The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-15
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NAvI DEPARTMENT, [
March II, 1e@.

| NAvr DEPARTMENT
General order No. OF! '"'
Commandants Of navy yards will send Ia
the Department copies Of all communication
from the different bureaus relating TO matters
conflicting with the authority or taking from
the executive officers any authority naturally
deyolying on them, or establishing any regu.
lations for the yards which may take from
the authority Of the line officers Of the navy.
General Order No. o.. ,..
Orders or directions given by the different
bureaus will be communicated to the com.
mandants Of the different navy yards, who
| will sec them executed.
Nosuch communications will be addressed
to the officers In charge Of navigation, ord
nance, medical, clothing, or steam stores, or
In charge OF works under the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks.
The commandant Of q yard Is the respon-
slblc person who will communicate to the
different departments under him the require.
ments Of the bureaus.
General order No. VI,
All signs that have boon put up In the navy
yards, indicating the bureau to which differ
ent departments belong, will be taken down.
Simple signs, as navigation office or
store, " ordnance office" or store, "medlcal
office" or store, "clothing office" or store,
"ofiice Of docks and yards" &C., will be put
up In their places.
These Offices arc not branches Of the bu-
rcau, but are departments of the yard, and
arc under the direction Of the commaudant.
General Order No. es.
Only commanding officers OF squadrons,
naval stations, and vessels will DO saluted by
laying on or tossing oars. In all other cases
Junior officers will salute by touching the
cap.
All orders conflicting with the above arc
hereby revoked.
Executive officers represent the command
ing officers both on shore and afloat, and all
orders that they give are supposed TO be by
their authority; and must be obcycd by every
person under them.
Executive officers on all occasions will take
precedence over staff officers. All orders
will go through them unless In cases where
commanding officers make exceptions, which
exceptions arc not to conflict with the dlscl-
pline Of the service.
General Order No. OIL
Officers who have been acting In the Capac.
ity Of fleet surgeons, fleet paymnstcrs, or fleet
englpccrs, and have during that time worn
the uniform of higher grade, will cease 10
wear that uniform when relieved from duty
Us feet officers, and will wear the uniform
of the grade to which they assimllatc In
rank.
Commanding officers of stations will sec
this order enforced.
General Order No. o.:
Before an officer takes command of YES
sci she must be examined by board con-
sisting Of three limo officers Of the navy, who
shall report any deficiencies, &C., that may
exist,
No ship will carry more than two boat
daylts on each quarter.
The boats may be hung double, but II this
cannot be done they must be stored In board.
When the latter course Is impossible, the
matter must be brought to the notice Of the
department.
General Order No. %:
From and after this date the practice Of
covering the bcrth-deck of vessels of war
with shellar will be dispensed with.