The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-24

shall after the loss Of such vessel, act contrary to
the discipline of the navy, shall be punished at the
discretion of accurt=martial in the same manner
as if such vessel had not been so lost.
Sec. Is. And be IL Jrther.enacted, That all the pay
and emolumeHts Of the officers aud men, of any Of
the ships orvesses of the United States taken
by enemy, who shall appear by the sentence of a
court-nartial or otherwise, to have done their ut
most to preserve aud defend their ship or vessel
and after taking thereof have behaved themselves
obedienty to their superiors, agreeably to the dis
cipline Of the navy, shall go on, and DC paid them
until their death, exchange, or discharge.
Sec. lc. And be h further enacted, That each COM
manding officer shall, whenever man enters on
board, cause an accurate entry to be made in tho
ships books of his name, the date place. and term
of his enlistment the place vessel from which he
was received on board, his rating. and his descrip
tive list D. include his age place Of birth, and cti
sen ship with such remarks as may be necessary I;
and shall, before sailing, transmit TO the Secretary
of the Navy a complete list or mustcr-roil OF the
rated men under his command, showing the partic-
ulars above set forth and also list OF officers and
passengers with the date Of their entering; and he
shall cause similar lists to be made out the first
day of every third month, TO be transmitted to the
Secretary of the Navy, as opportunities shall occur
accounting in such lists or muster-rolls for any
causuaites which may take place since the last
list or muster-rol. He shall not receive on board
any man transferred from any other vessel or sta
tion to him unloss such man be furnished with an
account, signed by the captain and paymaster OF
the vessel or station from which he came, specify
ing the date of his entry, the period and term OF
service, the sums paid the balance due lin, the
quality in which he rated, and his descriptive
list. lie shall cause to be accurately minuted on
the ships books the names Of and times at which
any death or desertion may occur; and in case OF
DEATH shall take that the payInaster secure all
the property of the deceased for the benefit Of his
legal representative or representatives He shall
cause frequ inspections to be made into the con-
diton of the provisions, and use every precaution
tor their. preservation. He SHALL whenever he or
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pro eed 10 tie United States and whenever officers
or men sent from his ship, for whatever cause,
take care that each man be furnished with COM
plete Statement Of Ibis account, sp cifyng the GATE
of his enlistment the peri DDS and terms of his SER
vice, and his descriptive list which account shall
be signed by the commanding officer and paymas-
ter. He shall cause the articles for the govern
rnent of the navy to be hung up in some public part
of the ship and read once month TO lis ship
company. He shall eau sconvenient place to be
set apart for sick disabled men, to which he shall
| have them removed, wits their hammocks and
bedding, when the surgeon shall advise, and
shall direct that of the crew attend them and
keep the place clean. He shall frequently consult
with the surgeon in regard to the sanitary condi-
ton Of his crew, and shall use all proper means K
preserve their health, and when his crew is finally
paid off he shall attend ia person. or appoint pro-
per officer, to see that justice be done TO the men
and to the United States inths settlement Of the &c
counts. Any commanding officer offending hereir
shall be punished at the discretion Of courtfar-
| tiaI. 1e4Nd At& A0ia G1atr QUA
Sec.s ~. And be trtk<r enacted, That it shall b
| the duty, Of the commanding off er Of any feet
squadron or vessel acting siHgly, when on service
to send to Atlantic port of the United States il
some public or other vessel all petty officers ant
PERSONS OF Inferior ratings desiring TO go there a
the pration of their terms of Service or as soor
thereafter as may be, unless in his opinion the de
tsntion of such persons for longer period shonl.
bevery essential to the public hterests; in whicl
case lie may detan them or any Of them until tn
vessel to which they belong shall return to such At
lantc port; and in case Of such detention tie les
30 sent home, detained, shall be subject III al
respects to the laws and regulations for the govern
ment of the Navy, until their return to an Atanti
| port and their regular discharge: and all persen
who shall be 50 detained beyond their term Of serv
ice. or who shall, after the Termination of thei
service voluntarily re-entcr to until the return
to an Atlantic port Of the vessel to W ch they be
long aud their regular discharge therefrem. shal
| for the time during they are SO Detained or shall
SO serve beyond their original terms of service
which shall in no exceed thirty days after thei
arrival IN an Atlantic port, receive In addition {
| one fourth their former pay: Provided, That tn
shipping articles shall hereafter contain the sub
stance OF this section. ~ .-atf -.aA F. -
| Sec s. And be Il further enacted, That all off
GERS holding commissions OF warrants, or whoer
not entitled to them except, such as are temporari
Ily appointed to the. duties of n commissioned o
warrant officer, or secretaries and clerks, shall
deemed petty Ulcers, aud shall be entitled TO ODE
dience in the exc ution Of their Offices from those
inferior ratings .s
Sec. 49, And be Il further enacted That the Sec
rotary of the Navy shall cause each commissions
| or warranted officer of the navy on his entry int
the service TO be furnished with copy of the
lations and general orders Of the department the
in force, and thereafter With-acopy OF all such .
may be issued.
Sec -, And Be IL further enacted, That all pro
visions of previous laws which are inconsisten
with those Of this act, shall beand are hereby r.
Approved, July IL, 1852.