GENERAL ORDERS, No. 137. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, December 23, 1884. By direction of the Secretary of War paragraph 215 of the Regulations is amended to read as follows: 215. Rewards and expenses paid for apprehending a deserter, and the expenses incurred in transporting him from point of apprehension or surrender to the station of his company, or (in case he be not returned to his company) to the place of his trial, will be set against his pay upon conviction of desertion by a court-martial, or upon his restoration to duty without trial on such condition. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN: OFFICIAL: R. C. DRUM, Adjutant General. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 138. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, December 24, 1884. By direction of the Secretary of War paragraphs 1775 to 1777, inclusive, of the Regulations are amended and consolidated into one paragraph, to be known as paragraph 1775, to read as follows: 1775. The quarterly return of quartermaster's stores (Form No. 27) will be made in duplicate only; one copy, with abstracts and vouchers complete, to be forwarded to the Quartermaster General within twenty days after the expiration of the quarter to which it pertains; the other copy to be permanently retained by the officer for his protection. As soon as possible after its receipt by the Quartermaster General, it will be examined in his office, and the officer making the return will be notified of all errors and irregularities found therein, and granted three months, if stationed east of the Rocky Mountains, or six months if serving west thereof, to correct them. Suspensions or disallowances will not be made on account of slight informalities which do not affect the validity of a voucher, but the officer's attention will be called to them by the Quartermaster General. If the necessary corrections in the returns be not made within the prescribed time, the Quartermaster General will report the fact to the Secretary of War, with recommendations for such action as he may deem advisable. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN: OFFICIAL: R. C. DRUM, |