The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-08-27
OUR BRAVE Volunteers.
An Order from Maj.-Gen. Corbin
Governing Their Muster
Out of the Service.
PROVISIONS MADE FOR ABSENTEES.
Only Onncers OF the Regular Army VIII
Be Detailed by the War Department.
for Muster-Out Duty-Provisions Made
for Every Probable Exigency of the
Service.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Adjt. Zen.
Corbin has issued an order governing
the mastering out of volunteers. Il
goes into the duties of officers in de-
tail. The following are the more i'm
portant features of the orders:
Only ocfiers of the regular army
will be detailed by the war depart
ment to muster out troops
To avoid expense to the government
and hardships and annoyances to in
dividuals concerned by unavoidable
delay that will occur in the final pay
ment of officers and enlisted men abb
sent from their commands on muster
out, commanding officers will make
every effort to effect the return of all
absentees and detachments prior to
muster out of organization.
Officers who at any time were re-
sponsible for public property OF any
description must obtain certificates Of
Observation-Disclosures before their final
payment can be made.
Officers who have not at any time
been responsible for public property
will be required to furnish the muster.
ing officer with their afidavits to hat
effect.
Ofhcers to Be Held to a strict Accounta-
biIIty.
All officers will be held to a 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
insure the government against loss OF
property or to keep their commands
together and under proper discipline.
All persons borne on the muster-in
ando on al 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 a 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 lake Enect on OATS of Mus
ter Out.
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 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 ~paymaster-
general for certificates of non-indebt-
edness and settlement of their ac-
counts.
AS a rule the muster-out of organiza-
tions and their final payment will take
place at the state or regimental rem
devious, 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 OF
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-
tanned 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 COM
missary and chief quartermaster Of
the department, wherein the state
rendezvous is located for meals, camp
ground, shelter, transportation and
4udTIeTIudSJerS upplIeS IOF Inc Llm0
of the encampment of the organiza-
ton at the state or regimental rendez.
vous
VIII Allow Ten Days for Transfer.
As 500 as the muster-out rolls have
been fully and satisfactorily com.
pleted, the mastering officer at the
place of departure will fill in the date
of the muster out as of a date ten days
later, the probable time necessarily re-
CURED to transfer the organization to
its state rendezvous, the making of the
physical examination of officers and
Cnen, etc.
As oOn after the arrival of the or.
ganization at its state rendezvous as
possible the physical examination Of
all officers and men will be made be-
fore muster out, and payment SO as to
facilitate the settlement Of pension
claims that may be made on account
OF disability incurred in the United
States service, and to protect the rights
OF persons who may be entitled to the
benefits of the pension laws, as well as
to guard the interests of the govern