REGULATIONS FOR THE NAVY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, 1862.

 

CHAPTER 27.

 

 GENERAL MUSTER-BOOK.

 

 ARTICLE 1.

 

Muster-book.

 

Every person on board any Confederate States vessel-of-war, who receives either wages or provisions, must be entered in the general muster-book by name and grade.

 

ARTICLE 2.

 

Marks opposite names in the muster-book.

 

The single letter “D” is to be placed against the name of every person who has been detached or transferred by order, or who has been discharged from the service; the two letters “DD” are to be placed against the name of every person who may die whilst attached to or borne on the muster-book of the vessel; and the letter “R” when any person shall have been convicted of desertion, or when it shall have been decided by other competent authority that he has run or deserted from the vessel.

 

ARTICLE 3.

 

How entries are to be made.

 

The entry in each list of the muster-book must be distinguished by a number in the first column, to be exclusively appropriated to it, and which must never be applied to any other entry in the same list; but to each new entry a new number must be given.

 

ARTICLE 4.

 

Navy Department will prescribe form of muster-book.

 

The muster-book shall be kept in such form as the Navy Department shall prescribe.

 

ARTICLE 5.

 

Desertion.

 

Any person belonging to the naval service who shall be arrested or seized in the act of attempting to leave without permission, the ship, navy yard, or boat to which he may be attached, shall be considered a deserter and so noted.

 

ARTICLE 6.

 

Desertion.

 

Any person belonging to the naval service who shall leave the ship, navy yard, or boat, to which he may be attached, without permission to do so, and shall not return within twenty-four hours, and shall fail to give reasons satisfactory to the commanding officer for such absence, may be deemed a deserter and so noted.

 

ARTICLE 7.

 

Desertion.

 

Any person belonging to the naval service, who shall have leave to be absent from the ship, or navy yard to which he may be attached for a specified time, and shall not return on or before the expiration of that time, and shall fail to give reason satisfactory to the commanding officer for such failure, may be deemed a deserter.

 

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