§ 7838. Settlement of accounts: affidavit of company commander

Type Statute
Publication 2026-03-26
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Department United States Congress
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§ 7838. Settlement of accounts: affidavit of company commander

(1) that vouchers or company books were lost;

(2) anything tending to prove that any apparent deficiency of those articles was caused by unavoidable accident, or by loss in actual service without his fault; or

(3) that all or part of the clothing and supplies was properly used.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 274, § 4838; renumbered § 7838, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)

The word “anything” is substituted for the words “any matter or circumstance”. The words “properly used” are substituted for the words “legally used and appropriated”. The words “of the case” are omitted as surplusage.

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
4838 10:1302. R.S. 225 (less 1st sentence); added Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69 (3d par.), 19 Stat. 241.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4838 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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