Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-02
Public &c.
AN ACT to provide a more Efficient Discipline

Be enacted By tile Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the U''tted States Of Aerca IN Congress Gsss en- I'd
That from and after the passage of this act shall be ln
duty of commanding officer of any of the vessels
his IN OF the
list of the of such of the who enlisted for three
an honorable discharge as testimonial of fidelity and
obedience and that he shall grant the same to such &C.
sSe Navy to the form to be by the
Sec 2. 4Ud be iurther enacted That if any seaman,
years. within three after his discharge he SHALL on
presenting his honorable discharge accounting mi
satisfactory for its los be entitled to during
the said three months equal that which he would nave
been entitled he had been employed in actual service
SEC g. Ind be 1T FURTHER e1acted That it shall be tne
duty of commanders of any vessel in the navy granting
temporary leave of absence and Liberty shore to e1
else carefully discrimination in favor of the faithful anu
obedient. #s
Sec. 4 And be arther enacted That summary courts.
martial may be ordered upon petty officers and persons
inferior ratings by the of vessel the na
which he may deem deserving greater punishment than
the commander of vessel himself by law authorized 10
inct of his own authority but not sufficient to require
SEC And be It ser ENACTED That summary oOTFt a
martial shall consist of three officers not below the RANK
passed mdshpmen, and of competent to aG1
as recorder Before proceeding to trial. the members shan
hereby authorized to administer: You A. B., do solemn
ly swear Cor AFFIRM tnat you will well and truly try with
ing evidence which shall be adduced for the
of the navy and your own conscience 80 hep
After which, the recorder of the court shall take the
the shall administer: sYou A. B., do soemny swear
Cor arm that you will keep a record the evidence
which be given before this court and of the poceeu
ngs thereof So help you God" .
SEC And be further enacted That the commandero1
ship shall have authority order any officer his conanu
to act as the recorder of summary court martial
SEC T. 471d be 1T further enacted That all testimony given
before such court shall be orally oath or a
on which the senior members of the court shall adnn
ter.
That summary courts-martia may petty officers
and persons OF inferior ratings to any one OF the oO"s
punishments, viz IL,
First Discharge from the service with bad conduct as
charge, but the sentence not to be carried into effect
foreign country. -,
Second Solitary confinement in irons single double
bread and water diminished raton provided n2 sucn
confinement shall exceed thirty days. IL,
Third Solitary confinement in irons, single or douO
not exceeding thirty days.
Fourth. Solitary confinement exceeding thirty days.
'Fyth Confinement not exceeding two months.
tSirtb Reduction to next inferior rating. l..
Se0en Deprivation of liberty on shore on foreign sta
ton.
Eg. Extra police duties and loss of pay not to ea
coed three months may be added to Of the abovee
TONED punishments.
Sec s. And be 1t further enacted That sentence OF
summary courtartial shall be carried into effect wltno
the approval of the officer ordering the court who sn
have power to remit in part altogether but not v
mute any such And it shall be the duty OF any
such commanding officer to remit part or the Wno
any sentence by summary court-martia the execution
which would, in the opinion of the surgeon senior
cal officer board given i'll writing produce serious
the health of the person sentenced in case ne s
again to the another summary cour
MARTIAL which shall have power upon the testimony a
ready TAKEN remit the former punishment and TO
other of the authorized Punishments In the PA'
thereof.
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