The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-07-27

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session Of the Thirty
seUenh Congress-
1PUBLIo-No. Al

PUBLIC-NO. 4.
AN ACT to provide for the appointment of
Assistant Paymasters in the Navy.
Be ii enacted 5y the Senate and House Of
RepresentatiUes of the United States of Amer
aca in Congress assembled, That the grade of
assistant paymaster in the navy of the Uni
ted States be and hereby is established, and
that from and after the passage of this act
the President of the United States, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
may appoint assistant paymasters from time
to time, as they shall be needed for active
serviceIin the navy, not exceeding thirty-six
in number.
Sec, 2. And be 1T further enacted, That
every person who shall be appointed assis-
tant paymaster shall, at the time of his ap-
pointment, be not less than twenty zone
years of age hor more than twenty-six
years and that previous to his appoint
ment his physical, mental, and moral quail
iflcations shall be inquired into and favora-
bly, reported upon by a board of paymas-
ters appointed for that purpose by the Sec
retary of the Navy, and under such regula-
tions as he may prescribe. - efj b
Sec. 3. An3 be at further enacted, That
the annual pay Of assistant paymasters shall
be as follows, viz: sa.5-
VI 00tJB a. sea- AOE bAG uiob nRC CfALc
after date of commission, one thousand
three hundred dollars; after five years
from date of commission, one thousand
FIVE hundred dollars
On other duty, for the first Eve years at
ter date of commission, one thousand dol
lars; after FIVE years from date of commits
sion, one thousand two hundred dollars.
On leave of absence or waiting orders,
for the first five years after date of commits
sion, eight hundred dollars; after five years
from date of commission, one thousand dol
lars; and when attached to vessels for sea
service, each assistant paymaster shall be
entitled to one ration per day.
Sec. 4. Ahd be 1t further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this act no
commanding officer of any vessel in the ma
vy1shall be required to perform the duties
of paymaster or assistant paymaster; and
when such Office shall become vacant, by
death or otherwise, in ship at sea or on for
eign stations, or on the Pacific coast of the
United States, the senior officer present may
make an acting appointment of any fit per-
son to perform the duties until another pay
master or assistant paymaster shall report
for duty. Any person performing the du-
ties of paymaster or assistant paymaster in
accordance with this section (but not other
WISe) snail De entitled TO receive the pay OF
such grade whilst so acting
Sec. 5. And be ID further enacted, That
each assistant paymaster shall, upon his ap-
pointment, enter into bonds in the amount
of ten thousand dollars, with at least two
good and sufficient securities, for the faith
ful performance of his duties, and that as
sistant paymasters shall have rank and pre-
eedence with assistant surgeons not passed,
and that all appointments to fill vacancies
in the corps of paymasters shall be made by
regular promotion from the list of assistant
paymasters.
Sec. 6. Ind be IL further en4cted That
within six months after the expiration of
the present insurrection the corps of pay
masters and assistant paymaster shall be re-
duced to the number of seventy-five in the
whole
Approved, July II, 1861.