ARTICLE 596.

He will take receipts for all articles delivered, upon the requisisitions themselves, and preserve them as vouchers for his expenditures; and he shall give credit to the proper objects, and charge himself with all surplus stores that may have been required for any object, and returned to him again, as not having been wanted.

ARTICLE 597.

He shall examine all accounts rendered for supplies furnished, which shall have been duly certified to have passed inspection; and, on being satisfied of their accuracy, and the reasonableness of the prices charged, shall receipt the same, and send them immediately to the commanding officer for approval; but if he shall believe any article to be overcharged, or shall discover any defect or deficiency, he shall first call the attention of the commanding officer to such charge, defect, or deficiency, before receipting for the same, and the commanding officer will withhold his approval until satisfied of its propriety.

ARTICLE 598.

He will notify the commanding officer whenever any article of stores may be nearly expended, and when any additional measures may be necessary for the proper preservation of articles in his charge.

ARTICLE 599.

He shall, under the direction of the commanding officer of the yard, have charge of the transportation of all stores, from the yard at which he is stationed, to other places, by such conveyances as may be furnished by the navy agent, and conformably to such orders as he may receive upon the subject. Particular attention must be paid by him to have all articles thus transported deliverable, by the bills of lading, at the precise place to which they may have been ordered, and that they are all in good shipping order. The price, rate, or amount of freight, to be paid, must be inserted in all bills of lading.

ARTICLE 600.

All articles, sent from the navy yard, must be accompanied by a bill or invoice, stating the particular contents of each package, the cost of the separate articles, and the appropriation to which they may belong.

ARTICLE 601.

He shall keep his books, and make his returns, in such manner and at such times as may be prescribed by the Navy Department.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

CLERK OF THE YARD.

ARTICLE 602,

The clerk of the yard shall strictly conform to such regulations as have been, or may be, prescribed in relation to the mustering of mechanics and laborers, and for making out the pay rolls for labor performed by them.

ARTICLE 603.

He shall make out and certify, until otherwise directed, semimonthly pay rolls, for paying the mechanics and laborers, showing the number of days' labor performed by each person upon each object, his daily pay, the amount chargeable to each object, and to each item of appropriation, and the total amount due to each person.

ARTICLE 604.

He shall furnish to the commanding officer of the yard, semimonthly, abstracts of the number of days' work performed by each class of mechanics and laborers, and the cost of the same, upon each object of expenditure, agreeably to such form as may be prescribed, which is to be transmitted to the navy storekeeper for his use.

CHAPTER XXXIX.

MASTER WORKMEN.

ARTICLE 605.

The master workmen who may be employed in the navy yard shall, either alone or with others, as may be directed, inspect all stores that may be received into the yard, in their respective departments, and certify as to their quality.

ARTICLE 606.

They shall keep daily records of the labor performed by each individual, in their respective departments, upon different objects under their direction, and hand copies of the same to the clerk of the commanding officer, and to the clerk of the yard, on the following morning.

ARTICLE 607.

They shall examine, and be responsible to the commanding officer of the yard for, the fitness of all the workmen they may be authorized to employ in their respective departments, and they will report to the naval constructor, who will report to the commanding officer, his or their opinion of what should be the daily wages of each person, for his decision, and immediately notify him whenever their number can be reduced without injury to the public interests.

ARTICLE 608,

They shall have the immediate control of, and be vigilant to ensure constant diligence from, all those who may be employed under their immediate direction..

ARTICLE 609.

They shall attend all surveys and conversions of materials in their respective departments, and, if necessary, they may suggest measures for their better preservation.

ARTICLE 610.

They will hand to the clerk of the naval constructor, daily, an

account of all the timber, and timber materials, which may have been taken for use the preceding day by them, or by their direction.

ARTICLE 611.

No article whatever is to be taken or used without the knowledge of the proper master workman, nor must any article be taken or used, [hemp, timber, or wood materials excepted,] until a requisition has been made for it, and duly approved; nor must any article, which belongs to one appropriation or object, be taken or used for any other appropriation or object, without the express permission of the commanding officer of the yard.

ARTICLE 612.

The master workmen must give their regular personal attendance, and are only to be paid, like all other persons who receive daily pay, for the time they actually attend to their duty in the yard, except when special exemptions shall be granted by the approbation of the Navy Department.

CHAPTER XL.

NAYV AGENTS.

ARTICLE 613.

All supplies for the navy, not furnished by contract, are to be purchased by the navy agent, by order of the Secretary of the Navy, or navy commissioners, or upon requisitions approved by the commanding officer of the navy yard; or, if there be no navy yard at the place where he is directed to reside, then upon requisitions approved by the senior officer in command upon the station.

ARTICLE 614.

He shall make all purchases upon the most advantageous terms for the United States, and require that all articles supplied through him should be of the best quality, be delivered in good order, and, when sent to a navy yard or vessel, that they be accompanied by proper bills, showing their number or quantity, and their price.

ARTICLE 615.

He shall have no private interest, directly or indirectly, in the supply of any article which it may be his duty to procure for the

navy.

ARTICLE 616.

Articles sent on board any vessel, or to any navy yard, by the navy agent, in conformity with previous requisitions or orders, must be delivered to the commanding officer, or such person as he may appoint to receive them, who is hereby required to cause receipts to be given for the same; provided they are of the proper quality, in proper order, and accompanied by proper bills or invoices.

ARTICLE 617.

All stores sent to a navy yard, or on board of a vessel in commission, by a navy agent, will be carefully examined, when they are first received, by the officer to whose department they may belong, and such others as the commanding officer of the yard or commander of the vessel may appoint; and if found by them to be of improper quality, a regular survey of the same will be held with the least possible delay.

ARTICLE 618.

Such articles as the surveying officers may declare to be unfit for service, or not conformable to contract, may be returned to the agent or contractor, and no receipt shall be given for the same. Duplicates of the surveys must be immediately forwarded to the navy commissioners, accompanied by such remarks as may be deemed

necessary.

ARTICLE 619.

Every cask, box, or package of provisions, or other supplies, must be numbered, and have the contents distinctly marked upon it when intended for shipment from the yard.

ARTICLE 620.

All supplies furnished must be accompanied by a bill or invoice, specifying the particulars and cost of each, the objects for which they are intended, and the appropriation to which they belong.