The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-02
CLUSTERING OUT RULES.
How the Troops Will Be Dis
charged From Service.

Washington, D.. c., Aug. 25.-Adju-
tant General Corbin has issued an or
der governing the mastering out of
volunteers. 1t goes into the duties of
officers in detail. The following are
more important features of the order:
Only officers of the regular army will
be detailed by the war department to
muster out troops.
TIC avoid expense to the government
and hardships and annoyances to in
%dividuals concerned, by unavoidable
delays that will occur in the final pay
ment of officers and enlisted men absent
from their commands on muster out,
commanding officers will make every
effort to effect the return of all alb
s%entees apd detachments prior to mus
ter out of the organization.
Officers who at any time were re-
sponsible for public property of any de-
%scription must obtain certificates of
non-indebtedness before their fnal
payment can be made.
Officers who have not at any time
been responsible for public property will
be required to furnish the mastering
officer with their afidavits to that ef-
feet. 8
All officers will be held to a strict
accountability for the discipline of their
commands and the preservation of pub
lie property.
Mastering officers are empowered to
prefer charges against any officers who
NEGLECT in anv mannar to toLa tbo ,ro
per measures to insure the government
against loss of property, or to keep
their commands together and under
proper discipline.
DISCHARGE CERTIFICATES.
The supply departments of the army
will continue to furnish organizations
with needful supplies until late Of
final payment and discharge.
All persons borne on h muster-in
and on all other muster rolls and all
who have joined or belonged to the or
ganization at my time since it's muster
in, must be accounted for on the mus
ter-out roll, which is required to be a
complete record of all the officers and
men who ever belonged to the organiza-
ton.
Discharge certificates will be prepar-
ed for every officer and man present
and absent, except absent officers and
men held in service by proper author
ity, and deserters. The certificates will
be delivered to the regimental and
company commanders.
WHEN TAKES EFFECT.
The discharge from the United States
volunteer service in the case of all alb
sentees Except in special cases. will
take effect on the date of muster out
of the organization.
In case of enlisted men absent, who
on account of sickness, are unable to
join their commands, the discharge
certificates, with carefully prepared de-
scriptive lists of account Of pay and
clothing, giving the address of the SOL
der, will be given to the mastering
officer for transmission with the mus
ter-out rolls to the adjutant general Of
the army, and the soldier will be Off
cially notified to apply by letter to the
paymaster general of the army for final
payment.
Officers absent from any cause will be
furnished discharge certificates (unless
specially held to service) and will be
notified to apply to the paymaster gen.
eral for certificates of Observation-Disclosures
and settlement of their accounts.
TAKE PLACE AT HOME.
AS a rule, the muster out of organ
izations and their final payment will
take place at the state or regimental
rendezvous, except When otherwise or
dered by the war department.
The preparation and completion of
the muster-out rolls, returns and pa
pers, and the inspection and transfer
or 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 Oh properts that viii be al
lowed to be retained until muster-out,
uE!f SO otherwise ordered by til .smuster-
ing officer, are the rifles, cartridge belts,
cups, canteens, meat cans, knives, forks
and spoons, necessary medical supplies
and tent equippage, the eolors and the
regimental and company records.
The supply departments concerned
will arrange through the chief commits
sary and chief quartermaster of the de-
partment within which the state rem
devious is located for meals, camp
ground, shelter, transportation and
quartermaster's supplies for the time
OF the encampment of the organization
at the state or regimental rendezvous.