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    "ocrText": "(G. O. 18.]\n12\n[G. O. 18.1\n13\nThe\nbe exercised direct. An effort should be made to obtain the\nnecessary supplies, services or materials through private agree-\n'APPENDIX A.\"\nment before resorting to requisitions.\nREQUISITIONS MILITAIRES.\nBILLET DE LOGEMENT.\n73. The order of requisition should be in writing and signed.\nIn order to conform to the French regulations and make requisi-\nMAIRIE d\ntioning as simple as possible, the official \"order of requisition\"\nM\nand the official \"requisition receipt\" will be used. However, as\ndemeurant Rue\nsoon as an officer has given a written and signed demand for\nou celui qui occupé actuellement son habitation, logera pcu\nsupplies or materials, even though such demand is made on a\nscrap of paper, the goods have been requisitioned. The name\njour:\nand rank of the officer and name of the French interpreter\nOfficiers.\nshould be signed in a legible manner to all such requisitions.\nSous-officiers.\nLe\n191\n74. All such requisitions should, as a rule, be carried out by\nSoldats.\nLe Maire.\nproper Q. M. D. officers (usually L. of C.) acting under instruc-\nChevaux.\ntions of their immediate commanders. When in special cases\nthis is impossible, the officer making the requisition will im-\nLe present billet doit rester entre les mains de celui qui aura\nmediately communicate full details to the next higher authority.\nfourni le logement; il ne devra, dan aucun cas, être rendu au\nmilitaire.\n75. The original \"order of requisition,\" signed by the officer\nLoi du 3 juillet 1877, ART. 15. En cas de passage de cantonne-\nand stating his rank and the name of the French interpreter,\nment en logement des troupes, l'habitant aura droit a une\nis to be handed to the Mayor, who should be instructed to for-\nward it immediately, together with the claimant's certified bill,\nindemnité lorsqu'il aura logé les militaires pendant plus de trois\nnuits dans le même mois.\nto the L. of C. Sec. C. (). This original \"order of requisition\"\nshould give such description of the goods requisitioned as will\nART. 16-En toutes circonstances, les troupes auront droit,\nenable the proper Q. M. to assess their value; but will under\nchez l'habitant, au feu et à la chandelle.\nno circumstances give the unit for which the goods were requisi-\nDécret du 2 août 1877, ART. 12. Lorsque les troupes sont\ntioned, or any indication of price. A copy of this \"order of\nlogées chez l'habitant et que celui-ci est requis de leur fournir\nrequisition,\" not on the official form, will be dispatched im-\nla nourriture, il ne peut être exigé une nourriture supérieure\nmediately to the L. of C. Sec. C. O., and will give, in addition\nà l'ordinaire de l'individu requis.\nto the requisitioning officer's signature and rank, the unit or\ndetachment for which the goods were requisitioned and any\nTRANSLATION.\nfurther detail which might be helpful to arrive at a just set-\nThis paper should be left with the householder and must not\ntlement. The officer receiving supplies through requisition\nbe returned to the troops.\nshould give a receipt on the official form, which receipt should\nLaw of July 3, 1877, ART. 15. In case troops pass through, are\nbe delivered, through the French liaison officer, to the Mayor.\ncantoned or billeted, the householder will receive payment\nThe Mayor should forward this original receipt at once to the\nwhen furnishing accommodations for more than three nights\n1. of C. Sec. C. O. The officer giving such receipt should im-\nin the same month.\nmediately dispatch a copy thereof not on an official form to the\nART. 16. In all cases the troops have a right to fire and\nL. of C. Sec. C. O.\nlight in common with the inhabitants.\nDecree of August 2, 1877, ART. 12. When troops are billeted\nand the inhabitants are required to feed them, such food need\nbe no better than that ordinarily used by the inhabitants."
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