Army Regulations Author:United States Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: an army corps, division, or brigade. if uoue but the commanding officer and interested ollicers be present for duty, then the commanding officer will survey the ... more »property. When only the responsible or interested officer is present, he will not appoint himself surveying officer, but will furnish the next higher commander his certificate of facts and circumstances, supported by the sworn testimony of witnesses, or by the affidavits of enlisted men or others who are cognizant thereof. Should the case thus presented not be considered satisfactory, or in a case in which only interested officers with opposing interests are present for duty at the post or station, the next higher commander may make the necessary investigation. in eases where the property in question has been previously acted upon, the officer making the investigation will be so informed and the previous reports will be considered. 723. The surveying officer must fully investigate matters submitted to him. He will call for all evidence attainable, and will not limit his inquiries to proofs or statements presented by parties in interest. He will rigidly scrutinize the evidence, especially in cases of alleged theft or embezzlement, and will not recommend the relief of officers or soldiers from respousibility unless fully satisfied that those charged with the care of property have performed their whole duty in regard to it. He should hear in person or by deposition all persons concerned in the subject-matter before him. 1n no case, however, will hls report take the place of the evidence required in paragraph 004. 72-1. The person responsible for public property to be surveyed will, in all cases, furnish the original certificates and affidavits upon which he relics to be relieved from resixmsibility, together with the du...« less