The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-17
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slJoyyanceof ali such bills and protect the inter
ests of the United States and OF the captors
against any improper and unlawful cialms. ana ana
unenever a final decree of condemnation shall
have been made or any interlocutory sale has
been ordered, the property shall be sold by the
marshal pursuant to the praceee ana NE
shall be forthwithss deposited with the assistant
treasurer of the United States. at, or nearest to,
the place where such sale is made, and the money
SO deposited shall remain in the Treasury OF the
United States unit a final decree of distribution,
or until decree OF restitution shall be made, and
a certify copy thereof furnished, upon which the
costs of court, and the lawful charges and ex-
penses shall be paid, and the balance distributed
according to said decree Provided That the
annual salaries of district attorneys, prize COM
missioners, and marshals shall in no case be SO IN
creased under the several acts for compensation
in prize SO as to exceed, in the aggregate, the Io
lowing sums, and any balance beyond the several
sums shall be paid into the Treasury, VIZ: DIS
trict attorneys, six Thousand dollars FrIze com
missloners, three Thousand dollars. Marshals,
six thousand dollars. -
Seb l3 And be it further enacted, That every
officer seaman, marine, disabled In the line OF
his duty shall be entitled to receive for life, or
dnrinu his disability pension from the United
States according to the nature and degree or ms
disability, not exceeding in any case MS monthly
Sec. H. And be it further enacted, That in all
cases where the crews of the ships or vessels OF
the United States shall be separated from their
vessels, by the latter being wrecked, lost, or de-
stroyed all the command, power, ana autnorlty
given to the officers of such hips or vessels shall
remain and be In force as 6uecGually as IL
ship or vessel were not SO wrecked, lost, Or de-
stroyed, until such ships company be regularly
discharged from, ordered again into, the ser
vice, until court martial or court OF inquiry
shall be held to inquire into the loss of such ship
vessel; and if, by the sentence OF such court
or other satisfactory evidence, it shall appear TO
the Secretary of the Navy that all or any OF the
officers and men of such ships company did their
utmost to preserve her. and after the loss Thereon
behaved themselves agreeably to the discipline OF
the navy, then the pay and emoluments OF such
officers and men, such OfncerS ana men, or
such of them shall have done their duty, as
aforesaid, shall go until their discharge or
death; and every officer or man who shall, after
the loss of such vessel, act contrary 10 the dis
cipline of the navy, shall be punished at the dis
erection of court martial, in the same manner as
if such vessel had not been so lost
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted, That all the
pay and emoluments of the officers and men, of
any of the ships or vessels OF the United States
tence of court-martial, or otherwise, to have
done their utmost to preserve and defend their
ship vessel, and after the taking thereof, have
behaved themselves obedently to their superiors,
agreeably to the discipline of the navy, shall go
on, and be paid them until their death, exchange
discharge.
Sec IL. And be it further enacted, That each
commanding officer shall, whenever man enters
on board, cause an accurate entry to be made on
the ships books of his name, the date, place and
term of his enlistment, the place or vessel from
which he was received on board, his rating, and
his descriptive list to include his age, place of
birth, and citizenship, with such remarks may
be necessary; and shall, before sailing, transmit
to the Secretary of the Navy complete list or
muster-roll of the rated men under his command,
showing the particulars above set forth, and also
q list of officers and passengers with the date of
their entering; and he shall cause similar lists to
be made out on the first day of every third month
to be transmitted to the Secretary OF the Navy as
opportunities shall occur; accounting in such
lists must-r-rolls for any casualties which may
have taken place since the last list or muster roll.
He shall not receive on board any man transferred
from any other vessel or station to him unless
such man be furnished with account, igued
by the captain and paymaster ofthe vessel or sta
ton from which he came, specifying the date OF
his entry, the period and term of service, the
sans paid, the balance due him, the quality in
which he rated, and his descriptive list. He
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 paymaster secure all the |
property of the deceased for the benefit of his le-
gal representative representatives. He shall |
cause frequent inspections to be made into the !
condition of the provisions, and every pre-
caution for their preservation. He shall, when
ever he orders officers and men to take charge of
prize and proceed to the United States, and !
whenever officers or men are sent from his ship, |
for whatever cause, take care that each man be |
furnished with complete statement of his ac-
count, specifying the date of his enlistment, the
periods and term of his service, and his descrip-
tive list; which account shall be signed by the |
commanding officer and paymaste@. He shall |
cause the articles for the government of the navy
to be hung up in some public part of the ship,
and read once month to his ships company
He shall cause convenient place to be set apart
for sick or disabled men, to which he shall have
them removed, with their hammocks and bed
ding, when the surgeon shall so advise, and shall
direct that some of the crew attend them and !
keep the place clean. He shall frequently con-
suit with the surgeon in regard to the sanitary
condition OF his crew, and shall use all proper
means to preserve their health, and when his !
crew is finally paid off nc shall attend in person,
or appoint proper officer, to see that justice be
done to the men and to the United States in the |
settlement Of the accounts. Any commanding
officer offending herein shall be punished at the
discretion of a court-martal.
Sec IL And be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the commanding officer of
any fleet, squadron, or vessel acting singly, when
on service, to send to a Atlantic port of the
United States in some public or other vessel, all
petty officers and persons of inferior ratings de-
string to go there at the expiration of their trrss
of service or as soon thereafter may be, unless
In his opinion the detention of such persons for
q longer period should be very essential to the
public interests; in which case he may detan
them or any of them until the vessel to which
they belong shall return to such Atlantic port;
and in case of such detention the person so sent
home, or SO detained, shall be subject in all re-
ment OF the Navy, until their return to an Attain
tic port, and their regular discharge; and all per-
sons who shall be SO detained beyond their terms
of service, or who SHALL after the termination of
their service voluntarily reenter to until the
.eturn to Atlantic port of the vessel to which
hey belong, and their regular discharge there
rom shall for the time during which they are so
or shall so serve beyond their original
terms oil service, which shall in no case exceed
thirty days after their arrival in Atlantic port,
receive an addition of one-fourth of their former
pay: Provided, That the shipping articles shall
hereafter contain the substance of this section.
Sec IL. And be it further enacted, That all
officers not holding commissions or warrants, or
who are not entitled to them, except, such as are
temporarily appointed to the duties of commits
oned or warrant officer, or secretaries and clerks,
'hall be deemed petty officers, and shall be ell.
titled to obedience in the execution of their Off
les from chose of inferior ratings.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That the
secretary OF the NAVY shall commits
ioned or warranted officer OF the navy, on his
entry into the service to be furnished with copy
of the regulations and general orders of the de-
oartment then in force, and thereafter with COPY
Of all such may be issued.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted That all
provisions of previous laws which are inconsis-
ent with those of this act, shall be and are here
BY repealed.
Approved, July II, 1862.
CHAP. CCV