C.$.a, XJCW^, 2J fiscal cpiarter, carefully 4 and thoroughly to examine and inspect tiie official fsffairs of 5 every qucrtermaster aud commissary within his department, as G well those serving at posts and depots, as those serving wi:h 7 any army, army corps, division, brigade, regiment, battalion or 8 detachment of troops in tlie field. In such inspections, said in- 9 spectors and their assistants, shall ascertain— the amount of mo 10 ney and property received by each such quartermaster and com- 11 missary, for or on the account of the. government; when, where 12' and from v-ihom received ; if money, the kind of funds received; 13 if property found, not in the possession of any one, when, where .14 and under whai circumstances found, and when entered upon 15 their 1 oils; amount of money expended, for what expended, IG when e.\,yende.J. Lo wh^'ui paid, and the amount remaining on 17 hajid, ca;cfLilly examirjiiig every voucher, and where any doubt 1 8 pTisrs. icfjniriT.g additional jiroof in rcbition thereto, noting all 19 (lefecta and dofKiencics ; thoy shall, in porson, carefully exam 20 ine and in?pect the property, and all acconnts of every Buch (jnar- 21 termastorand coraraipsary, noting the niimlifr, kind and charac- 22 (er of projierty, and the condition thereof, and also cxnmino 23 every invoice, receipt, roll, bill or olhor voucher in relation to 24 pnch property, and if alleged }>y any such quarforma?t€ror com- 25 tnissary to have been by him purchased, notingthe price of pach 20 article, wlicn, wliere and of wliom nurcliascd; and as to proper - 27 ty turned over hy other ofliccr?, whru, where and by whom turn- 2s oi] i,\,'.- comparing the articles with the jnvcurv ■ nnfl ;•-' ti> 29 i)i'uporlj> found and taken up upon roll, comparinj^^sueii projjcrty 30 with such roll: in every such case noting any deficit or dii-crep- •SI ancy. And in case of any deficiency, enquire into the mnnner 32 in which such deficiency occuncd, examining the vouchers tiierr- 33 foi Ai."iich ir.spectors and their assietanta shall 39 also carcfally examine into the accounts and vouchers of all i'uch 40 quartcnnatten and commissi ries. and into their nafmer of traiffe- 41 acting busincse and keeping a/. counts thctcof, and if the5' io all ft -12 respects conform to the rctjtiiicmcnti! . i..,. .^ d in any defalca- 21 tion, or to have bet mbney or property upon any game, or been 22 interested in any such bet, li6*Shal'l be cashiered- and, if found 23 to be incompetent to discliarge the duties of his offiet> by rea- 24 son of mental incapacity, igrioranco, or want of business quali- 25 fications.. or intemperate habits, ho shall bo dismissed from his 26 office, and in all such cases of conviction, they shall b^i imme- 27 diately f.onscribed and placed in the ranks of the infantry, if 28 within the age of conscription, and physically able to do duty 29 in that arm of the scryice, if not so able, they shall be jmt to 30 such service as a private, as they may bo physically able to 31 perform, and suit shall Ijc instituted against their securities \ 32 tpon their official bonds, for anv dcfhnlt whatsoerer, which mlv 33 be within the coftdition ' )nd. 1 "^KO. 8. If it fhnll appear by any TOch rejiort of inspection, 2 that thoro ure able liodied mon in the employ of any puch 3 quar terra after or co> . and that there iff in finch depart- 4 mcnt,' disabled men who are qnalified and willing to perform the duiics in said qunrfcrmn'^tr'j and comraiasary department, 6 the departmetit commander shall cunsc snch ftble bolioi men, if 7 belonging to companies, to be at once rctiirnod to iheir respec- 8 tive commands, when practicable, if not practicable by reawn f> of the absence of snch -tjomniand from Fnch department, or if 10 Buch able-bodied men d» not bclonf^ to any command, and are 1 1 vritliin the ages of couecriTi^'nn. ?n:-h 'Icr.nrtmentcommander.'^hall ], v......ve them to be placed ... . , . ,. , .. ,t , some company within 1 3 his department, and the places of all tuch able-bodied men sliall 14 be supplied by gnch disabled men, Oi* men not fit for service in 15 the ranks, as may be able and qualilicd for such scrTioe. 1 Sfx 0. 'ihe terms quartermaster and commissary, a« used 2 in this act, shall be held to include officers of crery rank, in 3 these several departments, who are exerciuing the functioas of 4 such office. 1 ."''i c. j'l >; Tor aV ■ ' ''•>fs* 2 or their a-' 3 any u /.ice of ai ■'<■ fetcii ) 4 made at 313' h t] -t m UiO yet I 5 ance of it* , 6 to any such qav 1 >FC. 11. If any ^ 2 having oni' H wilfully fail, nei^tecl or refuse to make the inspection and re» 4 ports thereof, or any one of either, as required by thffe ac', or 5 shall, through any fear, favor or aflfection, or for any reward, or 6 for the promise or hope thereof, fail, neglect or refuse to make 7 true and faithful reports of acts of malfeasance, defaults, embez- 8 zlcmcnts. or other iniproper acts in office, by any such quarter- 9 master or commicsaiy, whose affairs it shall become his duty to 10 inspect as provided by this act: or if any such inspector or 11 assistant inspector, shall, through any ill will, prejudice, or for 12 any other cause, wilfully make any false report as to any such 13 matters, he shall, upon conviction thereof by a court martial, 14 be cashiered, or suffer such ether punishment as may be ad- lo judged by the Court trying the case. 1 Skc. 12. It shall be the duty of the Sc'^retary of War to 2 eaupe the inspections and the rcj'orts thereof required by this 3 act. to be promptly made, according to such form as he may 4 prescribe.