will be pursued should a soldier decline to receive his pay, or if for any reason it should be impracticable to deliver it to him in person. When a quartermaster has had money returned to him in such cases he will not cancel the signature of the soldier on the roll, but will mark "Not paid" opposite the signature.

Should it appear from the pay rolls submitted to the quartermaster that the term of any soldier thereon will expire and he be discharged before the pay rolls and money can be received back at the post, the quartermaster will ignore the man's account and mark "Not paid " in the "Total paid" column, and the company commander in preparing such soldier's final statement will note thereon the date of the last actual payment and not the date of expiration of the muster period for which he has signed the roll.

1334. When companies or detachments of troops are absent from their stations for an indefinite period, and funds for their payment can not be sent by express, the rolls will be held and not sent to the quartermaster until the troops reach some point to which it is practicable to send funds. When a command can be mustered and the rolls completed and duly signed by the men, they can be sent to the quartermaster to be made out and held by him until notified where and when the command can be paid. In cases where the rolls have been sent to the quartermaster and the troops are sent away from their station before the receipt of funds for their payment, post commanders will not hold the money at their discretion, but will return the rolls and the money to the quartermaster unless payment can be made within a reasonable time, not exceeding three days. 1335. Deposits may be made in the usual manner, the amount to be deposited being reported to the quartermaster by letter forwarded with the rolls, the soldier's deposit book being also forwarded therewith. When it is known that the payment will be made by check and the rolls are forwarded without signatures, an order directing deposit of the desired amount of pay, signed by the soldier and witnessed by the company or detachment commander, will accompany the rolls. Should a man desire to deposit a sum greater than his pay his company commander will see that a proper check, postal order, or express order accompanies his deposit book; if neither check nor order can be obtained the company commander will send the money by registered mail at public expense, verifying the amount and reporting it in a separate communication to the quartermaster. Deposit books will be returned to the company commander properly filled in for attestation.

1336. When a quartermaster has made an incorrect payment to an enlisted man, he will report the fact to the commander of the company in which the man is mustered, who will note the same on the next pay roll, that it may be corrected.

1337. Payments to enlisted men will be made on pay rolls, with the following exceptions: Enlisted men retired; men of the post noncommissioned staff (or acting as such), and men of the Signal Corps on duty where there are no other troops. These men will be paid on their descriptive lists. Payments to discharged soldiers will be made by any quartermaster under the provisions of paragraphs 1375 to 1383.

REENLISTED AND CONTINUOUS-SERVICE PAY.

1338. Any enlisted man honorably discharged at the termination of his first or any succeeding enlistment period who reenlists after the expiration of three months shall be regarded as in his second enlistment; and an enlistment shall not be regarded as complete until the soldier shall have made good any time lost during an enlistment period by desertion or, in the case of enlistments made on or since May 11, 1908, by unauthorized absences exceeding one day

but any solider who receives an honorable discharge for the convenience of the Government after having served more than half of his enlistment shall be considered as having served an enlistment period within the meaning of the act of May 11, 1908. Any enlisted man of the Army in active service on May 11, 1908, who had a prior service entitling him to reenlisted pay is entitled to credit for one enlistment period on account of such service regardless of whether on that date he was on a status of "entitled to reenlisted pay" or on a status of a certain year of continuous service.

1339. Any enlisted man honorably discharged at the termination of an enlistment period who reenlists within three months thereafter shall be entitled to continuous-service pay in addition to the initial pay provided by the act of May 11, 1908, as follows: Where the initial pay is $36 or more a month, an increase of $4 monthly pay for and during the second enlistment, and a further monthly increase of $4 for and during each subsequent enlistment up to and including the seventh enlistment. Where the initial pay is $18, $21, $24, or $30, an increase of $3 monthly pay for and during the second enlistment, and a further monthly increase of $3 for and during each subsequent enlistment up to and including the seventh. Where the initial pay is $15 and $16, an increase of $3 monthly pay for and during the second and third enlistments each, and a further monthly increase of $1 for and during each subsequent enlistment up to and including the seventh. After the seventh enlistment the pay shall remain as in the seventh enlistment.

1340. Any private, first class, of engineers, ordnance, Quartermaster Corps, Signal Corps, and Hospital Corps, trumpeters, musicians of infantry, artillery, and engineers, or private of the Quartermaster Corps, Hospital Corps, cavalry, artillery, infantry, and Signal Corps, or private, second class, engineers and ordnance, honorably discharged at the termination of his first enlistment period who reenlists within three months of the date of such discharge, shall, upon reenlistment, receive an amount equal to three months' pay at the rate he was receiving at the time of his discharge.

CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.

1341. A certificate of merit granted to an enlisted man for distinguished service entitles him, from the date of such service, to additional pay at the rate of $2 a month during military service, whether as an enlisted man or as an officer, although such service may not be continuous, and is payable in full to a retired enlisted man.

