Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-27

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session of the Thlrty-Seyenth
Uungre 5.
[PUBLIC-No. IL

AN ACT 10 alter and regulate the navy ration
Be il enacted By The Senate and House of Representa-
ttreS Of the United States of america, Congress SsS
bd That the navy ration shall consist OF the follow
ing daily allowance of provisions each person. one
pound OF salt pork with half pint OF beans or
peas; or one pound OF salt beef, with half pound
OF Hour, and two ounces of dried apples, or other
ulleu lfult or three quarters OF pound of preserY
ed meat with half pound of rice, two ounces OF
butter, and one ounce OF deSccated 'miXed vegeta-
bless or three-qualters of a pound OF preserved
gset rerfef VIM fu
cult one quarter OF an ounce of tea, or one ounce
OF coffee, OF cocoa, two ounces of sugar, and gill
of spirits; and of weekly allowance of half a
pound of pickles, half pint of moasses, and half
a pint OF vinegar.
Sec 2. And Be il further enacted That fresh or pre-
served meat may be substituted for salt beef pork
and vegetables iOi the other articles usually issued
with the salted meats; allowing and quarter
pound of fresh, or threequarters of pound of pre-
served meat Tor one pound of sailed beef or pork;
and regulating the quantity of vegetables SO to
equal the value Of the articles for which they may
be substituted.
Sec g. And be it further enacted That should it be
necessary to vary the above described daily allow
ance, it shall be lawful to substitute pound CT
soft bread pound of flour, or half pound
of rice for fourteen ounces of biscuit; half pint
of wine for gill of spirits half a pound of rice
for half pint OF beans or peas half pint of beans
or peas for half pound of rice.
Sec. L. Atd be IL further enacted. That, in case of
necessity the daily allowance provisions may be
diminished varied by the discretion of the senior
ohlcer present i'll commando but payment shall be
made TO the persons whose allowance shall be thus
diminished according to the scale of prices which
is or may be established for the same; but COM
mander who shall thus make dimnuton or varia-
ton shall report to his commanding officer, or to
the navy department. the necessity for the same,
and give the paymaster written orders specifying
particularly the diminution reduction which
be made.
Sec 3. And be 1t further enacted That no commits
sioner or warrant officer, any person under TWEEN.
ty-one years OF age shall be allowed to draw the
spirit part of the daily ration; and all other persons
shall be permitted to renquish that part of their
tions under such restriction the president OF the
United States may authorize; and that the spirit
portion of the daily ration may be suspended or
stopped by the commanding officer, whenever i'll his
opinion it shall be eXpedient, for of d unken-
ness and to any person who by this section, is pro-
hibited from drawing who may relinquish the
spirit part Of his ration there shall be paid, in lien
thereof the sum of four cents per day.
SEC g. And be il further enacted, That the provisions
of this act shall 90 into effect in the United States
on the first day of the succeeding quarter after be
comes law; and in vessels abroad on the first day
of the succeeding quarter after its official receipts
that any acts and parts of acts which may be con
trary to Inconsistent with the provisions of this
act shall be and are hereafter repealed.
SEC I. And be further enacted That the Secretary
of the Navy be authorized TO procure the preserved
meats pickles, butter, and desiccated vegetables in
such manner and under such restrictions and guar
tees as in his opinion will best insure the good quail
ty OF said articles
Approved July Is, 1861.