Year: 1862

PUBLIC-No. IL


AN ACT to further promote the eff


cheney of the Navy.


BE it enacted by The Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of The United States of
Antertca IN Congress assembled, That
whenever the name of any naval Off
Ger now in the service, or who may
hereafter be in the service of the Uni
ted States, shall have been borne on
the Naval Rcgister forty-five years,
or shall be of the age of sixty-two
years, 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
retirement.


SEc. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
the President of the United States be
aud he is hereby authorized to assign
any officer who may be retired under
the preceding section of this act to
shore duty, and such officer thus as
signed shall receive the full shore pay
of his grade while so employed.


SEC. B. Ind be IL further enacted, That
the President of the United States.
By and wuh the adrice and consent
Of tie Senate, shall have the author
ity to detail from the retired list of
the navy for the command of squad.
rons and single ships such officers as
he may believe that the good of the
service requires to be thus placed in
command and such officers may, if
upon the recommendation of the Pres
ident of the United States they shall
Congress receive a vote of thanks of
for their services and gallantry in ac-
tion against an enemy, be restored to
the active list and not otherwise.


SEC. 4. And be u further enacted, That
the President 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 command of a squadron
with the rank and title of a flag Of
ficer :" and any officer thus assigned
shall have the same authority and re.
ceive the same obedience from the
commanders Of ships in his squadron
holding commissions OF an older date
than his that he would be entitled
to receive were his commission the
oldest and to receive, when SO en-
ployed, the pay to which he would
have been entitled if he were OH the
active list Of the navy.


SEC. 5. And be 1t further enacted, That
all officers retired under the provisions
of this act shall receive the retired
pay of their respective grades as fix
ed by law.


SEC. 6. And be IL further enacted, That
promotions shall be made in place of
the officers retired under the provis-
ions of this bill as is now provided
by law.


SEC. I. And be IL further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Navy be and is
hereby authorized to cause two hund-
red medals of honor" to be prepared,
with suitable emblcmatic devices,
which shall be bestowed upon such
petty officers, seamen, landsmcn and
marines as shall most distinguish
themselves by their gallantry in &C.
tiou othIL ~
during the present war, and that the
sum Of one thousand dollars be and
the same is hereby appropriated out
Of any money in the Treasury, for the
purpose of carrying this section into
effect


SEC. s. And b. IL further enacted, That
the hours of labor in the navy yards
Of the United States shall be 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
all employees in such yards shall be,
as near as may be, the average price
paid to employees Of the same grade in
private ship yards or workshops in or
nearest to the same vicinity, 10 be de-
termined ty The oomnlamdant Of The nary
gard.