6.

A flag of truce

being admitted.

A flag of truce cannot insist on being admitted, and should rarely be used, cannot insist on during an engagement; if then admitted, there is no breach of faith in retaining it. Firing is not necessarily to cease on the appearance of a flag of truce during an engagement, and should any person connected with it be killed, no complaint can be made. If, however, the white flag should be exhibited as a token of submission, firing is to cease.

Firing on hospitals, &c.

7.

An attacking force should avoid firing on hospitals whenever they are designated by flags or other symbols understood. It is an act of bad faith, amounting to infamy, to hoist the hospital protective flag over any other building, unless the attacking force should request or consent that it might be used in order to spare edifices dedicated to science, or literature, or con taining works of art.

SECTION II.-Parole.

1.

Giving parole, Paroling must always take place by the interchange of signed duplicates an interchange in of a written document, in which the names and rank of the persons paroled writing requisite. are correctly and distinctly stated. Any one who intentionally misstates his rank forfeits the benefit of his parole, and is liable to punishment.

Commissi o ned officers only can give parole.

Parole of entire

2.

None but commissioned officers can give parole for themselves and their command, and no inferior officer can give parole without the authority of his superior, if within reach.

3.

The parole of entire bodies of men after a battle or capture, and the disbodies not per- missal of large numbers of prisoners with a general declaration that they are paroled, is not permitted.

mitted.

If an officer

4.

Any officer who gives a parole for himself or his command without regives parole with- ferring to his superior, when it is in his power to do so, will be considered as out consulting his superior officer. giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and may be regarded as a deserter, and be punished accordingly.

No wholesale

5.

For an officer, the pledging of his parole is his individual act; but no wholeparole permitted. sale paroling by an officer for a number of inferiors in rank, in violation of paragraph 1, is permitted or will be considered valid.

6.

Individual pa. No person belonging to the Navy or Marine Corps can give his parole roles not given are except through a commissioned officer. Individual paroles not given through void through an an officer are not only void, but make the individuals giving them amenable officer. to punishment as deserters. The only admissible exception is when individuals, separated from their commanders, have suffered long confinement without the possibility of being paroled through an officer.

No one can be

7.

No prisoner can be forced by a hostile government to pledge his parole, forced to give his and threats or ill treatment to force giving parole is contrary to the laws of parole.

war.

8.

ed for a limited

period, &c.

No prisoner of war can enter into an engagement inconsistent with his An engagement character and duties as a citizen or subject of his state. He can only bind can only be enterhimself not to bear arms against his captor for a limited period, or until exchanged, and this only with the stipulated or implied consent of his own government. If the engagement which he makes is not approved by his government, he is bound to return and surrender himself.

9.

Parole

cannot

No prisoner can give his parole that he will not bear arms against the government of his captors or their allies beyond the period of an exchange extend beyond the or release of prisoners, or during the period of the existing war.

10.

existing war.

While the pledging of the military parole is a voluntary act of the indi- Captors not vidual, the capturing power is not obliged to grant it.

11.

Parole not authorized by the law of war is not valid until approved by the government of the individual so pledging it: and pledging an unauthorized military parole is a military offense, punishable under the laws of war.

obliged to accept parole.

CHAPTER XXII.

QUARANTINE.
1.

Commanding Officers on entering a port, whether foreign or domestic, are Compliance with o comply strictly with all its regulations regarding quarantine.

2.

quarantine regulations.

boarding

In boarding vessels arriving, care is to be taken that it is not done in vio- On lation of the rules of the port, and, in case they are subject to quarantine, the vessels arriving. Boarding Officer is to obtain the information he desires without going alongside of them. In boarding vessels at sea, care is to be observed not to do so unless absolutely indispensable, if there be any cases of an infectious disease among the crews, if they come from a suspected port, are without a clean bill of health, or are otherwise liable to be subjected to quarantine. No concealment is to be countenanced with regard to anything that may have been done by a vessel of the Navy subjecting her to quarantine.

3.

