The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-01
Pay OF the United States Marines.

The following circular is now being issued by the Act
ing Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, A. j. OBannon,
ESQ
The act making appropriations for the naval service,
approved August S, 1854, provides that the non-com
States Marine Corps shall be entitled and receive the
same pay and bounty for re-enlisting now, or
may hereafter, be allowed to the non-commissoned
army. 90 Stat, 5S6.)
This extends provisions of "An act to increase the
pay Of the rank and file Of the army and to
eniisments," approved August A. 1854 90 Stat, $751;
in respect to pay and of the 29th section Of the act
July s. 1888, to bounty, three months extra pay)
cans and pvates Of the Marine Corps from the date Of
the act, viz. august 5, 1854.
J. The pay of the commissioned officers, musicians
at the rate of four dollars per month The retention of
scans and prvates Of the Marine Corps directed by the
act of I'd March, 1883 and extended to the whole term
Of their enlistment by the 5th section Of the act of March
3, lS49, 20 Stat, 37S,) is to be continued.
q Every non-commissoned officer, musician, and
private Of the marine corps, who, having been honor
ably discharged from the service of the United States
SHALL within month thereafter, recnlst is entitled
to two dollars per month in addition to the ordinary pay
of his grade for the first period of FIVE years after the
expiration Of his previous enlistment and further sum
Of dollar month for each successive period of Ave
years, so long he shall remain continuously in the
marine cor ps.
Every marine who was service at the date of the
passage Of the act who had served enlist
above additional pay provided for second enlistment
viz two dollars per month for the first five years from
the date of the act
A. Every marine, honorably discharged before the
passage of the act but who re-entered service within
month after his discharge and subsequently, to the
date of the act is entitled from the date of such
entry to two dollars per month in addition to the ord
nary pay of his grade.
5. Every ble-bodied commissioned officer pri-
vate soldier Of the marine corps, who has reensted
since the 5th of August 1854 who may hereafter
enlist into the corps within two months before
month after the expiration Of his term of service is
entitled to receive three months extra pay provided
for like grades in the army by the Goth section Of the act
approved July 5th, 1885, Stat, 260.
The g three months extra pay (bounty) thus al
lowed together with the increase OF - month"; is in
cluded in the ordinary pay Of the grade in which the
rne may be serving when discharged
The allowance to marines at work on Notifications
in surveys in cutting roads, and other constant labor
Of not less than ten days authorised by the act approved
the army when employed fatigue duty" is increased
and teamsters and forty cents per day when employed
tans and thirty cents per day, respectively, when
tans The allowance of whiskey or spirits or COM
mutation therefor is discontinued from and after August
9Th, 1854.
The necessary data to enable the Paymaster Pursers
TO calculate the additional pay and bounty should be
tered upon the transfer and pay rolls The dates Of the
several enstments and whether the marine had been
honorably discharged should be entered opposite the
name in each case the certificate of the Autant and
Inspector to that effect, should accompany the pay
rolls