Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-06-25
CHAPTER CXCII.

of the State OF New jersey" approved March
ninth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
section thirteen o. IL supplement to the act
entitled can act for the organization OF the
National Guard of New jersey" which sup
plement was approved March fourteenth, eigh
teen hundred and seyenty-nine be amended Sc
as to read as follows:
[13. And be it enacted, That if any officer
shall be guilty of neglect of duty, dsobedience
OF orders, fraud, embezlement, misappropria
tiOn of military funds. conduct unbecomng ar
officer and gentleman. or cOndnct preiudicial
to good order and military discipline, he Shall
on conviction thureof by general court martial
be punished by reprimand, be cashiered
dismissed, as the court may adiudgc by its
sentence.
l. And be it enacted, That section seven OF
the supplement-, to the act to which this is
supplement which was approved March
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine.
which reads as follows
Il. And be it enacted. That the governor and
commander in chief be and he is hereby author
lied to appoint and commission, at his dis
cretion, as in his Judgment the public service
may require two assistant inspectors of rife
practice, with the rank of lieutenant colonel,
or he may detail officers to act as such if he
deems proper
be and the same is hereby repealed.
8. And be it enacted, That so much of section
fifty CT the supplement to the act to which this
is supplement, which was approved March
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty ythree,
which reads as follows
49, And be it enacted. That the governor and
commander in chief is hereby authorized to
confer upon such citizen of this state as shall
have faithfully served as commissioned officers
continuously in the same office in the National
Guard for period Of ten years, q brevet rank
of one grade higher than the rank held by them
during said term of service provided, that the
governor shall be conferred by and with the
advice and consent of the senate.
be and the same is hereby repealed.
4. And be it enacted, That section twenty four
ofthe supplement to the act to which this is {.
supplement which was approved March four
teenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three,
which reads as follows:
IA. And be it enacted, That the annual ap-
preparation OF every company that shall fail to
parade for inspection within the time fixed by
law, or whose reports are not duly forwarded to
the inspector of division on or before the fif-
teenth day of June succeeding such annual in
specton, be and the same is hereby forfeited;l
be and the same is hereby repealed.
5. And be it enacted, That the governor be
and he is hereby authorized to commission one
chief of artillery, with rank of fieutenant-cooneI
on the staff of the major-general of division, and
one engineer, who shall also be signal officer,
with the rank of major on the staff of the bri-
gadier general of each brigade.
6. And be it enacted That the governor be
and is hereby authorized to commission, when
elected according to law, one Northumberland
and one major to each battalion of three Or
more companies.
7. And be it enacted That the major-general
of division is hereby authorized to order the
annual inspection of each company Of the
National Guard at such time and place as he
may deem proper notwithstanding the time now
fixed by law, and the returns thereof shall be
made in the manner and form now prescribed.
CS. And be it enacted, That the brigadier-
general of each brigade shall appoint three eX-
perienced officers of his command not below the
rank of major who shall constitute a board for
the examination of all company officers who
may hereafter be elected the report of this
board shall in each case accompany the Ger
tifcate of election when forwarded from brigade
headquarters any line officer once examined by
this board shall be deemed qualified without
further examination for promotion to any other
Office in the company.
8. And be it enacted, That the adjutant-
general be and he is directed to prepare from
time to time, as may be necessary, under the
approval of the governor and commander in
chief, a compilation of the laws governing the
National Guard, and to print and issue as many
copies thereofas may be required.
TO- And be it enacted, That whenever a
howiZter or gatling gun shall be attached to any
regiment or any regiment or battalion by the
major-general of division a gun squad to take
charge of the same shall be organized to con
sist of one first lieutenant, one sergeant, one
corporal and twelve privates the officers to
be appointed by the regimental or battalion
cOmmandant the lieutenant so appointed to be
commissioned and attached to the regimental
or battalion staff if for any cause The gun squad
shall cease to exist, the lieutenant shall be
placed upon the retired list
II. Aud be it enacted That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved April II, 1885.