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the deceased, all effects of deceased except sabers, insignia, decorations, medals, watches, trinkets, manuscripts, and other articles valuable chiefly as keepsakes; and as soon as practicable after converting such effects into cash said summary court shall deposit with the proper officer, to be designated in regulations, any cash belonging to decedent's estate, and shall transmit a receipt for such deposits, any will or other papers of value belonging to the deceased, any sabers, insignia, decorations, medals, watches, trinkets, manuscripts, and other articles valuable chiefly as keepsakes, together with an inventory of the effects secured by said summary court, and a full account of its transactions to the War Department for transmission to the Auditor for the War Department for action as authorized by law in the settlement of accounts of deceased officers and enlisted men of the Army.

"The provisions of this article shall be applicable to inmates of the United States Soldiers' Home who die in any United States military hospital outside of the District of Columbia where sent from the home for treatment." Approved, November 19, 1919. .

BULLETIN

No. 42.

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, December 8, 1919.

Expense accounts of officers and noncommissioned officers on duty with National Guard.__Section I, Bulletin No. 42, War Department, 1916, as amended by section III, Bulletin No. 36, War Department, 1917, relative to payment of expenses of officers detailed as inspector-instructors and noncommissioned officers detailed as sergeant-instructors with the National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, is rescinded and the following substituted therefor :

1. Hereafter officers of the Regular Army detailed to make the annual inspections of the National Guard required by section 93 of the act of Congress approved June 3, 1916 (Bul. No. 16, W. D., 1916), and noncommissioned officers detailed to accompany them on such duty, and officers and noncommissioned officers of the Regular Army detailed for duty with the National Guard, will be, under the provisions of section 67 of the same act, entitled only to the actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in making annual inspections, in joining at State stations for duty, in returning to duty at other stations upon relief from duty with the National Guard, on visits of instruction, on visits of inspec tion and instruction of units for Federal recognition, in connection with camps of instruction, inspecting target ranges, inspections of matériel, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, and Signal Corps, and when carrying out the provisions of section 75 of the act of June 3, 1916, The vouchers covering such payments will show the date and hour of departure from and arrival at stations.

2. Vouchers covering travel in connection with making inspections in accordance with section 93 of the act of June 3, 1916; in joining at State stations for duty; in returning to duty at other stations upon relief from duty with the National Guard; on visits of instruction, or visits of inspection and instruction of units for Federal recognition when the travel is interstate, in connection with camps of instruction; inspecting target ranges; and inspecting matériel, Field Artillery, Coast Artillery, and Signal Corps, will be mailed by the officers and noncommissioned officers concerned directly to the Chief of the Militia Bureau, War Department, for settlement, whereas vouchers 153381-19

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covering travel in connection with visits of instruction or visits of inspection and instruction of units for Federal recognition when the travel is entirely within the State, Territory, or District of Columbia, in which detailed, and in carrying out the provisions of section 75 of the act of June 3, 1916, should be transmitted to the United States property and disbursing officer in the State, Territory, or District of Columbia concerned for settlement. Officers of the National Guard detailed under the provisions of section 75 of the act of June 3, 1916, will be entitled only to the actual and necessary expenses incurred by them, and the vouchers covering such payments should be forwarded to the United States property and disbursing officer in the State, Territory, or District of Columbia in which the travel is performed. When any or all of the travel is over land-grant or bond-aided road, transportation requests should be used, as when not used reimbursement for railroad fare in excess of the cost of same to the Government, had transportation requests been used, is not authorized. Transportation requests may also be used for such travel, where no land grant is involved, when the cost of such travel amounts to $5 or more. Transportation requests will not be used for travel, where no land grant is involved, when the cost is less than $5. In accordance with these instructions, when desired by officers or noncommissioned officers so detailed, application may be made to the nearest quartermaster for transportation requests covering railroad and Pullman fare, and, in addition, in the case of noncommissioned officers when changing stations, commutation of rations to their station. A statement to the effect that such transportation and commutation of rations have or have not been furnished must be attached to the expense voucher submitted for payment, as required above.

3. Street cars for local travel, instead of taxicabs and hacks, will be used when available. The use of taxicabs on account of heavy baggage is not considered a reason sufficient to warrant the approval of such expense. Expenses for laundry may be prorated the same as lodging and must be supported by the laundry list or receipted bill. Expense of telephoning is not authorized, except when the same would operate to eliminate other expenses, in which case a certificate will be made showing necessity and saving made.

4. In submitting accounts, War Department Form No. 337 should be used, altered to read "for actual expenses as per

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statement attached," instead of "for mileage from

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"No other alteration is necessary. The itemized statement required to be furnished in duplicate with the voucher should be prepared in the form shown below:

I certify that it was impracticable to obtain vouchers for expenses indicated above, except those indicated by (*) and inclosed with this account; also, that the account is correct and just and that the amounts charged therein were actually paid by me.

This form covers all expenses authorized for the travel mentioned. The column on the right covers all items included in the maximum allowance of $5 per day, which allowance is not accumulative, and expenses in excess of that amount on any one day are not authorized, whereas the column to the left covers items authorized but not included in the daily maximum allowance. No expense included in the $5 allowance for subsistence is authorized at home stations.

In determining the payments to be made under the provisions of the act of June 3, 1916, for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by officers and noncommissioned officers of the Regular Army when traveling on duty in connection with the National Guard, and of property and disbursing officers for the United States, or officers of the National Guard (sec. 75, act of June 3, 1916) when traveling in the performance of their official du