Chapter XX. *relative to the Revenue Marine, to fix the Compensation of the Officers thereof, and for other Purposes.* July 25, 1861. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the compensation of theOfficers of revenue cutters. office
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Chap. XX.— An Act *relative to the Revenue Marine, to fix the Compensation of the Officers thereof, and for other Purposes.* July 25, 1861. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the compensation of theOfficers of revenue cutters. officers of the revenue cutters shall be at the following rates, to wit: duty pay.Duty pay. Captains, eighteen hundred dollars per annum. First lieutenants, fourteen hundred dollars per annum.
Second lieutenants, twelve hundred dollars per annum. Third lieutenants, nine hundred dollars per annum. leave of absence or waiting orders pay.Leave of absence pay. Captains, twelve hundred dollars per annum. First lieutenants, one thousand dollars per annum. Second lieutenants, eight hundred dollars per annum. Third lieutenants, seven hundred dollars per annum. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the number of officers for eachOfficers of each vessel. revenue vessel shall be one captain and three lieutenants, first, second, and third; and of a steam-vessel, one engineer, and one assistant engineer, and such number of petty officers and men as in the opinion of the Secretary of theProviso.
Treasury may be required to make the vessels efficient for the duties required of them: *Provided,* That the Secretary of the Treasury shall have the power to assign any greater number of officers than is herein prescribed should the nature of the service to which any vessel may be assigned in his opinion require it. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the Secretary of the TreasuryWhat service revenue vessels may perform. shall have the power to direct the performance of any service by the revenue vessels which, in his judgment, may be necessary for the protection of the revenue.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That the Secretary of the TreasuryCertain revenue vessels may be sold and others substituted. may, at his discretion, dispose of any of the vessels now belonging to the revenue marine which, in his opinion, are unsuitable for service, and to 276THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 20, 21, 22. 1861.substitute therefor such other vessels us the advanced naval architecture Proviso.and the increased wants of the service demand: *Provided,* That no expenditure shall be incurred beyond the specific appropriation therefor.
Sec. 5. The Harriet Lane may be transferred to the Navy.Proviso. *And be it further enacted,* That the President of the United States, with the assent of the Secretary of the Treasury, may transfer the steamer “Harriet Lane” permanently to the navy: *Provided,* That the cost of said steamer shall be refunded to the appropriation “for a suitable steamer for a revenue cutter,” and which amount, together with the proceeds of any vessels disposed of by authority of this act, may be applied to the building or purchase of such other vessels as may be required.
Sec. 6. Additional engineers and assistants may be appointed. *And be it further enacted,* That there may be appointed such number of additional engineers and assistant engineers as may be required by the steamers now or hereafter in the service. Approved, July 25, 1861. Chapter XXI: to indemnify the States for Expenses incurred by them in Defence of the United States. 11 Stat. 276 1861-07-27 Chapter XXI 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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*relative to the Revenue Marine, to fix the Compensation of the Officers thereof, and for other Purposes.* July 25, 1861. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the compensation of theOfficers of revenue cutters. office
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