Title 37. National and other medals may Feb. 12, 1873, s. SEC. 3551. Dies of a national character may be executed by the engraver, and national and other medals struck by the coiner of the Mint at Philadelphia, under such reg- be struck at mint ulations as the superintendent, with the approval of the at Philadelphia. director of the Mint, may prescribe. Such work shall not, 52, v. 17, p. 432; however, interfere with the regular coinage operations, June 16, 1874, ch. and no private medal dies shall be prepared at any mint, or the machinery or apparatus thereof be used for that purpose. Sec. NAVY DEPARTMENT. Sec. 426. Chief of Bureau of Medicine and 429. Reports to be made to Congress by 1375. Assistant to Bureau. | 1436. Chiefs of Bureaus, staff officers, ex- 1471. Title of chiefs of Bureaus. Surgeon-General to act on board of 1565. Pay of chiefs of Bureaus. 288, v. 19, p. 76. Title 10. Establishment SEC. 415. There shall be at the seat of Government an Executive Department, to be known as the Department of the Navy, and a Secretary of the Navy, who shall be the of the Depart head thereof. ment of the Navy. 20 A.G.Op., p.8. Apr. 30, 1798, s. 1, v. 1, p. 553. July 11, 1890. For an assistant Secretary of the Navy, to be appointed, Supp. R. S., p. from civil life, by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall receive a compensaretary of the tion, at the rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per Navy. 772. Assistant Sec See note 1. R. S., sec. 416. Mar. 3, 1891, ch. annum. 541, par. 8. Mar. 3, 1891. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, who shall hereafter Supp. R. S., p. perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary Assistant Sec. of the Navy or required by law. 927. retary of Navy. July 11, 1890, ch. 667, par. 5. June 8, 1880. 290-291. That the President of the United States be, and he is 21 Stat. L., 164. hereby, authorized to appoint, for the term of four years, Supp. R. S., pp. by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from Judge Advo- the officers of the Navy or the Marine Corps, a judgecate-General of advocate-general of the Navy, with the rank, pay, and allowances of a captain in the Navy or a colonel in the R. S., Sec. 416. Marine Corps, as the case may be. Navy to be ap pointed. Office of, to be in Department; his duties, etc. June 19, 1878, ch. 329, par. 8. And the office of the said judge-advocate-general shall be in the Navy Department, where he shall, under the R. S.. sec. 349, direction of the Secretary of the Navy, receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings of all courts-martial, courts of inquiry, and boards for the examination of officers for retirement and promotion in the naval service, and perform such other duties as have heretofore been performed by the solicitor and naval judge-advocate-general. June 5, 1895. Navy. Judge-advo That the Act "to authorize the President to appoint an 29 Stat. L., 251. Officer of the Navy or the Marine Corps to perform the Supp. R. S., v. duties of solicitor and judge-advocate-general, and so forth, 2, p. 500. and to fix the rank and pay of such officer," approved June cate general's eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty, is hereby amended by inserting in said Act in lieu of the words "with the ch. 129 (1 Supp. rank, pay, and allowances of a captain in the Navy, or a colonel in the Marine Corps, as the case may be," the words "with the rank and highest pay of a captain [in] the Navy, or the rank, pay, and allowances of a colonel in the Marine Corps, as the case may be:" pay. June 8, 1880, R. S., 290). R. S., § 349. -to date from 1892. Provided, That this amendment shall take effect from Became a law July nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, the date on which the present incumbent entered on duty, and that proval, June 5, the amount herein appropriated shall be payable from the appropriation "Pay of the Navy." without the President's ap 1896. Mar. 28, 1896. 29 Stat. L. 75. Supp. R. S., 2, p. 454. That hereafter the commissions of all officers under the direction and control of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Note 1.-R. S., § 1794, required all civil commissions for Presidential appointments to be made out and recorded in the Department of State. The act in the text, together with those of 1874, March 18, ch. 57 (1 Supp. R. S., 5), relating to the Post-Office Department; 1875, March 3, ch. 131, § 14 (1 Supp. R. 5., 78), relating to the Department of the Interior; and 1888, Aug. 8, ch. 786 (1 Supp. R. S., 605), relating to the Department of Justice, now require all commissions to be made out and recorded in the Department under which the officer is to serve. of all officers to Secretary of Agriculture shall be made out and recorded Commissions in the respective Departments under which they are to be made out, etc., serve, and the Department seal affixed thereto, any laws in their respective Depart to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That the said seal shall not be affixed to any seal