Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-08
Public Acts Of the State of Con.
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 l necticut. .4-s... ! -- PASSED AT THE MAY SESSION OF THE GENERAL AssEM | BLY, 1874 . - | ..- Published by Authority
 An Act 1or Forming and Conducting the ETilitar 1 Force. FCoNcLUDEDl ta
 Sec 22 The resgnations of all staff officers sba1l h snch aG sneir immediate commanding officer, an s.cn resignation, If approved shall be forwarded t the commanderin-chef,w who shall accent sucb reso l naton and grant an honorable discharge The resie nations o1 all other commissioned officers shall b made 10 the commander-in-c chief. The Commission ol aii staff officers shall expire when the successor Q ne ohcef nominating or appointing them shall rnak
 " AoiHlhatiens or appointments to their respectiy offices. ~ 'PA''
 Sec. B Save as otherwise expressly provided, ever, commanding officer may ill his directiOns remove an1 oIhcer on his sta The adjutant general and quarter master general may in their discretion remove the :.ssistants. The commandant of each regiment may Ill HIS discretion, reduce to the ranks any non-com
 issIoleo ofncer therein; and the commander may, Ill ms discretion, give honorable or dishon ofable discharge dismissal to any officer musician prlVate or band member in the service provided final no resGiation, re.noval discharge or dismissal shall Ill any way affect the liability of any person for public Ps m his possession or for which he is responsi
 Sec:2t An examining board, to consist of two or rore cSihpetenf persons, appointed by the command snail convene at such times and places as ne snail direct, and examine in military tactics all com
 sslohed officers below the rank of brgadier general whose uutles require knowledge of such tactics The coElader-ln-chef shall give at least two weeks, mo- tee 10 a; such officers to appear thereat Said hoard sna' Wthn twenty days after each examination make report of the result thereof to the command et l-chef, who shall thereupon revoke the appont- ens c all officers failing to appear and pass an ex- animation satisfactory to said board: provided that tae comlandernchief may allow opportunity for ex- animation at the next session of said board o any off Ger mo snail give him satisfactory excuse for non-ap- PeArance before said board when first ordered and provided that no officer who has passed sotisfa" Sec. B. Each company, section and band may make bylaws for it's government which shall be binding in lyr mt general, and all fines imposed by such bylaws may be collected in the provided for collec tion of fines in Section aa,
 Sec. 2e The cpnlmander-in.chief shall maintain the Connecticut National Guard by organizing com panes sections and bands, and disbanding inefficient companies, sections and bands, from time tG time ne shall deem expedent. Its system of discipline, ercse and administration, otherwise expressly provided in this act sa conorm as nearly as practc able to that preScFced from time to time for the army of the lin!tel States.
 CJArTaR III,--ARMs ARMoRIEs, UNIFOMs AND EQUIP
 MENTs.
 Sec. 2T The quartermaster general shall, upon due reQustion thereof approved by the adjutant general furnish the active militia at tho expense of the state with suitable arms, armories, ammunition, equip ments, ccors, camp equlpage and transportlon from armory to place of parade.
 Sec 28 The armory of each company and section sha subject to the orders Of the quartermastr gen era, be under the charge of it's commanding officer who shall Keep therein all property furnished his com pany by the state and be responsible and execute such bonds therefor $ ae quartermaster general from time to time, sGa require and no company shall be so furn ished until such bonds shall be executed approved by the quartermaster general, nor until suitable armory shall be selected for their deposit In the renting of any armory for other than company poses the proceeds thereof shall be paid to the quar- term ster general who shan pay the into the state treasury To each regimental band there shall be pait sevcnty-tive dollars annually ill communication for tht rent of their band room or armOry.
 Sec 29. The Quartermaser general shall provide fol the expense of cleaning and keeping in repair all arm and equipments furnished by the state t
 
 scribe and shall annually ill September October in spec or cause to be inspected by his assistant, th armGries and band and all state property in tn possession of the active mitia any schools person associations: and may to be returned to tn state arsenal and repaired, all such property which at any time shall find to be damaged by neglect or i'm prol.ar ~I YrNepSe of such ipspectops stahP | shall be paid by them.
 Sec. 30. Every commissioned officer shall f,,rDis hmseif with a complete uniform, approved by tn commander -inchief, general and field officers, an their stas shall appear mounted all days of revie l or parade. - sec. 3l. The uniforms of each regiment shall be prescribed by its commissioned officers and approve oX toe To eGch Bbarr or reej mental ha!d, who shall procure such uniform at eos not less than dollars there shall be allOwe therefor the sum of twenty-five dollars by the state on certificate under oath by his company approved by the regimental commandaut made to an, approved by the adJuant- that such uniforms has been procured and deposited in the charged n the certifying officer in the armory of his company o Ill thc case of noll-commssioned staff officers anG members of reSmenta bands like certificate of tho
 
