FORM No. 8. SHIPPING-ARTICLES FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE, FOR PERSONS ENLISTING ON SEA-GOING VESSELS. We, the subscribers, seamen and others, do, and each of us does, hereby agree to and with form following, that is to say: of the United States Navy, in manner and In the first place, we do hereby agree, for the considerations hereinafter mentioned, to enter the service of the Navy of the United States, and in due Secondly, we do also oblige and subject ourselves to serve during the term of years from the time of enlistment, unless discharged by proper "SEC. 1422. That it shall be the duty of the Commanding Officer of any fleet, squadron, or vessel acting singly, when on service, to send to an Atlantic And we do, severally, oblige ourselves, during such service, to comply with and be subject to such laws, regulations, and discipline of the Navy as are Seamen and ordinary seamen enlisted for the Engineer's force, when serving on board of sea-going vessels in commission, are to be rated as first Men enlisting under continuous-service certificates will be entitled to receive one dollar per month, in addition to the pay of their respective ratings, for each consecutive re-enlistment for three years, within three months from the date of their discharge, These shipping-articles are to be signed in duplicate by each recruit and the Commanding Officer-the original to be forwarded on the first day of each and every January, April, July, and October, and at the end of a cruise, to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting of the Navy Department, and the duplicate kept among the records of the vessel for reference. No sheet is to contain more names than the number of lines ruled on it. The recruit must sign his own name if he can write at all, and the term for which he is enlisted must be entered in words and not in figures, in each case. of the vessel, with the date, (day, month, and year,) and signature of the Commanding Officer, must always be written correctly and distinctly. U.S. S. at The name Commanding Officer. Forwarded to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting by nature of the re Witness to the sig. cruit. To be made by the Commanding Officer, and transmitted to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting on the 1st of January, April, July, and October of each year. The classification as to the qualities, general appearance, and conduct of the men will be noted as follows, and care must be taken that every column be correctly filled: 0, bad; 1, indifferent; 2, fair; 3, good; 4, very good; 5, excellent. 218 U. S. S. at 187-. Commanding FORM No. 10. Complete descriptive muster-roll of the crew of the United States on the day of 187-. To be transmitted to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting at the commencement and expiration of a cruise; on the 1st of January, April, July, and October; also, when a vessel is put out of commission. NOTE.-Care must be taken that every column be correctly filled, and that all casualties, transfers, or discharges which have occurred during the quarter, or to date of roll, are duly noted, reporting dates of various changes, where transferred, &c. The names of the men thus reported, including appointed Petty Officers, to be entered in common with those remaining on board. If the information required by the printed headings cannot be otherwise obtained, obtain it from the men themselves, making notes showing the portions thus obtained in the column for remarks. Commanding Officers will note against each name "yes" or "no," as the man may or may not be recommended for honorable discharge, and will forward to the Bureau of Equip. ment and Recruiting, upon arrival at a port within the United States, a separate list, showing the names and ratings of the men thus recommended, before discharging them from the service. The men holding continuous-service certificates are to be designated by the numbers of their respective certificates in the column provided for the purpose. Commanding Officers are requested to keep themselves supplied with blanks by application to the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. Day. RECAPITULATION OF CREW REMAINING ON BOARD AT DATE OF MUSTER-ROLL. ertified to be correct, and that all casualties, &c., that have occurred since the date of last muster-roll, are duly noted. Commanding. Received at the Navy Department Ordinary Seamen Landsmen Boys.... Boys enlisted under circular of April 8, 1875. Musicians |