not to be such commission before the same shall have been signed dent signs. by the President of the United States. ments. affixed till Presi of naval stores Ibid. SEC. 417. The Secretary of the Navy shall execute such Procurement orders as he shall receive from the President relative to and equipment the procurement of naval stores and materials, and the of vessels. construction, armament, equipment, and employment of See title, Convessels of war, as well as all other matters connected with the naval establishment. tracts. Also secs. 3660-3667, 3669, Appropria tions. books and rec SEC. 418. The Secretary of the Navy shall have the, Custody of the custody and charge of all the books, records, and other ords. property now remaining in and appertaining to the Ibid., s. 3, p. Department of the Navy, or hereafter acquired by it. SEC. 419. The business of the Department of the Navy shall be distributed in such manner as the Secretary of the Navy shall judge to be expedient and proper among the following Bureaus: First. A Bureau of Yards and Docks. Second. A Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. Fourth. A Bureau of Ordnance. Fifth. A Bureau of Construction and Repair. Sixth. A Bureau of Steam Engineering. Seventh. A Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. 554. Establishment Aug. 31, 1842, s. 2.5, p.579; July 5, 1862, ss. 1, 4, v. 12, p. 510. of Bureaus. See note 1. See sec. 425, 18 A. G. Op., p. 176. Custody of ords of Bureaus. Aug. 31, 1842, s. 8, v. 5, p. 580; July 1862, s. 4, v. 12, books and rec SEC. 420. The several Bureaus shall retain the charge and custody of the books of records and accounts pertaining to their respective duties; and all of the duties of the Bureaus shall be performed under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and their orders shall be considered as p. 511. emanating from him, and shall have full force and effect as such. 5, reaus. 1, 2, v. 12, p. 510; SEC. 421. The chiefs of the several Bureaus in the Appointment Department of the Navy shall be appointed by the Presi- of chiefs of Budent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, July 5, 1862, ss. from the classes of officers mentioned in the next five sec- Mar. 3, 1871, s. 10, tions respectively, or from officers having the relative rank v. 16, p. 537. 17 A. G. Op., p. of captain in the staff corps of the Navy, on the active list, 648. and shall hold their offices for the term of four years. SEC. 422. The chiefs of the Bureau of Yards and Docks,, July 5, 1862, s. *, of the Bureau of 1, v. 12, p. 510. of the Bureau of Equipment * Navigation, and of the Bureau of Ordnance, shall be appointed from the list of officers of the Navy, not below the grade of commander. Note 1.-Title changed to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts (see act July 19, 1892, Supp. vol. 2, p. 206). The title of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting has been changed to "Bureau of Equipment." Mar. 3, 1893. That an officer of the Navy not below the rank of comSupp.R.S.1892-mander may be detailed as assistant to the Chief of the 95, p. 130. Bureau of Navigation in the Navy Department, and such gation, assist officer shall receive the highest pay of his grade, Bureau of Navi be detailed. 422. ant to chief may and, in case of the death, resignation, absence, or sickR. S., secs. 419-ness of the Chief of the Bureau, shall, unless otherwise to act as chief directed by the President, as provided by section one hundred and seventy-nine of the Revised Statutes, perform R.S., sec. 179. the duties of such Chief until his successor is appointed or such absence or sickness shall cease. in case of vacancy. See note 1. Ibid. See Title "Na SEC. 423. The chief of the Bureau of Construction and val Construct Repair shall be appointed from the list of officers of the Navy, not below the grade of commander, and shall be a skillful naval constructor. ors." Ibid. Ibid. Title changed SEC. 424. The chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering shall be appointed from the chief engineers of the Navy, and shall be a skillful engineer. SEC. 425. The chief of the Bureau of Provisions and to Bureau of Sup. Clothing shall be appointed from the list of paymasters plies and Ac- of the Navy of not less than ten years' standing. counts. See act of July 19, 1892. July 26, 1894. 