8 LA WS AND REG ULA TIONS. 







II. ORDNANCE REGULATIONS. 



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 3. The Chief of Ordnance, under the Secretary of War, is, by 

 law, charged with the examination and settlement of the property 

 accountability of all officers or other persons in the military 

 establishment, to whom ordnance and ordnance stores are 

 intrusted. 



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13. The general denomination " ordnance and ordnance stores " 

 comprehends all cannon and artillery carriages and equipments ; 

 all apparatus and machines for the service and manoeuver of 

 artillery ; all small arms, accoutrements, and horse equipments ; 

 all ammunition, and all tools, machinery and materials for the 

 ordnance service ; * materials for shoeing, and 

 all horse equipments and harness for the artillery; and in general 

 all property, of whatever nature, supplied to the military estab- 

 lishment by the Ordnance Department. 



14. Officers of the Ordnance Department are charged with 

 procuring all ordnance and ordnance stores for the use of the 

 military establishment. These stores are procured by fabrica- 

 tion in the arsenals, armories, or other ordnance establishments,, 

 by contract, or by open purchase. 



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1 6. The commanding officer of an armory, arsenal, depot, or 

 other ordnance establishment, under the direction of the Chief 

 of Ordnance, makes and publishes the rules for its internal gov- 

 ernment, procures the necessary materials and tools, engages 

 the workmen, assigns their grades, and appoints the necessary 

 foremen. 



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1 8. The commanding officer of an armory, arsenal, or other 

 ordnance establishment extends to the junior officers under his 

 command every facility and encouragement in the performance 

 of ordnance duties, assigning to each some portion of the manu- 

 facturing and administrative work for which each will be held 

 responsible and keeps them constantly advised of the orders. 



