Evening star., 1915-01-31

Under the head Care of property a
value Of 100 will be given to the general
care and arrangement Of property in
storerooms and lockers. as well as to the
arrangement to facilitate a quick and
accurate check at the arnlory inspection
and a value of 100 to its preservat ton
from loss. In the latter case the grading
Will be determined by comparing the
value of the property lost to the total
value OF the property in the hands of
the organization. The state of the prop
erty at the annual armory tnspection
Will determine this and all property not
presented to the inspector for checkine
will be considered lost in computing the
percentage.
The inspector general. National Guard
oI tne District Of Columbia. will, as
result OF his observations Of the differ
ent organizations during the year and at
.he annual armory inspection, submit
TO this Office the necessary report unon
wmch the grading and comparison of
1ne IN, olnerent organizations will be made.
me result OF this work will be pub
hshed to the command in general
orders 81
Following is the property order;
IN order to better safeguard public
property in the hands of organiza tfon
commanders and simplify the method
or accounting for same, the following
system will be put into operation as
rapidly as possible after the publica-
"A uniform number of complete per-
sonal equipments will be issued to
each organization:
To regimental commissioned
stan and band and battalion non-com-
missioned staff. ss; to all infantry
Separate Battalion. 65; to each COM
pany of the 1st Separate Battalion, Is;
to the 1st Battery Field Artillery, 1873:
to the Signal Corps Company. IS; to
the field hospital. so: to regimental
sanitary detachments. 20. and to sani-
tary detachment. LIST Separate Bat
talon. 10.
1T will be the duty of these oreani-
cation commanders to have on hand at
all times the designated number of
serviceable equipments.
I'm cases where property in the
hands of organizations becomes un-
serviceable through fair wear and
tear in the service" it will be ex-
changed for serviceable property, on
presentation of the unserviceable prop
erty at the storehouse by the organiza-
ton commander or his proper repre-
sentative.
The necessary certificates and affl-
davits will at the same time be fur
nished the storekeeper. to be used as
evidence with the survey to be submit
ted by the custodian of property on
this property turned in.
THE storekeeper will inspect each
whether its condition justifies it's sub
mission to surveying officer. Any
article which he deems serviceable or
suitable for further use will be re-
turned to the officer.
Where property is lost or rendered
unserviceable not through fair wear
and tear in the service, IT will be re-
placed by the organization commander
at once, SO that his company will be
eonipped as prescribed in this order
fo1lo M iS ia a
be used in carrying this provision into
effect:
THE company commander will make
out in duplicate memorandum receipts for
the property lost or unserviceable. Upon
presentation of one copy OF the memo
, randum receipt. properly signed by the
company commander. the storekeeper
will issue serviceabie articles in place of
those carried on the receipt. The signed
memorandum receipt will then be turned
over to the custodian of property by the
storekeeper and the duplicate held by the
company commander as his record of the
transaction.
The company commander will at once
take the necessary steps to have the lost
or da mayed property surveyed.
when the survey proceedings have
been approved by the comma nding gen.
eral, District of Columbia militia, and
carried into effect by the responsible off,
| GER the custodian OF property will return
/, to him the memorandum receipt on which
| the property was carried and the TRANSACT
| ton Is closed
IN all cases where property is known
| to he out OF the armory and the company
| commander is unable to bring about the
| return Of same on demand, he will report
the facts to this office. with a lis. of the
property and the address of the party
in whose possession 1t is. in order that
the proper legal action for the recovery
of same may be taken by the judge advo-
cate generals department.
| Hereafter company commanders. when
| forwarding to this office requests for dis
| charge of enlisted men. will state in each
case whether or not the man has turned
| in all property issued to him.
! "In all cases where the discharge is ''orr
| expiration of term of service the COM