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House Board; and shall receive for such service the same pay and emol-
uments that he would be entitled to by law for the performance of duty
in the regular line of his profession, and no other, except the legal allow-
ance per mile, when traveling under orders connected with his duties.
SEC. 4678. All buoys along the coast, or in bays, harbors, sounds, or
channels, shall be colored and numbered, so that passing up the coast prescribed.
or sound, or entering the bay, harbor, or channel, red buoys with even
numbers shall be passed on the starboard hand, black buoys with un-
even numbers on the port hand, and buoys with red and black stripes
on either hand. Buoys in channel-ways shall be colored with alternate
white and black perpendicular stripes.

SEC. 4679. No additional salary shall be allowed to any civil, military, Restriction upor naval officer on account of his being employed on the Light-House on compensation Board, or being in any manner attached to the light-house service.

ed in contracts.

of officers, &c. SEC. 4680. No member of the Light-House Board, inspector, light- Officers, &c., keeper, or other person in any manner connected with the light-house not to be interestservice, shall be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract for labor, materials, or supplies for the light-house service, or in any patent, plan, or mode of construction or illumination, or in any article of supply for the light-house service.

Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses.

That the jurisdiction of the Light-House Board, created by the act June 23, 1874. entitled "An act making appropriations for light-houses, light-boats, Jurisdiction of buoys, and so forth, and providing for the erection and establishment Light-House of the same, and for other purposes," approved August thirty-first, Board extended. eighteen hundred and fifty-two, is hereby extended over the Mississippi, 1852, ch. 112, § Ohio, and Missouri Rivers, for the establishment of such beacon-lights, 8, vol. x, p. 118. day-beacons, and buoys as may be necessary for the use of vessels navigating those streams; and for this purpose the said board is hereby required to divide the designated rivers into one or two additional light- Additional house districts, to be in all respects similar to the already existing light- light-house dishouse districts; and is hereby authorized to lease the necessary ground tricts. for all such lights and beacons as are used to point out changeable channels, and which in consequence cannot be made permanent. Approved, June 23, 1874.

Sec.

LOST VESSELS AND CLOTHING.

284. Settlement of accounts of pursers of lost or
captured public vessels.

286. Fixing date of loss of missing vessels.
287. Accounts of petty officers, seamen, &c., on
lost vessel.

288. Compensation for personal effects lost.

Sec.

289. Payment of accounts of deceased petty officers, seamen, &c., of lost vessel.

290. Allowance for effects of officer of lost vessel. 1574. Crews of wrecked or lost vessels. 1575. Crews of vessels taken by an enemy. 3755. Preservation of wrecked property.

vessels.

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SEC. 284. In every case of the loss or capture of a vessel belonging to Title 7, Chap. 4. the Navy of the United States, the proper accounting officers of the Settlement of Treasury, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, are author- accounts of purized, in the settlement of the accounts of the purser [paymaster*] of sers of lost such vessel, to credit him with such portion of the amount of the pro- captured public visions, clothing, small stores, and money, with which he stands charged on the books of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, as they shall be satisfied was inevitably lost by such capture or loss of a public vessel; and such purser shall be fully exonerated by such credit from all liability on account of the provisions, clothing, small stores, and money so proved to have been captured or lost.

SEC. 286. The proper accounting officers of the Treasury are authorized, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, in settling the accounts of seamen, and others, not officers, borne on the books of any vessel in the Navy which shall have been wrecked, or which shall have been unheard from so long that her wreck may be presumed, or which shall have been destroyed or lost with the rolls and papers necessary to a regular and exact settlement of such accounts, to fix a day when such wreck, destruction, or loss shall be deemed to have occurred.

Fixing date of loss of missing vessels.

SEC. 287. The proper accounting officers of the Treasury are author- Accounts of ized, in settling the accounts of the petty officers, seamen, and others, petty officers, not officers, on board of any vessel in the employ of the United States, lost vessel. seamen, &c., on which by any casualty, or in action with the enemy, has been or may

* Paymaster to be inserted instead of purser, act of February 18, 1875.

Compensati o n for personal effects lost.

Payment of accounts of deceased petty officers, seamen, &c., of lost vessel.

Allowance for

of lost vessel.

be sunk or otherwise destroyed, together with the rolls and papers necessary to the exact ascertainment of the several accounts of the same at the date of such loss, to assume the last quarterly return of the paymaster of any such vessel as the basis for the computation of the subsequent credits to those on board, to the date of such loss, if there be no official evidence to the contrary. Where such quarterly return has, from any cause, not been made, the accounting officers are authorized to adjust and settle such accounts on principles of equity and justice. [See § 274, under ARREARS.]

