REGULATIONS FOR THE NAVY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, 1862.
CHAPTER
15.
BOATSWAIN, GUNNER, CARPENTER, AND SAILMAKER.
SECTION 1.
ARTICLE 1.
They and the yeomen will examine all articles and stores for their departments and report.
They must, with the yeoman, carefully examine all the articles belonging to, and all stores received for, their respective departments, and see that they are of good quality, that they agree in quantity with the invoice or bill sent with them, and that they are in good order; and must make immediate report to the commanding or executive officer, or officer of the watch, of any defect or deficiency which they may discover.
ARTICLE 2.
Their responsibility in regard to articles not in
actual use.
They are to be responsible for all articles not in actual use in their respective departments which are not in the immediate charge of the yeoman, and are to carefully examine all articles which are in use, and report if any additional means are required for their proper preservation.
ARTICLE 3.
They shall conform to dimensions of articles as prescribed.
They shall conform strictly to the length, dimensions, or quantity of articles which may be prescribed by general regulations, in all their expenditures, unless expressly ordered to vary from them, which order they must preserve as a voucher.
ARTICLE 4.
Surveys upon stores injured, &c.
They shall request a survey upon all stores which may be injured, or become unfit for service, in their respective departments; and such as the surveying officers condemn shall be expended, preserving a copy of the survey as a voucher; but if the survey shall direct articles to be converted to some other use, they shall be charged accordingly, and expended in the same manner as any other stores.
ARTICLE 5.
They will be watchful and report neglect or misconduct in the yeoman.
They shall be particularly watchful, and make immediate report to the commanding or executive officer of any neglect or misconduct which they may discover in the yeoman or person having charge of their stores.
ARTICLE 6.
Their duties when a ship is about to be dismantled.
When a ship is about to be dismantled, they are to be careful that all the articles belonging to their respective departments are properly secured and tallied, with their name and quantity, whether “serviceable,” “requiring repairs,” or “unserviceable,” and that all precautions are taken to prevent their being in any manner injured. They will only receive credit according to the receipt given for them by the navy storekeeper or other person into whose charge they may be delivered, or according to the report of the surveying officers, duly appointed; and they will attend the survey which may be made to ascertain the quantity of stores so returned by them, and will be called upon to account for any deficiency that may be found to exist.
ARTICLE 7.
Reports to executive officer.
The boatswain, gunner, carpenter, and sailmaker are to report daily at 8, a.m., and at 8, p.m., to the executive officer the state of all things in their respective departments.
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[Link to Chapter 15, Section 2.]