No. 3. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, January 22, 1901. I. By direction of the Secretary of War, paragraphs 940, 1409, and 1410 of the Regulations are amended to read as follows: 940. When the sentence of a court-martial prescribes imprisonment the court will state therein whether it is to be executed in a penitentiary or in some place under military jurisdiction, being guided in its determination by the 97th Article of War. When a penitentiary has been erroneously designated the reviewing authority may disapprove it and designate a proper place. 1409. At every permanent military post there will be at least one noncommissioned officer and four privates of the Hospital Corps, and an additional noncommissioned officer for every additional four privates of the Hospital Corps. 1410. At every permanent military post there will be at least four privates of the Hospital Corps, six privates when the strength of the garrison is two hundred, and two privates additional for every additional one hundred of strength. They will be assigned to the respective duties connected with the hospital service by the surgeon of the post. II. By direction of the Secretary of War, department commanders, upon the recommendation of the chief surgeon of their respective departments, are authorized to detail privates of the Hospital Corps as acting hospital stewards, after examination as now required by Regulations, without first requesting the authority of the Surgeon General; provided, however, that the allowance of acting hospital stewards and privates of the Hospital Corps, as fixed for each of the respective commands in a military department, shall not be exceeded except by special authority from the Secretary of War. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: H. C. CORBIN, No. 4. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, January 31, 1901. I. By direction of the Secretary of War, paragraphs 132 and 1380 of the Regulations are amended to read as follows: 132. A deserter will not be restored to duty without trial except by authority competent to order his trial; such restoration being ordered only in case the desertion is admitted does not remove the charge of desertion or relieve the soldier from any of the forfeitures attached to that offense; he must make good the time lost by desertion, refund the reward and expenses paid for apprehension and delivery, and forfeit pay while absent. The same authority is competent to set aside a charge of desertion as having been erroneously made, and his order to this effect operates to remove the charge of desertion and all stoppages and forfeitures arising therefrom. 1380. An enlisted man charged with desertion will not receive pay until his offense has been investigated by a courtmartial or he has been restored to duty withont trial or the charge has been set aside as having been erroneously made. II.. By direction of the Secretary of War, paragraph 1178 of the Regulations is amended to read as follows: 1178. When clothing is required a schedule enumerating the articles needed by each man and the money value of each article will be prepared by the company or detachment commander on the prescribed form. This schedule, approved by the commanding officer, will be sent to the quartermaster and when the clothing is ready for issue the commander of the organization will be notified. Issues will be made by the quartermaster in the presence of the commander of the organization or other commissioned officer representing him, who will witness the signatures of the soldiers upon the schedule, and this will be returned to the commander of the organization with the certificate of the quartermaster that the articles specified have all been issued. The number of each article and the total value of all the articles issued to each organization will be entered by the quartermaster upon duplicate abstracts of issues. The aggregate money value of all the articles issued must agree exactly with the aggregate value of issues to individuals, and the witnessing officer will make this verification of the accuracy of the schedule before certifying to the correctness of the entries upon the abstract. The commander of the organization will certify on each copy of the abstract that the money value of the issue to each man has been entered in the clothing book and the witnessing officer will certify that the issues were made as stated in schedule and abstract. If the commander be also the witnessing officer he will sign both certificates. These entries in the clothing book, with date of issue and name of quartermaster, will be attested by the witnessing officer. The abstract certified as required above, signed by the quartermaster and approved by the commanding officer, will be the voucher for dropping clothing from the return. III. By direction of the Secretary of War, men and supplies pertaining to the Navy Department will upon the request of the senior naval commander be transported on the army transport ships having accommodations not required for the uses of the Army. When the transport upon which such transportation is desired is about to sail from one of the ports of a military department application therefor should be made to the military commander of the department, and when it is impracticable to reach such commander then to the military commander at the port of departure. When such transportation is desired upon a transport about to sail from any port not within a military department the transport quartermaster may grant the same. The foregoing includes delivery only at ports named in sailing orders. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILES: H. C. CORBIN, |