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 1143 ITITQE 3 9% Interest gm deposits.-——··For any Sums not legs thun”$5 so Qmwimi for the 1>€1‘i0d of Qi! m0¤UlS or lqnger, the sailor, M mg fing! diSCYl&1`g€, Shall be paid.- interest at the {rate or 4 wr wazlzzux per annum. (Feb 9, 18%,  119, § 2,   Stat. 658.) I 935. Regulation of system of d6§|t8.····Th8 system of depnlixs l»»ml)lisl1ed,umlex? the; preceding scctionsshall be carried isélu ox¤><·ution under such rggulatious as may be establislled by mp slwrctary of the Navy. (Feb. Q, 1889, c. 119, »§ 3,  jSt,a[_ l 11.1¤.,» Sl·T1‘Tl.l+3alENT OF ACCOUNQFS OEVDECEASED OFFICERS ANU MEN; ALLOWANCES 'ITO DEPENDENTS_· ’ , 911. Settlement of iccbmxts of deccased_0licel·s. a1gd·meu.——· ls; {Inv sl»·i1llm¤ne¤zt10f the-accqqnts of gleceused olilcers or enlisted lilvll of the Navyaand Marine Corps, where the amount due uw ¤l·<·4·d¢~nt‘g. estate is less tllau $500 and ¥l0 demand is pl·e# _sl·¤1··¤1 by a· duly appéluted legal. representative of the estate, my ;m·m:miug 0Hi<>€rs may allow. the amonlut ‘fou·ndfdug tg liu- ¢le·`·e·elv::t’s séidow or legal heirs`i11 Qhé foll0wing»0rder of };ll‘{*(‘(‘(l|*’Il_l°€: First, to thé·wid0w°; second, if the decedent left inn willmv, or widow be dead aptlxxlu of settlgement, then to the '<·l ¤il·i:·_¤·1n nr their issue, per stlrpcs: third, if n0,wid0w midgs<·l··ml:1n¤ts, than to the fathér and motherln equal pgirts, prox·i&4·d father has xgpt abandoned the support of his family,. in \\'lll(’l| msc to the. mother alone; fourth,flf either the fzilher nf m¢»tlu·r he dead, then to the cing survl}vlng; ilfth, if there} M am xmlmv, child; fiither, or mother at the daté of settlement, flaw} m the llrotlwrs and sisters and c·l1ililren·`0f deceased i»¤·¢»xlu·;·>z :lm1fsistcx=s, ·per·stlrpcs: Provided; 'lfhat this sgctlch l ~lz::ll· xml:. be so crmstrued- as t0`prcv¢nt_ payment frdml the amnunr due the de~cedent’s Qstnte of funcrql expenses, provided zz vluim therefor ig presented by the pcisou or persons who avluull-y paid the same before settlement by the accounting 4»:l;l·¤·r~. {May 27, 1908, c. 200, §  35 Stat. 373.) · · (*,12. Disposition bf eiects of dééedéntql-—A.ll’ moneys. arti- ¢·l··~ of value, papers, keepsakes, and other similar effect! l.··ml;.;i’u;.: to deceased persons in tlneimval service, not claimed l·y· xmlir l<·•;::":·1"·h£·irs br hkaxt otlglu, shall -bé gdepcsitedln safe ¢j¤:€¥i0d of two years from jtlzgc date <·!’ Nw ¢l¢·athro£_ suclrpersou, suchcartlcles and eRects shall be will and tha prmeqe-»ds`tl1cre0f# Wgcther with the moneys above n'm·mi·»m·d, shall bb` deposited in- the "Eredsury td the credit of ‘lh·· Navy pvnsiqaa fund:- Provided, Tllilfzthe Séffémfy of W6 Nav}; is au;hm·ize>d`·aud.¢lire~cted ito make dlllgeht inquiry in ·¢·w·r;l· instance alter; the death `of such-_pars0n to nscéxétainfthe \\’ll•*i°P2l1$(lUtS of his heirs pr next of lglu, and to prescribe Suck . l‘··z:ulatl<»us aslmay be necessary Ito carry out the foregoing pu->· ¤·i~¤ilms; l’rrm$dcd further, Thaf clglugslmny be presented hem- ¤¤a»'·|l·;~· at may time within Eve yéurs liter such memeys or l·¤‘~<·<·rds llavelbegu so deposited in the Tieasury, aud, when S!l]l{}¢l1’l{‘d by competent brvvtin any casqatter sucln deposit. in am- Treasury, shall be éertlmld to C0ug1·<;s\s..'1'0r 00!l8idBI`llti0IZl—, {liar. Z1. 1918, c. 31, A6 Stat. %lL)· -f ‘  l .943. Allowance on &th·6! Qur m·’·¢nlistqd msn cr nurse, . ul widaw, child,’ or dependmt rcl•l;l1c.—~Immedlately mlm omml mtltlcatlca at lthe dedtll from wounds mr disease, nobthq rvsult ot his 'or her own xxilqcmdupt, at any OmC8{, enlisted Wnmm, llrlqume mx the active list of llié mgulsr Navy or mgullum 1 Muriug Corpx, or cu the 'retirad list when im actlic duty, the lyymaster General at the Navy qual? chase to be paid to tmxwidoxv, and it th€ra`bc"¤c widowla the cllildlbr children, num! if tlneye be xm widow or qI1i1d,·t0 any other depe¤dent.rcla··l UW of such emma; enlisted man, o;s,;;1urm‘pmvl¤¤¤Iy `d@8$d¢9d ‘ by him or her, an gmamat equal to six-m<mfhS’ my  the rate Wveiwd by Suche gmcer, eullglgd mm, br nurse gt the déw vi  Ll