ADDITIONAL PAY TO ENLISTED MEN.

1342. The 20 per cent allowed by law to enlisted men serving beyond the limits of the United States and Territories contiguous thereto, except the Canal Zone, Panama, or Hawaii or Porto Rico, is payable from date of departure from the United States until date of return thereto; but enlisted men entitled to this increase are not entitled to receive extra-duty pay.

1343. An enlisted man qualified as a gunner in the coast artillery is entitled to pay at the rate of $3 a month if he be a first-class gunner, and at the rate of $2 a month if he be a second-class gunner, in addition to his pay, for a period of three years from the date of qualification: Provided, That during such period he continues to be a member of the Coast Artillery Corps, or reenlists in that branch of the service within three months from date of discharge therefrom, or is transferred for the convenience of the Government to another arm or branch of the service; and that the interval between the date of discharge and the date of reenlistment will be counted as a part of the three-year period for which he is entitled to gunner's pay.

The fact of qualification will be published in coast defense command orders, which will give the date of actual qualification from which the soldier is entitled to the additional pay. Notation will be made on the pay rolls as follows: The first roll on which the soldier is mustered for and paid the additional pay will give the date of actual qualification, and the number, date, and source of the order in which such qualification is announced. Subsequent rolls will set forth the date on which the original qualification expires, thus: "First-class gunner to May 15, 1915." In case of transfer for the convenience of the Government to another arm or branch of the service the first roll after transfer will recite the date of transfer, state that it was for the convenience of the Govern ment, and give the date on which the original qualification expires, thus: "Transferred July 1, 1912, convenience of Government, first-class gunner, Coast Artillery Corps, to May 15, 1915." Subsequent rolls will simply set forth the date on which the original qualification expires. In case the soldier is discharged before his qualification has been published in orders, notation will be made on the final statement of the fact and date of qualification, and that orders announcing such qualification have not been received. Such notation will authorize the payment of the amount due the soldier as additional pay, and if such additional pay is due for a period prior to the date to which last paid that fact must be shown.

If, by reason of the exigencies of the service, and not from neglect on his part, a gunner is prevented from participating in the regular gunners' examination of his company prior to the expiration of his qualification, such qualification will continue in force until such time as he may have an opportunity to be examined for requalification, in accordance with existing orders governing the examination and qualification of gunners, such extension not to exceed one year. Such hold-over qualification will be published in orders and the number, date, and source of the order will be entered on the first pay roll on which the additional pay is drawn. The date of expiration of the qualification and the fact of extension will be entered on succeeding rolls in the following manner: "Original qualification first-class gunner expired May 15, 1915, classification extended."

Except in case of urgent necessity, a furlough will not be granted to a gunner immediately before the expiration of his term of qualification when his absence would prevent him from requalifying at the regular gunners' examination.

An enlisted man of the coast artillery qualified and rated as a plotter, an observer, first class, or a casemate electrician is entitled to $9 a month, and as a gun pointer, gun commander, observer, second class, chief planter or chief loader, to $7 a month, in addition to his pay.

The first pay roll on which a soldier is mustered for additional pay by reason of having been appointed to a rated position will set forth the date of such appointment, and the number, date, and source of the order announcing the same, and also the date on which such appointment expires by limitation. Subsequent rolls will simply show the rated position held as "planter," "chief loader," and when disrated the date thereof will be given. If disrated before his appointment expires by limitation, he reverts to a status of being entitled to pay as first-class gunner, and remarks should be entered on the pay roll as herein provided for first-class gunners.

No enlisted man shall receive at the same time additional pay for more than one of the classifications named in this paragraph and in paragraphs 1344 and 1345.

1344. An enlisted man qualified as a gunner in the field artillery is entitled to pay at the rate of $3 a month if he be a first-class gunner, and at the rate of $2 a month if he be a second-class gunner, in addition to his pay, from the date

of qualification to December 31 of the year next succeeding the year in which the qualification was made: Provided, That during such period he continues to be a member of the field artillery or reenlists in that branch of the service within three months from date of discharge therefrom.

The fact of qualification will be published in department orders, which will give the date of actual qualification from which the soldier is entitled to the additional pay. Notation will be made on the pay rolls as follows: The first roll on which the soldier is mustered for and paid the additional pay will give the date of actual qualification and the number, date, and source of the order in which announced. Subsequent rolls will set forth the date on which the qualification expires, thus: "First-class gunner to December 31, 1913." In case a soldier is discharged before his qualification has been published in orders notation will be made on the final statement of the fact and date of qualification, and that the orders announcing such qualification have not been received. Such notation will authorize the payment of the amount due the soldier as additional pay; and if such additional pay is due for a period prior to the date to which last paid that fact must be shown.

