whose duty it shall be to have sent to the designated place of embarkation, without delay, the detachment which may have been previously ordered for such vessel.

ARTICLE 524.

When marines are received on board a vessel, they are to be entered separately on the muster-books, as a part of the ship's complement, or as supernumeraries, as the case may require, and are to be, in all respects, upon the same footing as the seamen, with regard to provisions and short-allowance money.

ARTICLE 525.

The senior marine officer shall report daily, in writing, to the commander of the vessel, the state of the marines who may be on board, and all prisoners who may be under charge of marine sentinels.

ARTICLE 526.

Marines may be furnished, by the purser, with slop clothing and small stores, when the commanding marine officer shall certify that they require them, and the commander of the vessel grants his permission. The marine officer shall charge the amount of such supplies on the pay-rolls of the men, and settle with the purser.

ARTICLE 527.

Marines are to be paid by the purser, while they are on board vessels, at such times as the Department may direct, upon pay-rolls duly certified by the commanding marine officer, and approved by the commander of the vessel; which pay-rolls, countersigned by the purser, shall be regularly transmitted, in the same manner as the pay-rolls for the rest of the crew, to the Secretary of the Navy, that the amount, if necessary, may be refunded to the appropriation for the pay of the navy.

ARTICLE 528.

Marines, when sick or wounded on board vessels, are to receive the same care and attention as the seamen; and, when sent to sick quarters or hospitals, are to be, in all respects, under the same regulations. Their sick and clothing tickets are to be certified by the

commanding marine officer, and countersigned by the commander of the vessel.

ARTICLE 529.

No marine is to be discharged and entered as a seaman, until his term of service as a marine shall have expired, without special authority from the Secretary of the Navy.

ARTICLE 530.

The uniform clothing of the marines who may desert, or die on board vessels, or in hospitals, shall be preserved by the marine officer, and all other clothing and effects may be sold at auction, and the produce charged to the purchasers; and the marine officer will, by the first opportunity, transmit to the paymaster of the corps an inventory of the articles so sold, with the amount they produced, beyond what may be due for articles received from the vessel, signed by himself, and countersigned by the purser and the commander of the vessel, in order that such amount may be paid over to the hospital fund, or to his legal representative, as the case may require.

ARTICLE 531.

The commanding marine officer is to have charge of, and will be accountable for, the arms, accoutrements, and clothing, belonging to the marines, excepting in vessels where there is no commissioned marine officer; in which case, the clothing shall be in charge of, and accounted for by, the purser, in the same manner as for ship clothing; and such commanding marine officer will be careful to have the whole preserved in the best possible order. He will report any injury that may result to them from the neglect or misconduct of any person, that the amount may be recovered from him.

ARTICLE 532.

The marine officer will be allowed the exclusive use of a storeroom, for the preservation of the clothing, accoutrements, and other articles belonging to the marines, when it can be conveniently granted.

ARTICLE 533.

When marines shall be detailed for guard-duty, or employed as sentinels, they are to be considered as under the immediate direc

tion of their own officers, who are to be responsible to the commanding officer, the executive officer, and the officer of the watch, for their attention and good conduct; but all officers are required to report any misconduct or neglect of which marines, so employed, may be guilty.

ARTICLE 534.

Marines, when not upon guard-duty, nor employed as sentinels, are to be under the orders of the sea-officers, in the same manner as any other portion of the ship's company, but they are not to be compelled to go aloft, nor punished for not showing an inclination to do so, although it is desirable that they should receive every encouragement to acquire a knowledge of seaman's duty.

ARTICLE 535.

No sergeant or corporal is to be struck, except by sentence of a court martial, nor shall they be reduced to a lower rating, except by the order or approbation of the commander of the vessel.

ARTICLE 536.

No corporeal punishment shall be inflicted on the marines, without the order of the commander of the vessel, and then in the same manner as for the other portion of the crew.

ARTICLE 537.

The marines shall be exercised in the use of muskets, and at the cannon, when, in the opinion of the commanding officer of the vessel, it can be done with propriety.

ARTICLE 538.

When there shall be two marine officers belonging to a vessel, they shall not both be absent at the same time, except on duty.

ARTICLE 539.

Whenever a marine is sent home from a foreign station, it shall be the duty of the purser to furnish him with a statement of his account, duly approved, and also transmit a copy of the same to the paymaster of the marine corps; and when the marines are finally

paid off, the purser shall transmit a copy of the pay-roll, duly approved, to the paymaster of the marine corps.

ARTICLE 540.

Whenever any portion of the army or militia of the United States shall be embarked in any vessel of the navy, as passengers, or to be transported from one place to another, no punishment shall be inflicted, by order of any army or militia officer, without the knowledge and consent of the commander of the vessel.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

COMMANDING OFFICER OF NAVY YARDS.

ARTICLE 541.

The commanding officer of a navy yard will be considered responsible for the due preservation of all buildings and stores contained therein, and of all vessels in ordinary, or repairing, in the yard. Nothing, therefore, is to be done, within the limits of his command, without his direction or knowledge.

ARTICLE 542.

He will be considered responsible for the judicious application of all labor. Every person, therefore, who may be stationed at, or employed within the limits of, his command, is to be subject to his orders.

ARTICLE 543.

The commanding officer of the yard will cause the mechanics and others employed in the yard to be mustered, conformably to the instructions which have been, or may be, given on the subject; and he will be particularly careful that none but effective men are employed; that no more are employed than is requisite, and that they are obtained on the most favorable terms to the United States; and he must approve all pay-rolls for labor, and all bills for supplies furnished, upon being satisfied of their correctness, before they can be paid.

ARTICLE 544.

The commanding officer of the yard shall see that all officers, and other persons, in the yard, perform their duties in a proper manner, and that all reports and returns are made within the time and in the manner which may be directed by the Navy Department.

ARTICLE 545.

The commanding officer of the yard will see that the fire engines are, at all times, in proper order. He will cause all lights and fires, on board vessels under his control, to be extinguished as early in the evening as is directed to be done on board of vessels in commission, and he will establish proper regulations to guard against accident from fire, in the vessels under his charge, and in the dwellings, and other buildings, within the yard.

ARTICLE 546.

In case of fire in the vicinity of the yard, the engines are to be prepared, and every precaution taken, for the security of the public property. The engines, and persons belonging to the yard, are not to leave it, unless the commanding officer shall be of opinion that it will best contribute to the safety of the public property, or that it can be done without exposing it to hazard; but at all times the engines and men are to be kept under the control of their proper officers, that they may be immediately returned to the yard, if required.

ARTICLE 547.

All reports or returns made to the Secretary of the Navy, or navy commissioners, by officers attached to the yard, or to vessels in ordinary, must be approved by the commanding officer, as an evidence of his having satisfied himself of their correctness.

ARTICLE 548.

The commanding officer of the yard is not to authorize or allow any alteration in the prescribed arrangement or plans of the yard, nor the purchase of any surplus stores, nor the sale of any article, unless specially directed or authorized by the Navy Department.