  1. Use spaces in place of hyphens in Indian names. 2. Treat all side and cut-in notes as paragraphs. 3. Observe the following examples of punctuation: George G. Greene, being sworn and examined, on oath deposes and says: Isaac Fuller, sworn, and testified as follows: P. L. Rodier, sworn and examined. Colonel Seventh Cavalry. Captain, Seventh Cavalry. Respectfully, yours, Yours, respectfully, Congressional, No. 25. Congressional case No. 25. Record, case No. 384. Term No., 625. Indian Depredations, No. 25. Indian depredation case No. 625. French Spoliations, No. 18. French spoliation case No. 325. first session Fifty-third Congress. Jones & Co., Limited. Latitude, 40° 19' 12 north; longitude, 30° 8' 14 west. In latitude 40° 19' 12 north, longitude 30° 8' 14 west. Have you any interest in this case? If so, what? Have you any interest in this case? If so, state what. Have you any interest in this case; and if so, what? Have you any interest in this case? And if so, state what. 4. “Line of stars” means seven asterisks in a full-measure line, indented two ems at each end, the remaining space to be evenly divided between the stars. Exception: In briefs, etc., set in “general-order” measure, use but five asterisks, indented two ems at each end. 5. Avoid, by overrunning, the use of a dash at the beginning of a line, two-letter divisions, and the repetition of divisions at the end of three or more contiguous lines. 6. After addresses at the head of communications use the period, as— Hon. Amos J. Cummings, House of Representatives. Dear Sir: I have the honor, etc. Lieut. Commander Richard Rush, Navy Department. Dear Sir: The care shown by you, etc. 7. Use en quads in cap and small-cap lines in addresses and in signatures, and a proportionate increase of space in heads of extended type. 8. In illustrating certain shapes or forms, as ? rails, use gothic letters (case 288 cap. in long-primer text, and case 287 cap. in brevier text). 9. In solid matter, when extracts, etc., are set in smaller type, separate by using two leads; in leaded matter use three leads. 10. Use two leads before footnotes in all cases. 11. Where slugs are called for specially, use a slug of same body as type. 12. Separate center heads from text by slugs one size less than type used. 13. When two consecutive years are intended, set: 1875–76, 1801–2; when more than two consecutive years are intended: 1875–1879, 1895–1904; when two or more distinct years are intended: 1894, 1895; 1873, 1876; 1888, 1891, 1894. 14. When laws are set in long-primer type, document measure, the first line of the enacting clause must be set so as to conform to the following examples: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 15. In indexes, when the page folios overrun, retain only the first folio number in the leader line; but when necessary to save an overrun, figures may be run back to within an em leader of the words. When the folios overrunning make two or more lines, indent evenly not less than seven ems on the left, the folios in excess of even-length lines to be worked into the leader line. When the figures extend back into the leader line, use an en quad between the leaders and the first figure. 16. Never divide a word in a headline if it can possibly be avoided. In subhead and legend lines it is not necessary to make the first line full. 17. Always keep together, at the beginning or end of a line, such abbreviations as U.S.N.; D.C.; N.Y.; N.J.; M.D., etc. The contractions esq., sr., and jr. should always be in the same line with the name they follow. 18. Never divide the last word of a paragraph if it can be avoided; overrun if necessary. The last line of a paragraph should contain at least a four-letter word. |
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