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will be made on the blank forms supplied by the Adjutant General, and will be rendered not later than January 10th and July 10th of each year. The semiannual report will also contain the names and compensation of the civilian employees; the number and extra pay of enlisted attendants, if any; the adequacy and condition of the quarters and the rental therefor, if any.

Whenever the business of a post exchange is from any cause closed a final report of the financial operations of the exchange for the portion of the half year not covered by previous reports will be rendered to the Adjutant General of the Army by the officer in charge of the exchange. A similar report will also be rendered when an officer is relieved from the charge of the exchange, and will be accompanied by the certificate of his successor that all the property, including the books and other records, as well as the funds of the establishment, have been duly transferred to him.

19. Exchange membership.-Members of the exchange must be organizations, companies, and detachments. By "detachments" is meant an organization consisting of a number of enlisted men not belonging or attached to a company, such as the Hospital Corps, Signal Corps, or band. Individual enlisted men, such as post or regimental noncommissioned officers or individual members of the Hospital or Signal Corps, can not become members of the exchange unless three or more of them are associated in a mess. When an exchange is first established the Exchange Council will fix the amount of assessment or contribution that shall entitle an organization to membership; which will be a proportionate part of the expense attending the fitting up and stocking the establishment. Whenever a company or detachment applies for membership in an exchange already organized, a careful estimate of the market value of the property will be made by a disinterested officer-preferably a field officer-who, whenever practicable, will be assisted in the performance of the duty by a representative of each party in interest; these appraisers will be designated by the Post Commander. The estimate must be approved by the Commanding Officer, or submitted on appeal to the Department Commander, whose decision will be final. The amount to be paid by the incoming organizations may usually be determined by divid ing the amount of appraisal by the total number of men composing the organizations that are already members of the

exchange, which will give the per capita, and this multiplied by the number of men of an incoming organization will give its entrance fee. The sum thus paid into the funds of the exchange should be regarded the same as funds resulting from any other sale, and go to increase its cash account or working capital. It should not be divided among the members, excepting as it may become divisible at a subsequent declaration of dividends. A company joining the exchange when unable to pay its assessment in cash may be charged with it, and such charge may be liquidated from the company's share of the profits of the exchange. An organization joining should pass to the exchange some written evidence of its debt and obligation to pay the amount assessed, and such paper should be carried on the books of the exchange as a “bill receivable" and be regarded as an asset, which should be reduced in value from time to time as the profits are divided. When an organization, by reason of change of station or for other cause, desires to withdraw from an exchange, the value of its shares being determined, that sum will be withdrawn from the gross funds of the exchange and paid over to the withdrawing organization. Any amount due, but, for lack of available funds, not paid to a company when retiring from the exchange, should be paid out of the first profits accruing to the institution; the amount so due and unpaid should be carried on the books of the exchange as a "bill payable," and be regarded as a liability until liquidated.

20. Final disposition of business. When notice is received that the entire garrison of a post is to be withdrawn and the post discontinued, the exchange stock will be reduced to the lowest extent possible and, so far as may be, converted into cash. Prior to the departure of the troops the property of the exchange will be sold and the proceeds, together with the cash, equitably distributed, under the direction of the Council, among the organizations that are members. The officer in charge will make a final report of the matter through military channels to the Adjutant General of the Army.

BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES:

H. C. CORBIN,
Adjutant General.

No. 6.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, February 2, 1901.

Before a general court-martial which convened at West Point, New York, pursuant to Special Orders, No. 223, Headquarters, U. S Military Academy, West Point, New York, December 3, 1900, and of which Major CHARLES B. HALL, 2d Infantry, was president, and 1st Lieutenant FRANK W. COE, 1st Artillery, was judge advocate, was arraigned and triedCadet Albert H. Mueller, First Class, United States Military Academy. CHARGE. "Conduct to the prejudice of good order and mili

tary discipline, contrary to paragraph 129, Regulations United States Military Academy, in violation of the 62d Article of War."

Specification "In that Cadet Private Albert H. Mueller, First Class, United States Military Academy, being orderly of his room, did bring, or cause to be brought within cadet limits, and did have in his room, spirituous or intoxicating liquor. This at West Point, New York, on or about the night of November 28th-29th, 1900.”

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Of the Specification, "Guilty, except the words 'did bring or cause to be brought within cadet limits and' and of the excepted words not guilty."

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And the court does therefore sentence him, Cadet Private Albert H. Mueller, First Class, United States Military Academy, "To be dismissed from the service of the United States."

The record of the proceedings of the general court-martial in the foregoing case of Cadet Albert H. Mueller, First Class,

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