from to, to be delivered to Quartermaster, U. S. Army, at -, agent of said Railroad and in as good order and condition as when received for transportation, for which a Bill of Lading, in duplicate, was signed by Company. NOTE. This certificate can be varied to answer for shipments by boats or wagons, and can be given by the officer in charge of the records of the post or depot, although he may not have made the shipment-the certificate, of course, being based upon the records. To be issued in duplicate. Entry should be made in the shipping book of the loss of both parts of the Bill of Lading, and of the fact that the certificate has been issued. 2037. This certificate will be forwarded to the consignee, who will indorse on the same a certificate as follows (to be varied according to the facts in the case): I, Quartermaster, U. S. Army, hereby certify that the stores mentioned within were received on the day of, 18—, in good order and condition [or otherwise, as the case may be], weight pounds. (Date.) Quartermaster, U. S. Army. 2038. This certificate will only be given when actually necessary to enable the carrier to receive payment for service rendered, and not until the shipping officer has satisfied himself, by correspondence with the officer to whom the stores were shipped, and the officer (if not shipping officer) designated in Bills of Lading to make payment for the service, that neither part is in their possession. He will also require the affidavit of the carrier entitled to receive payment that neither part of the Bill of Lading is in his possession, nor can be traced, and that if subsequently found no demand for payment will be made thereon, but will, on its recovery, be at once surrendered to the United States. Upon this evidence, after correspondence with the Quartermaster General, as required by these Regulations, payment may be made for the service. In case either or both parts of the Bill of Lading should afterward be found by the carrier, it or they will at once be forwarded to the shipping officer, who will note the fact of the recovery in the shipping book, and then forward the same to the Quartermaster General of the Army. 2039. Officers will satisfy themselves of the loss of the original Bill of Lading, before surrendering the duplicate to the carrier, by requiring the affidavit of the carrier or his agent to that effect, unless lost while in the possession of an officer of the United States, when the certificate of the officer will be sufficient. Care will be taken that no second claim for the transportation nor for any part of it is paid. 2040. In case of the loss of a Bill of Lading while the stores are in transitu, railroad companies are requested to forward the stores to destination, taking such receipts, to show delivery to connecting lines, as they may deem necessary, which receipts they will present in place of the Bill of Lading to the disbursing Quartermaster, who, after having satisfied himself of their correctness by correspondence with the shipping or receiving officer (vide paragraph 2036), and of the loss of the Bill of Lading, will make payment for the service. 2041. To insure prompt delivery of stores to the consignee in the absence of both parts of the Bill of Lading, the consignee may give to the carrier a receipt for the stores actually delivered to him, which will show that it is issued because the Bills of Lading have not come to hand. The receipt will be recovered by the officer who issued it, and by him be destroyed on recovery of the Bills of Lading, or when the certificate provided in paragraph 2036 shall have been issued and accomplished. 2042. Payment for transportation will be made to the last carrier, unless otherwise provided in the Bill of Lading. Payment will be made only for the quantity or weight of stores actually delivered at destination. The payee will be held responsible for all loss or damage to stores while in transitu unless relieved by Board of Survey, and such loss or damage will be deducted in making settlement for the service. 2043. Officers settling accounts for transportation, or forwarding such accounts to the office of the Quartermaster General for settlement, will provide themselves with authentic and official copies of tariffs of the companies employed, in force at date of service, and will attach to the first account so settled or forwarded two copies (one for the use of that office and one for the Treasury) of the public tariff of the railroad company or line in force at time of performance of service upon which settlement is based, and thereafter, as each account is settled or forward under it, refer to said tariff so long as it is in force. When it is impossible to furnish a printed tariff of rates, and current rates are charged, a certificate of the proper officer or agent of the line or company performing the service should be appended to the account, setting forth that the rates charged were the current and lowest rates charged the public at the time the service was rendered. When charges, such as drayage, wharfage, tolls, &c., are paid as a part of the account of the transporting company, such charges should be fully set forth in the voucher, in addition to the regular transportation charges. 2044. When published tariffs do not include the specific articles shipped, the rates and classification of articles analogous thereto will govern. If articles analogous thereto cannot be found in the tariffs, the companies will be requested to classify the articles transported. LAND-GRANT RAILROADS. 