1308. Punishment for violations.-Any person who offends against the provisions of this section shall on conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.—Ibid. USELESS PAPERS. 1309. Disposition of; report to be rendered, etc.-Whenever there shall be in any one of the executive departments of the Government an accumulation of files of papers, which are not needed or useful in the transaction of the current business of such department and have no permanent value or historical interest, it shall be the duty of the head of such department to submit to Congress report of that fact, accompanied by a concise statement of the condition and character of such papers. And upon the submission of such report, it shall be the duty of the presiding officer of the Senate to appoint two Senators, and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to appoint two Representatives, and the Senators and Representatives so appointed shall constitute a joint committee, to which shall be referred such report, with the accompanying statement of the condition and character of such papers, and such joint committee shall meet and examine such report and statement and the papers therein described, and submit to the Senate and House, respectively, a report of such examination and their recommendation. And if they report that such files of papers, or any part thereof, are not needed or useful in the transaction of the current business of such Department, and have no permanent value or historical interest, then it shall be the duty of such head of the department to sell as waste paper, or otherwise dispose of, such files of papers upon the best obtainable terms after due publication of notice inviting proposals therefor, and receive and pay the proceeds thereof into the Treasury of the United States, and make report thereof to Congress.— Act of Feb. 16, 1889 (25 Stat., 672). INDEX. Absence on account of sickness. (See Sick leave and leave of absence.) Disease resulting from own misconduct---- Absence without leave: Civilians- Forfeiture of pay; 31st day of month. Commissioned officers- Pay forfeited; when__-. Three months', to be dropped from rolls of Army. Enlisted men- Exceeding one day, to be made good___ On 31st day of month__ National Guard- Accountability: Paragraph. 428 929 426, 491 426 636 929 Officers of, three months', to be dropped from rolls- 667 Funds and property in hands of subordinate officers; liability of Quarter- Public property (see also Property, accountability and public property)- Accountable officers (see also Disbursing officers and public moneys): Authority to intrust money to other officers making disbursements- Accounting officers (see also Accounts, Auditor for the War Department, and Purchase of fuel; no payment without certificate of inspector, etc. 195 Signature of required on evidence of honorable discharge. 1032 243 Accounts (see also Auditor for the War Department, Disbursing officers, and Accurate entry of each sum to be kept. By whom made___ Paragraph. 1050 1041 1041 Audit of bureaus of the War Department, for salaries, etc--. 1040 1052 Officers of the Line, for pay due. 1031 Particular accounts; by whom. 1064 Auditor for the War Department to receive and examine certain 1040 Balances (see also Balances and unexpended balances) — Clothing, enlisted men; how paid. Neglect or refusal to pay into Treasury. Remaining on books after two years_ Suits for recovery of.. Bureaus of the War Department; examination and inspection of Certificate of differences on revision__. Checks to indorsee on pay accounts permitted. Clothing money allowance, enlisted men, settlement of.. Commissioned Officers- 1054, 1055 608 14, 1069 1069 1040 1065 418 608 Audit of, for pay due.. 1031 Authority to transfer or assign pay accounts. Deficiencies in; deducted from monthly pay.. Settlement of, where evidence of honorable discharge is necessary. Commission or inquiry; payment of by disbursing officers. Company commanders; loss of voucher or company books, affidavits may Certified by auditor, to be final and conclusive; exception_.. To be final and conclusive_ Revision of, at close of war. To be audited abroad; authority for- Warrants, certificates may be transmitted in lieu of--- Contracts, etc., inspection and revision of; by whom--- Deceased officers and enlisted men; settlement of, etc---- 1054 1056 1056 1052 1057 1055 167 167 302 1142 303, 306 Decree of Court of Claims to act as a credit in settlement of.. 418 1142 123 Delinquencies; action on requisitions for advance of funds.. How analyzed and recorded. 1044 1037, 1176 Rendition of; time for. To be kept by auditors; method of.. Failure to render; penalty. How audited and settled. Inspection of; by whom. Losses of funds, etc.; Court of Claims to have jurisdiction. Time for rendition of Time for transmission of Nonreceipt of in Treasury or proper bureau; evidence necessary. Oaths required in settlement of. Payment suspended; when Settlement of, unchanged for three years. Unchanged for three years, action necessary in case of Disbursements (see also Disbursements)- By distinct items. Distinct, rendered according to appropriations. In case of insufficient balances. Division of Bookkeeping and Warrants; establishment of, duties, etc___ 1106 1030 1030, 1031 1037, 1176 121 1047 1044 1047 1178 72, 1162 1047 - 1034 1034 1051 1049 1097 1172 1168 Enlisted men; settlement of, where evidence of honorable discharge is neces- Final statements; clothing allowance overdrawn to be changed on---. Settlement of; inability to account for property intrusted to posses- Allowances for, to be paid from sums appropriated therefor 509 513 Over land-grant roads 514 Orders involving payment of, to state special duty enjoined. 508 508, 510 Officers in the District of Columbia; examination and inspection of; 1038 Items affected by original construction of statutes by auditors to be Public property (see also Property accountability and Public property) —— 1179 Loss of vouchers or company books; affidavits may be accepted; when__ 79 1142 Receipts and expenditures, to be kept by auditors; method of 1172 85, 1063 Between Engineer Department and another bureau of the War Depart- 1067 Between Medical Department and other bureaus of the War Depart- ment 1068 Between Military Academy and other bureaus of the War Depart- ment 322 Between Signal Corps and other bureaus of the War Department.. 1066 1179 305 Decree of Court of Claims to act as a credit in. 123 |