(1) The list of all Sergeants and Corporals, so as to arrange their rotation of duty;
(2) The list of the various Sergeants and Corporals who take "the week" at the same time as himself;
(3) The register of punishments of non-commissioned officers and troopers, on which he inscribes all punishments of two days or more of Salle de Police, or confinement to the room, or of four days or more C.B.;
(4) The list of men under punishment, which he hands over to the Sergeant of the Guard.
He posts up in the orderly room the list of the officers, Sergeants, and Corporals "of the week."
He is responsible for all trumpet calls.
The Colonel's orders and decisions are handed over to him for dictation to the various Sergeant-majors, by whom they are read aloud to the troopers of each squadron, after afternoon "stables."
He conveys the General's orders to the Colonel. Every morning after réveille each Sergeant-major hands over to him a report on the morning roll-call, but this call never actually takes place in the cavalry.
At the same time the Sergeant of the Guard hands over to him the register bearing the names of all troopers who have returned to barracks after the last roll-call (9 P.M.),[5] and he reports on these to the "Captain of the Week."
He sees that the canteens are closed at the proper time, and that lights are extinguished in the rooms at 10 P.M. He has besides the general control of all men undergoing punishment.