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TWENTY‑SEVENTH
Congress, Session I, chapter 206, Vol. 5.
An
Act to regulate the pay of pursers and other officers of the navy.
Sec. 1. Be it
enacted in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all purchases of clothing, groceries,
stores, and supplies of every description for the use of the navy, as well for
vessels in commission as for yards and stations, shall be made with, and out
of, the public moneys [sic] appropriated for the support of the navy, under
such direction and regulations as may be made by the Executive for that
purpose; and it shall not be lawful for pursers, or other officers or persons
holding commissions or employment in the naval service, to procure stores, or any
other articles or supplies for, and dispose thereof to the officers or to the
crew, during the period of their enlistment, on or for their own account or
benefit; nor shall any profit or per centage [sic] upon stores or supplies be
charged to, or received from, persons in the naval service, other than those
which are hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 2. And be
it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Executive to provide
such rules and regulations for the purchase, preservation, and disposition of
all articles, stores, and supplies for persons in the navy, as may be necessary
for the safe and economical administration of that branch of the public
service.
Sec. 3. And be
it further enacted, That in lieu of the pay, rations, allowances, and other
emoluments authorized by the existing laws and regulations, the annual pay of
pursers shall be as follows, viz: when attached to vessels in commission for
sea service, they shall receive ‑‑
For
ships of the line ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
‑ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ $3,500
For frigates
or razees ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,000
For sloops of
war and steamers of the first class ‑ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
2,000
For brigs and
schooners, and steamers, less than first class.- - - - - - - - - 1,500
On duty at
navy yards at
At
At naval
stations within in the
And in
receiving ships at
And at other
places ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1,500
On leave, or
waiting orders, the same pay as surgeons.
And it is hereby expressly declared,
that the yearly pay provided in this act is all the pay, compensation, and
allowance that shall be received, under any circumstances, by pursers, except
one ration each per day, when attached to vessels for sea service, and except
also for travelling expenses when under orders, for which ten cents per mile
shall be allowed.
Sec. 4. And be
it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed
to affect the bonds which have heretofore been given by pursers in the navy,
but the same shall remain in full force and effect as if this law had not been
passed; and the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized and required to
demand and receive from them, or any of them, new bonds, with sufficient
sureties, in all cases which he may consider the same necessary and expedient;
and in case any purser shall neglect or refuse to give such new bond, it shall
be the duty of the Executive to dismiss him forthwith from the service.
Sec. 5. And be
it further enacted, That the rules and regulations which shall be made in
conformity with the provisions of this act, shall be laid before Congress at
their next session.
Sec. 6. And be
it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for a purser in the navy to
advance or loan any sum or sums of money, public or private, or any articles or
commodity whatever, or any credit, to any officer in the naval service, under
any pretence whatever.
Sec. 7. And be
it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall go into effect,
within the
Sec. 8. And be
it further enacted, That pursers attached to, and doing duty in, navy yards
at Boston, New York, and Norfolk, and sea‑going vessels of a larger class
than sloops of war, shall be authorized to appoint a clerk or assistant, to be
approved by the commanding officer of such yard or vessel; and the yearly
compensation of such a clerk shall be as follows, viz:
In a frigate,
or navy yard at
In a ship of
the line ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑
‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ ‑ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 700
Said assistant or clerk shall have the
privileges which are allowed to the clerk of the commanding officer:; and each
purser and clerk, while attached to vessels in commission, shall receive one
ration per day.
Sec. 9. And be
it further enacted, That all stores of pursers on board ships in
commission, shall be taken by the Government at a fair valuation, under the
direction of the Secretary of the Navy.
Sec. 10. And be
it further enacted, That all acts or parts of acts which may be contrary
to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this act, shall be, and are hereby,
repealed.
Sec 11. And be
it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this act, the
annual pay of the forward warrant officers of the navy of the
FOR BOATSWAINS, GUNNERS, CARPENTERS,
AND SAILMAKERS ‑‑
When on duty
on board ships of the line, and in the three navy yards at Boston, New York,
and Norfolk $800
On other duty
$700
When on leave of absence or waiting
orders, the said officer shall receive $500
for the first
ten years, and after, $600.
Sec. 12. And be
it further enacted, That whenever an officer shall perform the duty of a
higher grade, by order of the Secretary of the Navy, or the commander of a
fleet or squadron, or ship acting singly on foreign service, such officer shall
be entitled to receive the pay of such higher grade during the time he performs
the duty in that grade, and no longer; and no allowance shall be made for
performing such service hereafter, unless so ordered.
Approved, August 26, 1842.
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