2045. Land-grant railroads are such as have received aid in their construction by act of Congress, and in consideration thereof are bound by law to fulfill certain conditions specified in the several acts under which they are constructed. Tables of landgrant roads, giving the terms of the acts of Congress which govern them and rules for payment of freight and passenger transportation over them, are published in General Orders Nos. 98, of 1872; 107, of 1874; 62, of 1875; 1, of 1877; 58, of 1879; 87, of 1879; and 69, of 1880, which will be amended from time to time as circumstances may require. 2046. In settling accounts for railroad transportation, the deduction indicated in the tables will be made, and officers of the Quartermaster's Department will make prompt settlement with all railroad companies and other parties for services rendered. [G. O. 98, 1872.] 2047. The Travelers' Official Guide of the Railways, &c., of the United States is adopted as the official railway guide of the Quartermaster's Department; and whereever the distances are not given in the tables, the distances given in the guide, un.ess known or believed to be incorrect, will govern.-[G. O. 98, 1872.] 2048. When transportation is required over land-grant roads, and arrangements are made for rates more favorable than the regular tariff rates, it will be with the understanding that the deduction on account of land-grant (the amount of which deduction will be specifically stated) will be made. If the rate offered is not less than the tariff rate with the land-grant deduction, it is not a special rate, and the public tariff will govern.-[G. O. 98, 1872.] 2049. Generally, separate Bills of Lading will be issued for all freight transportation required over land-grant railroads, which by law must transport troops and property of the United States free of cost, charge, or expense to the United States, and for all such transportation required over railroads to which payment for the service is forbidden by law. If, however, transportation is required over two or more roads (whether land-grant or not) forming a through line, where arrangements have been made for through transportation at through rates, a single Bill of Lading will be issued therefor when practicable. 2050. Whenever transportation is required over a land-grant railroad which is required by law to perform the service free of cost, charge, or expense to the United 4.0.5784 States, or to which payment for the service is forbidden by law, the initial letters or full name of the land-grant road, the fact that it is a land-grant road and subject to either of the conditions above named, will be stated on the Bill of Lading issued for the service. 2051. Accounts for transportation exclusively over such land-grant railroads, if presented for payment, will be returned to the person presenting them with a statement of the reasons why payment cannot be made for the service. 2052. Officers settling accounts which include transportation over such land-grant roads and over other roads not subject to the conditions named, will withhold payment of the amount inuring to the land-grant roads, deducting the same on the voucher, and will issue a certificate for that amount, in duplicate, as follows; Railroad 18-. Company for [passenger or I certify that, in settlement with the freight as the case may be] transportation, voucher No. bursing accounts for, 18-, I withheld the sum of being the amount inuring on that settlement to the pany for transportation over its road, as per sub-vouchers (No. voncher. The said is a land-grant railroad. [If payment is withheld because the company is required to transport the troops and property of the United States free of cost, charge, or expense to the United States, say so. If it is withheld because payment is forbidden by law, say so.] The transportation was performed in the following-named months, to wit: 4.0.574 2053. The original of this certificate will be forwarded to the company operating the land-grant road over which the transportation covered by the certificate was furnished, and will be accepted by the Government as evidence of service rendered, in place of the original Bill of Lading. The duplicate of the certificate will be given to the railroad company with which settlement is made for use in settlement with its connecting lines. 2054. Officers in issuing the certificate authorized by the foregoing paragraph will, while on duty at any one station, number the certificates issued to each company consecutively, from one upward; and in stating the date at which the transportation was performed, and the amount, will only give the amount withheld from the company in each month (stating the month or months in which the transportation was performed), and not the full amount represented by the voucher.-[G. O. 107, 1874.] L 2055. Payment may be made to any railroad company for transportation over any M.0.19.82 railroad not land-grant, and to which payment is not prohibited by law, when said passage money. Payment may also be made to any land-grant railroad company for transportation over any portion of its road, or branch roads or leased or operated lines, not land-grant, in which payment is not forbidden by law or Regulations.— [G. O. 62, 1875.] 2056. If a land-grant has been made to a company, to aid it in constructing, in whole or in part, a road between certain termini, upon condition of a certain use of such railroad, such condition affects the whole of what lies between the termini mentioned. Any subsequent chango of terminus, by which the road is extended or transferred in part to another company, will not affect the original application of the condition. The latter continues in its original extent, and, where a part of the road has been transferred, follows it in the hands of its new owner.