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bers of the hospital corps and the sick
In hOSnifaI

III. uOcpltdl.
s. No arms except such as are is
sued to the troops by the state will be
allowed in camp, and the men viii not
be permitted TO carry on their persons
either ball or blank ammunition. In
spections must be made ut home sta.
tons TO see thai this paragraph is
Cbeyed.
g.. Officers and enlisted e will re-
ceive the same pay as officers and men
Of corresponding grades in the regular
army, but no officer Oh man VIII be
mustered for pay who was not COM
missioHed or enlisted at least thirty
days before encaHnpment and who does
not serve in camp for three days or
more.
10. The medical department Will be
charged with the care of the hospital,
the sick, and the general sanitary con-
clifton of camp and its surroundings.
II. Departmental staff officers to
attend camp will be designated by spe-
cial orders from this office.
u. The greatest discipline must be
maintained by troops when travelling
by rail. Every car and every train
must be under the command Of a COM
misisoned officer. If company and
one car. in command Of a captain, il
two or more companies and cars, the
command will be exercised by either a
major, lieutenant COLONEL OF colonel.
III every case the senior line officer on
the train will be held responsible for
the preservation of cleanliness and
good order. Troops must not interfere
in any way with the railway service,
and must conform to the rules and
regulations of the railroad service re-
auired of civilian passengers. The
commanding officer of Il train, taking
into account the circumstances of the
case, may station sentinels ut the doors
of cars to prevent unauthorized per-
sons from entering them, to keep SOL
diers from riding on the steps, plat
forms or tops of cars. and from leav-
ing the same without permission. Sen
tinels must be inside the cars when
the train is in motion. The command
ing officer will make or aus frequent
inspections to be made to see that
these instructions are compiled with.
All officers will be expected to travel
with their respective commands.
-. The officer to command the re-
spective camps will be designated in
special orders from this office.
IA. Orders for hours Of service,
drills, ceremonies or other instruction
while in camp will be issued by the
commanding officer of the camp.
10. The cOmmander-in-chief is ex-
pected to visit and inspect b troops
in each camp. The date will be named
hereafter.
BY order of the cOmmander-in-chief
T. r. ROBERTSON,
Official: Adjutant General.
ALFRED WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant General.
State of North Carolina,
Office Adjutant General,
Raleigh, June 1, 1903.
General Orders, No. 8.
/. The court of inquiry, Of which
Colonel Walker Taylor, paymaster
general n. c.. n. G., is president, instl'
tuted by special orders, No. d, this
office, dated December IS, 1904, calico
at the request of Colonel j. n. Craig
Third infantry, n. G. N. G.. to lnves'
ticate the accident Of August l9tn
last, resulting in the killing ano
wounding of certain soldiers OF Com
pany A, Third infantry, n. c. n. q.
SO far only as said Colonel Craig may
be connected Herewith, having conslu'
cred the evidence in connection WITT
the case, has reported it's findings ant
opinion, as hereinafter stated.
FINDINGS.
1. That Colonel J. \. CralS, Ihlrt
infantry, n. G. n. G., properly eXecut
ed genral orders, No. Ii, Headquartef'
First Brigade, \. c. n. g., Camp Lee
Morehead City, n. c., August Is, . U
as to breaking camp.
2. That the aforementioned orde
&C. O. No. 49, was the only d
either written or verbal, issued in thl'
connection.
OPINION.
That Colonel J.. n. Craig, Third in
fantry, n. c.. n. G., is not guilty o
dereliction of duty, and is in no man
ner responsible for the accident, unde
date of August 10, 1904, to h men Q
Company \, Of his regiment.
.. The following are the orders o
the executive department in this case
State of North Carolina,
Executive Department,
Raleigh, January II, 1910.
The proceedings. findings and opln-
ion of the court of Inquiry are ap
proved. *. b.
Governor and Commander-ln-Chle1
3. The court of inquiry, of whic
Colonel Walker Taylor, paynaste
general. n. G. n. g., is president,
hereby dissolved.
By order of the commander-in-Chle
T. +. ROBERTSON,
Official: Adjutant General.
ALFRED WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant Geenral.