Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-02-14

hob. without fraud. eon--air,ent. ur emhczx!ement. ehsll
x brought in. and Judgment passed there,n. up"n pain
hat every person cneuiiug herein shall forfeit his share "f
'hc calturs. aud >u"cE such further punishment ~ court
shall aIjuLke. !
Section 5. And be 1t further enarted. That no gerson
Ia the navy sksll rs-i,. M the vlotLc-, .r piiia.e. or in any
naltr-at. persons taken on ,e,ari . lf,xe: OH p''"
ri >u,l. Inni. hr,rr, a. :. court n Atrial shall adjUase.
Sa,i;on. y. An IL. il further ciiact-d. THAT Nil ransom
sal. sgr. bounty. ,r prvcced- at frfcifure or '"ni,s-
alton. accruiug or a~.,,ed 10 any vessel Of TIE Lazy. !,
,lsll I've distribute ard paid T." III. ofi ,rrs and men eli
titled ;h"rr:o, in the -an,' mani,rr - prize money ut't.r
The dire tir Of the Secretary # the Navy.
Section 10. And i- il further enacted. That any person
.n,it+a ID wages or nrixe un.n.y may have the same paid
/. hi. assignee. PRO, fied the cs-isnmsni b. atte-'e'l by the
cn, tain and par master ard in Gaze .; the assignment "f
wa,ra. the power shall ,prrify thu precise time the, cola
rr nee. Eui she commander If every vessel j. required Z"
di-c"urn,- his crew. from seliin. ANY part "f th'ir "al'-
"r prize money, ami never l." attest say power III a',"r-
nry. until h- j. satisfied that the -,Eie i not granted III
consideration q. money given Lt the purchase ii wages
TT prize money.
See. IL. And he il, further enacted That all money
accruing or which hn. already accrued I" the / nite't
State, tr.m >ale Of prizes shall he and remain f"r'
ever y iuld for Tie payment of pensions to The ON
GERS. seamen. and marines VIII" may lee entitled I"
receive the lame and IL the SAID fund shall be in
sufficient Tor the purpos. the public faith is here
by pledged to make up the dehci'i,cy hut 1t 1t
should hr more than sufficient. the surplus shall he
applied i" the maxim. "i further provision tor the
better comfort u the disabled officers seahen. aud
marines.
See, ~. Ani he it further ~cnartcl. Thai the dis
trict attorney, vf tie .cyctal districts Of the courts
OF the United Sta.c- in which amy eases Of priZe
are or may b, depending shall. As soon Ms may he
after the I.a--agr of thi> act. furnish to the Navy
Department il complete list Of all the prize cases
which have been determined %, may still ne PEND
inr within their respective districts. With a state
mcnt Of the condition nj zach. in such form aud
embracing surh particulars ~ the S-erctsry "f the
Nay, may require. and shall. a often a once III
each month thereafter furnish q further state
..-.s H. ~ls,. ~ ntcrr ...n i'm fhrfr rN IfNst--
tive districts and Of any further proceedings had
therein since their last returns. And the Secretary
If the Navy il hrrcby authorized to Appoint an
agcn: OF to employ counsel when the caft"rs do not
employ counsel themselves in any ease in which he
NAV consider il necessary. t" assist the district at
torneys and protect the interests of the cap'"r-. with
such compensation 81 he may think just and reason
able. And it hall he the duty Of the several Mar
shals OF the United States to furnish to the NAY!
Department on request. or to its agent. a full and
particular statement of the disposition uf every
prize vessel and cargo. in such form and with such
details as the Secretary Of the Navy may fepnire
and ~ often ~ b. may require the same, and said
Marshal, shall also furnish to the Navy Depart
mcnt. or their aforesaid agent. = full Hni particular
statement Of all fees. charges. and allowances OF
every description claimed by them in each ease 81
prize before the same are allowed BY the court. AMI
no such charges for disbursements Of any kind shall
he allowed unless accompanied by the affidavit Of
the marshal that the same have been actually and
necessarily incurred in the case and it shall be
the duty OF the district attorney to attend on the
scttlomcnt and allowance Of such bills and protect
| the interests Of the United States and Of the captor.