—[Opin. Atty. Gen., in G. O. 107, 1874.] 2057. In settling accounts for transportation over a railroad, or line of railroads, controlled and operated by one company, a part only of which is land-grant, and subject to the conditions named in paragraphs 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055 of these Regulations, the amount to be withheld on account of land-grant (for which a certificate is to be issued), and the amount to be paid for the transportation over that portion of the road not subject to any of said conditions, will be apportioned according to their respective distances, the rate for the whole distance the troops or stores are carried being the rate at which settlement will be made. 2058. For transportation at through rates over a line of roads controlled and operated by several companies, one or more of which is a land-grant road, and subject to the conditions above referred to, the amount to be withheld on account of land-grant will be the proportion (agreed upon by the companies operating the several portions of the line) inuring to the land-grant road, which proportion should be ascertained by the officer before settlement of the account is made. If railroad companies refuse to state the proportions agreed upon, the amount withheld will be apportioned on a mileage basis, and the reason why it was so apportioned will be stated on a voucher.—[ Dec. Third Aud.] 2059. In all cases where land-grant railroad companies to which payment for military transportation is forbidden by law, having received military property, stores, supplies, or baggage, for transportation over their roads, refuse to deliver the same, on demand, to the officer to whom such property, stores, supplies, &c., are consigned on Bills of Lading issued by the Quartermaster's Department, or to his successor or proper representative, the officer entitled to possession of the property will immediately submit all the facts in the case to the United States attorney for the district, with request that the necessary steps be taken to replevy the goods, or that such other proceedings be instituted as may be deemed advisable to protect the interests of the United States.-[G. O. 100, 1876.] 2060. If there is reason to believe that the property has been damaged while in possession of the railroad company, and possession of the identical property is not necessary, proceedings to recover the value of the property may be advisable.-[G. O. 100, 1876.] 2061. A written demand for the property should be made upon the officer or agent of the company having custody of the same before submitting the matter to the United States attorney; and if there are any back charges, i. e., charges for transportation over roads not land-grant, which the land-grant road has advanced or become responsible for, such charges will be paid as provided for in paragraph 2054 of these Regulations, or tendered at time of making the demand.-[G. O. 100, 1876.] 2062. After possession of the property has been obtained under proceedings in replevin, the officer will dispose of the same for the purposes for which it was shipped to him.-[G. O. 100, 1876.] 2063. Full reports of each case will be made to the Quartermaster General.—[G. O. 100, 1876.] 89.85 2064. All United States attorneys are instructed, by orders from the Department of Justice, dated September 23, 1876, to take charge of all cases, such as are contemplated in the foregoing paragraphs, when submitted to them by the proper officer of the War Department; to institute the necessary proceedings to recover the property or its value, and conduct the same to final issue, provided the Department of Justice is not to be charged with costs or any attorney's fees. CLOTHING, CAMP AND GARRISON EQUIPAGE. 2065. A table of the price of clothing and equipage for the Army, with the allowance to each soldier for clothing in kind during each year of his enlistment, and the money allowance therefor for each year and day, also of the allowance of camp and garrison equipage, is published in General Orders annually, or oftener if changes in pattern or price require. 2066. Clothing and camp and garrison equipage for troops in the Military Division of the Pacific will be forwarded in bulk to the San Francisco depot; and for troops in the Departments of Missouri and Texas, to the depot at St. Louis, Missouri, whence it will be distributed under the direction of the Chief Quartermasters of the Division. For all other troops it will be sent direct to posts from the Philadelphia and Jeffersonville depots.-[G. O. 29, 1876.] 2067. For each company, or separate detachment if less than a company, one copy only of an estimate for clothing and equipage (Form No. 48) shall be made annually by its commander, based on the organic strength of the command, and stating the quantities of the various sizes of articles required. No estimate shall be made for more than ten per cent. in excess of the annual allowance without a full explanation of the necessity therefor. These estimates will be forwarded, at the same time, by the different company and detachment commanders, to the commanding officer of the post, who, after carefully revising them, shall cause his Quartermaster to consolidate them, and to add such as may be needed for post purposes. The quantity for each company will be stated on a separate line, the whole will be added together, and from this total the actual or probable amount on hand will be deducted. The company or detachment estimates will be retained in the office of the Post Quartermaster for the information and guidance of the officers at the post and the record of issues. B The Post Quartermaster will forward, through the regular channel, two copies of the consolidated post estimates to the Chief Quartermaster of the Department. After their revision at Department Headquarters they will be consolidated by posts, the actual or probable remainder on hand at any depot under control of the Department Quartermaster will be deducted, and one copy, together with one copy of each post estimate, will be forwarded through the proper channels so as to reach the Quartermaster General's Office early in the month of June.