Daily national Republican., 1863-12-03
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
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WAN DEPARTMENT,
ADJurASr GENERALS OTricE,
WARRINGTON, row. u, 1858

| ApJurASr GENERALS OTricE, !
WARRINGTON, row. 10, 1883
Genera, Orders, No. asa.
The following revised order 10 published for the
suidance Of Mustering and Disbursing Oficers In
relation to their expenditure, from the sppropria-
tion for collecting, drilling, and organizing vol
unteers," and all previous orders or regulations
conflicting Herewith are hereby revoked:
| l. In organizing new regiments Of volunteers-
or companies, II they are independent ones-the
necessary transportation, As well As subsistence
Of the recruits prior 10 the completion Of the
ganization, will be chargesble against the appro.
priation for collecting, drilling and org snizins
volunteers y or should regiment fail to complete
orgs1izaon until the recruits for the said rcgi-
ment arc transferred TO or consolidated with an
other organization. After the organization Of the
regiments Is complete and they have bcen inspect
ed by the Mastering Officer for the state or distric
transportation will be provided by the Quarter
masters Department and subsistence by the Sub.
! ti'tcnce Department.
IT, All passes for transportation by railroad will
fully explain, In the case OF officers, the necessity
for the journey and the nature of the &C. vice; In
| tho case Of enlisted men the number OF recruits,
their company and regime I, and whether prior or
subsequent to muster-in Of the organization to
which, the recruits belong, or, II tho recruits be for
an old organization, whether prior or subsequent
to the mus'cr.in Of the recruits themselves. A
complete statement OF these facts is necessary to
settle satisfactorily the accounts of railroad COM
panies.
III. The certificate to all vouchers for trans
portation by private conveyance must state that
the prices charged wee the current rates OF tho
place where the expense was incurred; also that
transportation by railroad or steamboat could not
be obtained. The vouchers must be approved by
the Superintendent Of the Volunteer Recruiting
Service or Chief Mastering and Disbursing On
Ger Of the district and show that the expenditure
was incurred for recruits Of old organizations
prior to muster, or OF new regiments prior to com.
pete organization, or for Officers and enlisted men
travelling under orders on the recruiting service
alter having been assigned to duty by the supcrin.
tendent. The number OF men, their company and
regiment, the number Of miles travelled, and ate
per mile, will In each case be specified, as In passes
for railroad transportation.
~. Subsistence for recruiting parties detailed
from regiments In the field and for recruits OF egi.
ments already organized will be provided by the
Subsistence Department.
V. Recruiting parties and recruits, both OF old
and new organizations, will be quartercd at the
rendezvous, If possible; but when convenience and
economy require 1t, contract for lodgings may be
m m'de by the Superintendent or The chief Mu,iering
and Dsbursing Officer Of the district, not to exceed
10 cents per night for each man. The rent OF rem
dezvous, recruiting offices, and accounts for lodg-
inss will be paid fom the appropriation for "col-
lecting, drilling, and organizing volunteers" when
approved by the Superintendent, but not other
wise.
VI Subsistence for new organization, AS specified
in paragraph OF this order, will be furnished
under contracts made by or under the direction of
the superintendent, subject to the approval OF
The Provost Marsh.l General.
VII. All vouchers for subsistence viii be ac-
companed by an abstract OF Issues, (see Forms II,
Subsistence Department, Army Regulations ofissI,
and 10, OF Army Regulations, 1859 certified by the
ofiicer ordering the issues. In the column OF 70
make the company and regiment to which the re.
cruits belong will be stated. The vouchers will
specify the date Of contract, by whom made and
approved, and be supported by a certificate OF the
superintendent or Disbursins officer ordering the
issues thst the expense necessary for the pub
lo service for troops raised for the United States
that the recruits charged for were present At the
time the orders for rations were signed, according
to the morning report Of the ofncer In charge that
they were actually enlisted prior to the date char
god for and that the regimental organiz alton was
not complete at the date OF the account.
VIII. All Disbursing oficers authorized to pur-
chase public property from the appropriation for
" collecting, drilling and organizing volunteers"
will be held strictly accountable for every article
purchased, end the property must be accounted for
as required by paragraphs s62 and 1910, Army Reg
ulations Of 1861, iu order that the accounts may
pass to the credit Of the officer making the pur-
chases.
TX. In addition to knives, forks, tin plates, and
tin cups, authorized In General Orders, No. 10, of
1881, spoons will be allowed to volunteers.
X. superlntendcnts OF the Volunteer Recruiting
Service and Chief Mastering and Disbursing On
will In future be more careful In their insruc
tions to recruiting officers under their direction
as 1t is believed that large amount Of money has
been improperly expended by them In good faith
and through ignorance Of the Regulations which
cannot be reimbursed. II should be understood
that they have no right to incur expenses without
proper authority and no authority to expend
money on account OF the United States for recruits
In their charge, except In cases Of extreme emer-
goncy, when the vouchers therefor should FULLY
explain the necessity, be approved by the supern-
tendsnt, and presented for payment before the re-
cruitng officer leaves the state. Advance bounties
and premiums will under no circumstances be paid
by recruiting officers.
NI. All expenses incurred on account OF recruits
thereafter enlisted by recruiting officers, either
for old or new regiments) who shall be rejected
after medical Inspection for obvious disability
erisfng al ths time cfm tniisnlent will be charged
the muster.in roll opposite the name OF the on
Ger enlistiDg them, and stopped from any nay
which may thereafter be due him from the Gov
ernmcnt.
XlI Returns OF property In charge Of recruiting
officers should be forwarded monthly to the Super
intendent or Chief mastering and Disbursing Off,
Ger OF the district for examination and approval,
and transmitted by them to the Provost Marshal
General soon rs practicable after the expiration
OF the month for which they may be due.
XIII. All vouchers for communication of quarters
and fuel OF recruiting officers detailed In accord
ancc with General Orders Nos. lo5, Of 1851, and 8,
Of 1862, must be accompanied-lst, by a certified
copy OF the original order detailing them; Cd, by
the order OF the Superintendent assigning them to
duty, or his certificate that they have been SO as
signed; also a copy Of the order relieving them
from duty, with the final accounta.) Tho certifi-
Gates prescribed In Form ~, Quartermasters De-
partmcnt, Army Regulations, must in all cases be
signed by the proper oficers, or the accoznts will
not be allowed.
BY order OF the Secretary OF War
L. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutsnt General.
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