self; or, if there be but two, then the two next; if but one, the one next; and if there be none other than himself, then he himself shall act. 186.... The junior member will record the proceedings of the Council in a book, and submit the same to the commanding officer. If he disapprove the proceedings, and the Council, after a reconsideration, adhere to its decision, a copy of the whole shall be sent by the officer commanding to the next higher commander, whose decision shall be final, and entered in the Council book, and the whole be published in orders for the information and government of all concerned. 187....The proceedings of Councils of Administration shall be signed by the president and recorder, and the recorder of each meeting, after entering the whole proceedings, together with the final order thereon, shall deposit the book with the commanding officer. In like manner, the approval or objections of the officer ordering the Council will be signed with his own hand. 188....The Post Council shall prescribe the quantity and kind of clothing, small equipments, and soldiers' necessaries, groceries, and all articles which the sutlers may be required to keep on hand; examine the sutler's books and papers, and fix the tariff of prices of the said goods or commodities; inspect the sutler's weights and measures; fix the laundress' charges, and make the regulations for the post school. 189.... Pursuant to the 30th Article of War, commanding officers reviewing the proceedings of the Council of Administration will scrutinize the tariff of prices proposed by them, and take care that the stores actually furnished by the sutler correspond to the quality prescribed. POST FUND. 190....A Post Fund shall be raised at each post by a tax on the sutler, not to exceed 10 cents a month for every officer and soldier of the command, according to the average in each month to be ascertained by the Council, and from the saving on the flour ration, ordinarily 33 per cent., by baking the soldiers' bread at a post bakery. Provided, that when want of vegetables or other reasons make it necessary, the commanding officer may order the flour saved, or any part of it, issued to the men, after paying expenses of baking. 191....The commanding officer shall designate an officer to be post treasurer, who shall keep the account of the fund, subject to the inspection of the Council and commanding officer, and disburse the fund on the warrants of the commanding officer, drawn in pursuance of specific resolves of the Council. 192....The following are the objects of expenditure of the post fund:-1st. Expenses of the bake-house; 2d. expenses of the soldiers' children at the post school. 193....On the last day of April, August, and December, and when relieved from the duty, the treasurer shall make out his account with the fund since his last account, and submit it, with his vouchers, to the Council of Administration, to be examined by them, and recorded in the Council book, and then forwarded by the commanding officer to Department Head-Quarters. 194.... At each settlement of the treasurer's account, the Council shall distribute the unexpended balance of the post fund to the several companies and other troops in the rates of their average force during the period. 195.... When a company leaves the post, it shall then receive its distributive share of the accrued fund. 196....The regulations in regard to a post fund will, as far as practicable, be applied in the field to a regimental fund, to be raised, administered, éxpended, and distributed in like manner, by the regimental commander and a regimental council. COMPANY FUND. 197.... '....The distributions from the post or regimental fund, and the savings from the company rations, constitute the Company Fund, to be disbursed by the captain for the benefit of the enlisted men of the company, pursuant to resolves of the Company Council, consisting of all the company officers present. In case of a tie vote in the Council, the commander of the post shall decide. The Council shall be convened once in two months by the captain, and whenever he may think proper. 198....Their proceedings shall be recorded in a book, signed by all the Council, and open at all times to the inspection of the commander of the post. Every four months, and whenever another officer takes command of the company, and when the company leaves the post, the account of the company fund shall be made up, audited by the Council, recorded in the Council book, and submitted, with a duplicate, to the post commander, who shall examine it and forward the duplicate to Department Head-Quarters. 199....The supervision of the company fund by the post commander herein directed shall, in the field, devolve on the commander of the regiment. ARTICLE XXIV. CHAPLAINS. 200....The posts at which Chaplains may be employed will be announced by the War Department. 201.... The Council of Administration of the post will report to the Adjutant-General, for the approval of the Secretary of War, the rate of pay allowed the person they select to officiate as Chaplain and perform the duties of Schoolmaster; the decision of the Secretary will be notified to the commanding officer of the post by the Adjutant-General. ARTICLE XXV. SUTLERS. 202....Every military post may have one Sutler, to be appointed by the Secretary of War on the recommendation of the Council of Administration, approved by the commanding officer. 