586 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 183. 1862. 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. 1_ Pny °¤ ¤¤¥iV¢ Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage M °f 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: Rm- adm;,-a],, Rear admirals, when at sen, shall receive five thousand dollars; When on shore duty, four thousand dollars; When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, three thousand dollars. Commodores. 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. 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. Commun d Slommanders, when at sea, shall receive two thousand eight hundred 0 ars; 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. Lieutegant Lieutenant commanders, when at sea, shall receive two thousand three Wmmm m- 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. Lgom,mm_ geicutenanés, at sea, shall receive one thousand eight hundred an seventy- ve dollars; When 0n shore duty, one thousand and five hundred dollars; When on leave of absence, or waiting orders, one thousand two bundred dollars. Mmm. 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. Eusigns. 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. Midshipmen shall receive five hundred dollars. Inmmd pay S141c. 16. And be it further enacted, That whenever any officer of cfhighergrndc. the navy, of a class subject by law or regulation to examination before {fm ‘::f:;gQ°fn promotion to a higher grade, shall have been absent on duty at the time certain cues. when he 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. Se, mv;,,, ,,5 Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That in calculating the graduated bc¤tsw¤i¤¤,&¢- pay of boatswains gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers in the navy as h°" °°mp“°°d', established b bur, the sea service shall be.com uted from the dates of Y P their appointments or entry into the service in their respective grades in lieu of the dates of their warrants. Sec. 18. And be it further enacte¢L That the Secretary of the Navy be,
