BOARD-Continued.

Announces the, of officers appointed to consider and recommend a maga-
zine gun, should one be found suitable for the military service
Announces the, of officers appointed to make experiments in army cook.
ing, and prepare a manual for the use of army cooks..
BOARD OF SURVEY.

Provides for the convening of a, in case of an excess or deficiency in the
stock of fuel or forage on hand by officers responsible for the same..
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Publishes act for the relief of the, of the Antietam Cemetery........

BOOKS.

Prescribes the, and accounts to be kept in the U. S. Military Prison..
(See CHIEF CLERK)...

BOUNTY.

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117

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Publishes act making appropriations for payment of, prize-money, &c., of
colored soldiers and sailors...

BRIDGES.

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Publishes act making appropriations for the care and preservation of
certain,

.16

Publishes act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appro-
priations for the,

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Announces assignment of, to corps and regiments of the Army..
Describes the new uniform fatigue hat for, to be worn during the summer
months

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121

CAMP DOUGLAS.

The commanding officer at, to cause the public cemetery near said camp
to be laid out and platted in convenient lots, subject to the approval of
the Board of Directors

Prescribes the manner of accounting for, and gauntlets issued to troops
CAP TRIMMINGS.

.31

(See REGULATIONS).......

CARTRIDGES.

Relates to the expenditure of blank and ball, for instruction, for practice,
and for hunting purposes..

Publishes joint resolution authorizing the issuing of clothing to certain en-
listed men of the Second and Seventh cavalry regiments, to replace
that lost by fire

(See TARGET PRACTICE)..

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CAVALRY-Continued.

Publishes act providing for recruiting the, regiments to one hundred men
in each company

CEMETERIES. (See NATIONAL CEMETERIES.)

(See PUBLIC CEMETERY)

(See FLAGS)

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(See ANTIETAM NATIONAL CEMETERY).
Changes in classification of, will continue to be made through the Adju
tant General's Office...

CERTIFICATE.

Publishes form of, to be attached to vouchers given to telegraphic compa-
panies for services rendered the War Department, or its bureaus, during
the next fiscal year; also the form of, which may be issued to general
service and other enlisted men of the Army, serving after June 30,
1877, in bureaus of the War Department, at the Headquarters of the
Army, in military offices in Washington, D. C., and at Military Division
or Department Headquarters, on account of extra duty and commutation
of fuel and quarters...

Modifies form of, to be given to enlisted men for services rendered subse-
quent to June 30, 1877.

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Publishes form of, to be given to employés of the Subsistence Depart-
ment, &c

.93

When ammunition is expended, the, of the officer accountable must accom-
pany his property returns, showing the necessity therefor...
(See RETURNS).

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CERTIFICATES OF DISABILITY.

Directs that, be forwarded with "Descriptive Lists" of soldiers reported
as fit subjects for admission to the Hospital for the Insane, and ordered
to Washington
"CERTIFICATES OF MERIT."

..88

Provides for the issue of, to private soldiers, for acts which distinguish a
soldier above his comrades..

.110

CHAIRS.

Announces an allowance of wooden, for enlisted men in barracks, (See
Quartermaster's Department)

Relates to the payment of official, of public disbursing officers.
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

The, to be required to refund to the Treasury of the United States one-
half of the sum authorized to be expended for the protection of the
piers at the draw of the bridge across the Mississippi river, at Rock
Island, Illinois

CHIEF CLERK.

Publishes act providing that the, of the War Department shall, in the
event of the removal from office of the Secretary of War, during such
vacancy, have the charge and custody of all records, books, and papers
appertaining to the War Department

CHIEF MEDICAL PURVEYOR.

CHIEF OF ENGINEERS.

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Makes provisions for heating-stoves in office-rooms of the,

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(See SURVEYS).

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CHIEF OF ORDNANCE.

Directs the, to supply the board of officers appointed to consider and 1ec-
ommend a magazine-gun such facilities as may be necessary in the
prosecution of its duties..

.115

CHIPPEWA RIVER.