203....A Sutler shall hold his office for a term of three years, unless sooner removed; but the commanding officer may, for cause, suspend a Sutler's privilege until a decision of the War Department is received in the case. 204....In case of vacancy, a temporary appointment may be made by the commanding officer upon the nomination of the Council of Administration. 205....Troops in campaign, on detachment, or on distant service, will be allowed Sutlers, at the rate of one for every regiment, corps, or separate detachment; to be appointed by the commanding officer of such regiment, corps, or detachment, upon the recommendation of the council of administration, subject to the approval of the general or other officer in command. 206....No tax or burden in any shape, other than the authorized assessment for the post fund, will be imposed on the Sutler. If there be a spare building, the use of it may be allowed him, he being responsible that it is kept in repair. If there be no such building, he may be allowed to erect one; but this article gives the Sutler no claim to quarters, transportation for himself or goods, or to any military allowance whatever. 207....The tariff of prices fixed by the Council of Administration shall be exposed in a conspicuous place in the Sutler's store. No difference of prices will be allowed on cash or credit sales. 208....Sutlers are not allowed to keep ardent spirits or other intoxicating drinks, under penalty of losing their situations. 209.... Sutlers shall not farm out or underlet the business and privileges granted by their appointment. ARTICLE XXVI. MILITARY DISCUSSIONS AND PUBLICATIONS. 210....Deliberations or discussions among any class of military men, having the object of conveying praise, or censure, or any mark of approbation toward their superiors or others in the military service; and all publications relative to transactions between officers of a private or personal nature, whether newspaper, pamphlet or hand-bill, are strictly prohibited. ARTICLE XXVII. ARRESTS AND CONFINEMENTS. 211....None but commanding officers have power to place officers under arrest except for offenses expressly designated in the 27th Article of War. 212....Officers are not to be put in arrest for light offenses. For these the censure of the commanding officer will, in most cases, answer the purposes of discipline. 213....An officer in arrest may, at the discretion of his commanding officer, have larger limits assigned him than his tent or quarters, on written application to that effect. Close confinement is not to be resorted to unless under circumstances of an aggravated character. 214....In ordinary cases, and where inconvenience to the service would result from it, a medical officer will not be put in arrest until the court-martial for his trial convenes. 215....The arrest of an officer, or confinement of a soldier, will, as soon as practicable, be notified to his immediate commander. 216....All prisoners under guard, without written charges, will be released by the officer of the day at guard-mounting, unless orders to the contrary be given by the commanding officer. 217....On a march, company officers and non-commissioned officers in arrest will follow in the rear of their respective companies, unless otherwise particularly ordered. 218....Field officers, commissioned and non-commissioned staff officers, under the same circumstances, will follow in the rear of their respective regiments. 219....An officer under arrest will not wear a sword, or visit officially his commanding or other superior officer, unless sent for; and in case of business, he will make known his object in writing. ARTICLE XXVIII. HOURS OF SERVICE AND ROLL-CALLS. 220....In garrison, reveille will be at 5 o'clock in May, June, July, and August, at 6 in March, April, September, and October, and at half past 6 in November, December, January, and February; retreat at sunset; the troop, surgeon's call, signals for breakfast and dinner at the hours prescribed by the commanding officer, according to climate and season. In the cavalry, stable-calls immediately after reveille, and an hour and a half before retreat; water-calls at the hours directed by the commanding officer. 221....In camp, the commanding officer prescribes the hours of reveille, reports, roll-calls, guard-mounting, meals, stable-calls, issues, fatigues, &c. 1. To go for fuel-poing stroke and ten-stroke roll. 2. To go for water-two strokes and a flam. 3. For fatigue party-pioneer's march. 4. Adjutant's call-first part of the troop. 5. First sergeant's call-one roll and four taps. 7. Corporal's call—one roll and two taps. 8. For the drummers-the drummer's call. 223....The drummer's call shall be beat by the drums of the police guard five minutes before the time of beating the stated calls, when the drummers will assemble before the colors of their respective regiments, and as soon as the beat begins on the right, it will be immediately taken up along the line. ROLL-CALLS. 224....There shall be daily at least three stated roll-calls, viz., at reveille, retreat, and tattoo. They will be made on the company parades by the first sergeants, superintended by a commissioned officer of the company. The captains will report the absentees without leave to the colonel or commanding officer. 225....Immediately after reveille roll-call (after stable-duty in the cavalry), the tents or quarters, and the space around them, will be put in order by the men of the companies, superintended by the chiefs of squads, and the guard-house or guard-tent by the guard or pris oners. 226....The morning reports of companies, signed by the captains |