Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-05
AN ACE TO ESTABLISH NOr INTER NANt

The Congress n the Confederate States # America do enact
Of the Confederate States hereby authorized
TO receive the service Of the private armed
vessels, be organized into 70 uneer navy, and to
point and commission officers for same, who shall
daring The unless sooner disshngsd under rul and
re- ia eabbed PodS &rr That to vessel Of is.
capacity hundr.d tons shall be received into yolun
teer service
act arm provide ana furnish tn vessel vessels tobe
used at his or expense, and SHAH rnsh In writing
the Secretary Of the Navy the name armament and character Of
such vessels and the names OF the &c be mmi
astsr and fbtsI sefc and, jatg
President vsss AL be FIT for the SERVICE and the
ba be ruthorz to receive or We
err navy the Confederate Stat Of America, and 70 commits
sion officers for the 10 curing the war uni SIS soon
Sec g. The grades Of officers OF the volunteer
w shall be oows nder fret lieutenant second ler
surgeon and frat an second assistant snfinee
And the President al e the Secretary OF the Navy Issue
warrants 10 Matters boatswans gusners csp'n'es and
samaker be deem necessity for such service and the
nay Of the officers and crew sha be as FOR commsn-
dollars per month second lie tenant fifteen dollars pc
mont; ists fifteen dollars h. for
assistant engineer dollars per month"; for second
ant engineers dol NTH for warF6nt officers ten dol
lars ner month fo amen dollars per month such pay
| hsi be gyer cnl service Ana the president,
M escr ne uniform lO the officers ant seamen; AMI When
m shall be prepared 'or seve and received und
he pToyoAs ~ this they shall be under the cont and
direction Of Ped s1 Gbestto all the laws, rules and
regulations regular navy Of the Don edate states except
~ be-wip provided FOR 10 this II shall be the duty Of the
commander OF eyey such snsm TO the Secretary Of
ae Navy esry practicable tsr the the org nzatioo Of
h.Ir chimp ns articles enlistment rolls, Of the contract
owners, ticers and crew. for he dvs6n OF prize
money. .,,-, .
Pee l. That the sells OF tho volunteer navy are authorized TO
capture destroy upon the within the ebo ard
aow Of tide, all vessels and property OF the 1ted etat anu
czets thereof and ninety per cent Of ts yau OF az
forfeited the benefit OF the owner ocess and
vessels Ing such captures and al vessels ana
az shall be proceeded against aud ad
IA In other under the laws OF tie Confede
~ state, which hereby extended he same and the
proceeds accruing such condemnac Oh be dsTbuta
under Of the court havn psdce hereof according
N ire written agreemen between the parties EMIT TO the
bu there be no such written sgeemn then hali TO the
oWners Of The vessel and the other half 10 the officers and
rdng 10 the rules prescribed Tor the souon oil prize mo-
new IN the regular navy
See g. Al vessels goods and effects the property anyrch-
zen Of the Conted rate States any red mt in and
under prot Of the Moderate States Of the persor
perm Renty within the territories aud under the protection Of
any foreign prime state in amy wit the oneie
rate StSe which shall have bsen captured by the forces OF the
United Of America and recapured by vessels commission
this shall be retsred TO the lawful owners
by the agreement OF the pa usy concerned or by
the decres Of court having competent urs And ne
salvage shall be d uted among the owners ncers and crews
making such cspture according the manner an
upon the principles heretofore provided for In ca e oil caPu
Sec g The .ners cfcs Of vessels COMM stoned
unde this act be entitled receive from the treasury o.
the Conf twenty per cent Of the value Of every
armed vessel military naval transport 10 me tevee
I'm ted which they burn 81 or destroy ana tne sum
VI I've dollars for every prisoner eaPereu On
And the Secretary the Navy hereby authorized 70 disDde
4, acFung der this section In the same manner
on The prineps are hereabeore provasa ~ Gas
OF prize capture all questions Of iave or asssls
RANK the regular and volunteer navy snail DC
the Pr sdsn'i =, al = lea ,rI ecnnsrs
lion money aecrung under this shall be PAID INTO he cas-
ury of the States to be held by the as
fund Tor the maintenance Of such persons may DC "ounaea