Smyrna times., 1865-07-12

make full and true record of the examination in
each case. And all members of such boards of ex
animation SHALL before proceeding to the discharge
i t"eir uuties as hereIn provided swear or affirm
uallty, and with sole view 70 the qualifications of
the person or persons to be examined and thai tbev
VIII not dVulge the vote of any member npon the
! them ' 'Pf0"' ''io'0
Sec ,. And be it further enacted. That sncb bo,rds
OF examination shall be convened under th, drnc,;,n
OF the Secretary OF War, by the Quartcrnaster Gen
o'di the CommSSary General of Subsistence and
'''e dy master General at convenient places; and
gehefai rules OF examination and standard of DUAL
lncItons shall be prescribed by said officers, subject
TO the approval of the Secretary of War pnd sI, II
be published in general ORDERS
sec. 8. And be ii further enacted That after such
genera orders shall have been published for six,v
uays, II any officer who shall be ordered before
board OF examiners under the provisions of This act
Sha la lor thirty days, after receiving such special
oiuel' 10 report himself as directed, all his pay and
allowances shall cease and be forfeited until he does
appear ana report for examination; aud if he shall
sun thereafter aIl for further period Of thirty davs
so 70 appear he shall thereupon be dropped from tho
rolls OF the army: Provided, ho,cerer. That if sncb
ialiufe 10 appear and report shall have been occa
s,oneu oy wounds or sickness, other physical dis
ability then there shall be no forfeiture Of nav until
thlrty days after such disability has been removed;
out u ~ sixty days after the disability is removed
Tue ohcer shall not report himstf he shall then bp
cropped from the rolls as in other cases.
Sec. A. And be it further enacted. That ;f tho
BOARD OF examination shall report that anv officer
does not possess the requisite business qualifications
tley snail forward the record of the examination o
such oihcer to the head of the bureau to which he
may belong, and II the head of such bureau shall an
prove the finding and report of the board h, sh IL
otWard lile same through the Secretary OF War tp
the President of the United States, and If tine Pr,si
uent SNAIL Confirm the the oIicp. so iaug
III MS examination shall, il commIs soucd be dis
missed from the service with one months nav and
II not yet coumis ssloncd his appointment shall b.. re-
Voked, Aud # the board shall report tn at any ni
Ger iaIIS To pass satisfactory examination bv rea
sou OF Intrmperancc, gambling, or other imnoraIty
ana II the head OF the bureau shall approve the find
ing and report of the board, and the same heinz,
communicated, as before provided to the President
ana confirmed by him, then such officer sha be dis
missed from the service without pay, aud shall moi
oc permitted to rc-enter the service as an jlicer
iFoCided, That such dismissal sh Ill moi relieve him
from il0i!Ity under existing laws lOr any offence he
may bavc committed.
Sec, ;. And be it further enacted That the boards
not examination shall forward all their ,rds of
iminaIon to the heads of the bureaus TO which tLcv
iPPertan, and such records shall be filed in the pro
per bureaus with suitable index; and anv off; Ger
VINO may desire it shall be entitled to receive copv
'i the record in his upon PAYING the cost
Of copying the same.
Approved, June 2j, 1854.