He was taken before the judge.The captain was breveted.
He was taken before the judge.
The captain was breveted.
29. Where the word “o’clock” occurs in phrases or headlines involving the use of capitals, always set it “o’clock;” never use the form o’Clock, O’Clock, or O’clock.
30. In caps-and-small-caps cross headings, or headings of any kind in which capitals are used, capitalize principal words. [Copy preparers will take full responsibility for uniformity in this matter and mark copy plainly.]
31. In tables of contents which are set in small caps capitalize only the first word and proper names.
32. Capitalize the titles of standing and select committees of the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States and the different forms of the same, both singular and plural, as Committee on Ways and Means; Ways and Means Committees. The following list gives the official nomenclature of Congressional committees, with the proper capitalization:
HOUSE.
Committee on—Elections.Ways and Means.Appropriations.the Judiciary.Banking and Currency.Coinage, Weights, and Measures.Interstate and Foreign Commerce.Rivers and Harbors.Merchant Marine and Fisheries.Agriculture.Foreign Affairs.Military Affairs.Naval Affairs.the Post-Office and Post-Roads.the Public Lands.Indian Affairs.the Territories.Railways and Canals.Manufactures.Mines and Mining.Public Buildings and Grounds.the Pacific Railroads.Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River.Education.Labor.the Militia.Patents.Invalid Pensions.Pensions.Claims.War Claims.
Committee on—
Elections.
Ways and Means.
Appropriations.
the Judiciary.
Banking and Currency.
Coinage, Weights, and Measures.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Rivers and Harbors.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Agriculture.
Foreign Affairs.
Military Affairs.
Naval Affairs.
the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
the Public Lands.
Indian Affairs.
the Territories.
Railways and Canals.
Manufactures.
Mines and Mining.
Public Buildings and Grounds.
the Pacific Railroads.
Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River.
Education.
Labor.
the Militia.
Patents.
Invalid Pensions.
Pensions.
Claims.
War Claims.
Private Land Claims.the District of Columbia.the Revision of the Laws.Reform in the Civil Service.Election of President and Vice-President and Representatives in Congress.Alcoholic Liquor Traffic.Irrigation of Arid Lands.Immigration and Naturalization.Ventilation and Acoustics.Expenditures in the State Department.Expenditures in the Treasury Department.Expenditures in the War Department.Expenditures in the Navy Department.Expenditures in the Post-Office Department.Expenditures in the Interior Department.Expenditures in the Department of Justice.Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture.Expenditures on Public Buildings.Rules.Accounts.Mileage.the Library (also Joint Committee on).Printing (also Joint Committee on).Enrolled Bills (also Joint Committee on).Joint Commission of Congress to Inquire into the Status of Laws Organizing the Executive Departments.Joint Commission on Disposition of Useless Papers in Executive Departments.
Private Land Claims.
the District of Columbia.
the Revision of the Laws.
Reform in the Civil Service.
Election of President and Vice-President and Representatives in Congress.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic.
Irrigation of Arid Lands.
Immigration and Naturalization.
Ventilation and Acoustics.
Expenditures in the State Department.
Expenditures in the Treasury Department.
Expenditures in the War Department.
Expenditures in the Navy Department.
Expenditures in the Post-Office Department.
Expenditures in the Interior Department.
Expenditures in the Department of Justice.
Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture.
Expenditures on Public Buildings.
Rules.
Accounts.
Mileage.
the Library (also Joint Committee on).
Printing (also Joint Committee on).
Enrolled Bills (also Joint Committee on).
Joint Commission of Congress to Inquire into the Status of Laws Organizing the Executive Departments.
Joint Commission on Disposition of Useless Papers in Executive Departments.
SENATE.
Committee—on Agriculture and Forestry.on Appropriations.to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate.on the Census.on Civil Service and Retrenchment.on Claims.on Coast Defenses.on Commerce.on the District of Columbia.on Education and Labor.on Engrossed Bills.on Enrolled Bills.on Epidemic Diseases.to Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service.on Finance.on Fisheries.on Foreign Relations.on Immigration.on Improvement of the Mississippi River and its Tributaries.on Indian Affairs.on Indian Depredations.on Interstate Commerce.on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands.on the Judiciary.on the Library.on Manufactures.on Military Affairs.on Mines and Mining.on Naval Affairs.on Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments.on Pacific Railroads.on Patents.
Committee—
on Agriculture and Forestry.
on Appropriations.
to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate.
on the Census.
on Civil Service and Retrenchment.
on Claims.
on Coast Defenses.
on Commerce.
on the District of Columbia.
on Education and Labor.
on Engrossed Bills.
on Enrolled Bills.
on Epidemic Diseases.
to Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service.
on Finance.
on Fisheries.
on Foreign Relations.
on Immigration.
on Improvement of the Mississippi River and its Tributaries.
on Indian Affairs.
on Indian Depredations.
on Interstate Commerce.
on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands.
on the Judiciary.
on the Library.
on Manufactures.
on Military Affairs.
on Mines and Mining.
on Naval Affairs.
on Organization, Conduct, and Expenditures of the Executive Departments.
on Pacific Railroads.
on Patents.
on Pensions.on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.on Printing.on Private Land Claims.on Privileges and Elections.on Public Buildings and Grounds.on Public Lands.on Railroads.on Relations with Canada.on the Revision of the Laws of the United States.on Revolutionary Claims.on Rules.on Territories.on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard.Select Committee—to Investigate the Condition of the Potomac River Front of Washington.to Inquire into all Claims of Citizens of the United States against the Government of Nicaragua.on Woman Suffrage.on Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress.on the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians.on Transportation and Sale of Meat Products.to Establish the University of the United States.on the Quadro-Centennial.to Investigate the Geological Survey.on National Banks.on Forest Reservations.on Corporations in the District of Columbia.to Investigate Trespassers upon Indian Lands.on Ford Theater Disaster.
on Pensions.
on Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
on Printing.
on Private Land Claims.
on Privileges and Elections.
on Public Buildings and Grounds.
on Public Lands.
on Railroads.
on Relations with Canada.
on the Revision of the Laws of the United States.
on Revolutionary Claims.
on Rules.
on Territories.
on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard.
Select Committee—
to Investigate the Condition of the Potomac River Front of Washington.
to Inquire into all Claims of Citizens of the United States against the Government of Nicaragua.
on Woman Suffrage.
on Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress.
on the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians.
on Transportation and Sale of Meat Products.
to Establish the University of the United States.
on the Quadro-Centennial.
to Investigate the Geological Survey.
on National Banks.
on Forest Reservations.
on Corporations in the District of Columbia.
to Investigate Trespassers upon Indian Lands.
on Ford Theater Disaster.
33. Capitalize “county,” “township,” and “ward” (singular form only), when used with the proper name.
34. Capitalize “river,” “bay,” “cape,” “harbor,” “mount,” “island,” etc. (singular form only), when used with the proper name.
