2015 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces (Sections 101 - 18506)
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps (Sections 5001 - 7921)
Part II - Personnel (Sections 5401 - 6522)
Chapter 555 - Administration (Sections 6011 - 6036)
Sec. 6031 - Chaplains: divine services
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 555 - ADMINISTRATION Sec. 6031 - Chaplains: divine services |
| Contains | section 6031 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 378; Pub. L. 86-140, Aug. 7, 1959, 73 Stat. 288. |
| Statutes at Large References | 64 Stat. 146 73 Stat. 288 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 86-140 |
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(a) An officer in the Chaplain Corps may conduct public worship according to the manner and forms of the church of which he is a member.
(b) The commanders of vessels and naval activities to which chaplains are attached shall cause divine service to be performed on Sunday, whenever the weather and other circumstances allow it to be done; and it is earnestly recommended to all officers, seamen, and others in the naval service diligently to attend at every performance of the worship of Almighty God.
(c) All persons in the Navy and in the Marine Corps are enjoined to behave themselves in a reverent and becoming manner during divine service.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 378; Pub. L. 86–140, Aug. 7, 1959, 73 Stat. 288.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6031(a) | 34 U.S.C. 95. | R.S. 1397. |
| 6031(b) | 34 U.S.C. 266 (1st sentence). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §7(d), 64 Stat. 146. |
| 6031(c) | 34 U.S.C. 266 (2d sentence). | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §7(e), 64 Stat. 146. |
| 6031(d) | 34 U.S.C. 96. | R.S. 1398. |
In subsection (c) the words "and in the Marine Corps" are added to execute the definition of "Navy" in section 1, article 1, of the Act of May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 64 Stat. 146.
AMENDMENTS1959—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 86–140 repealed subsec. (d) which required each chaplain to report annually to the Secretary of the Navy the official services performed by him.
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