Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-08
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED Static.
Passsd at the First Session Of Tie Thirty
.SsUeath COHgress.
tPuBLIc-No.4.


AN ACT to provide for the appointment Of Assis-
taut PaymRsIerS in the Navy.
Re It enactrd By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiYes OF the United States OF America in Con
gress assembled, That tile grade ofasSlst1nt pay
in the navy the United states he and eEe-
by is established, aud that from and after the pas
sage of this act the Pre4ient OF the United States
by and with the advice and consen' Of the Senate,
may appoint assistant paynlstefs from time to time
they shall be needed for Rrtivo service in the
Wy, not exceedlng thirty-sx in number.
sec. @ And be it further enacted, That every per-
son who hall be appointed assistant paynastershal
Mt the time of his appointment, be not less than
twenty-one years Of age more than twenty-siX
years; and that, previous to his appointment, his
physical, mental aud moral qualifications shall be
inquired into and favorably reported upon by u
board of paymasters appointed for that purpose by
the Secretary OF the Navy, und-under such regula-
GOns as he may prescribe. q-
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That the ADnu.
al pay Of shaltbe follows viz
On duty seI for the first five years after date of
commission, thousand three hundred dollars; nE-
ter five years from dateof commission, one thousand
dye hundred dollars.
ON other duty for the firss five years afrer date of
commission, one thousand dollars; after five years
from date of commission, one thousand two .undred
dollars.
on leave of absence or waiting orders. for the first
i've years after date of commission, eight.hundred
dollars; after five years from date OF commission,
thousand dollars; und when attached to vessels for
sel service, each assistant shall be entitled
to one ration per day.
after the passage Of this act no commanding officer
of any vessel in the navy shall be required to per-
form the duties of paynaster or assistant paynas-
ter; and when such Office shall become vacant, by
death or otherwise in ships ut sea un fOrvi sta
tiOns, the Pacific coast of tIo United States,
the senior officer present may make au acting ap.
pOintmsut of uny fit person to perform the duties
until another paymaster or assistant paymaster
shall report for duty. any person performing the
duties Of pa, or nsssta paynHster in
dance with this section tbut not Olherwise) shall tc
eutitlei to receive the pay Of such grule whilst
acting
Sec. 5. And he IT further enacted, That each as
sist 'ut siall. upon his appointment
into bonds in the amount of ten thousand dollars
with nt least two good and sufficient securities for
the faithful performance of his duties. ad that AS.
sistaut paymAstcTs shall have rank and prereIe ace
with assistant Eeons not passed, and that all tp
pointmcus to iil vacancies in the corps of paymiS-
ters shall be made by resuar promotion from the
list of assistant p1ynl1stors.
sec. 8. And DO 1t further enacted. That within x
months after the cxpirat Of the present insurrec.
ton the corps OF plymasters aud assistant paynas
tiers shall be reduced to the numIer of seventy-tTe
in the whole.
Approved, July II, 1861.