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OFFICIALLAWS Or THE UNITED STATES,Paaeod at tie Second Seotion of the $7th Co rm*.[PUBLIC—No. 152.]AN ACT to establish and equalize the grades of line officers of the United StatesWJNavy.Jit it enact'd by the Senate and Hovse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the active list of line officers of the United States navy ehall be divided into nine grades, taking rank according to the date of their commissions in ea?h grade, as follows, viz First. Rear Admirals.Second. Commodores.Third Captains.Fourth. Comm and era.Fifth. Lieutenant commanders Sixth. Lieutenants Seventh. Masters.Eighth. Ensigns Ninth. Midshipmen.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the number of officers allowed to each grade shall not exceed nine rear admirals, eighteen commodores, thirty-six captains, seventy-two commanders one hundred and forty-four lieutenant commanders, one hundred and forty-four lieutenants, one hundred and forty four masters, and one hundred and forty-four ensigns.Sec 3. And be it f urther enacted, That the vessels of the United States navv ahall be divided into four classes, to be commanded, as near as may be, as follows*First ratea, by commodores.Second rates, by captains.Third rates, by commander*.Fourth rates, by lieutenant commanders.month# of which shall have been sea service. From and after the fifth of March, eighteen hundred aud sixty-three, the nomination of candidate* for admission into the Naval Academy shall be made between the filth of March and the first of July of each year, upon the recommendation of the member or delegate, from actual residents of his district, and they ahall be examined for admission in July : Provided, That when any candidate who has been so nominated shall upon examination be found physically or mentally disqualified for admission, the member or delegate from whose district lie was so nominated shall be notified to recommend another candidate, who shall be examined in September following. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Navy, as soon after the fifth of March as possible, to notify, in writing, each member and delegate ol any vacancy that may exi9t in his district; and if said member or delegate neglects to recommend a candidate by the first of July in that year, then it 6hall be the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to fill the vacancy. Midshipmen deficient at any examination shall not be continued at the academy, or in the service, unless upon recommendation of the academic board; norehal! any officer of the navy who has been dismissed by sentence of a court-martial, or suffered io resign to escape one, ever again become an officer of the navy: Provided, however, That no greater number of midshipmen ahall be appointed by the President at large under this or any other law of Congress than shall be allowed by the provisions of this section.Sec. 12. Ai d be it further enacted, That the three senior rear admirals shall wear a square blue flag at the mainmast head; the next three at the foremost head; and all other# at the mizen.Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That
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Frankfort Daily CommonWealth
Frankfort, Kentucky, US
Wed, Aug 27, 1862
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