rules and regulations governing the use of marked inshore channels in Lake Michigan in front of the city of Chicago, and to take all necessary measures for the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations. Act of February 6, 1893 (27 Stat. L., 431). 849. That in the event of the violation of any such rules, or regulations by the owner, master, or person in charge of any vessel, such owner, master, or person in charge of such vessel shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, and the said vessel may be holden for the payment of such penalty, and may be seized and proceeded against summarily by libel for the recovery of the same in any United States district court for the district within which such vessel may be, and in the name of the officer designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 2, ibid. ANCHORAGE GROUNDS IN NEW YORK HARBOR. Penalty for vio lation of rules. Sec. 2, ibid. ground to be the Secretary of May 16, 1888, v. 850. That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, Anchorage empowered, and directed to define and establish an anchor- established by age ground for vessels in the bay and harbor of New York, the Treasury. and in the Hudson and East rivers, to adopt suitable 25, p. 151." rules and regulations in relation thereto, and to take all necessary measures for the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations. Act of May 16, 1888 (25 Stat. L., 151). 851. That in the event of the violation of any such rules Penalty. Sec. 2, ibid. or regulations by the owner, master, or person in charge of any vessel, such owner, master, or person in charge of such vessel shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, and the said vessel may be holden for the payment of such penalty, and may be seized and proceeded against summarily by libel for the recovery of the same in any United States district court for the district in which such vessel may be, and in the name of the officer designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 2, ibid. HARBOR REGULATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. tions for the Dis May 19, 1896, v. 852. That it shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant, Harbor regula of any wharf or dock, any master or captain of any vessel, trict of Columbia. or any person or persons to cast, throw, drop, or deposit 29, p. 126. any ballast, dirt, oyster shells, or ashes in the water in any part of the Potomac River or its tributaries in the District of Columbia, or on the shores of said river below high-water mark, unless for the purpose of making a wharf, after permission has been obtained from the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for that purpose, which wharf shall be Unlawful posits forbidden. Sec. 2, ibid. Penalty. Limitation. sufficiently inclosed and secured so as to prevent injury to navigation. Act of May 19, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 126). de. 853. That it shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any wharf or dock, any captain or master of any vessel, or any other person or persons to cast, throw, deposit, or drop in any dock or in the waters of the Potomac River or its tributaries in the District of Columbia any dead fish, fish offal, dead animals of any kind, condemned oysters in the shell, watermelons, cantaloupes, vegetables, fruits, shavings, hay, straw, ice, snow, filth, or trash of any kind whatsoever. Sec. 2, ibid. 854. That any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof in the police court of the District of Columbia shall be punished by a fine not exceed ing one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such punishments, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 3, ibid. 855. That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to interfere with the work of improvement in or along the said river and harbor, under the supervision of the United States Government. Sec. 4, ibid. CHAPTER XXII. THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT-THE BOARD OF Par. THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. Par. 856. The Ordnance Department; 867. Enlisted men of ordnance. composition; examinations. 868. Detail of artificers. 856a. Assignments to corps and divisions. 869. Returns of ordnance. 857. Promotions; examinations for 871. Cost of repairs to be deducted, etc. promotion. 858. Duties of Chief of Ordnance. 872. Purchases not exceeding $200 859. Issues. 860. Depots. 861. Semiannual reports. in amount; how made. 873. Emergency purchases during existing war with Spain. 862. Pay of principal assistant to 874. Exchange or sale of unserv Chief of Ordnance. iceable powder and shot. 863. Rank of ordnance storekeep- 875. Sale of useless ordnance; pro ceeds available for purchases of new material. Loans or gifts of condemned ordnance authorized. Ordnance Department; com Feb. 8, 1815, v. 3, p. 203. Sec. 5. June 23. 1874, v. 18, p. 245, 30. July 7, 1898, v. 855. That the Ordnance Department shall consist of one Chief of Ordnance, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of position. a brigadier-general; four colonels, five lieutenant-colonels, twelve majors, twenty-four captains, twenty first lieutenants; and all vacancies which may hereafter exist in the grade of first lieutenant in said Department shall be filled by transfer from the line of the Army: Provided, That no appointment or promotion in said Department shall hereafter be made until the officer or person so appointed [or promoted] shall have passed a satisfactory examination Examinations. before a board of ordnance officers senior to himself. 5, act of June 23, 1874 (18 Stat. L., 215). Sec. to corps and di July 7, 1898, v. 856a. A chief ordnance officer may be assigned to the staff Assignments of an army or a corps commander, and while so assigned visions. shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a lieutenant- 30. The Department was reorganized by section 5 of the act of June 23, 1874 (18 Stat. L., 245), which replaced the provisions of section 1159, Revised Statutes, in respect to the same subject. See, also, Scott's Digest. par. 401, notes. Examinations for promotion in this Department are now regulated by the acts of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. L., 562), and July 27, 1892 (27 Stat. L., 276). Vacancies in the lowest grade in the Ordnance Department are filled by the appointment of officers from the line of the Army who have passed a satisfactory examination of the kind prescribed in this section. The conditions of appointment and examination are set forth in paragraphs 1489 and 1490 of the Army Regulations of 1895. certain officers of Ordnance. colonel. A chief ordnance officer may be assigned to the staff of a division commander, and while so assigned shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a major. Act of July 7, 1898. Examination of 857. That the examination of officers of the Corps of Engineers and Engineers and Ordnance Department, who were officers or Sec. 2, July 27, enlisted men in the regular or volunteer service, either in 1892, v. 27, p. 276. the Army, Navy, or the Marine Corps, during the war of the rebellion, shall be conducted by boards composed in the same manner as for the examination of other officers of their respective corps or department; and the examinations shall embrace the same subjects prescribed for all other officers of similar grades in the Corps of Engineers and Ordnance Department, respectively.' (Sec. 2, act of July 27, 1892 (27 Stat. L., 276). Duties of Chief of Ordnance. 