43. Clerks of circuit and district courts, within 30 days after
term, to forward a list of judgments and decrees en-
tered, to the agent, showing the amount, &c...........
Marshals, within thirsy days before term, to make returns
to the agent, of proceedings on writs of execution, &c. 39
44. Nothing in this act to impair any right or remedy under
preceding laws, for the recovery of debts, &c
39
46. On the 30th June, 1822, all moneys remaining in the hands
of the Treasurer, as agent of the Navy Department, to
be repaid into the Treasury, &c...
47. All moneys for the use of the Navy Department, to be
drawn by warrant of the Secretary of the Treasury,
upon the requisition of the Secretary of the Navy, &c. 40
48. Repugnant provisions of the act of 3d March, 1817, re-
pealed,.
No money to be paid to persons in arrears,..........................
49. Persons swearing or affirming falsely, touching the expendi-
ture of public money, or in support of any claim, &c.
to suffer as for wilful and corrupt perjury,.........................
50. No advance of public money to be made,, and payments
not to exceed the value of the service rendered, &c... 42
The President may authorize advances to disbursing offi-
cers necessary to the fulfilment of the public engage-
ments,.................
The President may direct advances to persons in the na-
val service employed on distant stations,......................................
51. Officers or agents of the U. States to account quarter
yearly, or within six months,............
The Secretary of the Navy may require returns from offi-
cers and agents, as the public interest may require,.... 43
52. Officers or agents offending against the provisions of the
act of 31st of January, 1823, to be promptly reported
to the President, and dismissed from the public service,. 43
Where an officer satisfactorily accounts for the default
to the President, he may be continued in office,........ 43
53. No security given to, or obligation entered into with, the
government, to be impaired by dismissal or non-dis-
missal,..
9. Contracts to be deposited in the Comptroller's office within
ninety days,.................
15. An annual statement of all contracts and purchases for
supplies or services, to be laid before Congress, • -
34. No contracts to be made by the Secretary of the Navy,
except under authority of a law, or an adequate appro-
priation, and except contracts for subsistence and cloth-
ing of the Navy,..
192. Appointment of naval general courts martial,.
193. Oath of members,....
195. Exhibition of charges,...
Treatment of an arrested officer,....
196. Continuance of general courts martial,...........................
197. In case of order of suspension,......
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198. How sentences are to be given and confirmed,..
Not more than one hundred lashes,. ............................................... 107
199. Pardon and mitigation of punishments...
200. Courts of inquiry may be ordered,....................
201. Proceedings how authenticated,..
202 Oaths of the members and Judge Advocate, ...................................... 108
65. Two docks to be erected, and 50,000 dollars appropriated
towards the object,......
125. After the 4th July, 1818, the flag to be 13 stripes and
126. A star to be added for every new state,..
54. Secretary of the Navy to cause flags, standards, and colours,
taken by the Navy of the United States from their ene-
inies, to be collected and transmitted to the seat of
government,........................................................
55. The flags, &c. to be displayed in some public place, as the
President shall deem proper,.............................................................................
56. Five hundred dollars appropriated for collecting and pre-
serving the flags,..................
242. Secretary of the Navy to deduct 20 cents per month from
the pay of the navy,..................
243. Officers, seamen, and marines, of the Navy, entitled to
the same benefits as sick and disabled seamen under the
act of 16th July, 1798,.........
244 Secretaries of Navy, Treasury, and War, made a board of
Commissioners,.
............ 136
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245. Fines to be paid to the board,......
246. Commissioners to procure sites for Navy Hospitals,...... 137
247. Secretary of the Navy to prepare rules for the government
of the institution,........
48. Allowance of rations, and pensions of invalids to be paid
to commissioners,..
139. Marine Corps established,..................
140. Pay and subsistence of the officers and privates,.
141. Detachments of the corps for frigates, &c.
142. By what rules and articles to be governed,..
143. Non-commisioned officers, musicians, and marines, ex-
empted from arrest for debt......
144. Marine corps liable to duty in forts, garrisons, and on
145, Marine Corps augmented,.