SEC. 288. The proper accounting officers of the Treasury Department are authorized, in settling the accounts of the petty officers, seamen, and others, not officers, on board of any vessel in the employ of the United States, which, by any casualty, or in action with the enemy, has been or may be sunk or otherwise destroyed, to allow and pay to each person, not an officer, employed on the vessel so sunk or destroyed, and whose personal effects have been lost, a sum not exceeding sixty dollars, as compensation for the loss of his personal effects.

SEC. 289. In case of the death of any such petty officer, seaman, or other person, not an officer, such payment shall be made to the widow, child or children, father, mother, or brothers and sisters jointly, following that order of preference; such credits and gratuity to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 290. In case any officer of the Navy or Marine Corps on board a effects of officer vessel in the employ of the United States which, by any casualty, or in action with the enemy, at any time since the nineteenth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, has been or may be sunk or destroyed, shall thereby have lost his personal effects, without negligence or want of skill or foresight on his part, the proper accounting officers are authorized, with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, to allow to such officer a sum not exceeding the amount of his sea-pay for one month as compensation for such loss. But the accounting officers shall in all cases require a schedule and certificate from the officer making the claim for effects so lost.

Title 15, Chap. S.
Crews

vessels.

SEC. 1574. When the crew of any vessel of the United States are of separated from such vessel, by means of her wreck, loss, or destruction, wrecked or lost the pay and emoluments of such of the officers and men as shall appear to the Secretary of the Navy, by the sentence of a court-martial or court of inquiry, or by other satisfactory evidence, to have done their utmost to preserve her, and, after said wreck, loss, or destruction, to have behaved themselves agreeably to the discipline of the Navy, shall go on and be paid them until their discharge or death.

Crews of ves

enemy.

SEC. 1575. The pay and emoluments of the officers and men of any sels taken by an vessel of the United States taken by an enemy who shall appear, by the sentence of a court-martial or otherwise, to have done their utmost to preserve and defend their vessel, and, after the taking thereof, to have behaved themselves agreeably to the discipline of the Navy, shall go on and be paid to them until their exchange, discharge, or death.

Title 44. SEC. 3755. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to make such contracts and provisions as he may deem for the interest of the GovernPreservation, sale, &c., of aban. ment, for the preservation, sale, or collection of any property, or the doned property. proceeds thereof, which may have been wrecked, abandoned, or become derelict, being within the jurisdiction of the United States, and which ought to come to the United States, or of any moneys, dues, and other interests lately in the possession of or due to the so-called Confederate States, or their agents, and now belonging to the United States, which are now withheld or retained by any person, corporation, or municipality whatever, and which ought to have come into the possession and custody of, or been collected or received by, the United States; and in such contracts to allow such compensation to any person giving information thereof, or who shall actually preserve, collect, surrender, or pay over the same, as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem just and reasonable. No costs or claim shall, however, become chargeable to the United States in so obtaining, preserving, collecting, receiving, or making available property, debts, dues, or interests, which shall not be paid from such moneys as shall be realized and received from the property so collected, under each specific agreement.

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SEC. 1362. The active list of the line officers of the Navy of the United Title 15, Chap. 1. States shall be divided into eleven grades, as follows, namely:

First. Admiral.

Second. Vice-Admiral.

Grades of line officers.

Third. Rear-admirals.

Fourth. Commodores.

Fifth. Captains.

Sixth. Commanders.

Seventh. Lieutenant-commanders.

Eighth. Lieutenants.

Ninth. Masters.

Tenth. Ensigns.

Eleventh. Midshipmen.

Provided, That vacancies occurring in the grades of Admiral and Vice-Admiral shall not be filled by promotion, or in any other manner;

and that when the offices of said grades shall become vacant, the grade itself shall cease to exist.

SEC. 1363. There shall be allowed on the active list of the line officers Number on the of the Navy one Admiral, one Vice-Admiral, ten rear-admirals, twenty- active list. five commodores, fifty captains, ninety commanders, eighty lieutenantcommanders, two hundred and eighty lieutenants, one hundred masters, and one hundred ensigns; and no promotion to the grade of lieutenantcommander shall be made until the number of such grade is reduced below eighty.

