ORDERS The following order from the War Department is published to the Army for the information and guidance of all concerned: ORDERS: WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, March 24, 1905. The following extract from the "Act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for prior years, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1905, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned: SEC. 4. That section thirty-six hundred and seventy-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 3679. No Department of the Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve the Government in any contract or obligation for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriations unless such contract or obligation is authorized by law. Nor shall any Department or officer of the Government accept voluntary service for the Government or employ personal service in excess of that authorized by law, except in case of sudden emergency involving the loss of human life or the destruction of property. All appropriations made for contingent expenses or other general purposes, except appropriations made for the fulfillment of contract obligations expressly authorized by law, or for objects required or authorized by law without reference to the amounts annually appropriated therefor, shall, on or before the beginning of each fiscal year, be so apportioned by monthly or other allotments as to prevent undue expenditures in one portion of the year that may require deficiency or additional appropriations to complete the service of the fiscal year; and all such apportionments shall be adhered to except when waived or modified in specific cases by the written order of the head of the Executive Department or other Government establishment having control of the expenditure, but this provision shall not apply to the contingent appropriations of the Senate or House of Representatives; and all such waivers or modifications, together with the reasons therefor, shall be communicated to Congress in connection with estimates for any additional appropriations required on account thereof. Any person violating any provi sion of this section shall be summarily removed from office and may also be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month. A strict compliance with the provisions of the foregoing section is enjoined upon all officers and employees in and under the War Department. WM. H. TAFT, Secretary of War. F [994897, M. S. O.] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff OFFICIAL: F. C. AINSWORTH, The Military Secretary. JUN 22 Rec'd GENERAL ORDERS, } WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 7, 1905. I..So much of General Orders, No. 176, November 17, 1904, War Department, as directs the headquarters and band, 7th Cavalry, to sail for the Philippine Islands on June 1, 1905, is modified so as to direct them upon arrival in San Francisco, California, under the provisions of the above-mentioned order, to delay there and to sail for Manila, Philippine Islands, on July 1, 1905, instead. [997203, M. S. O.] II--The following changes in the stations of troops are ordered: 1. Lieutenant Colonel John McClellan, Artillery Corps; Sergeant Major John McKeeran, junior grade, Artillery Corps, and the 28th and 92d Companies of Coast Artillery will be relieved from duty in the Artillery District of Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, in time to embark on the transport scheduled to leave Manila, Philippine Islands, on June 15, 1905, for San Francisco, California, where upon arrival they will proceed to and take station as follows: Lieutenant Colonel McClellan, Sergeant Major McKeeran, and the 28th Company at Fort Rosecrans, California. The 92d Company at Fort Flagler, Washington. One officer and a suitable guard of the artillery will remain at Honolulu for duty in connection with the transfer of property, etc., and will, after the completion thereof, proceed to San Francisco, California, on the transport scheduled to sail from Manila, Philippine Islands, on July 15, 1905. 2. Companies L and M, 10th Infantry, will be relieved from duty at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, and will embark on the transport sailing from San Francisco on July 1, 1905, for Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, for station. Commanding officers of these organizations will make every proper effort to induce their men to make allotments of pay in favor of their dependent relatives, as provided in paragraph 1374, Army Regulations. The commanding general, Pacific Division, is charged with the execution of the orders for these movements. The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary JUN. 22 Re transportation, the Subsistence Department suitable subsistence, and the Medical Department proper medical attendance and supplies. 3. Upon the departure of the 28th and 92d Companies of Coast Artillery the Artillery District of Honolulu will be dis continued. [994215, M. S. O.] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: OFFICIAL: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff. F. C. AINSWORTH, The Military Secretary. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 56. WAR DEPARTMENT, By direction of the President, General Orders, No. 78, April 29, 1904, War Department, as amended by General Orders, No. 27, February 17, 1905, War Department, is further amended so as to fix the strength of infantry companies on duty at the Infantry and Cavalry School and Staff College, at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and at Fort Slocum, New York, as follows: The Infantry and Cavalry School and Staff College. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: ADNA R. CHAFFEE, OFFICIAL: F. C. AINSWORTH, The Military Secretary. JUN-22 Rec'd |