The age-herald., 1898-08-23

the officers and men who ever belonged to the organization.
 Discharge certificates will be prepared for every officer and man present and ab- sent, except absent officers and men held in service by proper authority and desert- CTS. The certificates will be delivered to regimental and company commanders.
 Discharge from the volunteer service in the case of all absentees (except in special cases) will take effect on the date of mus ter out of the organization.
 In the case of enlistment, men absent who, on account of sickness, are unable to join their commands, the discharge cer- tiicates with carefully prepared descrip- tive lists of account of pay and clothing giving the address 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 sol- der will be officially notified to apply by letter to the paymaster-general of the army for final payment.
 Officers absent from any cause, will be furnished discharge tickets (unless specially reserved to serve) and will be notified to apply to the paymaster-general
 
 clement of their accounts.
 As a rule, the muster-out of organiza- tions and their final payment will take place at the state or regimental rendez- vous, except when otherwise ordered by the war department. The preparation and completion of the muster-out rolls, returns and papers, and the inspection and trans fer of public property to the officers of the supply department of the army. except as hereinafter provided, will take place before the. organization is ordered to its state. The only property that will be allowed to be retained until muster-qut, unless otherwise ordered by the mastering officer is the rifes vartridge belts, cups, canteens, meat cans knives, forks and spoons nec- essary medical supplies and tent equipage, the colors and the regimental and company records.
 Regimental Rendezvous
 The supply departments concerned will arrange through the chief commissary and chief quartermaster's department within which the state rendezvous is located for meals, camp grounds, shelter, transporta- tion and quartermaster's supplies for the time of the encampment of the organiza- tion with the state or regimental rendez- vous.
 As soon as the muster-out rolls have been fully and satisfactorily completed 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 required to transfer the organ ization to its state rendezvous, the mak- ing of physical examination of officers, men, etc.
 As soon after the arrival of the organi- zation at its state rendezvous as possible the physical examination of all officers and men will be made before muster-out and payment so as to facilitate the settlement of pension claims that may be made on account of disability incurred in the Unit ed States service and to protect the rights of persons who may be entitled to the ben- cfits of the pension laws as well as to guard the interests of the government.
 Provision is made for turning over to proper officers, records, colors, ordua uances, etc., belonging to the troops to be muster ed, also as to their final payment.
 The troops will be allowed to retain cer- tain property, such as rifles and other equipment, by paying stipulated price for the same.