35. Capitalize such words as “building,” “asylum,” “bridge,” “bank,” “school,” “hospital,” etc. (singular form only), when used with the proper name.
36. The following list will be found convenient as a guide to capitalization:
Absentee Shawnees.Act, Thurman, Tucker, etc.Acting Secretary of the Senate.Acting Secretary of State, etc.Administration (National).Admiral.Admiralty (British).Agency, Chippewa, etc.Agricultural Report.Albany Penitentiary.Appendix IV.Appendix A.Appointment Office.Aqueduct, Washington, etc.Aqueduct Bridge.Army Gun Factory.Army:General of theLieutenant-General of theMajor-General Commanding theAdjutant-General (’s Office).Inspector-General (’s Office).Judge-Advocate-General.Quartermaster-General (’s Office).Commissary-General of Subsistence.Surgeon-General (’s Office).Paymaster-General (’s Office).Chief of Engineers.Chief Signal Officer.Chief of Ordnance.Regular Army.Volunteer Army.Army Medical Museum.army officer, nurse, wagon, etc.Architect of the Capitol.Architect of the Treasury Department.
Absentee Shawnees.
Act, Thurman, Tucker, etc.
Acting Secretary of the Senate.
Acting Secretary of State, etc.
Administration (National).
Admiral.
Admiralty (British).
Agency, Chippewa, etc.
Agricultural Report.
Albany Penitentiary.
Appendix IV.
Appendix A.
Appointment Office.
Aqueduct, Washington, etc.
Aqueduct Bridge.
Army Gun Factory.
Army:
General of the
Lieutenant-General of the
Major-General Commanding the
Adjutant-General (’s Office).
Inspector-General (’s Office).
Judge-Advocate-General.
Quartermaster-General (’s Office).
Commissary-General of Subsistence.
Surgeon-General (’s Office).
Paymaster-General (’s Office).
Chief of Engineers.
Chief Signal Officer.
Chief of Ordnance.
Regular Army.
Volunteer Army.
Army Medical Museum.
army officer, nurse, wagon, etc.
Architect of the Capitol.
Architect of the Treasury Department.
Armory (Springfield).Arsenal, Rock Island, etc.Articles of War.article of war, sixty-second.Artillery School (United States).assembly, PennsylvaniaAssistant Attorney-General (United States).Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office.Assistant Commissioner of Patents.Assistant Postmaster-General, First, Second, etc.Assistant Secretary of the Interior, etc.Associated Press.Atlantic Slope, Coast, and Seaboard (section of country).Attorney-General.Auditor, First, Second, etc.Auditor of Railroad Accounts.Band, Eastern, etc., of Cherokees.Bank, Central, etc.Bay, Chesapeake, etc.Bethlehem Iron Works.Bible or Scriptures.Black Friday.Board (when definite).Board of Engineers.Board of General Appraisers.Board of Ordnance and Fortification.board of public works (District of Columbia).Board of Underwriters (New York).Board of Managers of the Soldiers’ Home.Board of Trade of Philadelphia, etc.Board on Geographic Names.Book of Estimates.Botanist, the (Agr. Dept.)Botanic Garden.
Armory (Springfield).
Arsenal, Rock Island, etc.
Articles of War.
article of war, sixty-second.
Artillery School (United States).
assembly, Pennsylvania
Assistant Attorney-General (United States).
Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Assistant Commissioner of Patents.
Assistant Postmaster-General, First, Second, etc.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, etc.
Associated Press.
Atlantic Slope, Coast, and Seaboard (section of country).
Attorney-General.
Auditor, First, Second, etc.
Auditor of Railroad Accounts.
Band, Eastern, etc., of Cherokees.
Bank, Central, etc.
Bay, Chesapeake, etc.
Bethlehem Iron Works.
Bible or Scriptures.
Black Friday.
Board (when definite).
Board of Engineers.
Board of General Appraisers.
Board of Ordnance and Fortification.
board of public works (District of Columbia).
Board of Underwriters (New York).
Board of Managers of the Soldiers’ Home.
Board of Trade of Philadelphia, etc.
Board on Geographic Names.
Book of Estimates.
Botanist, the (Agr. Dept.)
Botanic Garden.
Bowman Act.Building, Winder, etc.buildings, Winder and Loganbuilding, Treasury, etc.Bureau (when definite).Bureau of Accounts (and all other bureaus of the Navy Department).Cabinet, theCalendar, theCalendar of Bills and Resolutions.Calendar, Private.Capitol Grounds.Capitol, theCapitol police.Carnegie Steel Works.Cavalry and Infantry School (United States).Census Bulletin No. 420.Census, Tenth, Eleventh, etc.central Ohio.Chairman (Committee of the Whole).Chairman of the Light-House Board.Chamber (of House or Senate).Charles II of England.Chemist, the (Agr. Dept.)Cherokee Strip or Outlet.Chief of the Bureau of, etc.Chief Clerk, House or Senate.Chief Intelligence Officer.Chief of the Record and Pension Division.Chief Justice (of United States Supreme Court).Chief Magistrate.Christian.Christianity.Christendom.Christianize.Church, the Methodist, etc. (denomination)Church, St. Aloysius, etc. (congregation)church, St. Paul’s (building)Circle, Iowa, etc. (as a park)cisatlantic, etc.City of Mexico.Civil Service Commission (ers).Clerk of the House.Coast and Geodetic Survey.Code, the MississippiCollege, Columbia, etc.Colonel Commandant (Marine Corps).Commissioner of Patents, etc.Commissioners of District of Columbia.Comptroller, First, Second, etc.Comptroller of the Currency.Confederate States.Consular Bureau.Congressional.Congressional Directory.Congressional Library.Constitution (United States).Continent, the (Europe)Contract Office.Corps of Engineers.Corps of Judge-Advocates.Council, Choctaw.County, Clarion, etc.Court of Claims.Court of Private Land Claims.Court of St. James.court of appeals.Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims.Crown (referring to Government).Dalles, TheDam No. 4.Day, Thanksgiving, Independence, Memorial, etc.Dead-Letter Office.Delegate (in Congress).Democrat.Department of Justice.Deputy Second Auditor, etc.Diplomatic Bureau.Director of the Geological Survey, etc.district:First assemblyFifth CongressionalThird light-houseDistrict of Columbia Jail.Dome (of Capitol).Dominion of Canada.Du Pont Powder Works.Eastern States, the
Bowman Act.
Building, Winder, etc.
buildings, Winder and Logan
building, Treasury, etc.
Bureau (when definite).
Bureau of Accounts (and all other bureaus of the Navy Department).
Cabinet, the
Calendar, the
Calendar of Bills and Resolutions.
Calendar, Private.
Capitol Grounds.
Capitol, the
Capitol police.
Carnegie Steel Works.
