The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-19

partDent there shall he established another bureau
to be called the bureau OF Orders and Eqnipment
to which shall be assigned sach dutks OF the Navy
Department a. pertain to the personnel OF the navy
and to the business of equipment; and the orders
OF such bureau shall be performed under the super
vision and conri Of the Secretary OF the Navy, ami
sbsll have the same force and effect rs if aati1g
fr m him; and all the duties of said bureau shall be
performed under ais authority. And the bureau
now known as the Bureau of Construction. Equip
ment and Repair, shail hereafter be called the Bn-
be charged with the duties relating to eqpment,as
heretofore. The President Of the United States, by
and with the advice aad consent of the Senate,-
shall also appoint Judge Advocate General
for the naval service, who shall be learned In
the law, and who shall te attached to the
Bureau OF Orders and Equipment, and who shall
receive for his services til ee thousand dol
Ers per annum, and his travelling expenses.
1t shall lie his duty to sit a. member of ak Boards
OF Reform, TO make out their reports and to pre-
eerve accurate records Of their proceedings It shall
be his duty also, to prepare, Under the direction Of
the Secretary OF the Navy, all charges and spcci6ca
ons OF charges to be preferred before Naval Courts
Martial and Courts Of Inquiry, and to keep accurate
records thereof; to prepare specidc Instructions in
each case IT, the acting Judge Advocate General to
be designated by him under the direction OF the
Secretary of The Navy. whenever it may be neces
sary 10 appoint one to c0dify and arrange all she
laws of Congress. aud the rulings-and decisions of
the District, Circuit, and Supreme Courts Of the
q tied States, touching Courts MarsiM and Courts
OF Ii iquIy ard to compile and submit to the Secre
try of the Navy general instructions, forms. and
principles applicable to them, and the manner of
cor Quoting them, and to preserve perfect records
OF all such courts, and OF the cases tried OF
herd before them Provided, that nothing here.
in shall preclude commanders of squadrons on
foreign stations from ordering such courts, when
in their opinion the exgencies of the public service
may demand them, under such rules and regula-
tions rs said Judge Advocate General, with the APP
probation of the Secretary OF the Navy, may pre-
scribe.
Sec. "a. And be II further enacted, That the Sec
retary of the Navy shal assign to said bureau the
number Of clerks necessary for the proper discharge
Of the duties thereof; but nothing herein contained
shall be construed to authorize an increase Of the
clerical force of the Navy Department.
Sea. rs. And be it further enacted That the chief
of the bureau established by this act be allowed the
same franking privilege that conferred by law
the chiefs of the other bureaus.
Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That the Pre-
sident of the United States by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate may hereafter appoint
any officer in the naval service as chief Of any
bureau attached to the Navy Department, excepting
the Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing, of Medicine
and Surgery, and OF Construction and Repair, the
heads Of which shall be appointed as is now re-
quired by law.
Sec, 81. And be it further enacted, That when
any officer Of the navy shall be appointed to per-
fern the duties of Acting Judge Advocate upon
court martial, he shall be entitled to additional
pay, not to exceed five dollars per day, at the dis
creton of the Secretary Of the Navy for every day
lie may be so employed. But appointments OF
Acting Judge Advocate shall not be made unless in
cases when the services OF the Judge Advocate
General cannot be obtained.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted That the OH
GERS OF the navy named in this section shall here
after be entitled to pay according to the following