The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-03-24
CHAPTER ".

An act to provide for the Appointment of Assis-
tant PaymaSters i'll the Navy.
Be it enacted by the Scnate and House of Re-
representatives. of the United States OF America i'll
Congress assembled, That the grade of assistant
pay master in the navy OF the United States be-
and hereby is, established, and that from and at
ter the passage of this act the President OF the L
nited States, by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate, may appoint assistant pay masters
from time TO time, Il, they shall he needed for ac
tive service in the navy, not exceeding thirty-SiN
in number.
See. :. And being further enacted, That ev
cry person who shall be appointed assistant pay
master shall at the time OF his appointment, be
not less than twciliy-onc year oI a--c, nor more
than twCnty-SiX years and that, previous to his
appointment, his physical mental, ahd moral
qualifications shall be inquired into and iavorably
reported upon By board OF pa"m.sters appoint
ed for that purpose by the Secretary of the Ma
W, and under such regulations lis lie may pro-
scribe
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That the
annual pay Oh assistant paynastcr shall be lis fol-
lows, viz:
Onduty at sea, for the first five years after date
of commission, thousand three hundred dol
lars; after live ycrr from date OF commlsion one
thousand live hundred dallar.
On other duty, for the first five years after date
OF commission, one thoOSand dollars after five
years frolA date Of commission, one Thousand
two hundred dollars.
On leave ofa''=encc CT waiting orders for the
first i've years after date OF commission, eight
hundred dollars; after five Years from date of
commission, one thousand dollars and wien at
tached 10 vessels for service, each assistant
paynlattcr shall be entitled to one ration per
day.
Sec. T. And be it further enacted, That from
and Gltc" the passage OF this act 40 commanding
officer Of iny Vessel in the navy shall be required
to perform TIE duties OF paymaster assistant
payn&ster; and when such Office shall become
vacant, By death or otherwise, in ships ut or
on foreign stations, on the Pacific coast of the
United States the senior officer present may make
an acting appointment of any lit person TO per-
form the duties until another payInaStcr shall re
port for duty. Any person performing the duties
of paymaster or assistant pay Glaste in accordance
with this section (but not otherwise,) shall be
entitled to receive the pay of such grade whilst
acting
Sec. ). And be it further enacted, That each
assistant paymastcr shall, upon his appointment
enter into bonds in the amount OF ten thousand
dollars, with at least two good and sufficient Sc
curities, for the faithful performance of his du-
ties, and that assistant paynastcrs shall have rank
and precedence with assistant surgeons not pas
sed aad thai all appointments to iii vacancies in
the corps OF paElasers shall be made by re-
guar promotion from the list of assistant pavma-
StcrS.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That with
in six months after the expiration of the present
insurection, the corps of paymasters and assistant
paymastcrs shall be reduced to the number of Sc
Venty five in the whole.
Approved, July II, 1861