38, s. 8, v. 3, p. 203. 858. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Ordnance to Feb. 8, 1815, c. furnish estimates, and, under the direction of the Secretary Sec. 1164, R.S. of War, to make contracts and purchases, for procuring the necessary supplies of ordnance and ordnance stores, for the use of the armies of the United States; to direct the inspection and proving of the same, and to direct the construction of all cannon and carriages, ammunition wagons, traveling forges, artificers' wagons, and of every implement and apparatus for ordnance, and the preparation of all kinds of ammunition and ordnance stores constructed or prepared for said service. Issues. Feb. 8, 1815, c. 38, s. 5, v. 3, p. 203. Sec. 1166, R. S. Depots. Feb. 8, 1815, c. Sec. 1165, R. S. 859. The Chief of Ordnance, or the senior officer of that corps for any district, shall execute all orders of the Secretary of War, and, in time of war, the orders of any general or field officer commanding an army, garrison, or detachment, for the supply of all ordnance and ordnance stores for garrison, field, or siege service. 860. The Chief of Ordnance, under the direction of the 38, 8.9, v. 3. p. 204. Secretary of War, may establish depots of ordnance and ordnance stores in such parts of the United States and in such numbers as may be deemed necessary. The acts of June 23, 1874, March 3, 1875, and June 26, 1876, reorganizing the staff corps, provide that no officer now in service shall be reduced in rank or mustered out by reason of any provisions of law therein mado reducing the number of officers in any department or corps of the Army." There are now in service, in excess of the number allowed by these acts, one military storekeeper, captain, in the Quartermaster's Department, and three ordnance storekeepers, captains, in the Ordnance Department. By the act of May 1, 1882 (22 Stat. L., 52), the appointment of an additional ordnance storekeeper was authorized. By the act of June 6, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 258), the ordnance storekeeper on duty in Washington as disbursing officer and assistant to the Chief of Ordnance was given the rank of major. Promotions to the grade of colonel in this Department are made by seniority, subject, in the grades of captain and major, to the examinations required by the acts of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. L., 562), and July 27, 1892 (27 Stat. L., 276). Officers of the Ordnance Department after fourteen years' continuous service as lieutenants are entitled to the benefits of section 1207, Revised Statutes. (See paragraph 700, ante.) 1 For other statutory provisions respecting examinations, see paragraph 856, ante, and the chapters entitled THE STAFF DEPARTMENTS and THE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. ports. Feb. 8, 1815, c. Feb. 27,1877,c. 69, Sec. 1167, B. S. 38, s. 8, v. 3. p. 204; 861. The Chief of Ordnance shall, half-yearly, or oftener Semiannual reif so directed, make a report to the Secretary of War of all the officers and enlisted men in his department of the service, and of all ordnance and ordnance stores under his control. emolu 862. The principal assistant in the Ordnance Bureau shall receive a compensation, including pay and ments, not exceeding that of a major of ordnance. 19, p. 243. v. 19, p. 242. nance store 145. s. 7, v. 14, p. States 423; Mar. 3, 1869, c. 124, s. 6, v. 15, Act of p. 318; June 23, 1874, c. 458. 88.5, 863. The ordnance store-keeper at Springfield armory Rank of ord shall have the rank of major of cavalry and the ordnance keepers. store-keeper now on duty in Washington as disbursing offi- Mar. 2, 1867, c. cer and assistant to the Chief of Ordnance, United Army, shall hereafter have the rank of major. June 6, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 260.) All other ordne ce keepers shall have the rank of captain of cavalry 864. Any number, not exceeding six, of the or nance storekeepers may be authorized to act as paymas. rs at masters. armories and arsenals. June 6, 1896, v. Storekeepers may act as pay Sec. 1161, R. S. ENLISTED MEN OF ORDNANCE. Ordnance-sergeants; number July 28, 1866, c. 333; Apr. 5, 1832, 865. There shall be an orduance-sergeant for each military post, whose duty it shall be to take care of the ord- and duty. nance, arms, ammunition, and other military stores at such 299, s. 7, v. 14. p. post, under the direction of the commanding officer, and c.67, s. 2, v. 4, p. according to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War. 504. Sec.1109, R. S. How selected. Feb. 27, 1877, v. 866. Ordnance-sergeants shall be selected by the Secretary of War from the sergeants of the line who shall 67, 8.2.v. 4. p. 504; have served faithfully for eight years, including four years 19, p. 242, in the grade of non-commissioned officer, and shall be assigned to their stations by him. 867. The Chief of Ordnance may enlist as many sergeants of ordnance, corporals of ordnance, and first and second class privates of ordnance, as the Secretary of War may direct. 868.1 Sec. 1110, R. S. Enlisted men of ordnance. June 18, 1846, c. July 5, 1862, c.133; 29, s. 11, v. 9, p. 18; 8. 3. v. 12, p. 508, July 28, 1866, c. 299, s. 21, v. 14, p. 335; June 23, 1874, c. 458, s. 5, v. 18 p. 245; Feb. 27, 1877, c. 69, v. 19, p. 242. Sec. 1162, R.S. cers. 38, s. 4, v.3, p. 203; The Chief of Ordnance, subject to the approval of Detail of artifithe Secretary of War, shall organize and detail to regi-Feb. 8, 1815, c. ments, corps, or garrisons such numbers of ordnance enlisted men, furnished with proper tools, carriages, and apparatus, as may be necessary, and shall make regulations for their government. For pay and allowances of ordnance-sergeants, see the chapters entitled THE PAY DEPARTMENT, THE QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT, and THE SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT. Feb 27, 1877,c.69, v. 19, p. 242. |