Chapter XXXII. to change the titles of certain officers in the navy
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Chap. XXXII.— An Act to change the titles of certain officers in the navy.March 3, 1837. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatThe titles of “masters commandant” changed to “commanders;” and “sailing-masters” to masters.” from and after the passage of this act all “masters commandant” in the navy shall be taken to be and shall be called “commanders,” and all “sailingmasters” shall be taken to be and shall be called “masters but such change of title shall not impair or in any way affect the rank, pay, or privileges, of any master commandant or sailingmaster now in the service; and should they receive new commissions or warrants, they shall respectively take rank from the date of their present commissions.
Approved, March 3, 1837. Chapter XXXIII: making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven. 5 Stat. 163 1837-03-03 Chapter XXXIII United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-29 24 1 public
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