To be marked (5) Immediately after supplies received by purchase are inafter Inspection. spected, they shall be tagged or marked with the name of the bureau under which purchased, number of contract or open purchase requisition, the account, number of inspection call, and date when passed or rejected. (6) Articles received by shipment shall be tagged or marked with the name of the ship or navy yard from which received, the account, bureau, and number of invoice. Articles manu- 1152. Every article manufactured at a navy yard shall, after factured in navy approval by the head of the department to which it pertains, be yards. turned into store for issue by the general storekeeper. Models of ships. 1153. Models of ships, when completed, shall be taken up on the books of the general storekeeper by invoice and expended "for use." Supplies to be 1154. (1) All supplies purchased with moneys appropriated purchased for for the naval service shall be deemed to be purchased for the the Navy and not for bureaus. Navy and not for any bureau thereof, and these supplies, to Supplies to be kept separate during fiscal year. Accumulation of supplies. gether with all supplies on hand, shall be arranged, classified, (Act of (2) Paragraph 1 does not apply to the appropriations “Increase of the Navy," and for clothing and small stores; the latter is continuous and intended to be self-sustaining. (3) The appropriations for provisions and for coal, equipment, being for specific purposes, may not be used for any other objects. 1155. (1) All supplies purchased during a current fiscal year, not under the naval supply fund, shall, at navy yards and stations, be kept separate from other supplies, and be held by the general storekeeper for consumption in the department for whose use they were intended when purchased. With the exception of supplies purchased under the appropriation "Increase of the Navy," which supplies will be reserved for the purposes designated, and of such as shall have been purchased under special appropriations for specific objects or special work not then com- . pleted, all such supplies remaining on hand at the close of any year shall thereafter be subject to requisitions of heads of departments without regard to the bureau for which they were purchased. Care must be exercised, however, that supplies in store especially adapted to particular uses shall not be drawn indiscriminately nor used for work in which material of a lower grade and less value can be utilized with equal advantage, and in no case shall supplies be drawn out of store except on requisitions to fill specific job orders. (2) Not more than one year's probable demand of supplies shall be carried in stock, and in case of supplies that are liable to deterioration, a six months' supply is sufficient to keep on hand. (3) Supplies purchased for the Naval Academy, are exempted Naval Academy. from the provisions of this article. Supplies for afford facilities Storekeeper to 1156. General storekeepers shall afford every facility to heads to heads of de- of departments for obtaining information and examining supplies on hand. partments. Arrangement 1157. (1) Each bureau, except that of Medicine and Surgery. of prescribed shall arrange its prescribed outfit and allowance of supplies for every ship in a tabulated form, in accordance with the classifica outfits and allowances. 66 tion of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, as to the arrangement of items, under the headings "Equipage" and Supplies." The former shall contain such articles as are objects of charge under Title B, and the latter all other supplies, which will be carried under Title Y. (2) Equipage and supplies pertaining to the Bureau of Equipment which are to be in the charge of the navigator of the ship shall be designated as "Navigator's stores," and be separately grouped in the table arranged by the Bureau of Equipment. (3) Immediately upon their preparation the Paymaster General shall be furnished by the chiefs of bureaus with four copies of the outfit and allowances prescribed. (4) A statement showing what articles in each table are to be Articles to be manufactured by the bureaus, the place of manufacture, and date manufactured. of completion of the same, and in case of a ship being built under contract the articles which are to be furnished with the ship shall be transmitted with the allowance lists, by the bureau concerned, to the Paymaster General. Time of prep fits and allow (5) The prescribed outfit and allowance of supplies for a ship must be prepared during her construction, and fully completed aration of outat least three months before the time when a contract built ship ances. is accepted by the Government or when a navy yard built ship is ready for trial. (6) Three copies of the outfit and allowance list under each bureau shall be furnished by the Paymaster General to the navy yard where the ship is to be fitted out, for the general storekeeper, the head of the yard department concerned, and the head of the ship department concerned, respectively. The general storekeeper upon receiving an outfit and allowance list shall check up in it all articles that are in store and assemble them for issue for the purpose. articles. (7) The commandant shall notify the general storekeeper of Completion of the probable date of completion of articles indicated by the bu- manufactured reaus as "to be manufactured," and of those for which repairs' or alterations have been recommended by the head of department having cognizance thereof, upon authority of the corresponding bureau; but heads of departments are charged with the preparation of the articles, and shall make timely requisitions on the general storekeeper for the necessary material. As soon as such articles are completed, they shall be delivered and invoiced to