Chapter IV. to provide for the Appointment of Assistant Paymasters in the Navy. July 17, 1861

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Chap. IV.— An Act *to provide for the Appointment of Assistant Paymasters in the Navy.* July 17, 1861. Grade of assistant paymaster in the navy established.*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the grade of assistant paymaster in the navy of the United States he, and hereby is, established, and that from and after the passage of this act the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint assistant paymasters from time to time, as they shall be needed for active Number.service in the navy, not exceeding thirty-six in number.

Sec. 2. Qualifications. *And be it further enacted,* That every person who shall be appointed assistant paymaster shall at the time of his appointment, be not less than twenty-one years of age, nor more than twenty-six years; and that, previous to his appointment, his physical, mental, and moral qualifications shall be inquired into and favorably reported upon by a board of paymasters appointed for that purpose by the Secretary of the Navy, and under such regulations as be may prescribe.

Sec. 3. Pay. *And be it further enacted,* That the annual pay of assistant paymaster shall be as follows, viz.: On duty at sea, for the first five years after date of commission, one thousand three hundred dollars; after five years from date of commission, one thousand five hundred dollars. On other duty, for the first five years after date of commission, one thousand dollars; after five years from dale of commission, one thousand two hundred dollars. On leave of absence or wailing orders, for the first five years after date of commission, eight hundred dollars; after five years from date of commission, one thousand dollars; and when attached to vessels for sea service, each assistant paymaster shall be entitled to one ration per day.

Sec. 4. Commanding officers of vessels not required to act as paymasters, &c. *And be it further enacted,* That from and after the passage of this act no commanding officer of any vessel in the navy shall be required to perform the duties of paymaster or assistant paymaster; and when such office shall become vacant, by death or otherwise, in ships at sea or on foreign stations, or on the Pacific coast of the United States, the senior Vacancies in office of paymaster, how filled.officer present may make an acting appointment of any fit person to perform the duties until another paymaster or assistant paymaster shall report for duty.

Any person performing the duties of paymaster or assistant Pay of acting paymaster, &c.paymaster in accordance with this section (but not otherwise,) shall be entitled to receive the pay of such grade whilst so acting. Sec. 5. Bond of assistant paymasters. *And be it further enacted,* That each assistant paymaster shall, upon his appointment, enter into bonds in the amount of ten thousand dollars, with at least two good and sufficient securities, for the faithful performance Rank.Paymasters to be appointed from assistants.of his duties, and that assistant paymasters shall have rank and precedence with assistant surgeons not passed, and that all appointments to fill vacancies in the corps of paymasters shall be made by regular promotion from the list of assistant paymasters.

Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted,* That within six months after the Future reduction of corps of paymasters. &cexpiration of the present insurrection, the corps of paymasters and as-THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 5. 1861.259sistant paymasters shall be reduced to the number of seventy-five in the whole. Approved, July 17, 1861. Chapter V: to authorize a National Loan and for other Purposes. 11 Stat. 259 1861-07-17 Chapter V Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

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