The Forrest City times., 1898-08-26


 WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.--Adjt. Gen. Corbin has issued an order governing the mastering out of volunteers. It goes into the duties of officers in de- tail. The following are the more inn portant features of the orders:
 Only ocffiers of the regular arm, will be detailed by the war depart ment to muster out troops.
 To avoid expense to the government and hardships and annoyances to in- dividusls concerned by unavoidable delay that will occur in the final pay ment of officers and enlisted men ab- sent from their commands on muster out, commanding officers will make every effort to effect the return of all absentees and attachments prior to muster out of organization.
 Officers who at any time were re- sponsible for public property of any description must obtain certificates of non-indebtedness before their final payment can be made.
 Officers who have not at any tirae been responsible for public property will be required to furnish the muster ing officer with their affidavits to that effect.
 Officers to Be Held to . Strict Accounts
 bility.
 All officers will be held to strict accountability for the discipline of their commands and the preservation of public property. Mastering officers are empowered to prefer charges against officers who neglect in any manner to take the proper measures to nsure the government against loss of property or to keep their commands together and under proper discipline.
 All persons borne on the muster-in and on all other muster rolls, and all who have joined or belonged to the organ ization at any time since it's muster-in, must be accounted for on the muster out roll, which is required to be com- piete record of all the officers and men who ever belonged to the organization
 Discharge certificates will be pre- pared for every officer and man pres ent and absent, except absent officers and men held in service by proper au- thority, and deserters. The certificates will be delivered to the regimental and company commanders.
 Discharge to Take Effect on Date of Mus
 ter Out.
 The discharge from the United States volunteer service in the case of all ab- sentees(except in special cases) will take effect on the date of muster-out of the organization. In the case of enlisted men absent, who, on account of sick ness are unable to join their com mands, the dicharge certificates, with carefully prepared descriptive lists of account of pay and clothing, giving the addresses of the soldier, will be given to the mastering officer for trans mission with the muster-out rolls to the adjutant general of the army, and the soldier will be officially notified to apply by letter to the paymaster gen. eral of the army for final payment.
 Officers absent from any cause will be furnished discharge certificates (un- less specially held to service), and will be notified to apply to the paymastec- general for certificates of non-indebt- SOASSS uhA oCtblCA1Cnt Ol IutlE dc. counts.
 At State or Regimen tai Rendezvous.
 As rule the muster-out of organiza- tions and their final payment will take place at the state or regimental rem dezvous, except when otherwise or- dered by the war department The preparation and completion of the muster-out rolls, returns and papers. and the inspection and transfer ot public property to the officers of the supply departments of the army. except as hereinafter provided, will take place before the organization is ordered to its state The only prop erty that will be allowed to be re- talned until muster out, unless other wise ordered by the mastering officer, are the rifles, cartridge belts, cups, canteens, meat cans, knives, forks and spoons, necessary medical supplies and tent equippage, the colors and the regi- mental and company records.
 The supply departments concerned will arrange, through the chief con- mlssary and chief quartermaster of the department, wherein the state
  rendezvous is located for meals, camp ground, shelter, transportation and quartermasters supplies for the time of the encampment of the organiza. ton at the state or regimental rendez- vous
 VIII Allow Ten Days for Transfer.
 As soon as the muster-out rolls have been fully and satisfactorily com. pieted, the mastering officer at the place of departure will fill in the date of the muster out as of date ten days later, the probable time necessarily re- quired to transfer the organization to It's state rendezvous, the making of the physical examination of officers and tnen, etc.
 As soon after the arrival of the or- ganlzation at its state rendezvous as possible the physical examination of all officers and men will be made be- lore muster out, and payment so as to iacllltate the settlement of pension claims that may be made on account