against any improper aad unlawful claims. And
whenever a final decree Of condemnation shall have
been made, Or any intcrl"cutcry sale has been ord
cred. the property shall be sold by the marshal pur
suant to the practice and proceedings in admiralty,
and the gross proceeds oi such sale shall be forth
with deposited with the Assistant Treasurer Of the
United States at or nearest to the place where such
sale is made. and tn" money 50 deposited shall re-
main in the Treasury Of the United States until u
final decree Of distribution. or until u decree Of re-
s~titutiou shall he made and n certified copy thereof
furnished. upon which the costs VI court and thu
lawful charges and expenses shall be paid and thu
balance distributed according to said decree: Pro
vided. That the annual salaries Of district attorneys
plizc commissioner, and inarsha!s shall ia nu case
; be So increased under the several acts for compen
>atiun in prize NJ to exceed in the aggregate ths
following sums. and any balance beyond the severa
sums shall he paid into the Treasury. viz District
attorneys. elk thousand dollsrs, prize commission
or. three thousand dollars ; mar>hals, six thousand
dollars.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted. That every
officer. seaman. or marine. disabled in the line u
his duty. shall be entitled to receive for life. OF dur
ing his disability. = pension from the United State,
according u the nature aud degree Of his disability
not exceeding in any case his monthly pay,
Sec. 1t. Aud be it further enacted, That in nj
cases where the crews Of ships or vessels Of thi
United States shall he separated from their vessel.
by the latter being wrecked. lost. or destroyed, al
{ the command. power, and authority given to thu
officers Of such ships or vessels shall remain and h,
in full force as edectually ~ if such ship OF vesse
were not 70 wrecked. lost, or destroyed until sucl
ships company be regularly discharged from. OIL
ordered again into, the service. or until u court
martial or 4 court Of inquiry shall be held to inquir,
into the loss Of such ship or vessel and If. by thu
sentence Of such court or other satisfactory evi
dcnce. it shall appear to the Secretary of the Navy
{ that all or any of the officers and men Of such ship
company did their utmost to preserve her. and aftel
! the loss thereof shall behave themselves sgrccably
to the discipline Of the navy. then the pay ant
emOluments Of such officers and men, or such o
them rs shall have done their duty. as aforesaid
! shall 90 on until their discharge or death: ans
every officer or man who shall, after the loss Of sucl
vessel. act contrary to the discipline Of the navy
shall be punished. at the discretion of u court mar
tial, in the same manner a. il such vesse! had NO
been so lost.
Sec. Is. And be il further enacted, That all tn,
pay and emoluments of the officers and men. of an
Of tho ships or vessels of the United States taker
! by an enemy. who shall appear by the sentence o
n court-martial, or otherwise, to have done thein
, utmost to preserve aud defend their ship Or vessel
and after the taking thereof, have behaved them
selves obediently to their superiors agrccably to tn.
! discipline Of the navy. shall 20 on. and be paid
them until their death, exchange. or discharge.
l.. Sec. l6. And be it further enacted. That each
CommuuubuK Omccr Snail, whenever q man enter
ON board, cause an accurate entry to he made in thu
ships books Of his name. the date. place. and tern
. Of his enlistment, the place or vessel from which
5 he was received on board. his rating. and his de
scriptivc list to include his age. place of birth. and
4 citizenship. with such remarks a. may be necessary
: and shall. before sailing. transmit to tho Secretary
OF the Navy 4 complete list or muster roll of The
rated men under his command, showing the parti
= culars above set forth. and also n list Of officers anl
: passengers. with the date Of their entering ; ano
he shall cause similar lists to be made out on tn.
first day Of cvery third month. to b~etransmitted t.
the Secretary Of the Navy, MS opportunities shall
occur accounting in such lists or muster rolls fol
any casualties which MAJ have taken rllaee sine.
the last list or muster-rou. He shall not receive on
board any man transferred from any other vesscl
or station to him unless such man be- furnished with
an account. signed by the captain and paymaste
{ 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 him. the
quality in which he was rated, and his descriptive
list. He shall cause to be accurately minuted on
the ships books the names of and times ut which
any death or dcsertion may occur and in case Of
death, shall take care that the paynastcr secure all
the property Of the deceased for the benefit Of bis
legal representative or representatives. He shall
cause frequent inspections to be made into the con.
! dition Of the provisions, and use every precautiou
for their preservation. lie shall, whenever be order.
officers and men to take charge Of q prize and pro.
coed to the United States. and whenever officers VI
men are sent from his ship. for whatever cause
take care that each man be furnished with u com,
plete statement of his account. specifying the dat.
Of his enlistment. the periods and terms Of his serv-
ice and his descriptive list which account shall bs
signed by the commanding officer and paymxstcr
: lie shall cause the articles for the government o
the navy to be hung up in some public part of thu
ship, aud read once = month to his ships company