, naval stations and marine hsrocLs IN 81
cases, under the regulations and vith The ctTo,, -
Vided i"r and specified IN the Act 10 proyida ror
m : oIt ulsclpllhc tor The navV." approved March
Two eighteen hundred and ifty-fve
SEC IL. Ank be iIIfnrher enDcted That Tho :. T;,
rtSo'"p"n to facilitate the settlement of occoun,s ~
pIS'u'Sing officers. approved March two eiobIeen
h"hored and sINy-seveu shall not he construed y, +
ap9 10 %i'9uslng oihcefs"i the navy bu such off
'e's Shall render Their accounts as the same vara
ehuered before the passage of said iolnt resoltin
SEc TO- And be II further enacted, That the chiefs
D' bureaus ~ The Navy Department shall he entitled
~ ~ ~" re pay OF coFmodoros on shore duty and if reti
pa from SAID oific9 by reason of 90 or lapgtb oC CO..
wee, 10 the retired pay of that grado
SEC. Il. And be il further enacted Tbo, o,oo,0..
"rurfeu "y any OI"er OF the navy tor medicines and
"'C'chI attendance shall not be allowed unless thev
49, W.. l''oiI'eu ""eh ne was on duty, and the nedI-
ines cOnld NOT nave been obtained from naval sun
pies Or the attendance Of a naval mad,coI a.
'ou'u not nave been had nor shall any funeral ev
D"hseS Ct naval officer who died in Tho Tni,ad
STATES, or expenses for tra"el to attend tho f,,t
IN officer who died there he eIlov ed h,,, =. 80 " "
'h'er on du'y dies in foreign cou4Iry the
y y us i"he al n"t exceeding his sea-pay for one noub
"i or ue'rlyed 10y The eoverement, and paid bv the
'aymasIer npon " hose books the name Of sucb ofin
was horne for pay. o'''' -
SEC ~. And be it further enacted. That Tho -,
'eIln'ehteni "ithe Naval Observatory be, and bn,s
'eIeoy' authorized TO contract for the coDsrrucIio
oer1cIng telescope OF The largest Of American
= :, '"ie at cost not exceeding fiIv thousand
olarsi and the sum OF ten thousand dollars is hoI
appropriated IN part payment therefor.
HEc ~ And he II further enacted Thai all acts or
'"fS OF acts inconsistent with this act are barab,
epealed. " a'e "eIeoy
Approved, July Is, 1870.