An Act to establish and equalize the Grade of Line Officers of the United States Navy
Law as written, continued;
SEC. 14. And be it ,further enacted, That there may be allowed upon the retired list nine rear admirals and eighteen commodores. The rear admirals shall be selected by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from those captains who have given the most faithful service to their country. The eighteen commodores shall be recommended from the list of captains by an advisory board of admirals. After the above numbers are commissioned, promotion to those grades upon the retired list shall be by seniority, subject to an advisory board.
SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act the annual pay of the several ranks and grades of officers of the navy on the active list, hereinafter named, shall be as follows:
Rear admirals, when at sea, shall receive five thousand dollars;
When on shore duty, four thousand dollars;
When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, three thousand dollars.
Commodores, when at sea, shall receive four thousand dollars;
When on shore duty, three thousand two hundred dollars;
When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, two thousand four hundred dollars.
Captains, when at sea, shall receive three thousand five hundred dollars;
When on shore duty, two thousand eight hundred dollars;
When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, two thousand one hundred dollars.
Commanders, when at sea, shall receive two thousand eight hundred dollars;
When on shore duty, two thousand two hundred and forty dollars;
When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, one thousand six hundred and eighty dollars.
Lieutenant commanders, when at sea, shall receive two thousand three hundred and forty-three dollars;
When on shore duty, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars;
When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Lieutenants, when at sea, shall receive one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars;
When on shore duty, one thousand and five hundred dollars;
When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, one thousand two hundred dollars.
Masters, when at sea, shall receive one thousand five hundred dollars;
When on shore duty, one thousand two hundred dollars;
When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, nine hundred and sixty dollars.
Ensigns, when at sea, shall receive one thousand two hundred dollars;
When on shore duty, nine hundred and sixty dollars;
When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
Midshipmen shall receive five hundred dollars.
The 1862 Navy officer monthly pay chart per this Act.
SEC. 16. And be it further enacted, That whenever any officer of the navy, of a class subject by law or regulation to examination before promotion to a higher grade, shall have been absent on duty at the time when be should have been examined, and shall have been found qualified at a subsequent examination, the increased rate of pay to which he may be entitled shall be allowed to him from the date when he would have received it had he been found qualified at the time when his examination should have taken place.
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