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case any purser shall neglect or refuse to give such new bond, it shall be the duty of the Executive to dismiss him forthwith from the service.

. And be it further enacted, That the rules and regulations which shall be made in conformity with the provisions of this act shall be laid before Congress at their next session.

. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for a purser in the navy to advance or loan any sum or sums of money, public or private, or any article or commodity whatever, or any credit, to any officer in the naval service, under any pretence whatever.

. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall go into effect, within the United States, from the date of its passage; and, in vessels abroad, at the beginning of the quarter after its official receipt.

. And be it further enacted, That pursers attached to, and doing duty in, navy yards, at Boston, New York, and Norfolk, and seagoing vessels of a larger class than sloops of war, shall be authorized to appoint a clerk or assistant, to be approved by the commanding officer of such yard or vessel; and the yearly compensation of said clerk shall be as follows, viz: in a frigate, or navy yard at Boston, New York, and Norfolk, five hundred dollars; in a ship of the line, seven hundred dollars. Said assistant or clerk shall have privileges which are allowed to the clerk of the commanding officer; and each purser and clerk, while attached to vessels in commission, shall receive one ration per day.

. And be it further enacted, That all stores of pursers on board ships in commission shall be taken by the Government at a fair valuation, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy.

. And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of acts which may be contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this act, shall be, and are hereby, repealed.

. And be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this act, the annual pay of the forward warrant officers of the navy of the United States shall be as follows: for boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers, when on duty on board ships of the line, and in three navy yards at Boston, New York, and Norfolk, eight hundred dollars; on other duty, seven hundred dollars; on other duty, seven hundred dollars; when on leave of absence or awaiting orders, the said officers shall receive five hundred dollars for the first ten years, and after, six hundred dollars.

. And be it further enacted, That whenever an officer shall perform the duty of a higher grade, by order of the Secretary of the Navy, or the commander of a fleet or squadron, or ship acting singly on foreign service, such officer shall be entitled to receive the pay of such higher grade during the time he performs the duty in that grade and no longer, and no allowance shall be made for performing such service hereafter, unless so ordered.

, August 26, 1842.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That on and after the first day of July in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-three, the fiscal year of the Treasury of the United States, in all matters of accounts, receipts, expenditures, estimates, and appropriations, shall commence on the first day of July in each year; and the report and estimates required to be prepared and laid before Congress at the commencement of each session by the Secretary of the Treasury in obedience to the acts of Congress of the ,