it be in a lantern, properly secured. No uncovered lights shall be used in any store-room or in the hold, nor shall spirit-lamps, explosive oils, or frictionmatches be allowed on board.

17.

Gambling is prohibited on board vessels, in navy-yards, and at all places Gambling. belonging to or under the control of the Navy Department; nor will any card-playing be permitted on the decks or in the steerage or wardroom of any vessel of the Navy.

18.

from

niary transaction

Officers are prohibited from borrowing money, accepting deposits, or hav- Deposits ing any pecuniary transaction with enlisted men or appointed petty officers. crew, or any pecuThe Pay Officer of the vessel will receive deposits of money from the crew with enlisted men. at the risk of the depositors, it being so stated in the memorandum which the Pay Officer is authorized to give; and he is to take every precaution for its safe-keeping.

19.

Should an officer incur debts without a reasonable expectation of discharg- Incurring debts. ing them, or leave any port without paying or providing for the payment of every debt he may have incurred, his conduct, when brought to the knowledge of his Commanding Officer, shall be reported to the Commander of the fleet or squadron and to the Secretary of the Navy.

20.

Officers of the Navy not on duty are to keep the Department at all times advised of their address.

21.

Address of offi

cers.

Officers on being detached from duty will inform the Department of their Residence of ofintended place of residence, and notice must be given of any contemplated ficers. change before it is made.

22.

Officers will promptly acknowledge the receipt of orders, and also inform the Department on their having reported in obedience to them.

23.

An order from the Navy Department to an officer to leave his domicile for duty, fixing no date and not expressing haste, will be obeyed by leaving within four days after its receipt; if the order reads "without delay," he will leave within forty-eight hours; if "immediately," within twelve hours; and all officers are required to indorse on their orders the date and hour of their receipt.

24.

Acknowledgment of orders.

Explanation of the expressions in orders.

ful information.

Officers serving afloat, or traveling in foreign countries, will communicate Reports of useto the Commander-in-Chief of the squadron or to the Secretary of the Navy any information that may be useful to the Government.

25.

An officer under

No officer under arrest, suspension, or furlough will leave the State or Territory of which he is a resident, or visit the Navy Department, without arrest not to leave State or Territory. the authority of the Secretary of the Navy.

26.

No person will use language which may tend to render officers or others Language tenddissatisfied with any service, or to diminish their confidence in or respect ing to render any due to their superiors in command; and it shall be the duty of every officer one dissatisfied forwho may hear any such language to suppress it, and report it immediately to the proper officer.

bidden.

Remonstrance

27.

Combinations for the purpose of remonstrating against orders, or comagainst orders, &c., plaining of details of duty or of service, are forbidden, and no person is to delay obedience to an order for the purpose of remonstrating or complaining.

forbidden.

Information of

28.

Presents from inferior officers or from crews to their superiors, and all votes, resolutions, or testimonials, whether of praise or censure, are forbidden; and no person belonging to or employed in the Navy will accept any gift or testimonial from any person employed in any situation under the control of the Navy Department.

29.

Written testimonials of the conduct of officers and others are only to be given by their Commanding Officer, and, in case of Commanding Officers themselves, by the Commander of the squadron. All such are to be addressed officially to the Secretary of the Navy, and forwarded to the Department. In case of officers who are required to furnish testimonials on presenting themselves for examination, such testimonials will be directed to and sent to the Department, and certified copies given to the individuals.

30.

Intelligence respecting any contemplated naval or military operations, naval operations descriptions of naval vessels or armaments, their destination, or the names of such as are under repair or fitting for sea, or any information that can be used to the injury of the Government, is prohibited.

not to be given.

Publications relating to naval

31.

All publications or communications in private letters, relative to military operations forbid. or naval operations, the movements of ships or of distinguished officers, or containing information of any kind that can be used by the enemy, are forbidden.

den.

32.

Publications of Publications relating to private transactions or having in view the praise censure forbidden. Or censure of any person in the naval service are prohibited.

either praise or

taining to

den.

33.