the general storekeeper, excepting very heavy or bulky articles, which shall remain in charge of heads of departments as unfinished work, under Title Z, until the ship is ready to receive them, when they shall be invoiced to the general storekeeper (Title Z to Title X), who shall in turn invoice them under the proper titles to the heads of departments attached to the ship. In order that the general storekeeper's records may be perfected, heads of departments shall notify him in writing immediately upon the completion of such articles. When the repairs, alterations, or manufacturing are done at another yard, the head of the department in which the work is performed shall furnish this information to the general storekeeper at the yard where the supplies are being assembled. Supplies to be (8) For all articles of outfit and supplies not in store at the yard and not indicated as "to be manufactured," the general purchased. storekeeper at the outfitting yard shall submit purchase requisitions based upon the allowance lists. Supplies to be served. (9) The articles for each ship on her first commission must be marked and re- used only for that ship, unless otherwise specifically ordered by the Paymaster General under the instructions of the Secretary of the Navy. When received or completed, all articles shall be distinctly marked or tagged with the name of the ship. Putting supplies on board. Contract built ships. (10) Supplies shall be put on board ships by the general storekeeper's force; if it is inadequate and the vessels are in commission the commandant shall direct that assistance be given by the crews of the vessels concerned. For a ship not in commission, when the general storekeeper's force is inadequate, the necessary labor to place the outfit and supplies on board shall be furnished by the several departments under whose heads the work shall be done. Articles put on board ship before the arrival of the officers to be charged with their care shall be delivered, when directed by the commandant, to the yard heads of departments concerned, who shall give the general storekeeper receipted store invoices therefor, and be responsible for their safe custody; but all these articles shall be embraced in the summary of store invoices furnished the ship's officers. Completion of (11) As articles are set aside, or reported completed, the genpreparation to be eral storekeeper shall note the fact upon his copy of the allowreported. ance list; and when all the articles are on hand, the fact shall be reported to the Paymaster General, who shall be charged with the duty of seeing that all supplies are furnished at the proper time. (12) In addition to the invoices of the articles furnished from the storehouse to a ship, the general storekeeper shall, for a contract built ship, when first commissioned, invoice to her all articles of equipage and supplies which are shown on the allowance list as furnished in the contract for the vessel, and which are therefore supplied by the contractor. Lists of these articles, showing the quantity of each item supplied, the unit cost, and the total cost, arranged under Titles B and Y, shall, on or before the date when the ship is turned over to the Government, be furnished to him by the inspectors for the several bureaus concerned. These lists shall be prepared by the inspectors and submitted by them to the contractors to have the quantities and costs inserted therein. Reports on allowances. of commission. (13) Captains of ships shall report to the bureaus concerned wherein the allowance lists are deemed to exceed or to fall short of the requirements for ordinary cruising service, and the bureaus shall promptly notify the Paymaster General and those holding copies of the allowance lists of any change to be made. The latter shall make the necessary corrections in their lists, and enter abreast of the correction, over the signature of the officer in charge of the articles, the number and date of the letter authorizing the change, pasting in the back part of the book a copy of the order. Supplies of (14) When a ship goes out of commission, all equipage and ships going out supplies shall be turned in and invoiced to the general storekeeper. The bureaus concerned shall designate the articles of equipage that are to be reserved in store for the recommissioning of the ship. When the complete outfit of a ship placed out of commission is to be kept in store in reserve ready for instant use, such outfit shall, when possible, be stored in a building separate from that in which articles for general issue are kept. (15) When a ship is to be recommissioned, the course here prescribed, as to arrangement of outfits and allowances, requisitions, preparation, reports, etc., shall be pursued. SECTION 2-SHIPMENTS. 1158. (1) Orders for shipments shall be issued only by the Paymaster General, except as provided in article 1211. Orders for shipments. packages for (2) Packages shall be prepared for shipment by the department Preparation of concerned when the general storekeeper's force is not adequate, or shipment. when special packing or crating is necessary. (3) Shipments for navy yards, except medical stores, shall be consigned to general storekeepers, and those for ships to the captains thereof. (4) Articles for more than one ship or department shall not be placed in the same package except under extraordinary circumstances. In such cases each article shall be distinctly tagged, with the name of the ship or department for which intended. (5) Special care must be taken that all packages are in good shipping order. 