The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-22
OPINIONS ON GRAND ARMY RULES.
BY PAST coMnANDER-1N-cH1Ey R. B. BEArg

BY PAST CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEF R. B. BEArH
tNoTICE.-Inquries on Grand Army matters of
general interest and proper for publication will bE
answered in this column by Past Communicating
Chief Beath. 1t will be of course understood that
such answers are simply personal or in the way Of
advice which one eOmrade may properly give an
other: Questions requiring official answers must
DE submitted % the proper authorities.
STATE TROOPS.
G. ". G., Ravenna, Mo, submits question as 10
the eligibility to membership in the GA of State
troops who had served six months Under the orders
of U. s. General officers in the same service as
Regular soldiers. but had received no Individual
discharges.
1t seems strange that troops whososerved should
not have received discharges. G. w. G. Is recon-
mended to obtain official decision by application
to Department Headquarters
POST CHARTER.
". H @. asks if Post loses its charter by are and
fails to have duplicate issued, il legally set 50
a Post. VIII any all of its acts after such de-
struction of its charter, be valid? If its officers
during such time collect moneys (of the POST. foI
which they fail to account, is there any remedys
VII C. can very easily test the question by
promptly bringing charges against any officers who
have embezzled moneys of the Post, as it Is his
duty to do if the facts as he states.
The destruction of the charter by fire does not In
any degree affect acts of the Post that are IL them
selves legal.
A Past P. c. has been elected Representative to
the department Encampnlent, of which be is also .
member by virtue of his Past Commanders posi-
ton. How can the Post Prevent the loss of a vote
In the Encampment?
The Department Commander must assume thas
the Post knew what it doing that it desired J.
G. to serve it only Representative.
When the roll is called J. c. must respond as 9
Representative. He cannot choose to be absent as
Representative and present Past p G. to gain q
vote for his Post but the Post must be held to the
consequences of its acts in electing him.
J. C. could easily solve the knot by resiguIng as
Representative and thus allow his successor to be-
elected and placed properly the roll by notice to
Department Headquarters.
MEMBERS OF DISBANDED POSTS.
A Post is disbanded and after some years two
good standing the other in bad standing at the
time of the dissolution of their Post How can
they join?
The comrade who was in good standing at tho
time of the dissolution receive transfer FROM
the A. A. G. at Department Headquarters Sec. L
Art. ", Chap. ii, r. and II.
The comrade in arrears must pay into the De-
partment treasury the amount he owed the Post,
and then receive transfer card enabling him 60
join. See Opinion AZ, Dec. IS, 1872, or Par. IIie
Blue Book.
Comrade B. states that he is a member of Post
In Ohio but resident in Illinois, and ashzs now
he may Join with "a new Post now about to be or
ganized in the town where he lives.
CoInrade b. can sign the application for charter,
but before being mustered as member Of the new
Post he must have transfer from the Post 70
which he belongs.