Cavalry and Infantry School (United States).
Census Bulletin No. 420.
Census, Tenth, Eleventh, etc.
central Ohio.
Chairman (Committee of the Whole).
Chairman of the Light-House Board.
Chamber (of House or Senate).
Charles II of England.
Chemist, the (Agr. Dept.)
Cherokee Strip or Outlet.
Chief of the Bureau of, etc.
Chief Clerk, House or Senate.
Chief Intelligence Officer.
Chief of the Record and Pension Division.
Chief Justice (of United States Supreme Court).
Chief Magistrate.
Christian.
Christianity.
Christendom.
Christianize.
Church, the Methodist, etc. (denomination)
Church, St. Aloysius, etc. (congregation)
church, St. Paul’s (building)
Circle, Iowa, etc. (as a park)
cisatlantic, etc.
City of Mexico.
Civil Service Commission (ers).
Clerk of the House.
Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Code, the Mississippi
College, Columbia, etc.
Colonel Commandant (Marine Corps).
Commissioner of Patents, etc.
Commissioners of District of Columbia.
Comptroller, First, Second, etc.
Comptroller of the Currency.
Confederate States.
Consular Bureau.
Congressional.
Congressional Directory.
Congressional Library.
Constitution (United States).
Continent, the (Europe)
Contract Office.
Corps of Engineers.
Corps of Judge-Advocates.
Council, Choctaw.
County, Clarion, etc.
Court of Claims.
Court of Private Land Claims.
Court of St. James.
court of appeals.
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims.
Crown (referring to Government).
Dalles, The
Dam No. 4.
Day, Thanksgiving, Independence, Memorial, etc.
Dead-Letter Office.
Delegate (in Congress).
Democrat.
Department of Justice.
Deputy Second Auditor, etc.
Diplomatic Bureau.
Director of the Geological Survey, etc.
district:
First assembly
Fifth Congressional
Third light-house
District of Columbia Jail.
Dome (of Capitol).
Dominion of Canada.
Du Pont Powder Works.
Eastern States, the
Eastern Continent.Eastern Hemisphere.eastern New York, etc.Electoral Commission.Engine No. 6.Engineer in Chief.Engineer Corps.Engineer Department.Entomologist, the (Agr. Dept.)Evangelical Alliance.Executive, theExecutive order.Executive Departments.executive department (one of the three coordinate departments of the Government).Executive Document No. 95.Federal Government.Fish Commission (er).Forty-seventh Congress.Fourth of July.Freedman’s Savings Bank.General Government.Gentile.General Assembly (Presbyterian Church).General Superintendent of Life-Saving Service.Geological Survey.gospel.governor.Government:ImperialRoyalFederalGeneralNationalBritish, etc.Government of Great Britain.Government Hospital for the Insane.Governor-General (of Canada).Grand Army post. (But Post No. 63, etc.)Great Lakes.Gulf Coast (section of country).Gulf, the (Gulf of Mexico)Hague, TheHall (of the House).Hall, Statuary (of Capitol)Harbor, Boston, etc.Headquarters of the Army.Health Bureau.Her Majesty the Queen.His Excellency the President.His Excellency Li Hung Chang.his excellency the governor.His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.Home and Branch (singular or plural, referring to Soldiers’ Home).Hospital, Providence, etc.Hotel, Metropolitan, etc.House Calendar.House Executive Document No. 12.House, Ebbitt, etc.Howard University.Hydrographic Office.imperial edict.india rubber.Isthmus, the (of Panama)Journal Clerk.Journal of the House (or Senate).Lafayette, Generalla Fayette, Marquis deLafayette County.Lakes Erie and Huron.legislature, Connecticut, etc.Lake Michigan.Librarian of Congress.Library of Congress.Life-Saving Service.Light-House Board.light-house district, Fourth, etc.Line, Cunard, etc.london purple.Long Bridge.lower House of Congress.Lower Mississippi.Mall, theMarine Corps.Marine-Hospital Service.Medical Corps.Medical Department (Army or Navy).
Eastern Continent.
Eastern Hemisphere.
eastern New York, etc.
Electoral Commission.
Engine No. 6.
Engineer in Chief.
Engineer Corps.
Engineer Department.
Entomologist, the (Agr. Dept.)
Evangelical Alliance.
Executive, the
Executive order.
Executive Departments.
executive department (one of the three coordinate departments of the Government).
Executive Document No. 95.
Federal Government.
Fish Commission (er).
Forty-seventh Congress.
Fourth of July.
Freedman’s Savings Bank.
General Government.
Gentile.
General Assembly (Presbyterian Church).
General Superintendent of Life-Saving Service.
Geological Survey.
gospel.
governor.
Government:
Imperial
Royal
Federal
General
National
British, etc.
Government of Great Britain.
Government Hospital for the Insane.
Governor-General (of Canada).
Grand Army post. (But Post No. 63, etc.)
Great Lakes.
Gulf Coast (section of country).
Gulf, the (Gulf of Mexico)
Hague, The
Hall (of the House).
Hall, Statuary (of Capitol)
Harbor, Boston, etc.
Headquarters of the Army.
Health Bureau.
Her Majesty the Queen.
His Excellency the President.
His Excellency Li Hung Chang.
his excellency the governor.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Home and Branch (singular or plural, referring to Soldiers’ Home).
Hospital, Providence, etc.
Hotel, Metropolitan, etc.
House Calendar.
House Executive Document No. 12.
House, Ebbitt, etc.
Howard University.
Hydrographic Office.
imperial edict.
india rubber.
Isthmus, the (of Panama)
Journal Clerk.
Journal of the House (or Senate).
Lafayette, General
la Fayette, Marquis de
Lafayette County.
Lakes Erie and Huron.
legislature, Connecticut, etc.
Lake Michigan.
Librarian of Congress.
Library of Congress.
Life-Saving Service.
Light-House Board.
light-house district, Fourth, etc.
Line, Cunard, etc.
london purple.
Long Bridge.
lower House of Congress.
Lower Mississippi.
Mall, the
Marine Corps.
Marine-Hospital Service.
Medical Corps.
Medical Department (Army or Navy).
