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 810 SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 227. 1920. “*”°*··"S °' ‘°“· 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, provided 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 .};"§Q§”’,§§§} *$,;‘;‘j,’§{j report of its transactions; but if there be none of the persons herein- ¤;¤·—g· if ¤¤ distrilw- above named, or such persons or their addresses are not known to ¤°“ m`]°` or readil ascertainable by said co1u·t, and the said court shall so find, said}? summary court shall have authority to convert into cash, by public or private sale, not earlier than thirty days after the death o tlic deceased, all effects of deceased except sabers, insignia, decorations, medals watches, trinkets, manuscripts, and other articles valuable chiefly as keepsakes; and as soon as practicable after converting such effects into cash said summary court shall deppsit with the roper officer, to be designated in regulations, any cash elonging to dpecedent’s estate, and shall transmit a receipt for such detposits, any will or other papers of value belonging to the decease, any sabers, insignia, decorations, medals, watches, trinkets, manuscripts, and other articles valuable chiefly as keepsakes, together with an inventory of the effects secured by said summary court, and a full account of its transactions, to the War Department for transmission to the Auditor for the War Department for action as authorized by law inf page settlement of accoimts of deceased officers and enlisted men o e. m§{’.Ll’§$Q,g,‘{m,£,,§.”§ The provisiong of this article shall be applicable to inmates of the l’g§§i,';§g0‘;@,‘},*j,_ DW United States Soldiers’ Home who die in any United States military hospital outside of the District of Columbia where sent from the In home for treatment. 'l“"“s‘ Anr. 113. INquns·rs.—When at any post, fort, camp, or other place garrisoned by the military forces of the United States and under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, any person shall have been found dead under circumstances which appear to require investigation, the commanding officer will designate and direct a summary court-martial to investigate the circumstances attending the death; and, for this purpose, such summary courtmartial shall have power to summon witnesses and examine them upon oath or affirmation. He shall promptly transmit to the post or other commander a report of his investigation and of his findnigs (mw S mo, M as to the cause of the death. nn_¤2`zmE.st$`}l¤.t¤i‘$.’“ ART. 114. Aurnomrr T0 Anmrzvrsrsn o.¤:rns.——Any judge advo- ,,}_°'·3°*p·“6‘°*“"‘°“d' cate 01‘ acting judge advocate, the president of a general or special court-martial, any summary court-martial, the trial judge advocate or any assistant trial judge advocate of a general or special courtmartial, the president or the recorder of a court of inquiry or of a military board, any officer designated to take a deposition, any officer detailed to conduct an investigation, and the adjutant of any command shall have power to administer oaths for the purposes of ,,,,m,g,__ p,,m_ the administration o military ijustice and for other purposes of military administration; and in oreign places where the Army may be serving shall have the general powers of a notary public or of a consul 0 the United States in the administration of oaths, the execution and aclmowledgment of legal instruments, the attestation of documents, and all_other forms of notarial acts to be executed by R,,pO,,,,_,,S_ persons subject to military law. Am`. 115. Arrorxrzimxr or nnronrnns AND rNTnnra1»:·rnRs.——· Under such regulations as the Secretary of War may from time to time prescribe, the president of a court—martial or military commission or a court of inquiry shall have power to appoint a re orter, who shall record the proceedings of and testimony taken lbefore