National Republican., 1873-10-06
loHRICIAL.l
WAn DHrARrMEkr.)
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WAR DHrARrMEErl
ApJurANr aEsEaAL's OTYIcK,
WAsHisafos. september ., ls7a
/. Every deserier shall forfeit all pay and al |
lowances due at the time OF desertion. The au- |
thorized stoppages and nnes due At time OF de- |
sertion snail be deducted from the arrears OF
pay. II the stoppages and Ones are greater than |
the arrears OF pay, the balance Will be deducted
from pay due alter apprehension.
The company commander wiz IN every case oe
careful TO note upon the nrst muster rolls after
apprehensi8 all Of the data necessary to a CON-
plets settlement by the paymaster Of the SOL
deIs scooaat rem n @ aaae o. , as. Paymen IN. nn.
the contemplated settlement be made.
The required data should include date Of last
s. bs S sss os
count Of clothing, retained pay, &c.; unsatisned
nnes and forfetures under sentences prior to
de.eron dues 70 ine gnted Sses aate rS q
ii. fGs above regulation Is announced as q
substitute for paragraph 1888 Of army I Ieguls-
ity in the execution Of said paragraph by officers
| concerned.
| 1873. can accrue 70 the benent OF q soldier who
| has deserted st any time during his enlistment.
Desertion slao wNks forfeiture Of all pay re-
tained prior 70 apprehension under acts In force
| previous 10 that above cited.
The only retained ps which can os credited
Sssn that wncs sys
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sion and prior TO July !, 1879, me date at which
| the act above cited took effect.
~. Company commsnd.rs .s WI aiways place
| and apprehension, II the soldier has ever de-
serted during his period Of enlistment.
10 any question Of doubt n to dssertion, the
decision OF the War Department will be obtained
/ from the Ad1utAnt General OF the Army.
BY order OF the secretary OF War.
| L. D. TowssEsD, Adjutant General.
c,,cu,., TREASURY prp.nrxysrJ
SECOND conrraoLLEH's oyyIoz.
This once would call the attention Of Naval
| Disbursing Ofi1cers and others TO the following
extracts from letter OF the honorable Secretary
on and after the date Of this circular the Ac-
counting Onicers will not allow any credits for
disbursements made In violation OF Instructions
herein contained;
WAsnIsoros. Ausustb. is1s )
SIR u appears that the purchases o.
to were made directly by the Bureau OF Equip
| ment and Recruiting, In accordance with the
book OF allowance. with the notifications there.
| Of issued In ls6s. The approval OF the Chief OF
| the Bureau Of Equipment and Recruiting Is the
proper evidence that the purchases conform In
quantity, alality and price 70 me general order
| his guidance, aud for conformity TO which he
must be held directly responsible. 70 the Depart
master, however, vary materially from the re-.
| quirements Of the table OF allowances, such
variation should he noted In the bills and II must
be done upon ,he authority o. some general or
produced or referred To a. the authority for such
variation or excess.
The other purchases, which appear TO have
been irregularly made, were made IN accordance
with long continued practice OF the Department,
| and for that reason the Department approves
them for the past. In future however, no pur-
| chases will be approved by the Department, ex-
cept such as are made directly by the bureaus or
by the purchasing paymasters OF the various
stations.
The chiefs OF the bureaus are authorized by
| law TO contract and purchase directly, but this
| authority belongs only TO the bureaus them
selves, and does not extend 70 the officers repre-
| senting them at the various yards and stations.
With regard to the subscriptions for news
| papers, the Department, Tor the same reasons
assigned 10 the case OF the Irregular purchases
made, but no subscriptions will hereafter be
made e, w!.hou.! the expires. authority Of the De
Very respectfully, &C.,
GEO. N. HOBRsoN
Secretary Of the Navy.
HpH. j. NJ BTodh.ad, SseoHd coS,piroii~ " hs Tsas.
Tie attention OF Dlsburslng onicers Is called
TO the regulation OF the Accounting Oficers on
the subject OF extraneous credits. All credits
for differences OF pay on account OF promotions
or length Of service must be refened 10 the
Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury for settlement.
A strict observance OF this rule Is necessary TO
PayInasters are Instructed to render all bills
and cash vouchers In detail, I. q, q wing the
weights, measures, or numbers OF the articles
purchased, and the prices paid.
IL appears that Dlsburslng Onlcers are In the
practice OF paying bills for gas consumed In the
private houses OF Onicers stationed at lnd living
ia the different Navy Yards. There is 40 IHfh0r-
ity ~ LdIr for such expenditure, and hereai er all
vouchers in payment OF gas bills must brtr the
certificate Of the Disbursing oficer that they are
for the consumption Of gas In public oficts and
JIM. BRopnEAD, Comptroller,