Should a vessel

ease

crew.

among her

If a vessel of the Navy should arrive in a port with an infectious disease among her crew, or if such disease should break out while lying in port, her of the Navy have Commanding Officer is to have the quarantine-flag hoisted, and to prevent an infectious disall communication at all liable to engender the disease elsewhere, until the proper authorities of the place may extend to her the privilege of pratique. To prevent the spreading of an epidemic on board a vessel of the Navy, the Commanding Officer is authorized to arrange with the authorities of the port for the care and treatment of the invalids, either on shore or on board a hulk in the harbor.

4.

If in company

If a vessel of the Navy should be at sea in company with other vessels and an infectious disease exist or appear on board of her, the Commanding with a vessel havOfficer is to keep her quarantine-flag flying until it ceases, and to do all in ing an infectious his power to prevent its dissemination.

disease.

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OFFICERS AND OTHERS ON DUTY AT SHORE-STATIONS.

Facilities to health-boats.

5.

Commanding Officers, whether liable to quarantine or not, are, on arriving in the waters of a port, to extend every facility to health-boats in makir g their visits, and to afford all the information they may require. If the vessel be under way, she is to heave to, if necessary, on their approach.

CHAPTER XXIII.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS AND OTHERS ON DUTY AT SHORE-STATIONS.
SECTION I.-Port Admiral.

1.

Geographic al When an officer is appointed as Port Admiral the geographical limits of limits of command his command will be defined by the Secretary of the Navy. assigned.

Vessels in commission under his command unless

Will not permit

2.

All vessels in commission stationed or arriving within the limits of his command unless commanded by or in the presence and acting under the orders of his superior officer, will make their reports to him, and obey his orders, until turned over to the navy-yard authorities.

3.

He will not permit vessels to remain in port longer than necessary after vessels to remain orders have been received for their departure.

in port, &c.

4.

Supervision over He will have supervision over the rendezvous for recruits and over the rendezvous, &c. receiving-vessels anchored in the roads.

5.

No authority He will exercise no authority or control over the Commandant of the yard over Commandant or over any establishment, persons, vessels, or property under the immediate of yard. authority of that Commandant.

When absent.

Will receive and return

6.

When he is absent the senior Line-Officer on duty under his command will act in his stead. Should he be absent from his station for a period exceeding one week, his flag will, at the expiration of one week's absence, be hauled down until his return.

7.

He will receive and return the visits of foreign officers; if he has not a visits of flag-ship, a boat and crew suitable to his rank will be kept on board foreign officers. the receiving-ship for his convenience; if there is no receiving-ship he will arrange with the Commandant of the yard to furnish him with a suitable boat.

Aids.

When Command

8.

He may select an aid, or aids, from the receiving-ship when required.

9.

When the Commanding Officer of a navy-yard is also charged with the ant of a yard com- duties of a Port Admiral he is to govern himself by the above instructions, as mands the station, far as they are applicable to him.

SECTION II.-Commanding Officer of a Navy-Yard or Station.

1.

Officer of a navy.

The Commanding Officer of a navy-yard will, under the direction of the Responsibility of Secretary of the Navy, exercise entire control over every department in the the Commanding yard, and will be held responsible for the preservation of all buildings and yard. stores contained therein, of all vessels in ordinary or repairing, and for the judicious application of all labor.

2.

If temporarily

In the event of his being temporarily absent or unable to perform his duties the Captain of the yard is to act, but shall not alter any of the established absent. regulations.

3.

Muster of me

He will cause the mechanics and others employed to be mustered conformably to instructions. He will be careful that none but effective men are chanics, &c. employed, and no more than are requisite, and that they are obtained on the most favorable terms consistent with the instructions he may receive from the Navy Department.

4.

The rate of wages of the employés in the yard shall conform with those of private establishments in the vicinity, to be determined by the Commandant, subject to the approval and revision of the Secretary of the Navy.

5.

Rate of wages of employés.

He is to approve all pay-rolls and bills for supplies furnished, upon being Toapprove paysatisfied of their correctness and the prices charged.

6.

