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NAVY DEPARTMENT., 4
WASHINGTON, August 2, 1875.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
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s'Uommsnding oificers Of vessels Of wk sod Of
oticers placed under their command: and the
Secretary Of the Navy may, In his discretion, de-
tail . line officer to act as aid or executive
naval station, which ofiesr shall, whom. not i'm.
practicable, be next In rank 70 said commanding
ofleer, and who, as such aid or executive, shall,
otficsr on board such ship, or at such
station, take pIsesdenoe over All ofiesr.
I'll order, % ; .aSS % ,Ssss Snail
regarded 90 proceeding from the com mandng OH.
Ger, and such aid or executive shall havs no
Independent authority In consequence Of such do.
"staH oHlssrs senior 10 the otfissr 90 detailed
lhall have The right 70 communicate directly with
"in procssiichi on shore, 90 court. martial,
sanmasy sSuS,s court, 81 Inquiry, board, o. sur.
az 81 Ssss sssrss as
Of The country. 10 view Of The fact thai their
ssrsteod they are pusii,Ssd FOR The iafer nation
OF the service with the following DESTINATIONS
and regulations, promulgated a. ths We've OF the
IL oss eonsus,io s o. IL Tie law Is Il sS..., IN IN
relation thereto,
RsBk-command.
by the force Of naval Law, and regulations
%iSs Il S1s sna sa
b neither command, discipline DOR rs;ponsi:
j. omcsrs intrustsd with the command Of
vessels oi.war or naval stations, with the CON-
mand Or direction Of any military expedition or
II such seHsssd q direction. ssas III SiIpp som
mand, authority and precedencs over all oricsrs
saS o. J, rs,ys ranE ss s n sgoh
viii descend to the oficer or person on whom
son Of the DEATH disability or sbsencs Of the per.
son otherwise In command or direction.
II. In case Of the death, disability, or absence
this commsnd and direction, with all It's author.
ity and precedence, devolves and rests upon the
psI IN Tsss wsS @ The
thereon, and in all professions on shore, will de-
volve upon the ofieer next In rank who may be
present, without regard to the corps to which he
I'LL Ofcers Of the staff corps Of the navy VIII
on all occasions be treated with the came respect
command, under like circumstances. Their legal
rank carries with Il the same personal dignity
and e to receive IN All respects the same oonsd-
for any purpose Of organisation or duty, to the
exercise Or authority delegated BY law TO their
SroWiDg out OF the necessities Of military service
operating alike on all officers of both line and
sian under like circumstances, and subject TO the
military command and to additional quarters Is
restricted BY law.
": No SL,c:. Of a sny grade q tns Navy is su-
permission or liberty to bis senior Ia rank Of any
such order privilege psrmisson, n liberty f from
his Junior, unless suoh junior Is at the time In
command Of the vessel Of war or naval station to
direction Of the ritfarv expedition or duty on
which such senior 10 serving; and no commanding
ofeer Is authorized to delegate to Any junior the
n ill
liberty e his senior but must himself receive
and bear, under proper regulations, any request
therefor from such sener satisfying himself As to
ercfse Of his own authority. Any officer on ship
board, however, who Is intrusted By general prs
Ss6s or Of Ms
involve the movements Of the ship itself, or the
attitude Of the ships company as whole, repre-
intru.;ed, fsr the time, with all the authority
necetsary for the proper performance OF such
duty; and al ofhcers, OF whatever rank, are re-
receive and execute his orders for that purpose;
nor will he be intsrfered with therein, unless BY
the eoumandant, or the oncer next In command,
who is entitled to relieve him in the performances
L As the oficer in charge Of the police Of the
ship and the SS q AZ made s
safety, his duties constant and call him every
where, and give him, as representative Of the
tSOriiy over the details Necessary 10 the proper
perform ance Of ali police duties To this authority
all officers and persons are required TO yield fall
and prompt acQuieecence.
III As he Inspecting officers Of the ship, re-
| CURED at stated periods TO examine and report
Der general condition and sficsncy in ali her de-
partments, he 10 entitled TO make personal ex-
animation Of and report upon all these, and for
that purpose every facility 10 to be afforded him
By every oficsr Of every department. Thereports
ofths heads Of departments are made to the COM
III. Ks the otacsr to whom the details Of the
organisation Of the ships company are entrusted
he Is the proper person 70 station the oicsB and
crew, and to prepare, form, parade, and present
them In proper attitude for review and inspection
By the commandant or other proper oficer; and
for this purpose he has authority 70 take prelii
nary charge Of ell formations and parades, to see
that the whole 10 properly organised and pa
raded, and to receive the reports oil every part
and transmit them 90 awhole.
AID or Executive Of fhs conmanding oHeer.
The efhelency OF every military Organization
requires Of the commanding authority, besides
the Eeueral duties Of cDumand and direction, the
additional duties Of organization, police and 10.
spection; all these appsrtain 70 and 20 with the
commend. For the reiisf Of the commandIpg o.
hcer they are usually intrustsd IN their details 10
thority and under hii direction. .0n shipboard
the Secretary Of the Navy. BY authority Of Law,
deggnstss the senior line omcer 70 perform these
duties 10 addition 10 the ordinary duties assigned
TO him a. such line ofaeer attached 10 the ship.