Chapter 112. To amend the Articles of War
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CHAP. 112.— An Act To amend the Articles of War. November 19, 1919. [[S. 1373](/us/bill/66/s/1373).] [[Public, No. 85](/us/pl/66/85).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Articles of War.Vol. 39, p. 668.Vol. 40, p. 883, amended. That article 112 of section 1342 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the support of 357the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919, approved July 9, 1918,” be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:
" “Article 112. Effects of deceased persons—Disposition of.—Effects of deceased persons.Disposal by commanding officer.*Post*, p. 809. In case of the death of any person subject to military law the commanding officer of the place of command will permit the legal representative or widow of the deceased, if present, to take possession of all his effects then in camp or quarters, and if no legal representative or widow be present the commanding officer shall direct a summaryAction of summary court. court to secure all such effects; and said summary court shall have authority to collect and receive any debts due decedent’s estate by local debtors; and as soon as practicable after the collection ofDistribution to specified kin, etc., through Quartermaster Corps. such effects said summary court shall transmit such effects, and any money collected, through the Quartermaster Department, at Government expense, to the widow or legal representative of the deceased, if such be found by said court, or to the son, daughter, father, providedDelivery to father restricted. the father has not abandoned the support of his family, mother, brother, sister, or the next of kin in the order named, if such be found by said court, or the beneficiary named in the will of the deceased, if such be found by said court, and said court shall thereupon make to the War Department a full report of its transactions; but if there be none of the persons hereinabove named, or such personsTransmittal to Auditor for War Department for action if no heir, etc., found. or their addresses are not known to or readily ascertainable by said court, and the said court shall so find, said summary court shall have authority to convert into cash, by public or private sale, not earlier than thirty days after the death of the deceased, all effects of deceased except sabers, insignia, decorations, medals, watches, trinkets, manuscripts, and other articles valuable chiefly as keepsakes; and as soon as practicable after converting such effects into cash said summary court shall deposit with the proper officer, to be designated in regulations, any cash belonging to decedent’s estate, and shall transmit a receipt for such deposits, any will or other papers of value belonging to the deceased, any sabers, insignia, decorations, medals, watches, trinkets, manuscripts, and other articles valuable chiefly as keepsakes, together with an inventory of the effects secured by said summary court, and a full account of its transactions to the War Department for transmission to the Auditor for the War Department for action as authorized by law in the settlement of accounts of deceased officers and enlisted men of the Army.
“The provisions of this article shall be applicable to inmates of theSoldiers’ Home inmates dying at outside Army hospital included. United States Soldiers’ Home who die in any United States military hospital outside of the District of Columbia where sent from the home for treatment.” " Approved, November 19, 1919.