-[G. O. 114, 1874; G. O. 29, 1876.] 2068. From the consolidated Department estimates the Quartermaster General will direct shipments from depots to posts, or in bulk from main to distributing depots, as may be best.-[G. O. 29, 1876.] 2069. The contents of each package, and the sizes of clothing in it, will be marked on the package.-[Regs. 1863, ¶ 1146.] 1.0.90.83 1.37, 2070. After the clothing and equipage are received at a post, the Post Quarter-.. master will make issues on special requisitions (Form No. 44), in the usual manner, in such quantities and at such times as the company or detachment commanders may require.-[G. O. 114, 1874.] 2071. To avoid errors in filling requisitions, the Infantry shoe will be designated in all official papers and correspondence as a shoe, and not as a bootee.—[ G. O. 4, 1875.] Exclu 2072. All estimates or requisitions for clothing, whether special or annual, must conform strictly to the regulations prescribing the allowance, and the sizes. sive issues of larger sizes than are worn by the men cannot be made. The following table shows the proper proportion of sizes to the 100: 37/83 40.67/8 185 * The figures on this line indicate the trade sizes of hats and caps corresponding to the numbers above them, which represent the sizes of the Quartermaster's Department.-[G. O. 48, 1876; G. O. 113, 4.0.67.85 2073. As coats and blouses of size No. 4 are the largest kept on hand for issue, 3.0.6883 2074. One-third of the number of pairs of trousers of enlisted men issued on requi- 4.0.19/86 up in a bundle, securely fastened and marked with the size of the trousers.—[G. O. 92, 2075. The quantity of clothing estimated for by each company or detachment 2076. When unmade articles of clothing received by officers at military posts are found to be incomplete, but otherwise in good condition, they will not be submitted for condemnation to an inspector, but will be turned over to the nearest manufacturing depot to be completed, or a requisition for the missing parts shall be made.—[ G. O. 89, 1878.] 2077. Such articles of clothing as the soldier may need will be issued to him. Commanders of companies will take the receipts of their men for the clothing issued to them, on a receipt-roll (Form No. 46), witnessed by an officer, or, in the absence of an officer, by a non-commissioned officer; the witness to be witness to the fact of the issue and the acknowledgment and signature of the soldier. The several issues to a soldier to be entered separately on the roll, and all vacant spaces on the roll to be filled with a cipher. The receipt-roll should be accompanied by a certificate of the officer that the money value of each article issued has been entered in the company clothing book. The certificate should set forth the several amounts charged, in dollars and cents. This roll is the voucher for the issue to the quarterly return of the company commander.-[ Regs. 1863, ¶¶ 1155, 1159.] 2078. The requirement in the above paragraph, as to witnessing all issues of clothing, shall not apply to issues of clothing to men of the Signal Corps at isolated stations, and to other soldiers on detached duty where it is impracticable to have the issues witnessed. In such cases the receipts of the men (without witness to signature) for clothing issued to them will be passed as vouchers to the returns of the issuing officer, on his certificate that he has charged the money value of the articles issued on the soldier's clothing accounts.-[G. O. 116, 1874.] 2079. The signature of the witnessing officer is regarded as his certificate that he witnessed in each case the fact of issue and the acknowledgment and signature of the soldier, and that the several issues were entered separately, and all vacant spaces filled before signature.-[Regs. 1863, ¶ 1159.] 2080. Each soldier's clothing account is kept by the company commander in a company book. This account sets out only the money value of the clothing which he received at each issue, for which his receipt is entered in the book, and witnessed as required by Regulations.-[ Regs. 1863, ¶1160.] 2081. The company or detachment commander will settle the clothing accounts 2082. The entire amount found due the United States at date of each settlement 3.0.87 410.84 2085. Commanding officers may order necessary issues of clothing to prisoners 2086. No gratuitous issues of clothing can be made without an act of Congress, except under section 1298, Revised Statutes, to replace articles destroyed to prevent spread of contagious diseases. Recommendations for special enactments granting gratuitous issues to replace articles lost by fire, flood, or other casualty, should in all cases be accompanied by the report of a Board of Survey, setting forth full and specific information of the facts and circumstances attending the loss, with copies of any orders which may have been issued.-[G. O. 13, 1875.] 40.79. 8) 2087. Officers of the Army may purchase, at the Regulation price, from the Quartermaster of their post, such articles of uniform clothing as they actually need- |