146. A lieutenant colonel commandant of the Marine Corps
to be appointed; his pay and emoluments,..
147. Augmentation of the Marine Corps,..
148. Term of enlistment to be five years,...............
149. Marine Corps augmented,..
150. Staff officers of the corps may be taken from the captains
or subalterns, with additional pay,........................
151. The President may confer brevet rank on officers of the
152. President may appoint officers of the corps in the recess
of the Senate,...
154. The peace establishment of the Marine Corps fixed, (3d 88
March, 1817),........
155. The peace establishment of the corps to be effected
on the 1st of April, 1817, or as soon as may be; and
supernumerary officers to be discharged, with three
months' extra pay,................
156. The President may appoint the officers in the recess of
the Senate,......................................
57. President to provide four ships of 44 guns and two of 36,
to protect commerce against Algerine corsairs,.
58. No further proceedings if peace take place,............................................
59. President to continue the construction, &c. of two frigates
of 44 and one of 36 guns, notwithstanding what is
mentioned above, (at Art. 58.)...............................
60. President to cause to be built, purchased, &c. not exceed-
ing 12 vessels of not more than 22 guns,......................
61. Six hundred thousand dollars appropriated for building and
equipping three ships of not less than 32 guns each,.... 46
Building of six 74 gun ships and six sloops of war of 18
guns authorized by act of 25th February, 1799, and
one million of dollars appropriated for the object-but
not carried into effect,..
62. By what officers public vessels are to be commanded,..
63. Pay and allowance to captains and commanders,........... 47
64. Allowance to commanders of squadrons and commander
of the Navy,.....
67. The President authorized to sell all the ships and vessels
of the Navy, except the frigates United States, Consti-
tution, President, Chesapeake, Philadelphia, Constella-
tion, Congress, New-York, Boston, Essex, Adams, John
Adams, and General Greene; and to lay up those re-
tained, except, &c........
68. Component parts of a ration,
69. The President empowered to procure four vessels of 16
guns,........
72. A captain of the navy and other officers to be attached to
the Navy Yard at Washington,.....
73. Part of an act assigning to sailingmasters, of frigates in
ordinary, the duties of purser, &c. repealed,.......... 53
76. The President to keep as many frigates and other vessels
in actual service, in time of peace, as he may deem ne-
cessary, and the remainder to be laid up in ordinary,..
77. Public armed vessels to be officered and manned as the
President may direct, but not to exceed the numbers
and grades stated, and limitation of the number of
seamen, &c........
............ ......... ...........
78. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars appropriated for
building 50 gun-boats, and 20,000 dollars for manning
and eqnipping them,................
79. The President may direct any of the armed vessels to be
sold when not worth repairing,........
80. The President authorized to employ 500 seamen and boys
additional,...........................
81. The President empowered to build or purchase, arm and
equip, 188 gun-boats-and 852,500 dollars appropriated,
32. The United States, Essex, John Adams, and President,
frigates, to be put into actual service, with gun-boats,
&c .......................... ..................
83. President authorized to employ 300 midshipmen, 3,600 sea-
men, &c. and 400,000 dolls. appropriated,.........
84. In case of a favourable change in foreign relations, the
President may cause frigates, &c. to be laid up,...... 58
36. The frigates Chesapeake, Constellation, and Adams, to be
put into actual service; and 300,000 dollars appro-
priated,........................................
87. The officers and seamen may be increased, for the three
frigates,...
90. Gunboats to be laid up, and distributed in different ports,.. 60
91. Pursers to be appointed by the President and Senate. [See
92. Pursers to enter into bond in the penalty of 25,000 dolls.
with two or more sureties-the sureties to he approved
by the judge or attorney of the district, &c...............................
94. Four ships of 74, and six of 44, guns to be built,.
95. Complement of officers for the 74's,....
96. Warrant officers for the 74's,..........
97. Complement of seamed for the 74's,...............................
98. Pay of the Schoolmaster,......
99. Two millions five hundred thousand dollars appropriated
for building and equipping the 74's and frigates,...... 63
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