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April 16, 1814.
[Obsolete.]

Chap. LIX.An Act authorizing the appointment of certain officers for the flotilla service.

Officers to be appointed.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United states be, and he is hereby authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint four captains and twelve lieutenants to be employed in the flotilla service of the United States, without rank in the navy,Their rank. but with the same relative rank and authority in the flotilla service as officers of the same grade are entitled to in the navy of the United States.

Pay and emoluments.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said captains shall receive the pay and subsistence of a captain in the navy commanding a ship of twenty and under thirty-two guns, and the lieutenants the same pay and subsistence as officers of the same rank are entitled to in the navy of the United States, and shall be governed by the rules and regulations provided for the government of the navy.

May be appointed during recess of the Senate.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to appoint, in the recess of the Senate, any of the officers authorized by this act, which appointments shall be submitted to the Senate at their next session.

Approved, April 16, 1814.