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 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 183. 1862. 585 qualified, upon the recommendation of their commanding officer, approved h9’°lS“'*» **%*2 '$‘ by the flag-officer and the department. Upon such promotion they shall ;?g;€;:3;]_y receive a gratuity of one hundred dollars and a medal of honor to be prepared by the Navy Department. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the students at the Naval Students at Academy shall be sty[l]ed midshipmen and until their final graduating N’§"ll£°°d°my‘ examination, when, if successful, they shall be commissioned ensigns, y ` ranking according to merit. The number allowed at the academy shall Number md be two for every member and delegate of the House of Representatives, Mw s°1°°md` two for the District of Columbia, and ten at large. They shall be between Age the ages of fourteen and seventeen, physically sound and well formed, and of robust constitution. They shall be examined for admittance into the E¤¤¤¤i¤¤*i<>¤· academy according to the regulations which shall be issued by the Secretary of the Navy, and if rejected shall not have the privilege of another examination for admission to the same class, unless recommended by the board of examiners. The President shall select the two from the District of Columbia and the ten at large, and the President shall also be allowed Three may be three yearly appointments of midshipmen, who shall be not over eighteen Q§lfiglQj°g§gf“ years of age, who shall be selected from boys enlisted in the navy, and who have been at least one year in the service, six months of which shall have been sea service. From and after the fifth of March, eighteen hun- AI>D<>i¤¢m¤¤¢¤ dred and sixty-three, the nomination of, candidates for admission into the ggé; ¥::$l;,&de_ Naval Awdemy shall be made between the fifth 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 shall 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 he was so nominated shall be notied 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 of any vacancy that may exist in his district; and if said member or delegate neglects to recommend a candidate by the first of July in that year, then it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Navy to till the vacancy. Midshipmen If deficient at deficient at any examination shall not be continued at the academy, or gg; gx2E1d3K5W in the service, unless upon recommendation of the academic board; nor ,1,,;%,, gw ’ shall any officer of the navy who has been dismissed by sentence of a _Nqvy <>cer¤ court—martial, or suffered to resign to escape one, ever again become an  not officer of the navy: Provided, however, That no greater number of mid- to be reinstated. shipmen shall 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. And be it further enacted, That the three senior rear admirals Dig vf MM tidshall wear a square blue Hag at the mainmast head; the next three at the i“é;‘;‘);led, POS,) foremast head; and all others at the mizen. p. 769.] Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That the relative rank between ofI;l;;j":n’;“k officers of the navy and the army shall be as follows, lineal rank only to navy 0mm_ be considered: Rear Admirals with major generals. Commodores with brigadier generals. Captains with colonels. Commanders with lieutenant colonels. Lieutenant commanders with majors. Lieutenants with captains. Masters with first lieutenants. Ensigns with second lieutenants. _ Sec. 14. And be it further enowted, That there may be allowed upon coxnféghgszzd the retired list nine rear admirals and eighteen commodores. The rear mkedim, vox.. xn. Pos.-74