Members and Delegates.Merino (sheep).merino (goods, wool, etc.).Metropolitan police.Microscopist, the (Agr. Dept.)middle Tennessee.Military Academy (United States).Mikado.Miscellaneous Document No. 2.Mississippi Delta.Mississippi River:PassPassesHead of PassesMoney-Order Office (of P. O. Dept.).Monument Lot.Mormon.Nation, Choctaw, etc.National Board of Health.National Cemetery, Arlington, etc.national cemetery at Arlington.National Guard.National Legislature.National Government.National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.National Medical Museum.National Park, Yellowstone, etc.national park in California.Naval Academy.Naval Asylum.Naval Militia (the entire body).Naval Observatory.Naval Reserves.Navy, theNavy-Yard, New York, etc.Netherlands, theNew World.New York City.North, theNorth Pole.northern Illinois.Northwest, theOffice of Experiment Stations.Office of Steamboat Inspection.Old World.One hundred and twenty-fifth street.Order of Business No. 56.Ordnance Department.Pacific coast (the sea line).Pacific Slope, Coast, and Seaboard (section of country).paris green.Parish, CaddoPark, Jackson, etc.Pay Corps.Pay Department.Penitentiary, Albany, etc.Pension Bureau.Pension Office.People’s Party.plaster of paris.Populist.Postal Union.Postmaster-General.Post-Office appropriation bill.Presidential.Prince of Monaco.prussian blue.Public Land Strip.Public Printer.Quartermaster’s Department.Railway Mail Service.Record and Pension Office (or Division).Reform School of District of Columbia.Reform School, Girls’Reformatory, Elmira, etc.Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Register of the Treasury.Regular Army.Regular Navy.Reporter of the Senate.Republican.Reservation, Sioux, etc.Revenue-Cutter Service.Revenue-Marine Service.Revolutionary war.Revised Statutes.
Members and Delegates.
Merino (sheep).
merino (goods, wool, etc.).
Metropolitan police.
Microscopist, the (Agr. Dept.)
middle Tennessee.
Military Academy (United States).
Mikado.
Miscellaneous Document No. 2.
Mississippi Delta.
Mississippi River:
Pass
Passes
Head of Passes
Money-Order Office (of P. O. Dept.).
Monument Lot.
Mormon.
Nation, Choctaw, etc.
National Board of Health.
National Cemetery, Arlington, etc.
national cemetery at Arlington.
National Guard.
National Legislature.
National Government.
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.
National Medical Museum.
National Park, Yellowstone, etc.
national park in California.
Naval Academy.
Naval Asylum.
Naval Militia (the entire body).
Naval Observatory.
Naval Reserves.
Navy, the
Navy-Yard, New York, etc.
Netherlands, the
New World.
New York City.
North, the
North Pole.
northern Illinois.
Northwest, the
Office of Experiment Stations.
Office of Steamboat Inspection.
Old World.
One hundred and twenty-fifth street.
Order of Business No. 56.
Ordnance Department.
Pacific coast (the sea line).
Pacific Slope, Coast, and Seaboard (section of country).
paris green.
Parish, Caddo
Park, Jackson, etc.
Pay Corps.
Pay Department.
Penitentiary, Albany, etc.
Pension Bureau.
Pension Office.
People’s Party.
plaster of paris.
Populist.
Postal Union.
Postmaster-General.
Post-Office appropriation bill.
Presidential.
Prince of Monaco.
prussian blue.
Public Land Strip.
Public Printer.
Quartermaster’s Department.
Railway Mail Service.
Record and Pension Office (or Division).
Reform School of District of Columbia.
Reform School, Girls’
Reformatory, Elmira, etc.
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Register of the Treasury.
Regular Army.
Regular Navy.
Reporter of the Senate.
Republican.
Reservation, Sioux, etc.
Revenue-Cutter Service.
Revenue-Marine Service.
Revolutionary war.
Revised Statutes.
River, Ohio, etc.Rotunda (of Capitol).royal command.Rule XXI.Rules and Articles of War.Schedule B.schedule 6.School, Peabody, etc.schools, Peabody and BrentScriptures (the Bible).Secretary of State, etc. (United States).Senate Chamber.Sergeant-at-Arms.Signal Corps.Signal Office.Signal Service.Six Companies (Chinese).Smithsonian Institution.Solicitor-General.Solicitor of Internal Revenue.Solicitor of the Treasury.Solicitor for the Department of State.Sound, the (referring to Long Island or Puget Sound)South, theSouthern States, thesouthern Illinois.Southwest, theSquare, Madison, etc. (as a park)square, Lafayette, etc. (as a street)star route.Stars and Stripes.Statistician, the (Agr. Dept.)Statistical Abstract.Statutes at Large.Straits of Magellan, etc.Streets, etc.:New York avenue.First street (northeast, etc.).Jackson alley.Phillips court.Mount Vernon place (as a street).Iowa circle (as a street).Pudding lane.Bennings road.Lafayette square (as a street).Subsistence Department.Superintendent of the Census.Superintendent of Coast and Geodetic Survey.Superintendent of Foreign Mails.Superintendent of Immigration.Superintendent of the Money-Order System.Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac.Superintendent of the Naval Observatory.Supervising Architect’s Office.Supervising Architect of the Treasury.Supervising Inspector-General of Steam Vessels.Supervising Surgeon-General United States Marine-Hospital Service.Supplement to Revised Statutes.Supreme Bench.Supreme Court (United States).supreme court (District of Columbia or of a State).surveyor-general.Survey, Geological, etc.Territorial assembly.Territorial legislature.transmississippi.transatlantic.Treasurer of the United States.Treasury building.Treasury Cattle Commission.Treasury (National).United Press.Upper Mississippi.Valley, Mississippi, etc.Vice-President (of United States).Vice-Admiral.war, Mexicanwar of the rebellion.Washington Aqueduct.Washington’s Headquarters.Western Continent.Western Hemisphere.White Lot.
River, Ohio, etc.
Rotunda (of Capitol).
royal command.
Rule XXI.
Rules and Articles of War.
Schedule B.
schedule 6.
School, Peabody, etc.
schools, Peabody and Brent
Scriptures (the Bible).
Secretary of State, etc. (United States).
Senate Chamber.
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Signal Corps.
Signal Office.
Signal Service.
Six Companies (Chinese).
Smithsonian Institution.
Solicitor-General.
Solicitor of Internal Revenue.
Solicitor of the Treasury.
Solicitor for the Department of State.
Sound, the (referring to Long Island or Puget Sound)
South, the
Southern States, the
southern Illinois.
Southwest, the
Square, Madison, etc. (as a park)
square, Lafayette, etc. (as a street)
star route.
Stars and Stripes.
Statistician, the (Agr. Dept.)
Statistical Abstract.
Statutes at Large.
Straits of Magellan, etc.
Streets, etc.:
New York avenue.
First street (northeast, etc.).
Jackson alley.
Phillips court.
Mount Vernon place (as a street).
Iowa circle (as a street).
Pudding lane.
Bennings road.
Lafayette square (as a street).
Subsistence Department.
Superintendent of the Census.
Superintendent of Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Superintendent of Foreign Mails.
Superintendent of Immigration.
Superintendent of the Money-Order System.
Superintendent of the Nautical Almanac.
Superintendent of the Naval Observatory.
Supervising Architect’s Office.
Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
Supervising Inspector-General of Steam Vessels.
Supervising Surgeon-General United States Marine-Hospital Service.
Supplement to Revised Statutes.
Supreme Bench.
