Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-09-20

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sel or vessels as a nr;zo aholl o..ocl,.
preserve ali the naners ana % n,s;,;a e.u"y
on board and transmit the wholne os ,Vahs .ho
originals unmutilated to tho ;ndro " as ,Lo .ho
district to which spob nrize ia & orSo,oa =, 'ao ~
proceed, with tbe nacessarv ou witnos,o. "
and A renort of tho circnmstoncos , at.ond;.s,
the capiure stating the names Of Us naS0ais
claiming A share thereof. and ,bo ''sS,' ""n,
mandin9 officer of evsrv vssaoi II D ~. ,s Uom
entitled to or claimin~ an award ' nS ns;.s naS
money shall as early as nracticahls a. pf,a.
the csoture transmit 10 tbo Nav nonart
mept a complete list If tho of,.ors r,pa anS
men Of his vessel entitled 10 sbara ;0sort
ing thereon the oualjtv Of evsrv narsnn ]
rating ON min Of forfo;tirc IL ,rhOla
share q Of the nrize monsv rssrlt;n, @ |nv' sr"m
such capture and suffsrin, smch f,,,,Sa. %
punishment as n court marf;.j aholl aJ
iudpe
SEC G. And be Il f,rtbs, .,oo,.d Th..
any armed vessel in the serv;ce of n"
United States which shall make a can,urs
or assist in n canture under circumstou'
ces which vould entitle a vessel Of ,ha
navy to prize money shall be entitlad ' IN
an award of nrize money in ibe sams man
ner as If such vessel BELONGED 10 tho navv.
and such prize.monev sbail be d;stributsd
and apportioned in the same manner and
under the same ruIes and recnlat;ons az
urovided for nersons in tho na1ai ssr,;oo
and maid under the direction Of tbo sooro
tary of the Navy,
SEC / And be- il further enoc,sJ Tho.
no nersop in tbe navy shall taEo "ut as "
nrize or vessel seiyod "a a nr;ze anv mon NJ
ev plate roods or anv nart IF ber onm;n %
ment unless Il be for the better n,sssrvp p
ton thereof or absolutely neceassrv for
the use Of anv Of the vcsseIs Or crr,od
forces of the limited States beforo ,Sa
same shall be adiudgcd lawfni nr;ze NV Wv a
competent court: bnt the whole without
fraud. copcealment or embpzzlemont
shall be brouobt in and INDIGNANT nos.oJ
thereon, upon pain that eyery person of.
Tending herein shall forfeit bis shars ortho
canture and spffer sucb fnrtber nnniah
ment as court martial shall odindga
SEC g. And ben flrtber enacted That
no nerson in tbe payv shall str;n ofr % tbo
clotbe, or nillaoe or in anv mannsr NAL
treat. persons taken on hoard a nr;ze on
main Of such punishment az n conrt.msr.
ttial shall adiudpe,
SEC O. AID be Il further snoo,sd Tho.
all ransom money salvage bonntv or
proceeds of forfeiture or censscation a..
crninr or awarded TO anv vessel of tho I
navy shall he distributed and maid to tho G
officers and men entitled thorsto in tbo G
same manner as nrize money rndor ,hS s
direction of the Secretary of tbe Navv ''
Sro, TO- .gnd MH furihsr enacted Th.,
anv person entitled to wages or nri1o mnn nnn'
ev NAV have the same mia to his asSianoo Oo
provided the assignment be atta,te1 h.
the captain and paymaster; and in case Of
the assignment Of wages, the power shall
specify the precise time they commence
But the commander Of every vessel is re.
quired to discourage his crews from selling
any part Of their wages or prize money,
and neverto attest any power Of attorney,
until he is satisfied that the same is not
granted in consideration of money given
for the purchase OF wages or prize money.
SRC III And he IL further eu1atod Thai