He will see that all officers and other persons employed perform their duties in a proper manner, that all reports and returns are made within the time and in the manner directed by the Department, and he will not allow material of any kind to be used, nor any mechanic, laborer, or other person, or horses or cattle to do any work except for public purposes during working hours.

7.

rolls, &c.

He will cause all lights and fires on board vessels under his control to be Lights and fires. extinguished at the same hours as on board vessels in commission, and will

establish regulations to guard against accident from fire in the vessels, dwell

ings, and buildings within the yard.

8.

He will see that the fire-engines are at all times in good order, and will Fire-engines and fire-companies. organize a fire-department in the yard, appointing companies, including hook-and-ladder, from the Navy officers, and the master and other workmen, excepting those who belong to or are members of fire-companies without and in the vicinity of the yard; and once in every month, before the time of breaking off work in the afternoon, the fire-companies shall exercise one hour.

9.

son refuse duty in

The refusal of any foreman or other workman to perform duty in the fire- Should a forecompanies shall, unless he belongs to a company without and in the imme- man or other perdiate vicinity of the yard, be considered good cause for his dismissal; or a fire-company. when, on an alarm of fire in the yard, any such person does not appear at his post, unless he can give satisfactory reason for his absence, he shall be equally liable to dismissal. All absentees from the exercise are to be reported to the Commandant.

No alterations

10.

An alarm of fire in a yard will be given by ringing the yard and ship's bells, and the firing of a gun, if it can be readily done, and the same alarm may be given for fires near the yard which may expose it to danger.

11.

When he deems it advisable, he will direct the engines and other apparatus to be sent to fires near the yard, but they are to be kept under the control of their own officers.

12.

He is not to allow any alterations in the prescribed arrangements or plans in arrangements of of the yard, nor the purchase of stores, nor the sale of any articles, scraps, a yard. or chips, unless authorized by the Navy Department.

Pass-word.

Report of state

yard.

13.

The pass-word for the night and the countersign is to be issued to such persons only as he may direct.

14.

On the first of each month the Commandant of a navy-yard will forward of preparation of to the Secretary of the Navy a report of all vessels repairing or fitting for vessels at navy sea, which will embrace, in separate columns, the name of the vessel, her rate, probable time of completion of huil and machinery, when ready for officers, when ready for sea, name and rank of Commanding Officer, and any remarks deemed necessary; also the names, &c., of the vessels on service connected with the yard or station.

Will require

cer of vessel to

15.

He shall require the Commanding Officer of a vessel placed in his charge commanding offi- for repairs or equipment to point out any defects or deficiencies which he point out defects, may discover, and he will employ the officers and other persons belonging and will employ. to a vessel in storing or equipping, moving or securing, or in preparing her equipments whenever it can be done to advantage.

Vessels under re

Commandant.

16.

Vessels attached to a fleet or squadron, when undergoing repairs at a pair at a yard un- yard, shall be, from the time of their arrival at, and until their departure der control of the from, the yard or station, in all respects, in regard to crew, as well as vessel, under the sole control of the Commanding Officer of the yard or station. Should the necessity of the squadron require the services of the officers, the Commander-in-Chief of the squadron may transfer as many as he requires to other vessels of the squadron, sending the orders through the Commandant of the yard.

If a Flag-Ship.

Officers andcrew

17.

Should a Flag-Ship go to a yard or station for repairs, the officers and crew will in like manner be subject to the control of the Commandant, for the time being, though the flag of the officer in command may remain flying; but, when practicable, his flag shall be shifted to some other vessel of the fleet or squadron.

18.

When a vessel in commission is placed in a situation to receive repairs, of a vessel under her officers and crew may, if he deems necessary, be removed to some other repair may be re-vessel or quarters until the repairs are completed, but care must be taken moved to quarters. that such vessel or quarters, and all articles belonging to them, are kept in good order by the persons using them.

Not permit re

19.

He will not permit any vessel to be repaired at the yard without the order pairs on vessels of the Navy Department, except in cases of emergency; and in all such cases a survey shall be appointed, and a copy of their report forwarded to the Bureau of Construction without delay.

without orders.