Supreme Court (United States).
supreme court (District of Columbia or of a State).
surveyor-general.
Survey, Geological, etc.
Territorial assembly.
Territorial legislature.
transmississippi.
transatlantic.
Treasurer of the United States.
Treasury building.
Treasury Cattle Commission.
Treasury (National).
United Press.
Upper Mississippi.
Valley, Mississippi, etc.
Vice-President (of United States).
Vice-Admiral.
war, Mexican
war of the rebellion.
Washington Aqueduct.
Washington’s Headquarters.
Western Continent.
Western Hemisphere.
White Lot.
1. In compounding words the International Dictionary will be followed, with but few exceptions.
2. The following words are so common in the work of this office that the usage of many years will be continued:
post-officecourt-housecustom-houselight-housenavy-yardattorney-general, etc.
post-office
court-house
custom-house
light-house
navy-yard
attorney-general, etc.
consul-generalvice-consullieutenant-general, etc.sergeant-majorquartermaster-sergeant, etc.color-corporal
consul-general
vice-consul
lieutenant-general, etc.
sergeant-major
quartermaster-sergeant, etc.
color-corporal
lieutenant-commanderrear-admiralflag-officerjudge-advocate-generalprovost-marshalprovost-marshal-general
lieutenant-commander
rear-admiral
flag-officer
judge-advocate-general
provost-marshal
provost-marshal-general
3. Make one word of horsepower, candlepower, and hundredweight, and use adjectively as laid down in the succeeding paragraph.
4. Compound adjectives take the hyphen: A 2-foot rule, 10-horsepower engine, 16-candlepower light, 6-hundredweight load, many-colored coat, light-armed soldier, asked-for opinion, fine-grained wood, light-green color, etc.
5. Compound the following:
mid-channeldouble-loadersingle-loaderpleuro-pneumonianational-bank notesre-treat (to treat again)ante-mortem
mid-channel
double-loader
single-loader
pleuro-pneumonia
national-bank notes
re-treat (to treat again)
ante-mortem
micro-organismmicro-millimetermicro-photographacre-foot (plural acre-feet)foot-acre (plural foot-acres)pound-foot (plural pound-feet)post-mortem
micro-organism
micro-millimeter
micro-photograph
acre-foot (plural acre-feet)
foot-acre (plural foot-acres)
pound-foot (plural pound-feet)
post-mortem
foot-pound (plural foot-pounds)foot-poundal (plural foot-poundals)foot-second (plural foot-seconds)second-foot (plural second-feet)foot-ton (plural foot-tons)pound-degree (plural pound-degrees)
foot-pound (plural foot-pounds)
foot-poundal (plural foot-poundals)
foot-second (plural foot-seconds)
second-foot (plural second-feet)
foot-ton (plural foot-tons)
pound-degree (plural pound-degrees)
6. Follow compounding, etc., in the appended list of fishes and fishery appliances:
alewifeamber-fishangel-fishbag seinebass netbellows-fishblack bassblack-codblackfishblack perchblue crabbluefishboat fishermenboat-steererbomb-gunbottom-feeding fishbowhead whaleboxfishbrook troutbuffalo-fishbullheadbull’s-eye mackerelbuoy linebutter-fishcandle-fishcatboatcatfishcigar-fishcoast linecodfishcodfish fisherycod fisherycod fishingcod linecrampfishcrawfishcrayfishcrayfish potcultus-codcutting-in (of a whale)datefishdealfishdevil-fishdingeydoctor-fishdogfishdollar-fishdrag netdrag seinedrift netdrumfish
alewife
amber-fish
angel-fish
bag seine
bass net
bellows-fish
black bass
black-cod
blackfish
black perch
blue crab
bluefish
boat fishermen
boat-steerer
bomb-gun
bottom-feeding fish
bowhead whale
boxfish
brook trout
buffalo-fish
bullhead
bull’s-eye mackerel
buoy line
butter-fish
candle-fish
catboat
catfish
cigar-fish
coast line
codfish
codfish fishery
cod fishery
cod fishing
cod line
crampfish
crawfish
crayfish
crayfish pot
cultus-cod
cutting-in (of a whale)
datefish
dealfish
devil-fish
dingey
doctor-fish
dogfish
dollar-fish
drag net
drag seine
drift net
drumfish
fat-headfiddler-crabfinback whalefish-culturefish eggsfishing-campfishing-groundfishing-placefish roefish-wheelflake-yardflatfishflying-fishfood-fishfrostfishgarfishgill netgill-net fishinggoldfishgoosefishgreen crabgreenfishground linehagfishhair sealhand lanceharbor porpoiseharpoon gunhermit-crabhickory-jackhogfishhoop nethorsefishhorse-mackerelhorseshoe-crabhoundfishhumpback whalejackfishjelly-fishjewfishjonah-crabkelp-crabkelpfishkingfishlady-crablady-fishland-crablandlocked salmonlive-carlobster potlumpfish
fat-head
fiddler-crab
finback whale
fish-culture
fish eggs
fishing-camp
fishing-ground
fishing-place
fish roe
fish-wheel
flake-yard
flatfish
flying-fish
food-fish
frostfish
garfish
gill net
gill-net fishing
goldfish
goosefish
green crab
greenfish
ground line
hagfish
hair seal
hand lance
harbor porpoise
harpoon gun
hermit-crab
hickory-jack
hogfish
hoop net
horsefish
horse-mackerel
horseshoe-crab
houndfish
humpback whale
jackfish
jelly-fish
jewfish
jonah-crab
kelp-crab
kelpfish
kingfish
lady-crab
lady-fish
land-crab
landlocked salmon
live-car
lobster pot
lumpfish
molluskmonkfishmoonfishmossbunkermud-crabmudfishmuskellungemussel-crabmutton-fishnigger-fishnursefishoyster bedoyster-crabpaddle-fishpan-fishparrot-fishpeacock-fishpigfishpilot-fishpipefishpurse seineratfishred crabred-eyeredfishred grouperred-horsered perchred snapperrock-bassrock-codrock-crabrockfishrock lobsterrose-fishround-fishrowboatrudder-fishsalmon canningsalmon-canning industrysalmon troutsand-crabsawfishscallopsea basssea-cucumbersea-horseseal oilseal skinsea mosssea mullet
mollusk
monkfish
moonfish
mossbunker
mud-crab
mudfish
muskellunge
mussel-crab
mutton-fish
nigger-fish
nursefish
oyster bed
oyster-crab
paddle-fish
pan-fish
parrot-fish
peacock-fish
pigfish
pilot-fish
pipefish
purse seine
ratfish
red crab
red-eye
redfish
red grouper
red-horse
red perch
red snapper
rock-bass
rock-cod
rock-crab
rockfish
rock lobster
rose-fish
round-fish
rowboat
rudder-fish
salmon canning
salmon-canning industry
salmon trout
sand-crab
sawfish
scallop
sea bass
sea-cucumber
sea-horse
seal oil
seal skin
sea moss
sea mullet
sea-urchinseaweedseine-haulseine-reachset netsheat-fishsheepsheadshellfishshore-crabskipjacksmelt netsnake-fishsnapping mackerelsoft crabSpanish mackerelspearfishspider-crabsqueteaguesquirrel-fishstarfishsteelheadstingraystone-crabstriped basssulphur-bottom whalesunfishswordfishtautogthreadfishtilefishtoadfishtomcodtrammel nettrawl baskettrawling-groundtreefishtrigger-fishtrumpet-fishtrying-out (of a whale)try-workstubfishweakfishwhaleboatwhalebonewhale linewhistling buoywhitefishwolf-fishyellow-tail
sea-urchin
seaweed
seine-haul
seine-reach
set net
sheat-fish
sheepshead
shellfish
shore-crab
skipjack
smelt net
snake-fish
snapping mackerel
soft crab
Spanish mackerel
spearfish
spider-crab
squeteague
squirrel-fish
starfish
steelhead
stingray
stone-crab
striped bass
sulphur-bottom whale
sunfish
swordfish
tautog
threadfish
tilefish
toadfish
tomcod
trammel net
trawl basket
trawling-ground
treefish
trigger-fish
trumpet-fish
trying-out (of a whale)
try-works
tubfish
weakfish
whaleboat
whalebone
whale line
whistling buoy
whitefish
wolf-fish
yellow-tail
7. Fractions, when spelled, will be compounded: One twenty-first, one-fifth, eighty-one one-hundredths, one one-hundredth, the one-hundredth part.