SEC. 1364. The provisions of the foregoing section shall not have the When effect to vacate the commission of any lieutenant-commander, lieuten- ceeded. ant, master, or ensign appointed according to law, in excess of the respective number therein fixed; nor to preclude the advancement of any officer to a higher grade, for distinguished conduct in battle, or for extraordinary heroism, under the provisions of sections fifteen hundred and six and fifteen hundred and eight. [PROMOTION.]

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Selection of

SEC. 1365. During war rear-admirals shall be selected from those officers on the active list, not below the grade of commanders, who shall rear-admirals have eminently distinguished themselves by courage, skill, and genius during war. in their profession; but no officer shall be so promoted, under this provision, unless, upon recommendation of the President by name, he has received the thanks of Congress for distinguished service.

SEC. 1366. During peace, vacancies in the grade of rear-admiral shall Promotion of be filled by regular promotion from the list of commodores, subject to rear-admirals examination according to law. [See PROMOTION.] during peace.

Com m and of squadrons.

SEC. 1434. The President may select any officer not below the grade Title 15, Chap. 2. of commander on the active list of the Navy, and assign him to the command of a squadron, with the rank and title of "flag-officer;" and any officer so assigned shall have the same authority and receive the same obedience from the commanders of ships in his squadron, holding commissions of an older date thau his, that he would be entitled to receive if his commission were the oldest.

SEC. 1435. Lieutenant-commanders may be assigned to duty as first Lieutenantlieutenants of naval stations, as navigation and watch officers on board commanders, of vessels of war, and as first lieutenants of vessels not commanded by how assignable. lieutenant-commanders.

SEC. 1467. Line officers shall take rank in each grade according to the Title 15, Chap. 4. dates of their commissions.

Rank according to date.

SEC. 1468. Commanding officers of vessels of war and of naval sta- Commanding tions shall take precedence over all officers placed under their com- officers of vessels mand.

[Sec. 1469, aid or executive, and Sec. 1470, rights of staff-officers-see RANK AND PRECEDENCE.]

and stations.

Ensigns and steerage officers.

Title 15, Chap. 8.

Pay of the Admiral. Vice-Admiral.

Rear-admirals.

Commodores.

Captains.

Commanders.

Lieu t en ant. commanders.

Lieutenants.

Masters.

Ensigns.

Sec.

1596. Number of.

SEC. 1490. Ensigns shall be steerage officers, unless assigned to duty as watch and division officers.

SEC. 1556. The Admiral, thirteen thousand dollars.

The Vice-Admiral, when at sea, nine thousand dollars; on shore duty, eight thousand dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, six thousand dollars.

Rear-admirals, when at sea, six thousand dollars; on shore duty, five thousand dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, four thousand dollars.

Commodores, when at sea, five thousand dollars; on shore duty, four thousand dollars; on leave or waiting orders, three thousand dollars.

Captains, when at sea, four thousand five bundred dollars; on shore duty, three thousand five hundred dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, two thousand eight hundred dollars.

Commanders, when at sea, three thousand five hundred dollars; on shore duty, three thousand dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, two thousand three hundred dollars.

Lieutenant-con.manders, during the first four years after date of commission, when at sea, two thousand eight hundred dollars; on shore duty, two thousand four hundred dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, two thousand dollars; after four years from such date, when at sea three thousand dollars; on shore duty, two thousand six hundred dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, two thousand two hundred dollars.

Lieutenants, during the first five years after date of commission, when at sea, two thousand four hundred dollars; on shore duty, two thousand dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, one thousand six hundred dollars; after five years from such date, when at sea, two thousand six hundred dollars; on shore duty, two thousand two hundred dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

Masters, during the first five years after date of commission, when at sea, one thousand eight hundred dollars; on shore duty, one thousand five hundred dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, one thousand two hundred dollars; after five years from such date, when at sea, two thousand dollars; on shore duty, one thousand seven hundred dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, one thousand four hundred dollars.

Ensigns, during the first five years after date of commission, when at sea, one thousand two hundred dollars; on shore duty, one thousand dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, eight hundred dollars; after five years from such date, when at sea, one thousand four hundred dollars; on shore duty, one thousand two hundred dollars; on leave, or waiting orders, one thousand dollars. [Midshipmen-see under NAVAL

ACADEMY.

MARINE CORPS.

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1610. Exemption from arrest.

Title 15, Chap. 9.

