New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-07

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the award Of the contract made publicly by
the Secretary of the Navy, at a time ana
place to be specified in such notice: Ana
no contract shall be made for dOckiunder
tbis section at cost exceeding one million
dollars: Provided, That if it be thought
best by board consisting OF chiefs OF the
bureaus of CONSTRUCTION and repairs,
"Steam Engineering" and yards ana
Docks that plans and specihcaIions sna:i
neers and others outside of the Navy De-
partment, the Secretary of the Navy may,
by public advertisement, as PROVIDED IN
this section, advertise for such plans anu
specifications to accompany bids Tor the
| construction of the dock according to the
same: in which case the Secretary OF the
Navy shall refer all such plans and
on the plans furnished by the
denartment to board of at least five
experienced officers, a majority OF whom
shall be constructors and engineers, and
one of whom may be an experienced
! civilian engineer, who shall consider and
| report which of all the bids is the lowest
| for the purposes of this contract, taking
| into consideration the plans and speclhca-
tons on which they are respectfully made;
| Provided, however, That if the contract
| shall be awarded upon plans and specifca-
| tions furnished by persons outside OF the
| department, such contract shall not be en-
| tered into unless the contractor shall FURNISH
| good and sufficient security in at least five
| Hundred thousand dollars, in addition to
the reservations on said ontract, that the
| dock, when completed, shall be portable
| and safe, and shall in all respects answer
| the purposes for which it was built.
| Sec. 3. That no chief of a bureau shall
make any contract for supplies for the
navy, to be executed in a foreign country,
| except it be on first advertising for at least
| thirty DAYS in two daily newspapers OF the
| city of New York, inviting sealed bids for
furnishing the supplies desired, which bids
| shall be opened in the presence of the Sec
| retary of the Navy, and the heads OF two
| bureaus; and contracts shall in all cases be
| awarded to the lowest bidder, and pay
masters for the navy on foreign stations
| shall render, when practicable, with their
| accounts. for settlement, an official certiti-
cate from the resident consul, CONNER
| cial, or consular agent of the United States,
| if there be one, to be furnished
| gratuitousIy, vouching that all purchases
and expenditures made by said paymasters
were made at the ruling market prices OF
| the port or place at the time of purchase or
| expenditure. "- -.
| SEC. 4. That the President be and he Is
hereby authorized to accept the resignation
| of any officer in the navy until the number
| of officers in the grade to which such Off
| Ger shall belong is reduced to the number
| authorized by law, whose resignation shall
| take effect on or before the first day OF Jan
uary next. and any officer so resigning shall
be entitled to one years sea pay in addition
! to the pay due such officer at the date when
his resignation shall take effect; provided,
that this section shall not apply when the
| number of officers shall have been reduced
| to the number allowed by law.
| SEC s. That the officers of the medical
corps on the active list of the navy shall be
| as follows: -.
! Fifteen medical directors. who shall have
the relative rank of captain.
Fifteen medical inspectors, who shall
| have the relative rank of commander; and
Fifty surgeons, who shall have the rela-
tive rank of lieutenant commander or lieu
| tenant: and each and all of the above
named officers of the medical corps shall
have the pay of surgeons in the navy as
now provided; and medical directors and
inspectors on duty at sea shall receive the
| pay of fleet surgeons.
/ One hundred assistant surgeons, who
shall have the relative rank of master
| or ensign, with the present pay of
| assistant surgeon in the navy; provided,
! that assistant surgeons of three years SER
vice. who have been found qualified for
| promotion by medical board of examiners,
shall have the payIof passed assistant sur
| g6OQS as now pTONluoC, pdSStu dsSioIdu
surgeons shall have the relative rank of
lieutenant or master; and nopersOn under
twenty -one, or over twenty-six years OF
age shall hereafter be appointed an. assist
| ant surgeon in the navy.
PAY CORPS.
SEC. 6. That the officers of the pay corps
on the active list of the navy shall be as
| follows:
Thirteen pay directors, who shall have
! the relative rank of captain.
Thirteen pay inspectors, who shall have
| the relative rank of commander; and
| Fifty paymasters, who shall have the
| relative rank of lieutenant commander or
lieutenant.
And each and all of the above named
officers of the pay corps shall have the pay
| of paymasters in the navy as now provided;
and pay directors and inspectors on duty
at sea shall receive the pay of fleet pay
| masters.
Thirty passed assistant paymasters, who
shall have the relative rank of lieutenant
or master, with the pay of passed assistant
| paymasters in the navy as now provided.
| Twenty assistant paymasters, who shall
have the relative rank of master or ensign,
with the pay of assistant paymasters as
low provided: Provided, however, That
all laws and regulations relating to the
bonds of paymasters shall continue in full
Il
Il new appointment and commission to any
I officer of the pay corps under the provisions
of this act shall not affect or annul any ex-
listing bond, but the same shall remain in
force, and apply to such new appointment
| and commission. . ..-
ENGINEER CORPS.
SEC. 7. That the officers of the engineer
corps on the active list of the navy shall be
as follows:
Ten chief engineers, who shall have the
relative rank of captain.
Fifteen chief engineers, who shall have
the relative rank of commander; and .
Forty five chief engineers, who shall have
the relative rank of lieutenant commander
or lieutenant.
And each and all of the above named Off
GERS of the engineer corps shall have the
pay OF chief engineers of the navy as now
provided.
One hundred first assistant engineers,
who shall have the relative rank of lieu
tenant or master; and
One hundred second assistant engineers,
| who shall have the relative rank of master
or ensign; and the said assistant engineers
shall have the pay of first ndisecond as
sistant engineers of the navy, respectively,
as now provided.
1 Sec. 8. That no person under nineteen or
over twenty-six years of age shall be APP
pointed second assistant engineer in the
navy; nor shall any person be appointed or
promoted IN the engineer corps until after
he has been found qualified by board of
competent engineer and medical officers
designated by the Secretary of the Navy,
and has complied with existing regulations.
SEC. 9. That of the naval constructors
two shall have the relative rank of captain,
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