8. The words “well,” “so,” and “ill” will be used as follows: He is an ill-tempered man; he is very ill tempered. Well-meant intentions; his intentions are well meant. His so-called poem; his poem (so called) is, etc. But generally adverbs are not compounded with adjectives which they qualify: A divinely inspired book; a finely modeled statue; a nicely kept lawn.
1. Where figures are used to express the time of day, use the period to separate the hours and minutes: It was 5.30 p. m.; 10.02 a. m.
2. Use degree and minute marks after figures in all cases referring to degrees and minutes, and where whole numbers and decimals are used place the marks after the decimals, as 14.25°; 13.5′; 24.36″.
3. In straight matter and reading columns of tables, where decimal fractions occur without a unit, put a cipher in the unit’s place: 0.38; but a .38-caliber revolver.
4. Omit the comma in serial numbers: No. 165473; section 2436.
5. Use inferior figures in all chemical symbols, and omit spaces between the letters and signs.
6. Use superior figures in connection with reference letters, as A1, A2,a1,a2.
7. It is impossible to give definite rules that will govern in all cases as to what should go in figures and what should be spelled out. It is a question which must be left to the judgment of the workman. General rules which will serve as a guide to the tendency of the style follow:
Put in figures—
Distances: 50 miles; 17 yards; 8 leagues.Clock time: 10.25 p. m.; 12 o’clock and 30 minutes; half past 9.Weights: 12 pounds of beef; 4 hundredweight of stone; 8 centals of wheat; 2 grams of powder.Measures: 40 bushels of wheat; 1 gallon of wine; 15 knots; 6 acres; 9 hectares.Degrees, etc.: 17° 24′ 17″; 10° below zero; in longitude 46° west (but tenth meridian of longitude, sixth degree of latitude, etc.).Dimensions: 16 feet square; 24 by (not x) 12 feet; 2 by 6 inch plank; 4 kilometers square.Percentage: 15 per cent; 27.4 per cent; but one-half of 1 per cent, etc.Money: $2 per 100 pounds; $1.37½ per bale; 35 cents apiece; a 25-cent piece; 20 francs.Age: My age is 52 years and 6 months; a boy 6 years old; 3-year-old colt; 3-months-old child; wine 8 years old (but a boy about six years old; wine four or five years old—where indefinite and isolated, spell out).Population: The population of Chicago is 1,000,000, of whom 150,000 are voters; a hamlet of 18 persons. (But seeparagraphs 9 and 10 under “Spell out.”)Bonds or stocks: Gold is 109; Metropolitan Railroad, 109; 5-20 bonds; 10-40 bonds; 7.30 bonds; 3.65 bonds; 4½ per cent bonds; 3 per cent bonds; 3½ percents; 4 percents. Where the word “bonds” does not follow the designating expression, spell out, as five-twenties, ten-forties, three-sixty-fives, four-and-a-halfs, threes, etc.Votes, ballots, etc.: 75 votes; 50 ballots; 300 voters; 167 Democrats; 14 majority.Definite enumerations(when of a statistical character): 275 persons, 6 sleek horses, 20 head of sheep, 9 dusty travelers; 43 reports, covering 109 pages. (But seeparagraph 9 under “Spell out.”)Dates: June 29, A. D. 1882; December 6, 1846; the 1st of January, 1883; June 12; the 5th instant; the 20th day of March; the 1st (day) of the month. July 4, 1776, was the great day which gave to the world the celebrated Declaration of Independence, and now our Fourth of July is something to be remembered by all patriotic Americans; 4th of July claims.Serial numbers: Section 3; No. 1728; paragraph 247; page 125; volume 6 (or Volume VI, as written); 1536 Ninth street; Route No. 17342; clerk of class 3.
Distances: 50 miles; 17 yards; 8 leagues.
Clock time: 10.25 p. m.; 12 o’clock and 30 minutes; half past 9.
Weights: 12 pounds of beef; 4 hundredweight of stone; 8 centals of wheat; 2 grams of powder.
Measures: 40 bushels of wheat; 1 gallon of wine; 15 knots; 6 acres; 9 hectares.
Degrees, etc.: 17° 24′ 17″; 10° below zero; in longitude 46° west (but tenth meridian of longitude, sixth degree of latitude, etc.).
Dimensions: 16 feet square; 24 by (not x) 12 feet; 2 by 6 inch plank; 4 kilometers square.
Percentage: 15 per cent; 27.4 per cent; but one-half of 1 per cent, etc.
Money: $2 per 100 pounds; $1.37½ per bale; 35 cents apiece; a 25-cent piece; 20 francs.
Age: My age is 52 years and 6 months; a boy 6 years old; 3-year-old colt; 3-months-old child; wine 8 years old (but a boy about six years old; wine four or five years old—where indefinite and isolated, spell out).
Population: The population of Chicago is 1,000,000, of whom 150,000 are voters; a hamlet of 18 persons. (But seeparagraphs 9 and 10 under “Spell out.”)
Bonds or stocks: Gold is 109; Metropolitan Railroad, 109; 5-20 bonds; 10-40 bonds; 7.30 bonds; 3.65 bonds; 4½ per cent bonds; 3 per cent bonds; 3½ percents; 4 percents. Where the word “bonds” does not follow the designating expression, spell out, as five-twenties, ten-forties, three-sixty-fives, four-and-a-halfs, threes, etc.
