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approval of conclemuatioii, eacli animal being accompanied 

 by his descriptive list, which must show the nature of his 

 disability, accompanied by a certificate that the state guar- 

 antees only that the animal is free from glanders. The pro- 

 ceeds of the sales are deposited by the intendance officer in 

 the nearest subtreasury. The condemned animals are suitably 

 marked. 



Funds. — The items of expenditure for the remount service 

 to be considered and accounted for are: The purchase of 

 animals, expenses of travel of boards, fees to veterinaries and 

 troopers (really extra pay), extra pay to noncommissioned 

 officers, brokerage, purchases of halters or yokes, revenue 

 stamps (for receipted bills), advertisements, etc., and feed for 

 animals in transit, all which is provided by the annual budget. 



In addition thereto is an allowance of harness and equip- 

 ments, tools, stable furniture, medicine, instruments, etc., 

 for each depot or subdepot according to its needs, and a 

 money allowance or fund for keeping it in order, for horse- 

 shoeing, etc. Returns for all expenditures are made quar- 

 terly, but the supplies are based upon monthly estimates. 



Books. — The principal books kept are those relating to the 

 special functions of the remount service, such as a register of 

 animals purchased or turned in, a register of issues to officers 

 or to troops, a register of colts dropped in the depot, a register 

 of animals returned to sellers for vicious habits or unsound- 

 ness, a register of animals sold to officers, a register showing 

 changes in original classification, a register of mares in foal 

 and animals lent to civilians, a register showing transfer of 

 animals from one depot to another by order of the minister. 



Every month a report is sent in by the corps commander of 

 each army corps of the number of horses or mules purchased 

 and issued within his district, the number remaining on hand 

 to be disposed of, and, annually, on the 10th of January, a 

 report of the number of condemned animals sold during the 

 year. 



Horse boards are instructed to be careful to send horses of 

 similar type to each regiment and even to each brigade of 

 cavalry, and to see that not only each lot fills this condition 

 but that the lots sent in succeeding years do likewise, so that 

 the horses of the units may be of homogeneous types. 



As regards artillery draft horses, in time of peace, care is 

 taken that all are also fit for the saddle, because they are then 