The discussion Officers and all persons belonging to the Navy are forbidden to discuss of matters perthe matters pertaining to the Naval Service in the public prints, or to attempt any Navy in the pub- legislation for the Navy other than through and with the approval of the Navy lic prints forbid- Department. All recommendations, as also any differences which may occur, may be represented to the Bureau of the Navy Department of the corps to which the officer belongs, who, after a discussion of the subject with the Chiefs of the other Bureaus of the Navy Department, will refer the matter to the Secretary of the Navy for his decision. 34.

Officers not to No officer will interfere personally in the arrest and management of intoxinterfere personicated men more than may be absolutely necessary. The arrest should ally to arrest persons intoxicated. always be made by persons not above the grade of Petty Officers, and no more violence used than required.

Sheathknives

forbidden.

Officers not on

duty when on the books of a navy yard for pay.

35.

The use of sheath knives on board ship is forbidden. Jack-knives will be worn with lanyards and in fobs.

36.

All officers not on duty whose names are borne on the books of a navyyard or station for pay will, on the receipt of orders for duty, inclose a copy of them to the Commandant.

37.

All officers returning from sea, under orders or permission from their Com- Officers return manding Officer, will, immediately on their arrival in the United States, ing from sea by report in writing to the Department from the place of their arrival, inclosing a copy of the order or permission.

38.

order of their Com. manding Officer.

Definition of

Duty on board a sea-going vessel of the Navy in commission, on board a practice-ship at sea, or on board a coast-survey vessel actually employed at sea-service. sea, will be regarded by the Department as sea-service.

39.

be observed on

No officer or man attached to a vessel on the west coast of Africa will be. Regulations to permitted to be on shore before sunrise or after sunset; this rule to apply the west coast of also to the Cape Verde Islands. No United States vessel will ascend or Africa. anchor in any of the African rivers except upon public service. Boatexcursions up rivers or hunting-parties on shore are forbidden. Vessels, when possible, will anchor at a reasonable distance from shore; far enough not to be influenced by the malaria. Convalescents from fever and other diseases, when condemned by medical survey, are to be sent to the United States with the least possible delay. When the general health of a ship's company shall be impaired by cruising upon the southern or equatorial portion of the coast, the earliest opportunity will be given them to recruit, by transferring the ship, for a time, to the windward islands of the station. Boat and shore duty, involving exposure to sun and rain, is to be performed, so far as the exigencies of the service will permit, by Kroomen employed for that purpose. All possible protection from like exposure is to be afforded to the ship's company.

40.

All "slush" which may not be required for the use of the vessel or the messes of the men shall be sold and the proceeds paid over to the Paymaster, who shall receive, disburse, and account for it, under the direction of the Commanding Officer, for the following purposes, viz: For musical instruments and music, exclusive of that for the band; for furnishing rough clothing for the Cook and his assistants, and for the Captain of the Hold; for books, newspapers, and periodicals, and such other purposes as may add to the comfort of the crew.

41.

Slush.

sold abroad.

Whenever any articles are sold abroad, it is ordered that all port-regula- If articles are tions or custom-house laws shall be complied with.

42.

All mail-matter conveyed is to be delivered, immediately after the arrival in port, to the postmaster.

43.

Families of officers or of others are not allowed to reside on board national vessels nor to become passengers, unless by the written permission of the Secretary of the Navy.

44.

Mails.

Families not permitted on board, except.

be taken to sea,

unless.

Women are not to be taken to sea from the United States without permis- Women not to sion in writing from the Secretary of the Navy, nor, when on foreign service, without the express permission of the Commander-in-Chief, given in writing, and then only to make a passage from one port to another.

45.

Sea-faring men,

No sea-faring man, not being a citizen of the United States, shall be admitted or received as a passenger in a foreign port without permission, in foreigners, not to writing, from the officer, having authority, of the country of which such seafaring man is a citizen.

be received as passengers, unless.

Officers request

46.

Officers of the several branches of the naval service are requested to coled to forward in- lect, and forward to the Navy Department, all information on professional subjects, and also in any branch of natural science, which may come under their observation.

formation, &c.

An officer re

Their opportunities are excellent, and it will be gratifying to the Department to see that they are availed of; the results obtained will be forwarded to the respective Bureaus for publication, when thought of advantage either professionally or to science.

