Year: 1862

with such compensation as he may think lust


ana reasonable. And it shall be the duty of


the several marshals Of the United States to


furnish to the Navy Department ON REQUEST


or to its agent, full and particular statement


of the disposition Of every prize vessel and


cargo, in such form and with such details as
| the Secretary OF the Navy may require and


as often as he may require the same and said


marshals shall also furnish to the NAVY De.
partment, or their aforesaid a-cnt Il full and
particular statement of all fees, charges, and
allowances of every description claimed by


them in each case of prize before the same are
| allowed by the court, and no such charges for
| disbursements of any kind shall be allowed
unless accompanied by the affidavit of the
marshal that the same have been actually and
necessarily incurred in the case and il shall
he the duty of the district attorney to attend
on the settlement and allowance of all such
bulls and protect the interests of the United
states and OF the captorS against any improp.
er and unlawful claims And whenever a final
decree of condemnation shall have been made.
or any inttr'ocutory sale has been ordered, the
property shall he sold 10y the marshal pursuant
To the practice and proceedings in admiralty,
and the gross proceeds of such sale shall be-
forthwith deposited with the Assistant Treas
urer OF the United States Mt or nearest to the
place where such sale is made and the money
so deposited shall remain in the Treasury of





button, or until decree of restitution shall
he made and u certified copy thereof furnished
upon which the costs of court and the lawful
charges and expenses shall be paid and the
balance distributed according to said decree
Proetded, That the annual salaries of the dis
trict attorneys, prize commissioners, and mar
shals shall in no case he so increased under the
several acts for compensation in prize so as to
exceed in The aggregate the following sums
I.. n
be paid into the Treasury. viz District attor-
neys, six thousand dollars prize commission
ers, three thousand dollars; marshals, six
thousand dallars.


SEC. IL. Ind be Il further eaacte,l That every
Officer seaman, or marine, disabled i'm the line
OF his duty, shall be entitled to receive for life
or during his disability, pension from the
United States, according to the nature and de-
gree OF his disability, not exceeding in any
case his mcnthly pay.


SEC IA. Ind % fmther enacted, That in all
cases where the crews of the ships or vessels of
the United States shall be separated from their
vessels by the latter being wrecked, lost, or
destroyed, all the command, power, and au- |
thority given to the officers of such ships or
vessels Shall remain and DC in full force rs
etfcctually as ii such ship or vessel were not |
so wrecked, lost, or DESTROYED until such |
ships company be regularly discharged from,
or ordered again into, the service or until a
court-martial or court Of inquiry shall bc held
TO inquire into the loss of such ship or vessel
and if, 10y the sentence of such court or other
satisfactory evidence, it shall appear to the
Secretary of the Navy that all or any of the
officers and men of such ships company did
their utmost to preserve her, and after the loss
thereof behaved themselves agreeably to the
discipline of the navy, then the pay and emol-
umcnts of such officers and men, or such of
them as shall have done their duty, as afore-
said, shall 90 on until their discharge or death;
and every officer or man who shall, after the
loss Of such vessel, act contrary to the dis,.-
plEe of the navy, shall he punished, at the
discretion of oourt-martial, in the same man
ner us if such vessel had not been SO lost.


SEC. IS. Ind be IL further enacted, That ali
the pay and emoiuments OF the officers and
men, of any of the ships or vessels of the
Uuited States taken by an enemy. who shall
appear by the sentence of court martial. or
otherwise, to have done their utmost To pre- |
serve and defend their ship or vessel, and after
the taking thereof. have behaved themselves |
obediently to their superiors aGreeably to the |
discipline of the navy, shall 60 on, and he paid
them until their death, exchange, or discharge.


SEC. l6. Ind be Il further enacted That each
commanding officer shall, whenever man en-
ters on board, cause an accurate entry to be
made in the ship books of mis- name, the date
place, and term of his enlistment, the place
or vessel from which he was received on board
his rating, and his descriptive list to include
his age, place of birth, and citizenship. with
such remarks as may he necessary ; and shall
before sailing, transmit to the Secretary of the
Navy a complete list or muster-roll of the
rated men under his command, showing the
particulars above set forth, and also list of
officers and passengers, with the date of their
entering and he shall cause similar lists to
be made out on the first day of every third
month, to be transmitted to the Secretary of
the Navy, as opportunities shall occur ac-
counting in such lists or muster-rolls for any
casualties which may have taken place since
the last list or muster-roll. He shall not re-
ceive on board any man transferred from any
other vessel or station to him unless such man
be furnished with an account signed 10y the
captain and paymaster of the vessel or station
from which he came, specifying the date of
his entry, the period and term of service, the
sums paid, the balance due him, the quality
in which he was rated and his descriptive list.
He shall caase to be accurately minuted on the
ships books the names of and times at which
any death or dcsertion may occur; and in case
of death, shall take care that the paymastcr Sc
cure all the property of the deceased for the
benefit OF his legal representative or represen-
tatves. He shall cause frequent inspections
to be made into the condition OF the provis-
ions, and Use every precaution for their prcser.
walton. He shall, whenever he orders officers
and men to take charge of prize and proceed
to the United States, and whenever officers or
men are sent from his ship, for whatever cause,
take care that each man be furnished with q
complete statement of his account, specifying
the date of his enlistment, the periods and
terms of his service, and his descriptive list
which account shall be signed by the comman-
ding officer and paymaster. He shall cause
the articles for the government of the navy to
be hung up in some public part Of the ship,
and read once month to his ships company.
He shall cause II convenient place to be set
apart for sick or disabled men, to which he
shall have them removed, with their hammock
and bedding, when the surgeon shall Sd advise
and shall direct that some of the crew attend
them and keep the place clean. He shall fire.
qnently consult with the surgeon in regard to
the sanitary condition of his crew, and shall
use all proper means to preserve their health
and when his crew is finally paid off he shall
attend in person, or appoint proper officer, to
see that justice be done to the men and to the
United States in the settlement Of the ac-
counts. Any commanding officer offending
herein shall be punished at the discretion of
court martial. ,r.
SEC. II. And be IL further enacted, That ID
shall be the duty of the commanding officer of
any fleet, squadron, or vessel acting sngly,
when ON service, to send to an Atlantic port
OF the United States, in some public or other
vessel, all petty officers and persons of inferior
ratings desiring to so there at the expiration
of their terms of service, or as soon thereafter
as may be, unless in his opinion the detention
| of such persons for longer period should be


very essential to the public interests in which
/ case he may detain them, or any of them, un-
| til the vessel to which they belong shall re-


turn to such Atlantic port and in case of such
| detention the persons so sent bofne or so de-


tained shall be subject in all respects to the
laws and regulations for the government of
the navy, until their return to an Atlantic
port and their regular discharge; and all per-
sons who shall be SD detained beyond their
terms OF service, or who shall after the ter
mination of their service, voluntarily re-enter


to serve until the return to an Atlantic port OF


the vessel to which they belong, and their reg
ular discharge therefrom, shall for the time
during which they are SO detained or shall so


serve beyond their original terms of service,
which shall in no case exceed thirty days after
their arrival in an Atlantic port, receive an
addition of one-fourth their former pay Pro