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SEC. 1596. The Marine Corps of the United States shall consist of one commandant, with the rank of brigadier-general, one colonel, two lieutenant-colonels, four majors, one adjutant and inspector, one paymaster, one quartermaster, two assistant quartermasters, twenty captains, thirty first lieutenants, thirty second lieutenants, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, one drum-major, one principal musician, two hundred sergeants, two hundred and twenty corporals, thirty musi

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cians for a band, sixty drummers, sixty fifers, and twenty-five hundred privates.

SEC. 1597. The provisions of the preceding section shall not preclude What commisthe advancement of any officer to a higher grade for distinguished con- sions and promoduct in conflict with the enemy, or for extraordinary heroism in the line tions not affected by number fixed. of his profession, as authorized by sections sixteen hundred and five and sixteen hundred and seven.

Staff.

SEC. 1598. The staff of the Marine Corps shall be separate from the line. SEC. 1599. No person under twenty or over twenty-five years of age Qualifications shall be appointed from civil life as a commissioned officer of the Marine for appointment. Corps, nor shall any person be so appointed until his qualifications for snch service have been examined and approved, under the directions of

the Secretary of the Navy.

SEC. 1600. All marine officers shall be credited with the length of time Credit for vol. they may have been employed as officers or enlisted men in the volun- unteer service. teer service of the United States.

SEC. 1601. The commandant of the Marine Corps shall have the rank of a brigadier-general of the Army.*.

SEC. 1602. The adjutant and inspector, the paymaster, and the quartermaster shall have the rank of major; the assistant quartermaster shall have the rank of captain.

SEC. 1603. The officers of the Marine Corps shall be, in relation to rank, on the same footing as officers of similar grades in the Army.

SEC. 1604. Commissions by brevet may be conferred upon commissioned officers of the Marine Corps in the same cases, upon the same conditions, and in the same manner as are or may be provided by law for officers of the Army.t

Rank of commandant.

Staff rank.

Relative rank with the Army.

Brevets.

Advancement

SEC. 1605. Any officer of the Marine Corps may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, be advanced not exceeding thirty numbers in in number. rank, for eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle or extraordinary heroism.

Promotion

SEC. 1606. Any officer who is nominated to a higher grade by the provisions of the preceding section shall be promoted, notwithstanding the wheen grade is number of said grade may be full, but no further promotion shall take full. place in that grade, except for like cause, until the number is reduced to that provided by law.

Promotion for

SEC. 1607. Any officer of the Marine Corps may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, be advanced one grade, if, upon recommenda- gallantry. tion of the President by name, he receives the thanks of Congress for highly distinguished conduct in conflict with the enemy, or for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession.

SEC. 1608. Enlistments into the Marine Corps shall be for a period not less than five years.

SEC. 1609. The officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps shall take the same oaths, respectively, which are provided by law for the officers and enlisted men of the Army.

Enlistments.

SEC. 1610. Marines shall be exempt, while enlisted in said service, Exemption from all personal arrest for debt or contract.

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Naval appropriation act--Provided, That the office of commandant of the Marine June 6, 1874. Corps having the rank of a brigadier-general in the Army shall continue until a vacancy shall occur in the same, and no longer; and when such vacancy shall occur in said office, immediately thereupon all laws and parts of laws creating said office shall become inoperative, and shall, by virtue of this act, from thenceforth be repealed: And provided further, That thereafter the commandant of the Marine Corps shall have the rank and pay of a colonel, and shall be appointed by selection by the President from the officers of said corps. Approved, June 6, 1874.

The following are the sections relating to the conferring of brevets in the Army: SEC. 1209. The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may, Title 14, Chap. 1. in time of war, confer commissions by brevet upon commissioned officers of the Army for distinguished conduct and public service in presence of the enemy.

SEC. 1210. Brevet commissions shall bear date from the particular action or service for which the officers were brevetted.

SEC. 1211. Officers may be assigned to duty or command according to their brevet rank by special assignment of the President; and brevet rank shall not entitle an officer to precedence or command except when so assigned.

SEC. 1212. No officer shall be entitled, on account of having been brevetted, to wear, while on duty, any uniform other than that of his actual rank; and no officer shall be addressed in orders or official communications by any title other than that of his actual rank.

ART. 2. I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all enemies whatsoever; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war.' This oath may be taken before any commissioned officer of the Army. [OATH FOR ENLISTED MEN.]

Brevets.

Date of brevet commission. duty according to Assignment to

brevet rank. Uniform and

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