Votes, ballots, etc.: 75 votes; 50 ballots; 300 voters; 167 Democrats; 14 majority.
Definite enumerations(when of a statistical character): 275 persons, 6 sleek horses, 20 head of sheep, 9 dusty travelers; 43 reports, covering 109 pages. (But seeparagraph 9 under “Spell out.”)
Dates: June 29, A. D. 1882; December 6, 1846; the 1st of January, 1883; June 12; the 5th instant; the 20th day of March; the 1st (day) of the month. July 4, 1776, was the great day which gave to the world the celebrated Declaration of Independence, and now our Fourth of July is something to be remembered by all patriotic Americans; 4th of July claims.
Serial numbers: Section 3; No. 1728; paragraph 247; page 125; volume 6 (or Volume VI, as written); 1536 Ninth street; Route No. 17342; clerk of class 3.
Spell out—
1. Length of time: It lasted fifteen years; we were three days on the way; four hours and ten minutes.
2. Amounts or numbers larger than 1,000, if spelled, are expressed thus: One thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; A. D. eighteen hundred and fifty; numberseventeen hundred and twenty-two. But in serial numbers, where even multiples of one thousand occur, use the word “thousand,” as section two thousand and four (not twenty hundred and four); paragraph seven thousand and sixty-nine.
3. When beginning a sentence: Five million dollars’ worth; in other cases, $5,000,000 worth.
4. All amounts beginning sentences or paragraphs, except when, in testimony, an answer begins with a serial or complex number, in which case use figures. Examples:
Q. In what year was that?—A. 1876.Q. What was the amount involved?—A. $101.50.Q. How much was the sum?—A. Five (or fifteen, or sixty-seven) dollars.
Q. In what year was that?—A. 1876.
Q. What was the amount involved?—A. $101.50.
Q. How much was the sum?—A. Five (or fifteen, or sixty-seven) dollars.
5. Numbered streets of all cities, except in tabular matter.
6. Regimental numbers of United States Regular or Volunteer Army, as Eighth Infantry, One hundred and ninth Ohio Regiment, Third Massachusetts Cavalry.
7. Sums of money, when they are referred to in a general way, as “four or five millions,” or “I would not contribute one dollar to such a purpose.” [This is not to be construed as meaning round numbers, but simply a general or indefinite statement.]
8. Isolated fractions not connected with whole numbers, as one-fourth, three-tenths.
9. Isolated enumerations less than 10: “I saw three men at work.” “There were four horses in the field.”
10. Number of persons, when not in statistical matter or when general or indefinite: “There were thirty or forty persons in the town.”
11. When numbers are mentioned casually, or by way of illustration, or in connection with serious and dignified subjects, they should be spelled out:
In nine hundred and ninety-nine cases out of every thousand.It is now five years since I first took my stand in opposition to this measure, and if my stay among you should be extended to twenty years instead of five, I shall still be found opposing it with the same earnestness as at first.Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.The twelve Apostles.The three Graces.The nine Muses.The seven wise men of Greece.For twelve years he struggled manfully and the thirteenth year crowned his efforts with success.Congress has now been in session two months and three weeks, lacking two days.It is twenty-four years since the rebellion turned the two sections of our country into two armed bodies composed of two or three million men.It is the twelfth hour which is dreaded most at night by superstitions mortals.At eleven and a half o’clock.In the thirtieth degree of latitude the thermometer reached the fifth degree above zero.
In nine hundred and ninety-nine cases out of every thousand.
It is now five years since I first took my stand in opposition to this measure, and if my stay among you should be extended to twenty years instead of five, I shall still be found opposing it with the same earnestness as at first.
Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.
The twelve Apostles.
The three Graces.
The nine Muses.
The seven wise men of Greece.
For twelve years he struggled manfully and the thirteenth year crowned his efforts with success.
Congress has now been in session two months and three weeks, lacking two days.
It is twenty-four years since the rebellion turned the two sections of our country into two armed bodies composed of two or three million men.
It is the twelfth hour which is dreaded most at night by superstitions mortals.
At eleven and a half o’clock.
In the thirtieth degree of latitude the thermometer reached the fifth degree above zero.
12. When a paper is divided into clauses numbered “1, 2, 3,” etc., in the copy, put in figures; but if written “1st, 2d, 3d,” etc., spell out.
Box heads.—Box heads should be run across whenever practicable; if it is necessary to run them up, reduce to the minimum depth.
In boxes of two or more lines which run across, or where two or more boxes occur in the same head, use en quads above and below the greater number of lines.
In boxes of three lines or more in depth and 10 ems or more in width over reading columns or over several figure columns, and in all run-up heads of three lines or more, make hanging indention; otherwise center each line.
In boxes containing two lines the first line must be the longer when possible.
Contractions.—In columns of names of persons, follow copy in the use of contractions of given names; but to avoid overruns always contract such names as William and Charles. Use “Co.” for “Company” where the name of the company is given;use “R. R.” for railroad and “Rwy.” for railway where the name of the railroad or railway is given, and use Bro. and Bros. in firm names. Contract names of months whenever the day of the month is given, excepting in first columns consisting of dates only, which may, however, be contracted to save overruns. All other well-known contractions can be used, by direction of copy preparer, to save overruns. The following contractions for months of the year will be used:
JanuaryJan.MayMaySeptemberSept.FebruaryFeb.JuneJuneOctoberOct.MarchMar.JulyJulyNovemberNov.AprilApr.AugustAug.DecemberDec.
Use of “dittoes.”—Ditto whenever it can properly be done, and ditto under blank spaces in all cases excepting center heads, but never ditto under leaders.
In columns less than 6 ems in width use 1½ ems of quads (in addition to en quad used for bearing off) or 2 ems of leaders, as may be required, before the “do.”; in columns of 6 ems and over, use 2 ems of quads (in addition to en quad used for bearing off) or 2½ ems of leaders.
In first columns, where flush headings are used with indentions under them, proportionate allowance must be made for those indentions, and it will generally be indicated by the copy preparer.
Date columns.—In 7-em date columns, bear off 3-em space from rules, use only en commas after day of month, and put the remaining space between month and day. Observe same style in 5-em date columns, with the exception of using en quads instead of 3-em spaces in bearing off from rules.
Ditto in both 5 and 7 em columns.
Leading from top or bottom lines.—Where there is only one reading column, lead from the bottom; if more than one, from the top.
Date columns are not classified as reading columns in connection with leading from top line.
In parallel tables, where the lines are numbered on the outside of each page, lead from the top.
Where the last word in a leader line runs close to the rule, use en leader if space permits; if not, use a thin space, but never use a full point, excepting where a reference mark follows an abbreviation.
