Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-22

the officers under whom they are serving,
and when such men are ordered to be mus
tered out ION detachment muster-out rolls)
the proper officers will prepare and sign
the discharge certificates after the medical
examination has been had as provided for
in paragraph of this order.
IL Officers absent from any cause will be
furnished discharge certificates (unless spe-
cially held to service) and will be notified
TO apply to the paymaster general for GER
t.f1cateS of Observation-Disclosures and settlement
| OF their accounts.
10. In the cases of enlisted men absent
sick and of officers absent on muster out
| of organizations. the required examination
Will be made under special instructions to
| be issued by the adjutant general of the
army.
Place of Mustering Ont.
20. As rule. the muster out of organiza
tons and their final payment will take pace
at the state or regimental rendezvous, ex-
cspt when otherwise ordered by the War
Department The preparation and compile
ton Of tho muster-out rolls returns and
papers. and the inspection and transfer of
public property to the officers of the sup
| ply departments 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 out, unless other
wise ordered by the mastering. officer, Is
| the rifles, cartridge belts, cups. canteens,
| meat cans, knives, forks and spoons neces-
sary medical supplies and tent equlpage,
the colors and the regimental and company
records.
81 The supply departments concerned
will arrange through the chief commissary
and chief quartermaster of the department
within which the state rendezvous is To-
Gated for meals, camp ground, shelter.
trans portation and qLartermasters' supplies
for the time of the encampment OF the or
| ganization at the state or regimental rem
devious.
90. As soon as the rluster-out rolls have
been fully and satisfactorily completed. the
mastering officer at the place of departure
will fill in the data of the muster out as of
a date ten days later (the probable time
necessarily required to transiec The organi-
cation to its state rendezvous the making
of the physical examination OF officers ana
men, etc), and forward al once by regis
tered mail two copies to the paymaster
designated to make the ffna! payment, and
the remaining three copies of the rolls to
the mastering officer at the state rencez-
youS.
To Be Sent to State Rendezvous.
o. The duties with which mastering
officers and officers of the supply depart
ments of the army are charged by this
order will be so Systematically performed
that the organization can proceed to its
state rendezvous without delay for which
be provided freed from all property
countability, except that mentioned in par
agraph 20; with all rolls, returns and pa
pers completed to date in order to avoid I'M
necessary delay when it reaches its home
station in carrying out the following in
StructionS
IL. AS soon after the arrival Of the or
ganiZation at its state rendezvous as pos
sible the physical examination OF all officers
and men will be made, before muster-out
and payment.
Physical Examination of Officers and
Men.
1. To facilitate the settlement of pension
claims that may be made on account of dis
ability incurred in the United States serv-
Ice and TO protect the rights of persons VINO
may be entitled to the benefits of the PEN
sion laws as well as to guard the interests
Of the government, 1t is ordered that
thorough physical examination be made of
all officers and enlisted men of volunteers,
except general officers and officers of the
general staff, Immediately prior to their
muster out of service or discharge. For
this purpose blank form will be supplied
by the adjutant general Of the army
2. When an organization is about to be
mustered out of the service each omcer
and enlisted man will be required by MS
company other commanding officer to
answer the questions on the blank form
Declaration of person to be mustered
out" which. when completed. will be sign
ed by him and duly witnessed by said
officer. This officer will then make the re-
CURED certificate. which follows the decla-
ration, based upon the official records of
the organization and on his personal knowi-
edge of the facts in the case.
g. When the physical examination papers
of the officers and men of a company or
other organization are so far completed,
they will be given to the mastering officer,
who will cause the physical examination to
be made and said papers to be completed
by a medical officer of the regular army
whenever the services of such officer
are available, and when not, then by
medical officer Of volunteers not belonging
to the organization of which the officers
and men are members.
4. The mastering officer will report to
the adjutant general of the army any per-
son under examination who claims to have
disability Of which the medical officer
can find no evidence. or claims to have a
disability incurred in line of duty whereas
the medical officer is of the opinion that
the disability was not so incurred, such
person will not be discharged until after
he shall have been examined by board of
three medical officers, to be convened by
the adjutant general of the army, which
will make a full report of the case in ac-
cordance with the terms of this order IF
the medical officers fail to agree with re-
gard to the case, separate minority re-
port will be made by the dissenting officer
D. Upon completion of the medical exami-
natlon the papers In the case will be turned
over TO the mastering officer, who will for
ward them with the muster-out rolls TO
the adJutant general of the army
Records and Colors.
u. The physical examination having been
completed. the regimental and company
records and blanks and the coIors will he
packed and marked, showing the orpan;za-
ton to which they pertain, and forwarded
to the adjutant general of the army the
day before the muster out and payment
takes place. On the same day or earlier.
as may be deemed advisable by the mus
terlns oHcer, the ordnance and other pub