206-207. C Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. That an officer of Vol. 2. Supp. R. the pay corps of the Navy may be detailed as assistant to S. 1892-95, PP. the Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts in the Bureau of Sup- Navy Department, and that such officer shall, in case of the plies and Ac death, resignation, absence, or sickness of the Chief of the Bureau, unless otherwise directed by the President, as pro vided by section one hundred and seventy-nine of the July 19, 1892, Revised Statutes, perform the duties of such chief until his successor is appointed or such absence or sickness shall counts, assistant chief. R. S., secs. 178, 179. ch. 206. pars. 1, 2, and notes. Ibid. cease. SEC. 426. The chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Sur 18 A. G. Op. P. gery shall be appointed from the list of the surgeons of the SEC. 15. That the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is authorized to have applied scientific tests, and to decide rious to health. Whether any substances used in the manufacture of filled cheese contain ingredients deleterious to health. Appeals. Reports to Congress by Secre Civil Service. But in case of doubt or contest his decision in this class of cases may be appealed from to a board hereby constituted for the purpose, and composed of the SurgeonGeneral of the Army, the Surgeon-General of the Navy, and the Secretary of Agriculture, and the decision of this board shall be final in the premises. SEC. 429. The Secretary of the Navy shall make annual tary of the Navy. reports to Congress upon the following subjects: See secs. 195, 196, First. A statement of the appropriations of the precedMay 1, 1820, 8. ing fiscal year for the Department of the Navy, showing 2. v. 3, p. 567 the amount appropriated under each specific head of approP. 617; July 27, priation, the amount expended under each head, and the 1866, s. 3, v. 14. P. balance which, on the thirtieth day of June preceding such Mar. 3, 1843, v. 5, 365. Note 1.-This section (R. S., sec. 179) authorizes the President to direct the duties of an officer to be performed by another officer in case of vacancy or absence. Contingent report, remained unexpended. Such report shall be accom- See sec. 1780, panied by estimates of the probable demands which may Fund. remain on each appropriation. Second. A statement of all offers for contracts for supplies and services made during the preceding year, by classes, indicating such as have been accepted. Third. A statement showing the amounts expended during the preceding fiscal year for wages of mechanics and laborers employed in building, repairing, or equipping vessels of the Navy, or in receiving and securing stores and materials for those purposes, and for the purchase of material and stores for the same purpose; and showing the cost or estimated value of the stores on hand, under this appropriation, in the navy yards, at the commencement of the next preceding fiscal year; and the cost or estimated value of articles received and expended during the year; and the cost or estimated value of the articles belonging to this appropriation which may be on hand in the navy-yards at the close of the next preceding fiscal year. Fourth. A statement of all acts done by him in making sale of any vessel or materials of the Navy; specifying all vessels and materials sold, the parties buying the same, and the amount realized therefrom, together with such other facts as may be necessary to a full understanding of his acts. 193-194. That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be June 19, 1878. the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit to 20 Stat. L., 167. Congress, annually, a tabular statement showing in detail,Supp. R. S., pp. the receipts and expenditures in the Naval service under Tabular stateeach appropriation, as made up and determined by the and expendi proper officers of the Treasury Department, upon the tures of naval accounts of disbursing-officers rendered for settlement. before Congress ment of receipts service to be laid annually. R. S., sec. 429. Tabular statement of expenses SEC. 2. There shall be appended to this statement an account of balances in the hands of disbursing agents at of Navy, with the close of each fiscal year, and a report of any amounts account of ballost or unaccounted for by voucher. ances, losses, etc. 91, p. 473. details of certain Congress. SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby directed Jan. 30, 1885. to report to Congress, at its next and each regular session Supp.R.S.1874– thereafter, the amount expended during the prior fiscal Secretary of year, from the appropriations for the pay of the Navy, Navy to report Bureaus of Navigation, Ordnance, Equipment and Recruit- expenditures at ing, Yards and Docks, Medicine and Surgery, Provisions each session of and Clothing, Construction and Repair, and Steam Title of Bureau Engineering, for civilians employed on clerical duty, or in any other capacity than as ordinary mechanics and work- to Supplies and ingmen, and to submit, under the estimates for pay of the R. S., sec. 429. Navy and for the respective Bureaus enumerated above, Aug. 5, 1882, ch. specific estimates for such civilian employees for the fiscal 19, 1878, ch. 311. year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and each fiscal year thereafter. of Provisions and Clothing changed Accounts. 389, s. 4: June SEC. 1375. A surgeon, assistant surgeon, or passed Title 15, chap. 1. assistant surgeon may be detailed as assistant to the Assistant to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, who shall receive the Bureau of Medihighest shore pay of his grade. cine and Surgery. July 16, 1862, s. 18, v. 12, p. 587; Feb. 27, 1877, v. 19, p. 214. |