Regulations

Army regulations prescribed by the secretary of war and intended for the government of the army do not bind the commander-in-chief nor the secretary of war; U. S. v. Burns, 12 Wall. (U. S.) 216, 20 L. Ed. 388; but see Arthur v. U. S., 16 Ct. Cl. 422; those made pursuant to law bind even the executive; Davis, Military Law; they differ from the Articles of War, which are express enactments of Congress. Departmental regulations are issued under R. S. § 161. Military orders are authoritative directions, issued by the president. The general regulations are sometimes called Standing Orders. See Articles of War; Military Law. Regulations of the secret service department of the treasury are laws of the United States under R. S. § 753; U. S. v. Fuellhart, 106 Fed. 911. Those of the department as to internal revenue have the force of laws; Stegall v. Thurman, 175 Fed. 813. REHABERE FACIAS SEISINAM (Lat. do you cause to regain seisin). When a sheriff in the “habere facias seisinam” had delivered seisin of more than he ought, this judicial