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24. The adjutant will have posted on the bulletin board at 

 his office all data needed by company commanders in making 

 details from their companies. 



At first sergeant's call first sergeants will go to headquarters 

 and take from the bulletin board all data necessary for making 

 the details required from their companies ; these details will 

 be made from their company rosters. 



25. In order to give ample notice, first sergeants will, when 

 practicable, publish at retreat and post on the company, bul- 

 letin board all details made from the company for duties to 

 be performed. 



26. Where rosters are required to be kept by this manual, 

 all details will be made by roster. 



Section 4. Commander of the guard. 



41. The commander of the guard is responsible for the in- 

 struction and discipline of the guard. He will see that all of 

 its members are correctly instructed in their orders and duties 

 and that they understand and properly perform them. He will 

 visit each relief at least once while it is on post, and at least 

 one of these visits will be made between 12 o'clock midnight 

 and daylight. 



42. He receives and obeys the orders of the commanding 

 officer and the officer of the day, and reports to the latter with- 

 out delay all orders to the guard not received from the officer 

 of the day ; he transmits to his successor all material instruc- 

 tions and information relating to his duties. 



43. He is responsible under the officer of the day for the 

 general safety of the post or camp as soon as the old guard 

 marches away from the guardhouse. In case of emergency, 

 vv'hile both guards are at the guardhouse, the senior com- 

 mander of the two guards will be responsible that the proper 

 action is taken. 



44. Officers of the guard will remain constantly with their 

 guards, excein wlnle visiting patrols or necessarily engaged 

 elsewhere in the performance of their duties. The command- 

 ing oflicer will allow a reasonable time for meals. 



45. A commander of a guard leaving his post for any pur- 

 pose will inform the next in command of his destination and 

 probable time of return. 



