REGULATIONS FOR THE NAVY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES, 1862.

CHAPTER 49.

 PRIZES AND PRIZE MONEY.

 ARTICLE 1.

Captor to preserve all papers, books, &c., relating to prize, and transmit them to the judge of the district court where such prize may arrive.

The commanding officer of every ship or vessel of the Confederate States, who shall capture or seize upon any vessel, or any goods, wares, or merchandize, as prize, shall carefully preserve all the papers, books, and other writings found with the same, or which may come into his possession, relating to the same, and transmit the whole (signals and signification of signals excepted) unmutilated, undefaced, or otherwise changed by him, to the judge of the district court in which such captured vessel or other prize property may arrive, on pain of suffering such punishment as a general court martial may adjudge.

ARTICLE 2.

List of officers and crew of a vessel making a prize to be transmitted to Navy Department.

The commanding officer of every ship or vessel of the Confederate States making a capture of any kind whatever, shall transmit, as early as practicable, to the Navy Department, and to the person appointed to receive and pay the prize money, complete lists of the officers and crew and others on board their vessel at the time entitled to a share of the capture, setting forth the rank, quality, and rating of each person at the time of the capture, and the class in which they are entitled to receive prize money, certified by himself and the paymaster of the vessel, on pain of being punished at the discretion of a general court martial.

ARTICLE 3.

Nothing to be taken out of a prize, but everything in her is to be brought in.

No person in the navy shall take out of a prize, or vessel seized as prize, any money, plate, goods, or any part of her cargo or rigging, unless it be for the better preservation thereof, or necessary for the use of any of the vessels of the Confederate States, or under instructions from the Navy Department, before the same shall be adjudged lawful prize by a competent court; but the whole, without fraud, concealment, or embezzlement, shall be brought in and judgment passed thereon, upon pain of every person offending herein forfeiting his share of the capture, and of suffering such further punishment as a general court martial shall impose.

ARTICLE 4.

Ill treatment of prisoners of war forbidden.

No person in the navy shall strip of their clothes, or pillage, or in any manner treat with cruelty or unnecessary severity any person or persons found on board a prize or captured vessel on pain of dismission from the service, or such other punishment as a general court martial shall adjudge.

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