258 Trrrm xv.——THE NAVY.-Ch. 4. the completion of forty (years from their entry into the service, have the relative rank of commo orc. _B»9¢ir¤di0r¢¤¤}¤¤¤ Sec. 1482. Staff-officers, who have been or shall be retired for causes H@“ incident to the service before arriving at sixty-two years of age, shall 3 M"" 1871* °‘ have the same rank on the retired list as pertained to their position on
S` u' v` m' p` the active list.
G’¤d“¤i°¤ °i Sec. 1483. Graduates of the Naval Academdy shall take rank accord- §£'¥Y}‘LA£“gi ing to their proficiency as shown by their or er of merit at the date of 23 M°Y’·;87€g,§' graduation 195,s.1,v.1 ,p. . ‘ Engineers and- S1:0. 1484. En ineer officers raduated at the Naval Academy shall N v I g . g • •
- 51 “" * *“°‘ take precedence with all other officers with whom they have relative
ga-égiiggg, rank, according to the actual length of service in the Navy. 230,s. ,v.1 ,p. . Precedence_ by Sec. 1485. The officers of the staff corps of the Navy shall take prei<*¤•¤th3€;°UE*; cedence in their several corps, and in their several grades, and with offi- 113 3i*;'6·`l8;é» cers of the line with whom they hold relative rank according to length .-’ ‘ ’ i' ’ ‘ of service in the Navy. sgngthofwwim Sec. 1486. In estimating the length of service for such purpose, the hgw estimated, ’ several officers of the staff corps s all, respectivelv, take precedence in v3 Mgpjgj their several grades and with t ose officers of the line of the Navy with u·;_ 5,10,v, nip, whom they hold relative rank who_have been in the naval_ service six 537. years longer than such officers of said staff corps have been in sand service; and officers who have been advanced or lost numbers on the Navy Register shall be considered as having gained or lost length of service accordingly. Quarters. Sec. 1487. No staff officer shall, in virtue of his relative rank or pre- 3%ar.,11%71,c.g¥, cedence, have any additional right to quarters. S. , V. , P. . Military ¢¢>¤¤- Sec. 1488. The relative rank given by the provisions of this chapter "f’}f‘i· to officers of the Medical, Pay, and Engineer Corps shall confer no author- GB I Ord ity to exercisemilitary comman . 81 A1ig?18·{6, ahrcé 27 May, 1847. 5 Aug., 1854, c. 268, s. 4, v. 10, p. 587. 3 Mar., 1859, c. 6,s. ,v.1,p. 7. Pr0•=¤¤¤¤<>¤¤» Sec. 1489. In processions on shore, or courts-martial, summary courts.
courts of inquiry, boards of survey, and all other boards, line and staff
s%“‘;jg%71if‘é§7j officers shall take precedence according to rank. Ensignsas steer- Sec. 1490. Ensigns shall be steerage officers, unless assigned to duty
- 8** °m°°'*’· as watch and division officers.
15 July, 1870, c. 295, s. 10, y. 16, p. 334. _WmantciHcers. Src. 1491. The President may, if he shall deem it conducive to the 2 Jury, 1864, c_ interests of the service, give assimilated rank to boatswains, gunners, 219, s. 1, v. 13, p. carpenters, and sailmakers, as follows: After live years’ service, to rank 373- wit ensigns, and after ten years’ service to rank with masters. mR·¤V¢=¤¤¤·9¤W** Sec. 1492. The officers of the revenue-cutter service when serving, in ° °°" “°"""g "P accordance with law, as a art of the Nav shall be entitled to relative part of the Navy. . p . y’ . ..—..; rank, as follows: Captains, with and next after lieutenants commanding 2 Mu,1799. C- in the Navy; first lieutenants, with and next after lieutenunts in the gg;,“;,gg· "· r PP· Navy; second lieutenants, with and next after masters in line in the Navy; 1g_],,]',,, 1862, ,._ thir lneutenants, with and next after ensigns in the Navy. 183, ss. 1, 11, v. I2. pp. 583, 585. 4 Feb., 1863, c. 20, s. 4, v. 12, p. 640. or rROM0•rx0N AND ADVANGEMENT. Physical exami- _ Sec. 1493. No officer shall be promoted to a hi her grade on the active ‘L“;¥’§§.¥.64,; list of the Navy, except in the case provided in the next section, until he P { · · has been examined by a board of naval surgeons and pronounced phys- 63, s. 4,v. 3, p. 53. . ll . . . , 3138 iulyiggag 1ca y qualmed to perform all his duties at sea. ‘ ,s. ,v. , p. . Ph¥¤i¤¤ldi¤<1¤¤li- Sec. 1494. The provisions of the preceding section shall not exclude
from the promotion to which he would otherwise be regularly entitled
