Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-20
IPuBLic No. 81
Approved, August, 26, 1912.

IAN ACT To regulate the pay Of purscrs and
o,hcr officers Of the Navy.
/ BE II tnaclcd Ly the Senate and House Of
Rcprcsentoiires Of the Uniied Suites ot .in,eri-
I an Congress assembled, That all purchases
OF clothing, groceries, stores, and supplies OF
every description for the Use oF the navy, as
well for vcsS, Is in commsslnn as for yards
and stations, sha be made with aud out Of
the public moneys appropriated tor the sup
port Of The navy, under such directions and
regulations as may be made BY the Executive
for that purpose; /; aud II shall not be lawful
for purScrs, or other officers or persons hold
me commission or employment IN the naval
service, to procarc stores or any other articles
or supplies for, aud dispose thereof To, the
officers nr TO the crew, during the period OF
their enlistment, on or for lhon own account
or benefit nor shall any profit or per ccntage
upon stores or supplies be charged 10, or Ie-
ccved from, persons in the naval v.servIcr,
other than those which are hereinafter pre-
scubcd.
Sec. 2. ind be Il GUthT cnGctG2, That 1t
shall be- The duty of The Executive 10 provide
such rules aud regulations for the purchase,
prcscrvaron, and disposition OF all articles,
stores, md supplies for persons III the navy,
as may be necessary for the safe and ccono-
micul administration Of that branch OF the pub
lac service.
II See. g. IND BE- IL further enacted, That III
lieu of jhc pay, rntious, allowances, and other
cmolumenls authorized by the existing laws
aud regulations, the anunal pny of pursers
shall be as follows, VIZ: when attached tu
vessels ia commission for sea service, they
shall receive, for ships of the line, three thou
sand five hundred dollars Tor lngatcs or ra-
2ees, three thousand five hundred dolIas; for
sluups of war aud steamers Of first class, i"u
thousand dollars; for brigs, and schounrrs,
and steamers, less ihan first class, fifteen
hundred dollars. on duty ut navy yad5 at
/ Boston, York, Norfolk aud Pensacola
two thousand five bundled dollars at Ports
mouth, Philadelphia, aud Washington, twu
thousand dollars: ~ naval stations, within
the United States, fifteen hundred dullnrs
and ~ receiving ships ot Boston, Ncw-lurl;
and Norfolk. Two thuusiud hvc hundred du'.
lars aud nt other places, fifteen hundred dol.
lars on leave or waiting orders, the sunf
pay us surgeons. And II ~ hereby expressly
declared, thHt the yearly pay provided IN TIN
{ act /, ali the pay, compensation aud allow
ancc that shall be received, undcr any cir
cumstanCCs, by purscrs, except ono raiIui
each per day, when attached to vessels iu
sea service, aud except also Tor travelling
cxpruscs, when under orders, Tor which tct
ceu,s per n,lo shall be- allowed
; Soc. 1. .4rd be II Guthcr cndci,d Tha
! nothing ~ this act contained shall be- con
r strucd Ia eject the bouds which have hereto
- fore been gwen hy pufscfs ~ the navy, bu
the same shall remain ~ iul force aud rtirc
NJ # this iaw had not been passed: aud th'
\ Secretary ni the Navy ~ hereby authorize
Q and required to d"mand and receive ir"r
+. them, or ANY of them new bonds, with suitl
4 cipni surcllrs, ~ all eases ~ whlch hr mn
r consider thc same necessary aud cNpcdlcni
r aud ~ ease any purscr shall rcgi'ci or r.
. fuse tn eve such new bond. 1t shall be- Vie
a duty uf tic Executive to dismiss hln iort,
u with ltum the service.
% Sec. ;. ind be II tUihfr Wa,ied Tnat th
J. rules aud regulations Which shall be- mndo
Il conformity Wnh the provisions ol ihls u,
e shall be laid before Congress at their neN
:. session.
sc. q. int be tt Guih,t cpati,d, That