 occurred and deposited ill his charge Such certificate shall be ill duplicate and state the name age rank re sdence and date of enlistment of person procurins such uniform, the number of such uniforms in tn, company arlnory, and the number of active member: of the company residing within it's limits, If the ad jutan-eneral shall approve the samo, he shall for ward one of said certificates to the Quartermasergen erd, WO shall keep and record the same and fOr,Tarf his draft for twenty-five dollars to such certifying off cer payable to the order of the person so procurnf said uniform but such certificate shall be approved nor sum allowed, when the number of uniforms pait Tor and then belonging to the state under this act il such company, section band, shall equal the number ct active nCn-commissioned officers musicians ana PrlVates ln such company or aective members such baGd
 Sec. 32 Every uniform paid for by the state shall continue to be the property of the fer five when shall become the property of the colnpany sec on or band but until such time, said uniform shan remain Ill the company armory, room of said repi meutal band, ill charge of the commanding officer of te company or section of suitable person ap- pointed by him. except when in the discharge of military duty; and every non-commissioned officer
 sclan or prvate who shall neglect to return to the arory of the company sectiO place in charge of the commanding officer of the company, section or band to which he belongs any uniform or eouip- men or portion thereof belonging to the state with ln six days after being notified by said commanding of fccr to make such return or to place the same in his charge, shall be punished by fine not exceedino fifty dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by such fine and imprisonment both.
 Sec 3 Every person who shall willfully wantonIy lnJura destroy any uniform, arm equipment of ot CT military property of the state, and refuse to make good such injury loss who shall sell or dispose o the same, or secrete or reZeve the same, with n- tent to sell or dispose thereof shall be punished by me not exceeding two hundred dollars by impris- onment Eot exceeding six months by such fine and imprisonment both
 CHAPTER Iv.-DUTIES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
 Sec 34. The adjutant- shall issue all oFders Of the commander-in-chief to tHe militia, and shall Keep record Of the proceedings of his office, The cords of the brigade and each regiment, company tion and band shall be kept by their proper officers in such he shall prescribe he shall also furnish { Dr he oGo banks and forms and such military instruction books the comnander-in-chief shall approve; and annual ly report to the commander-in-chef the condition of the National Guard, with roster of all the commits stoned officers and such other matters relating to the militia as he may deem expedient; and on before the first Monday in January each year make & return Of the militia of the State, their arms accOutrements and ammunition, to the President of the United States Sec. B. The quartermaster general shall take care of all public property belonging to his department, and annually report to the general Assembly, the first week Of it's session. complete inventory such property and the places where it is deposited; with detailed account of all articles consumed issued and money expended in his department not previously ported. Two persons shall be annually appointed by the general Assembly to audit the quarteraster gen. erals account who shall annually, in April, inspect the State Arsenal and the property herei and report the condition thereof and the correctness of the quar- termaster generals to the General Assembly within the first week of it's sessson.
 Sec S6 The surgeon general shall examine and de- termne the qualifications of candidates for regimenta surgeons assistant surgeons and hospital stewards and by and with tbe advice of the comanderin-chief shall
 
 aining to the medical department of the militia and prescribe in general orders the physical and mental disabilities exempting from military duty.
 Sec. 3!. The commissary general in time of war or shall procute supplies for the subsistence the troops and report the state of his annually to the General Assembly within the rst week 1f it's session.
 Sec. 3S. The paynaster general shall pay the troops heir wages and annually settle his accounts with the comptroller on or before the thirteenth day of April Sec 39. The quartermaster-g commissary gen. erai, and paymaster general shall execute all orders given them by the comnlander-inchiefa and shall each give bond with surety to the State in the sum of twen y thousand dollars conditional for the faithful dis ;harge of the duties of his office.
 See. 40 When ordered out for inspection, the reg- nents shall be inspected in accordance with the rules 1f inc United States army by the brigade inspector who shall report the quality and condition of the uni orns arms equipments, etc., of both officers and men, and the other details of his inspection the bri 5ad1er general and the latter shall forward the same % the ad1utant general with his annual report.
 Sec. fl. The commanding officer of each company md section shall annually, in October, make certified eturn of the names of the active member of his nand who have performed the duty required by law, 0 the seiectmen Of the towns in which such members 'eside. Like return of staff offers and regimental and other staff officers by their immedi- te commandants. Sec. 42 The commandant of each company and sec- ion shall annually in March, return to the adiutant general muster roll of his command, and shall within en days after each parade encampment required by make return to the rec1mentaI commandant of