“4.——·-—£VAVY. § 954 his or her death. The Secretary ci the Navy shall establish regulations requiring each officer and enlisted man or nurse having no wife or child to designate the proper dependent rele- , five to whom thisiamguut shall be paid in case of his or her` c deaths Said amount shall be paid from funds appropriated for _ the pay ot the Navy nndpey of the Marine Corps, respectively: Provided, ffbnt nothing in thin section er in other existing legislation ‘slmll he construed as making the provisions of this section applicable to omcers, enlisted men, or nurses dt many forces of the'Navy of the United Statesother than these of the regular Naivy and Marine Corps, and nothing in this section shall be. construed tenpply "in eornmissioned grades teeny edicers ex; cept those holding permanent or probetionery appointments ie the regular Navy or..Mariue Corps: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall apply to the officers- and enlisted, men _0f the Coest Guard, and the£Secretery-of the Treasury wm cause payment to be made ·ecc0rdiug1y._ (June 4, 1920, c. 228, § 1, 41 Stat. 824.) · ‘ ‘ PAY AND EMOLUMENTS OF CREWS ‘OF VESSELS _  ,· WRECKED, LOSTT OR TAKEN BY ENEMY ' 951; Pay end cmeluments of crews, eff wrecked er het vessels.-ywhen the crew of an~y··vessel of the United States are separated {rom such vessel, by means of her wreck, loss, er 2 destruction, the pay end emeluments of such of the e§eers and men asshall appear to the Secretary, of the Navy, by the sentence of n courbmnrtial or court of inquiry, or by other satis-- iactory evidence; te have done their utmost tb preserve ber, jand, after said wreck, loss, or destruction, te have behaved ` themselves agrecably to the discipline of the Navy,_shsI1.ge en and be peia them until their discharge er deeth, (R. S. §‘1574L) ‘ I 952.- Pay,-and emeluments of crewsclf ycssels taken M en-· j cmy.¢—-The pay and emolumentsl of the officers and men ofney vessel .0f the United _States taken by nn eneunk nine shall; ° eppegr, by the senteucescf an ceurbmertial er, etherwism, to 1 hnve done their utmost to preserve und defend their vessel, hand, utter · the taking thereof, to have behaved themmlves agreeeblyfto, `th,e diqcipliue ei the Navy, shalt ge ou end be ‘-puid to them until.-their exchange, discharge, er death. (R. S. §1575;)`°.» "_i  -'   -· !  953. Fixing date of? lgs of missing vessel.-—'1fhe General A,cc0unting Omce _ is nuthorized, under the ylirection of t the Secretary ot_rhe Navy, insettfing the ecceuntset wemen, and, others, not omcers, borne on the books nf nay Yeneei in the Navy which shall here been wrecked, eg ·wh.ich shalt have been unheard from zso Ieng that her wreck mey ’he’presmned, er which shall have been destroyed 'er lest with the rells and papers. necessary ga a_ regular and ‘e;uct~ mttlemeet ee such accounts, ·— te Ex e_ day `when auch wreck, destruction, or less shalt be deemed te here occurred. (R. S. §_ @6; June 10, 1921, $$,301, 310, c. 18, 42 Stat.·23,_%.), · ‘ _ $54. Accounts of petty e&eer~s en   ¥esse1,——;——The Geeerel , Accounting `Ome is autherised, in settling the ecceunts ei the petty nmcers; seniuen, end others, not ewcers, era {board be eny vessel- in the enipley of the United Staten, which by en; casualty, or in ecticn_ with the enemy, has men or my be sunk or etherwiee destreyed, t@ther with the rells end papers to the exact escertainment of the severe! ecctmute ot the same et the 'dete et such less, to assume the Iesequerterly return of the pnymnster ot eng such vessel as the besisxfor the cempntntien of the enbseqeeet credits to` them one bmrd, to the date et such loss, it there be- ne emcinl evidence to the eentrery. Where such quarterly return. has, from any cause.- net been made, thetncceunting emcers ere nutherized te ad-, just end settle such eccoumre iun Qprincimes of equity and justice. (R. S. §» 287; June 10, 1921, §§ 301, 310, c. 18, 42 ‘= Stnt.·‘%,’ 25.) l