47.

Whenever an officer at sea, or ordered to sea, shall be relieved at his own lieved at his own request or instance, he shall have no claim for shore-duty until he shali have request, &c. made a cruise of the usual length.

When an officer shall be transferred from one shore-station to another, the time spent at all the several stations shall be put together and counted as his term of shore-service, at the expiration of which he must, at all times, hold himself in readiness to join a ship without delay.

It is proper that junior officers should have the opportunity to acquire, as rapidly as possible, the requisite experience at sea, and that the more constant and severe duties of the service should devolve upon them; they must therefore expect little employment on shore, and must, at all times, hold themselves ready for sea-service.

All officers are reminded of the impropriety of seeking to evade their proper tours of professional duty, on personal considerations or through the intervention of influential friends, thus seeking to impose upon others service which it is their own duty to perform, and perhaps hardships and dangers which belong of right to themselves.

48.

When gold, &c., When gold, silver, or jewels shall be placed on board any vessel for freight is taken as freight. or safe-keeping, the Commanding Officer shall sign bills of lading for the amount and be responsible. The usual percentage shall be demanded from the shippers, and its amount shall be divided as follows: One-fourth to the Commander-in-Chief; one-half to the Commander of the vessel; one-fourth to the Navy pension-fund. But in order to entitle the Commander-in-Chief of the squadron to receive any part of the amount, he must have signified to the Commander of the vessel, in writing, his readiness to unite with him in the responsibility for the care of the treasure.

Sunday observ.

ance.

After reporting,

When a Commander-in-Chief does not participate in a division, then twothirds shall inure to the Commander of the vessel, and the remainder to the pension-fund.

49.

Sunday shall be observed on board of all vessels, at stations and at yards, in an orderly manner. All labor or duty will be reduced to the measure of necessity. The religious tendencies of officers and men are to be encouraged, and suitable times and places will be assigned for divine service.

50.

Officers ordered to duty on board of a vessel in commission will, immediately to report to Bu- after reporting, report the fact and date to the Bureau of Navigation, Office of reau of Naviga- Detail.

tion.

Errors in allow

51.

All Commanding Officers will communicate to the appropriate Bureau any ance-book to be faults in the book of allowances, as ascertained from its actual use, and any reported. suggestions that, in their opinion, would tend to its perfection.

52.

be ordered into service other than by the Navy De

No officer is to order into service or to assign to duty any officer who is on Officers not to leave of absence or furlough, or make any change in the distribution or arrangement of officers established by the Secretary of the Navy, except in cases of emergency, and then he will report such to the Department without partment, unless. delay.

53.

All Commanding Officers, afloat or on shore, will forward to the Depart- Report of susment at the end of each month reports of all suspensions, arrests, or confine- pension. ments of officers under their command, made out in accordance with the annexed form.

UNITED STATES,

18-.

Monthly report of all officers who have been placed under suspension, arrest, or in confinement within the limits of this station for the month ending

States with charges, &c.,

All reports or charges against officers or men attached to vessels on foreign Vessels not to stations are to be investigated or tried on the station. Vessels are never to be ordered to the be ordered to the United States with reports or charges pending to be tried United by the Navy Department, excepting in cases, as heretofore provided, where pending. a sufficient number of officers of proper rank cannot be obtained on the station to try the accused.

CHAPTER VII.

DUTIES OF MASTER-AT-ARMS, PETTY OFFICERS, AND CREW.

SECTION I.-Master-at-Arms.

1.

ful over conduct

The Master-at-Arms, the Chief of Police, and the Chief Petty Officer will Will be watchexercise a strict surveillance over the conduct of the crew, particularly of crew &c. upon the berth-deck. He will superintend the berth-deck messes, maintain order and cleanliness, report to the Officer of the Deck any violation of the regulations, and will see that the mess-bills are made out on the last day of each month.

2.

He will keep an account of the offenses committed by, and punishments awarded to, Petty Officers and persons of inferior ratings, and at 9 a. m. daily he will hand to the Aid or Executive, for the Commanding Officer, a report of persons confined, stating their offenses, with the manner and date of confinement.

Will keep punishment-book, &c.