The New York herald., 1870-03-28


ments to employees OF the government, is, by direc-
ton of the Secretary OF War; published for the nfor
nation Of all concerned The rules therein lad down
TO govern payments for service viii hereafter
appy to payments tor continuation OF quarters and
fuel:-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.. }
SECOND COMPTROLIER's OFFICE,y
WASHINGTON, March /, 1864.
employees of the government having been construed
in many cases to operate agans the the
plicablc In all payments made hereafter:-
durason. lion % y eae and
the pay tables having for convenience subdvided each
months Of thirty days each the full salary BY law
Ing az they are by law to be Of equal length other
q TO conform ith the song greater
racy in computation and to save the trouble and delay Of
putting the time Of service Of goSernment ocers and em
oyeS thirty days win be assumed the length Of each and
For al nona's servcs performed By persons employed
ton or yearly salary, If paid in regular monthly b.
monthly nstaments Payments will be made at such spu-
the months paid Tor may contain ,....,,
ate day of the month and thus embraces only fractional
part thereof thirty days VIII be assumed to constitute the en-
thereof bo twenyegh twentynine thirty or thrty-one
s. When hc service terminates Intermediate day of
the month and hence embraces out fractional part thereof
dered N such fractional part OF month viii be allowed IN
g. For in calculating embracing two
MONTHS or months, fraction will b.
made Thus from the 21s OF September TO the 25th OF NO
vember inclusive, will be oaleuatedrom 2st of septem-
Der TO Uh Of October Inclusive month from October
81 to November 60 inclusive another months and from zs
to 25th November, inclusive five days-making TWO months
and hve uaya
4 When two fractions of months any account for
SERVICE both together being less than whole month"; from
the 2st of August the 10th OF September the calculation
of time viii be from August Fl 10 30, inclusive ignoring the
3st days. lst to the 10th September ncu
daysmakng the time TO be paid for twenty
8. Service commencing in February VIII be calculated
though that month contained thirty days. thus from Febru
10 end OF month"; Inclusive ten days Will be allowed,
though the acua time be but eight or nine days prosied
that when service the last day or February
payment wiz be made for only one day In that month
g. The foregoing rules do not apply to Communication OF r
tons to laborers employed AT diem allowance 10
computing them the actual number OF days to be ascer
tanned and allowed.
TO- Laborers employed by the month and actually perform
ing their r days labor the 3ls day OF month VIII be
paid for that day.
H. Soldiers rendering little service the day OF
lsment discharge both by the government
The day of enlistment therefore, Will hereafter DO
allowed, and the day OF discharge excluded.
Il. individual pay and company and stat pay
rolls should digtncty specify tho exact time during which
officers actually rendered service under authority enng to
pay in the grade for which pay Ia claimed
M When hereafter rendered for service stated
been performed from even date to another
clearly by OF the account thai the
deIed was "iEclusive" OF both.
}. NJ. BRODHEAD, Comptroller.
BY command OF GENERAL SHERMAN.
E. ID. TOWNSEND. Adiutant General.