A preliminary examination to be made of the headwaters of the, to deter-
mine the extent and practicability of reservoirs upon the same

.122

CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY.

CIRCULAR.

Publishes Treasury. containing instructions concerning the payment of
Treasury drafts and official checks of public disbursing officers.
(See ADVERTISEMENTS).

CITIZEN WITNESSES.

Provides that certain indorsements may be made upon vouchers given to,
for services rendered subsequent to June 30, 177..

CIVIL EMPLOYÉS.
Prescribes the duties of, of the Military Prison...

Revokes so much of G. O. No. 46 of 1868, A. G. O., relating to the service
of, as conflicts with the decision of the Supreme Court, published in G.
O. No. 25 of 1877, A. G. O...

Suspends so much of G. O. No. 50 of 1875, A. G. O., as prohibits the issue
of rations to, whose compensation exceeds sixty dollars per month..
(See QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT)

(See CLOTHING).

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Provides that, of the War Department may be armed in cases of emer-
gency, &c

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.95

Authorizes, to purchase subsistence stores at remote posts where like stores
cannot otherwise be procured..

.108

Publishes act for the relief of certain, under the donation land law of
Oregon, approved September 27, 1850....

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CLAIMANTS.

CLAIMS.

Provides that the, of such persons who were duly qualified thereto and
made bona fide settlements upon lands in the State of Oregon and
Washington Territory, under the provisions of act approved September
27, 1850, &c., which have been included within the limits of any rese
vation for military purposes, which reservation has been or may hereafter
be declared abandoned as no longer necessary for military purposes,
shall be adjudicated and patented, &c., &c..

CLERICAL SERVICE.

Contracts or agreements for personal or, cannot be lawfully made unless
provided for by law or covered by an appropriation therefor..

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.50

Employed on the march or in the field, to be held to such hours of labor
as may be expedient and necessary

Relates to the, of the inmates of the U. S. Military Prison...

.12

Publishes act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appro-
priations for, for the Army...

.17

Publishes joint resolution authorizing the issue of, to certain enlisted inen
of the cavalry, in lieu of that lost by fire..

Provides for the sale of. to civilian employés, on credit, until December
31, 1877, or such earlier date as the appropriations for the Army may be
available, &c

87

Publishes price-list of,

.106

COAL.

Directs that inspection of certain purchases of wood and, be made by
Post Quartermasters..

Fublishes act making appropriations to close up and finish the collection
and payment of bounty, prize money, and other claims of, and sailors.....120

COMMANDING OFFICERS.

States when, of camps or detachments are to cause bodies of deceased offi-
cers and soldiers to be transported to forts, barracks, or National Ceme-
teries for burial. A report in each case to be made to the Adjutant Gen-
eral of the Army..

(See INDIAN COUNTRY)

Of posts and batteries to transmit reports, on forms supplied by the Ord-
nance Department, of each and every shot fired, not only in practice
and instruction, but also in actual service against the enemy..
Of posts to name an officer to supervise the target practice, &c..
COMMISSARIES.
Chief, of Departments to direct post, to turn over to them such portions
of the sums received from sales of subsistence supplies as they may
require for the purchase of supplies for sales to officers and enlisted men.
The balance of the funds may be retained by the post, and expended
for fresh beef and company and hospital savings, &c., but no funds will
be disbursed without the approval of the Chief, of the Departments....
COMMISSARY (of the U. S. Military Prison.}

Prescribes the duties of the,

COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.

The, to furnish the necessary stores for surveying parties, &c................
COMMISSARY FUNDS.

Relieves J. T. McGinniss, Captain, 13th Infantry, U. S. Army, from the re-
sponsibility of certain,

COMMISSARY GENERAL (of Subsistence.)

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Relates to the sale of commissary stores to officers and enlisted men on
credit, and publishes form of abstracts which are to accompany the re-
turns of provisions to the, &c..

.58

Stores for sale to officers and enlisted men not to be purchased on credit
without instructions from the,

.93

Confers discretionary powers on the, relative to the issue to Indians of
articles not named in order..

.100

Extends the time of the, appointed to take into consideration the subject
of the reorganization of the Army, for making the required report, to
January 29, 1877..

