Regulations of the Department of Labor, in Effect October 15, 1915

73. All requests spoiled or canceled for any reason should be at once transmitted to the Department for proper record, accompanied by the copy, and that fact noted on the stub.

74. When sleeping-car berths for more than one person are obtained on Government requests, the requests and memorandum copies should show how many berths and the kind of berths furnished. 75. When parlor-car seats are obtained the request and memorandum copy should show that fact.

76. Passenger checks for seat or berth must be forwarded attached to the memorandum copy of the Government request.

77. On most railroads children under 5 years are carried free, while half fare only is charged for children between the ages of 5 and 12. If tickets of greater value than necessary are purchased, a recovery of excess paid will be made from the employee who issued the request.

78. Great care should be exercised that transportation requests are not lost or stolen, as transportation companies accepting Government requests in good faith are entitled to reimbursement for transportation furnished thereon; and if used by unauthorized persons, the employee whose neglect makes possible the unauthorized or fraudulent use will be compelled to reimburse the United States for such transportation.

79. Unused portions of tickets secured on requests should be forwarded through the proper bureau to the Disbursing Clerk for redemption. A letter of explanation should accompany the unused portion of ticket.

80. Travelers leaving trains short of destination of ticket, after having surrendered ticket or a coupon for an unused part of trip, must notify train conductor to make proper notation thereon, "Off at station." In case of surrender of ticket the form and ticket number and name of issuing line must be obtained from conductor and reported with the facts to the Disbursing Clerk. Pullman conductor must be notified when accommodations are vacated short of destination for which paid, and report of the fact must accompany unused transportation or Pullman passenger checks.

81. Where Government requests for transportation are used for travel which involve no other charges to be reimbursed by the Government, and therefore the employee will submit no expense account, the reverse of the memorandum transportation request forwarded to the Department must contain the approval in writing of the administrative officer under whose direction the travel was performed.

82. Where a Government request is used for obtaining tickets for persons other than the one signing the request, the names of such

travelers, followed by proper designation and kind of ticket secured, must be written on the back of the original and memorandum copies of the request; also the ages of those traveling at half fare or free. Sample:

John Smith, inspector, round trip.
Harry Brown, attendant, single trip.
Mary Jones, matron, round trip.
H. Hasewaga, alien, single trip.
Barbara Hasewaga, alien, single trip.

Mika Hasewaga, alien, one-half fare (10 years).
Rosina Hasewaga, alien, free (4 years).

83. Where mileage or scrip books are purchased on Government request, only one book should be obtained on each request. When purchased for future use (subsequent to current month of issue) the memorandum copy should be promptly forwarded to the Disbursing Clerk. Request should describe character of mileage or scrip, giving serial letter and number of book, total number of miles and cost, and refund value of cover. If no refund, indicate thus: "$20 flat rate." 84. In each voucher where mileage or scrip of such a book is used, the request number must be stated for each trip.

85. The numbers of coupons pulled for each trip must be given. Travelers are required to assure themselves that the correct number of coupons are detached by conductors or agents. In case of errors the facts should be reported to the Disbursing Clerk, giving name of railroad and number of train and date (or name of railroad and title and location of agent) and form and number of tickets issued.

86. Where several books are used for travel reported in one voucher, the entry should be so made that the book from which scrip or mileage is taken and the number of request on which book was secured can be readily ascertained.

87. Covers of mileage books having a redemption value and all unused mileage and scrip must be turned in, through the proper bureau or office, to the Disbursing Clerk for redemption.

88. Where regular railroad fare for either one-way or round-trip tickets is less than will be paid by use of mileage, regular tickets must be purchased.

89. Properly used unexpired mileage exchange orders of the Central Passenger Association left in the possession of the Government owing to the resignation, transfer, illness, or death of an employee, upon presentation to the mileage bureau through the disbursing office in connection with a certificate issued by the selling agent containing a reference to the date of sale, issuing office, form, and number of a mileage exchange order purchased for a substituted representative after the last trip

made by the retiring employee will be redeemed by an allowance to the Government of a $2.50 rebate plus 2 cents per mile for the *unused coupons.

90. A certificate in conformity with the above should accompany the unused portion and cover to the Disbursing Clerk as the basis for the redemption claim.

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SEC. 10.-91. All employees will be furnished upon request with tolegraph identification cards of both the Postal and Western Union Companies, which should be used in connection with all telegrams relating to official business. When these cards are used no payment at time of sending or receiving is necessary.

92. Where the employees of telegraph companies refuse to recognize a telegraph identification card, the telegram should be paid for, a copy of the telegram properly receipted for the amount paid attached to the voucher to support the charge, and a statement made that telegraph identification cards were not recognized.

93. Expenses for telegrams relating to leave of absence, payment of salary, and expense vouchers, or any matter of a personal nature, will not be allowed, and such telegrams must be paid for by the employee.

94. In preparing telegrams care should be observed that all unnecessary words, initials, and figures in the address and body, and also in the signature thereof, are omitted.

95. The telegraph should be resorted to only in cases of emergency or when especially instructed to use that means of communication. If this rule is violated, the cost of the telegram will be charged against the employee responsible for sending the message.

96. Payment for telegrams must be made only at the rates shown in schedule of rates prescribed by the Postmaster General and shown in the following table. If for any reason a message could be transmitted cheaper at commercial rates, those rates should be used.

Government rates for 20 words and multiples of 20, together with tolls for additional words.