The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-29

may be due to the commander of the
| division. and which he may elect to re-
celve as commander of q single ship
making or assisting in the capture.
Third-To the fleet captain, one-hun-
dFedth part of all prize money awarded
TO any vessel or vessels of the fleet
or squadron in -.hich he is serving
except in a case where the capture is
| made by the vessel on board of which
he IS serving at the time of such cap
ture; and in such case he shall share,
in proportion. to his pay, with the other
officers and men on board such vessel.
! Fourth-To the commander of a sin
gle vessel, one-tenth part of all the
prize money awarded to the vessel I'M
der his command, if such vessel at the
time of the capture was under the COM
mand of the commanding officer of a
feet or squadron, or a division, and
three twentieths if his vessel was act
ing independently of such superior Of
ficer
Fifth--After the foregoing deductions
the residue shall be distributed and
proportional among all others doing
duty on board, including the fleet cap
tain, and borne upon the books of the
ship, in proportion to their respective
rates of pay in the service.
Sec. 1852. All vessels of the navy
vessels making the capture, under such
circumstances and in such condition
as to be able to render effective aid, If
required. shall share in the prize; and,
in case of vessels not in the navy, none
shall be entitled to share except the
vessel or vessels making the capture;
in which terms shall be included yes
sells present at ard rendering actual
assistance in the capture.
Sec 1888. No commanding officer of
a fleet or squadron shall be entitled to
receive any share of prizes captured
by any vessel or vessels not under her
command, nor of such prizes as may
have been captured by any vessels in
tended to he placed under his COM
mand, before they have acted under his
orders. Nor shall the commanding OIL
Ger of a fleet or squadron, leaving the
station where he had command, have
any share in the prizes taken by ships
left on such station after he has gone
out of the limits of his command, nor
after he has transferred his command
to his successor. No officer or other
person who shall have been temporarily
absent on duty from a vessel on the
books of which he continued to be
borne, While so absent shall be de-
prived, in consequence of such absence,
of any prize money to which he would
continue to share in the captures of the
vessels to which he is attached until
regularly discharged therefrOm.
Sec. 4641. The net amount decreed for
distribution to the United States, or to
vessels of the navy, shall be ordered by
the court to be paid into the treasury
of the United States, to be distributed
according to the decree of the court.
The treasury department shall credit
the navy department with each amount
received to be distributed to vessels
of the navy; and the persons entitled
to share therein shall be severally cred
tied in their accounts with the navy de-
partment with the amounts to which
they are respectively entitled.
There is very much more in the stat
utes regarding prizes, but the above is
sufficient for an intelligent comprehen-
sion of the disposition of prizes.