1159. (1) General storekeepers shall be responsible for the shipment of all stores under their charge by such conveyances as may be furnished and conformably to orders. They shall attend to procuring the custom house documents necessary, in case of shipments to foreign ports. Particular attention should be paid to have the shipments delivered by the terms of the bill of lading at the precise place (navy yard, steamer landing, etc.) to which they are ordered. (2) The rate or amount of freight to be paid and the length of time after arrival before demurrage begins, with the daily rate of demurrage thereafter, shall be explicitly stated in the charter party and bill of lading. (3) Bills of lading shall be numbered serially for each fiscal year and shall particularly state the number and character of the contents of packages of each kind and their exact gross weight and measurement. (4) The bill of lading shall in all cases be made payable to the last carrier, and shall be handled throughout in a manner similar to that followed in ordinary commercial usage. The original bill of lading, when receipted by the carrier, shall be forwarded by the shipper to the consignee who, upon receipt of shipment, shall accomplish and surrender it to the carrier from whom he receives the goods. The original, or any other of the set of bills, when duly accomplished by the consignee, shall be received as evidence that the shipment was made as charged, the vouchers (except in case of shipments abroad or f. o. b. material) to be prepared by the officer making the shipment, care being taken to prevent the possibility of duplicating payments. Bills of lading and other papers. Demurrage. Stores for (5) When stores are forwarded to a fleet or squadron, separate bills of lading shall be prepared for the stores for each vessel, warded to a except when necessary to include those for more than one vessel fleet. on the same bill. Shipment shall, in such cases, be consigned to the fleet or squadron commander. (6) In shipping supplies by government conveyance, the follow- Supplies ing instructions shall be observed: shipped by gov. veyance. (a) The commandant shall inform the general storekeeper of ernment conthe probable date of sailing and the destination of every ship scheduled to sail from the yard under his command. (b) Upon the receipt of such information, the general storekeeper shall, unless irrevocable shipping arrangements have already been made, furnish the commandant with lists of all Naval supply steamers. Stowage of cargo. Making shipments. packages, weights, measurements, etc., of the stores that will be ready for shipment to the port or ports for which the ship or ships are destined. (c) The commandant shall then refer the lists to the commanding officers of the respective ships for statement as to what supplies they may be able to carry, and the commandant shall then decide what shipments are to be made, and shall issue the necessary instructions. Should there be a difference of opinion between the commandant and the commanding officer of a ship as to what stores can be carried as freight, the commandant is authorized to decide the point at issue, and to direct the commanding officer to receive such stores as, in his judgment, are advisable for this method of shipment. 1160. (1) When a supply steamer of the Navy is detailed to carry freight in quantity, the public freight of the ship shall be supplied through the general storekeeper of the yard where the ship is being loaded. Stores that are to go by a supply steamer, and which are not prepared and invoiced by the general storekeeper, shall be delivered to him with the proper invoices by the shippers. Stores belonging to the medical department and to the Marine Corps shall be delivered in care of the general storekeeper and the invoices therefor transmitted through him. (2) The pay officer of the supply steamer shall, under the direction of the captain, be charged with the details of stowage and general supervision of cargo. He shall notify the general storekeeper, through the proper channels, when the vessel is ready to take freight and specify the order in which it is to be stowed. (3) Pay officers of supply steamers shall receipt, subject to verification, for the contents of all packages as shown by the invoices. Discrepancies found when the packages are finally opened shall be subject to an investigation by a duly appointed board, as provided by article 1163, and the consignee shall adjust his books accordingly. 1161. The general method prescribed for issues to ships at navy yards shall be pursued in making shipments to general storekeepers, to ships in commission not at a navy yard, and to ships under construction at private shipyards, the store invoices, summaries, and record books being practically the same in form and embracing the same data. Duty of officer 1162. The officer receiving stores by shipment shall endorse receiving stores such receipt upon the bills of lading, stating over his signature by shipment. the condition of the supplies, and surrender one of them to the carrier from whom he receives the goods, which bill shall be received as evidence of delivery. In the event of there being any loss or damage, the endorsement must fully show the character and amount of such loss or damage, in order that proper deductions may be made by the officer drawing up the bill for freight. An accomplished bill of lading shall be returned to the general storekeeper who shipped the supplies. Shipment to be compared 1163. (1) When any shipment is received, it shall be immediately compared with the bill of lading, and should the packages with bill of lad- bear the least evidence of having been opened and tampered with ing. while in transit, the fact shall be immediately reported to the commandant, who shall direct that they be opened and checked in the presence of the board of survey. Where there is no external evidence of loss, and articles are found, on opening the packages, to be missing, the fact shall, in like manner, be reported to the |