Unless specially directed otherwise, continue leaders across entire width of tables when the right-hand columns are of figures; when the last column is a reading column, omit the leaders from that column only.
Figures in reading columns.—Numerical expressions in reading columns will be expressed in figures, even at the beginning of the sentence: 155 days from Dec. 1; trains 3 times a day.
Figures from or against rules.—In figure columns bear off an en quad from rules on right of figures; and so make the cast as to bear off the longest line of figures an en quad from the rule on the left where possible. If crowded, and but few figures will touch, close up on the left; if still more crowded, close up on the right. If found necessary to set the figures in one column against the rule on the right (which, by the way, must always be done before closing up on the left when the mass of figures is of nearly even width), do the same with the remaining columns of the table. Exceptions will be marked by copy preparer.
Common fractions to be set against rules unless otherwise indicated.
Decimals.—In columns of figures containing decimals omit the point and ciphers where no decimal occurs. This rule does not apply to money columns consisting of both dollars and cents, where the points and ciphers will be used. Always align the decimal points.
Dollar mark.—Repeat dollar mark under rules in continuous tables; also in leader work where center heads occur indicating a separate or independent statement. But in statements where amounts are added to make a general aggregate do not repeat the dollar mark, even where center heads occur.
Parallel dashes.—Use parallel dashes in figure columns in all cases where necessary to cut off from figures following. This rule will apply also to leader work.
Tables in rules.—In tables inclosed in rules, where the first column consists of figures, do not use leaders. [This rule will not apply to date columns or to reading columns clearly requiring leaders.] Bear off matter one em from side rules.
Full point in leader lines.—Use full point between abbreviation and reference mark in leader lines, as Boston, Mass.† ...
Blanks for center heads.—Use full blank line above and below all center heads in stubs or reading columns, excepting where leaders run back far enough to clear the head, in which case use only a line of en quads below.
Plus and minus marks.—Plus and minus marks in figure columns must be aligned when occurring at left of figures.
Dates and figures in reading columns.—Do not range dates or figures in first or reading columns unless figures are added up to make a total. This rule will apply also to leader work.
En-quadded tables.—Use en quads in runovers [copy preparers will give instructions when change is desired]; scabbard will not be allowed; all box heads solid.
Reference marks.—Set off all reference marks a 5-em space when preceding words or figures. Use superior figures (1,2,3, etc.) for reference marks and footnotes in all cases, unless otherwise instructed. In a series of short footnotes range the reference marks, and also the first letter of the note.
Words in figure columns.—Range all words occurring in figure columns one en from rule on right; also capitalize and use full point.
Indention from rules.—An indention from a rule means so many ems in addition to the en quad used for bearing off.
Word “number.”—Spell the word “number,” referring to quantity or things, in box heads where possible. Where necessary to abbreviate or where used in connection with serial figures, use “No.”
Flush and sub heads.—Use colons after flush heads and em dashes after heads subordinate thereto.
Units of quantity.—Units of quantity to the right of reading columns and over figure columns will be spelled where possible. Where the space available demands a contraction, use the following forms: Dolls., galls., lbs., oz., bbls., cwt., yds., ft., in. (inches), doz., bush., M, sq. feet, M feet, cub. feet, kilo., kilos. Observe style of the following table:
Between Chicago,Ill., and—Between St. Louis,Mo., and—Articles.Jacksonville, Fla.Athens, and Macon, Ga.Jacksonville, Fla.Athens, Ga.Atlanta, Ga.Agricultural implements:C. L. (weight 20,000 pounds)per 100 lbs$0.87$0.85$0.84$0.82$0.82C. L. (weight 20,000 pounds), released,per 100 pounds.58.58.56.56.56Apples, onions, potatoes, cabbage, beets, and turnips, straight and mixed, C. L.per 100 lbs.43.43.41.41.41Beans and pease, in barrels or sacksdo.73.71.70.68.68Butter:Dairy—In wooddo1.351.471.231.251.35In wood, releaseddo1.001.06.951.011.01Flour:In barrelsper barrel.44.74.48.68.62In sacksper 100 pounds.28.41.23.38.35Grain, in bulk, C. L.do.27.37.22.32.29Hominy and gritsper barrel.54.73.56.64.58
Leader work.—Leader work is not classified as tabular work.
Continued heads.—Continued heads over tables must be condensed into one line where possible.
1. Copy marked “fol.” means to follow figures, italics, abbreviations, idiomatic words and expressions, and &c. or etc., but not capitalization or punctuation. The exceptions are: (1) Always spell out the & except in firm names; (2) always spell out the % mark; (3) always use “at” or “to,” as the case may be, instead of the commercial @. All orthography in “fol.” matter is good that has the sanction of any dictionary.
2. Copy marked “fol. lit.” means follow everything—caps, punctuation, and contractions.
COURT OF CLAIMS OPINIONS, BRIEFS, AND DECISIONS.
1. In the case ofThe United Statesv.Union Pacific Railroad Company(99 U. S., 22), the court
2. In the case ofUnited Statesv.The Union Pacific Railroad Company(99 U. S., 33), the court
3. (The United Statesv.Union Pacific R. R. Co.)
4. (United Statesv.The Union Pacific R. R. Co.)
5. InTaylor’s Case(16 C. Cls. R., 14) the claimant. (Taylor’s Case, 16 C. Cls. R., 14.)
6. InTaylorv.Smiththe court held
7.Edwards’s Lesseev.Darby(12 Wheat., 210)
8.Legal-Tender Case(110 U. S., 334)
9. (Ex parteRobinson, 19 Wall., 304)
10. In Taylor’s Case the court say; in the case of Taylor there was
11. In the case ofPayne(7 U. S., 252)
12. By theAct of March 3, 1881, chapter 34, section 4 (Rev. Stat., § 33).
13.Bowman Act(22 Stat. L., ch. 4, § 9, p. 284); the Bowman Act was referred to.
14.Act 5th August, 1882(Supp. Rev. Stat., 284; Stat. L., 84).
15. In the petition (Rec., p. 7) there is
16. In the record (p. 7; Test., p. 7; Ev., p. 7; Rec., p. 9; q. 7; c. q. 7; int. 7; c. int. 7; qq. 6–9; c. qq. 7–9; ints. 9, 10)
17. Finding VI—the sixth finding; section 6—the sixth section.
18. Omit quotation marks for exhibits in all cases except “fol. lit.”
19. “United States” to be used in the singular number where practicable.
20. In Court of Claims records, when questions are numbered, let the number precede the question: 23. Question.
21. Spell out “Question” and “Answer” and make separate paragraphs.
22. When the title of the case is braced to the left, the rule is to have the braced portion occupy two-thirds of the line; but this may be varied to avoid bad divisions or when there is but little matter inside the brace.
23. Make sentences of citations, excepting (p. 84) or (pp. 90–95).
(See also “Follow—fol. lit.”)