Authorizes the appointment of a, to examine into the matter of contracts
made by and between the United States and the Moline Water-Power
Company as to the water-power at Moline, Illinois..

COMMISSIONERS.
(See BOARD)..

COMMUNICATIONS.

Enumerates the classes of, which must be submitted, through the Adjutant
General, to the Secretary of War...

COMMUTATION.

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(See FORAGE).

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COMPANY COMMANDERS.

Gives direction to, in reference to discharges and enlistments to carry ont
the provisions of the act of August 15, 1876. [G. O. No. 88 of 1866, A.
G. O.].......

.47

(See COMMISSARY STORES).

..86

Directs, to forward with "Descriptive Lists" certificates of disability of
soldiers reported as fit subjects for the Hospital for the Insane, and or-
dered to be sent to Washington..

88

(See REPORTS)..

...95

COMPANY FUNDS.

CONDEMNED STORES.

Publishes opinion of the Attorney General as to the proper disposition to
be made of the proceeds from sales of old material, supplies, or other
public property, &c..

CONTRABAND OF WAR.

Declares, certain ammunition introduced into the Indian country for sale..

CONTRACTS.

Publishes joint resolution directing the Secretary of War to appoint a
commission to examine into the matter of, made by and between the
United States and the Moline Water-Power Company as to the water-
power at Moline, Illinois.
(See ADVERTISEMENTS)

Directs that care be taken not to involve the Government in any, for the
future payment of money, in excess of the appropriation, (See CLERI-
CAL SERVICE. PERSONAL SERVICE)..

Relates to, for labor or workmen..

Directs a more rigid enforcement of the law regulating, and the preven-
tion of purchases in open market to meet supposed emergencies, &c.
CONTRACT SURGEONS.

(See TRAVEL PAY).

(See ACTING ASSISTANT SURGEONS).

CORRESPONDENCE.

Publishes order of the Secretary of War showing the proper channels for
military, between the Secretary of War and the Chiefs of Staff Corps,
Departments, and Bureaus..

CORN BROOMS.

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Provides for the issue of, to post schools, post chapels, and post libraries...... 46
COURT OF INQUIRY.

Publishes proceedings of the, instituted on the application of Lieutenant
Colonel A. R. Eddy, Deputy Quartermaster General, and Captain W. P.
Martin, Military Store Keeper, in the case of Charles H. Barth, a clerk
in the Depot Quartermaster's Department in San Francisco, California....10
COURTS-MARTIAL.
Publishes extract of an act which provides that hereafter the records of
regimental, garrison, and field officers and. shall, after having been acted
upon, be retained and filed in the Judge Advocate's office at the Head-
quarters of the Department Commander in whose department the courts
were held, for two years, &c., &c...

Publishes order of the Secretary of War directing that the proceedings of
General, in all cases be transmitted by the Department Commander
who appointed the court, or by the Judge Advocate appointed by the
President, directly to the Judge Advocate General...

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Warns officers that those tried by, for violation of the 38th Article of War
cannot, hereafter, rely upon clemency on account of valuable and con-
spicuous service in the Army..

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DECISION.

Publishes the. of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of
the United States, Appellants, vs. Arthur Martin, as regards the eight
hours law..

Publishes the, of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of
the United States, Appellants, vs. Frederick Pristerer, in reference to
mileage, quarters, and fuel for officers ordered home to await orders,
under the consolidating act of March 3, 1869..

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Publishes the, of the Supreme Court of the United States in reference to
the introduction and sale of spirituous liquors into the Indian country.... .§3
DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS.

(See COURTS MARTIAL)

Directs, to designate posts as depots at which prisoners sentenced to con-
finement in Leavenworth military prison may be collected from the
several posts in the Departments: the prisoners only to be forwarded
from the depots to the military prison when a party of reasonable size
shall have been collected, &c., (See GUARD).

Relates to the recommendations upon which, will give orders for dis-
charges in order to carry into effect Act of August 15, 1876..
(See SURVEYS, GENERAL SERVICE)..

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