Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-05-21

v. n. o., are 10 receipt Of the following
general orders, which should be read by
all members Of the o. n. g.:
GENERAL HEADQuARrERs,
STATE or ONO
ADJUTAST GENERAL's OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, May 9TH, 1880.
General Orders.
No. 3.
/. Il having come to the knowledge Of
| the COmmander.in-Chief that certain
members Of the Ohio National Guard claim
to be the owners of the uniforms furnished
them by the State. the following section OF
the Revised Statutes Of Ohio is hereby
published for the information and gui
dance of al concerned:
section 307l. Each enlisted man shall
furnish himself with a fatigue uniform Of
the prescribed pattern, at cost " not
less than eight dollars, VIII 'ch amount shall
be refunded 10 him out Of the Stale treasu.
ry, upon proper vouchers being furnished,
| approved by the commandant Of the Com
pany, Troop or Battery, and by the Cover
nor; only one suit in five years shall be al
lowed 10 each member; such uniform shall
be worn only when upon duty, and shaH
be turned OUeF 10 the cOHm0nddnt lChen the
member seUers his connection iCih the or
gdniz0fi0u"
ii. Ali uniforms Of the Ohio National
Guard which we're purchased and paid for
by the State, are its absolute property, and
Company commanders will be held 10 the
same accountability for the preservation
and care of uniforms, as are required for
the care OF arms and other State property.
1t is hereby ordered that upon the DIS
charge or promotion (nO uniforms are fur
nlshed by the State 10 commissioned Off
cers) OF any enlisted member Of the Ohio
National Guard the fatigue uniform is
sued 10 him, or paid for by the State, shall
be Immediately turned over to the CON.
mandant Of his corps, to be held by such
commandant subject to orders from these
headquarters.
III. The appropriation made by the
General Assembly for the purchase Of uni
forms for the year $780, is intended solely
to coYer the cost Of uniforms for new re-
cruits, and no purchase by the State will
be made for any other purpose. Company
commanders requiring additional uniforms
for issue to recruits, enlisted since the
former purchase Of uniforms, will, before
making contracts for the purchase Of the
same, forward to this Office an enlistment
roll, containing the names Of all recruits
for whom uniforms are required. Such
enlistment roll must contain a certificate
Of the commandant Of the corps, that the
men were actually enlisted on the dates
specified, and that they have never been
provided with fatigue uniform by the
State OF Ohio. Upon an examination OF
said enlistment roll, il found correct, pur-
chases Of uniforms at the expense Of the
State will be authorized by orders from
these headquarters. Blank enlistment
rolls will be furnished upon application.
General Orders.
No. A.
The terms of enlistment Of large num-
Der Of enlisted men Of the Ohio National
Guard being about to expire, and deem
ing it to be to the interest Of the State
and the Ohio National Guard, that as
many Of the experienced members Of the
organization as possible should be retained
in service, the following regulations for
their discharge and re-enlistment are here
by established for the information and gui-
dance Of all concerned.
1st. Companies, Troops, or Batteries,
reduced below the minimum number pre-
scribed by law, by the discharge of enlisted
men, whose terms Of service have expired.
may, nevertheless, continue in service
IGuulIEu
by law is secured by the re-enlistment of
original members and enrolment Of ac-
ceptable recruits. Blank recruiting rolls
will be furnished Company, Troop or Bat
terry commanders on application to this
office, and thirty days time, from the date
OF the expiration Of the term OF the origl-
nal organization, will be allowed for carry
ing out the provisions Of this paragraph.
I'd. When the terms Of enlistment Of
majority of the enlisted men Of any Com
panY, Troop or Battery have expired, or
are about TO expire, and no considerable
number of said members desire to re-en-
list, upon application Of the commander
of said organization, the said Company,
Troop or Battery will be disbanded, and
all officers and enlisted men honorably
discharged; provided, that the number of
enlisted men, whose terms Of enlistment
have not expired, does not exceed one-half
Of the minimum number now required by
law.
3D.. Each enlisted member Of the Ohio
National Guard, upon the expiration Of
his term of enlistment, is entitled to an
honorable discharge from the service Of
the State. Application for discharge,
properly drawn and approved by Company
and Regimental commanders, will be ap-
proved by the Governor. Blank discharg-
es will be forwarded to Company COM
manders on application.
By order Of
CHARLES FOSTER,
Governor and Commander-in-C Chief.
SAMUEL B. SMITH,
Assistant Adjutant General.