Except in case of urgent necessity a furlough will not be granted to a gunner when his absence would prevent him from being examined at the regular gunners' examination.

1345. Enlisted men qualifying as expert riflemen are entitled to $5 a month, those qualifying as sharpshooters to $3 a month, and those qualifying as marksmen to $2 a month, in addition to their pay, from the date of qualification to the end of the enlistment in which they qualify, provided that during that time they do not attain a higher classification and that they continue to be members of an organization armed with the rifle or are transferred for the convenience of the Government to some organization not so armed.

A soldier who reenlists in an organization armed with the rifle, in which quali fication is authorized, within three months from the date of discharge from such an organization will continue to receive, for one year from the date of such reenlistment, the extra compensation to which he was entitled at the date of discharge, provided that the soldier does not attain a higher classification within that period.

In case a reenlisted soldier in the first year subsequent to his reenlistment qualifies in a lower grade than that held in his prior enlistment, extra compensation for the higher grade held in his prior enlistment will cease and that for the grade in which he qualified will begin one year from the date of his reenlistment. Qualification can not be made in the Coast Artillery Corps nor in bands of any arm. In each enlistment a soldier will begin his firing with the marksman's course and will be graded for extra compensation as set forth above for that enlistment.

The fact of qualification will be published in department orders, which will show the date of actual qualification from which the soldier is entitled to additional pay. Notation will be made on the pay rolls as follows: (a) For qualification during current enlistment, the first roll, and subsequent rolls, until first payment, will give the date of qualification and the number, date, and source of the order; subsequent rolls will show only the grade of qualification, thus: "Expert rifleman (sharpshooter or marksman); " (b) for qualification during previous enlistment, the first roll, and subsequent rolls, until first payment, will give the date of qualification and the number, date, and source of the order, the name of the organization from which last discharged and the date of discharge; subsequent rolls will show the grade of qualification and the date on which the original qualification expires, thus: "Expert rifleman (sharpshooter or marks

man) to June 5, 1914;" (c) for qualification upon transfer for the convenience of the Government to an organization not armed with the rifle, the first roll, and subsequent rolls, until first payment, will show the date of qualification and the number, date, and source of the order, the name of the organization from which transferred and the date of the transfer, reciting that the transfer was for the convenience of the Government; subsequent rolls will show only the grade of qualification, thus: "Expert rifleman (sharpshooter or marksman)." In case the soldier is discharged before his qualification has been published in department orders, notation will be made on the final statement of the fact and date of qualification and that department orders announcing such qualification have not been received. Such notation will authorize the payment of the amount due the soldier as additional pay, and if such additional pay is due for a period prior to the date to which last paid, that fact must be shown. When a soldier ceases to be entitled to the additional pay herein provided for, that fact will be noted on the pay roll.

1346. Mess sergeants entitled to $6 a month in addition to their regular pay under the act of Congress approved May 11, 1908, are authorized as follows: One for each troop of cavalry, battery of field artillery, company of engineers, infantry, or coast artillery, Hospital Corps company, Signal Corps company, authorized band, army mine planter, and one for each regularly established separate detachment mess of enlisted men, whether of the line or staff corps, but no mess sergeant will be detailed for a detachment when the number of men habitually messed is less than 25, except upon special authority of the Secretary of War in each case. When the pay roll on which a soldier is mustered for additional pay as mess sergeant for a separate detachment mess does not on its face show that the number messed is 25 or more, no payment will be made of additional pay as mess sergeant unless the roll contains notation that the number of men habitually messed is not less than 25 or that the mess sergeant has been specially authorized by the Secretary of War. Mess sergeants will be detailed from the grade of sergeant, drum major, or troop, battery, or company quartermaster sergeant, or sergeant, Hospital Corps, by the officer in immediate command of the company or detachment. Mess sergeants may be detailed from the grade of sergeant, first class, Hospital Corps, but only by special authority of the Surgeon General in each individual case, granted after consideration of evidence showing that such detail is necessary and for the best interests of the service. When organizations or detachments are merged into a general mess, mess sergeants will not be detailed, but the pay of a mess sergeant will not be affected by the merging of his organization into a general mess for a temporary period, as on a transport.

ALLOTMENTS.

1347. Every enlisted man absent on distant duty shall be allowed to allot such portion of his pay as he may desire for the support of his family or relatives, for his own savings, or for any other purpose, excepting that of obtaining an advance on his pay; but the allotment privileges to soldiers serving within the boundaries of the United States will be limited to the support of their families and relatives.

1348. As soon as possible after the receipt of an order for distant duty the commanding officers of troops, batteries, companies, bands, noncommissioned staff, Signal or Hospital Corps, or any other detachments affected by such order will prepare allotments on the prescribed blanks for all men of their organizations who desire to make the same. When executed these allotments