The Portland daily press., 1893-04-03
rank Of first lieutenant and chaplain aOn-com

| bearer who shall be a sergeant and not less than
is divided into baaons for the purpose of drill and
instruction, the colonel detail an officer to ACT as
adutant and officer TO ace ss ser
| geant major of each battalion ,..
SECT. Al. Each colonel of regiment may emiis1
and muster band of musicians not exceeding TWEEN,
ty five including master. one deputy master anu
yided, that the members of such band shall furnish
| their own uniforms and Instruments They may be
| SECT. AZ. TO brigade there shall be brgadier
general and staff consist of assistant adjutant
Shall be medical director 81 the brigade and one in
spector Of rife practice each with the rank OF major
quartermaster, conmissary, and one aide de-
camp each with the rank of captain, and one aidede
| camp with the rank of first lieutenant
SECT. 43. The organizations of the National Guard
may be arranged by the commandment chief in squad
rons, battaons, regiments and brigades and he may
change the arrangenent thereof at his pleasure.
Scot AZ. Each organization shall be ASSIGNED to its
numbered and lettered at it's formation.
Scot. 45. The commander inchief may authorize
the appointment Of additional noncomm ON;
GERS IN the several organizations OF the National
whenever the service shall require.
SECT. 46 The commandments may, in his dis
Commander Of regiment or separate battalion may,
upon the written application Of any enlisted man, ap
from the service such enlisted man; and the com
mander OF battery, separate company, troop or
Der thereof, discharge such member;
fails to comply with the laws regulations and disoi
pine governing the service the commander.in-chief
SECT AZ. General, field and line officers shall be
elected follows brigadier generals by the written
field officers of regiments by the written votes Of the
and Of r. e sds % 5
msmbers of their respective companies
SECT 40. Electors shall be notified of elections at
least days previous thereto by written printed
notice given in hand sent by mall OF left at their last
SECT So An officer of grade at least equal to that
the office to be filed, but in case below the grade
elections, but candidate for the vacancy shall be
SO designated At all elections such presiding officer
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turn thereof to the and notify the
SIDE fails 1s the eeeon shall be- posponed to
sEcT. 81. The person who has a majority of the
written votes of the electors present meeting duly
notified, shall be deemed elected, but IN no case sha
SECT 81 The original roster Of the brigade, or reg
be- shall be produced at elections by the person hav
ing s the sga custody thereof Or onea to
office refuses to accept his commission or qualify at
the time of acceptance new election shall be ordered
Seer. 81. When the electors neglect or refuse to
appoint suitable person
Seer. s.. When any staff office shall be vacant, the
ready in commission or detail nude therefor until
SUCH time as the caa y shall ha S b. ed nsra whose
term Of office is not otherwise fixed by law shall be
and no longer unless reelected When an ofiser is
commissioned to fill vacancy caused by the expra
from Che date of his original commission.
SECT. 81 Brigader generals, colonies and COM
their respective stan oicers They shall hold Office
until their successors are appointed and qualified un
which he may do at his pleasure.
SECT. 49, Every commissioned officer before he
the duties of his office, exercises any
mand, shall take and subscribe, before justice of the
taken and subscribed them himself the following oaths
and declarations: Il, A. B., do solernnly swear that
Maine and will support the constitution thereof. So
an6 inn ia Iv form, all
the duties incumbent on me as according to
70 the s Constitution and laws Of this state So help me
God 4. B., do solemnly swears that will support
Cod The following certificate shall be endorsed
every commission and signed by the person before
This may certify that A. B., commissioned as within
On this a Of and took apd OF
the oahs required BY the constitution and laws Of
discharge the duties of his office.
SECT. S. Ali officers shall be commissioned by the
commandment according to the respective offices
and grades to which they have been elected or APP
elected appointed unless he is citizen of this state
and appears to be qualified by education and ability
SECT. 80. The commander-inchief shall appoint
81 three to enquire into the
any office below the grade of brigader general and
STAFF of the commander-inchief, and no commission
shall issue until the person so elected appointed
such board as TO his moral character his general
knowledge ofmilitary affairs propoitionate to the of
fails appear before the board when notified adj
Judged unqualified, election shall be ordered or
appointment made; and no person who has failed to
pass such examination shall be eligible to election
appointment, office of equal higher grade in
the National Guard, for the period of year there
after. Such examination shall be made within thirty
days after the election or appointment, unless the
commanderD-cbief shall for good cause enlarge the
time. At least two members of said board shall be of
grade equal superior to that of the Office TO be
filled. In case Of the absence of any member of the
board, of disability to sit by of rank, If
for other the board is not of the required
ber the commandment chief may detail officer tor
the time being.
SECT. 81. When an officer shall lose his commission,
upon affidavit made befoie justice of the peace and
produced to the adiuant general, duplicate commits
sion shall Issue of the same tenor and date.
SECT. 81. An officer may be honofaby discharged by
the commander-inchief upon tender of his resigna-
ton, upon the disbandment OF the orga1iizato to
ten request of the officer appointing him. or upon the
qualification of his appointed successor; when he
the United States.
SECT. g. When officer holding military COM
mission s elected appointed to another office in the
militia and accepts the same, such acceptance shall
vacate the Office previously held.
SECT. "a. No officer shall be honoraby discharged
until he has tur ed over to the officers entitled
ceye the same all military property issued to him
in his custody or for which he is responsible &C
contabe, and fled with the quarterlnaster general
receipts therefor.
service of the state shall be entitled receive certi
cate thereof in such form the commando chief
shall direct.
SECT So. Any officer may be discharged by order of
the oommander-in-ch upon the report of military
board of inquiry, the sentence of court maral
when it shall appear to him that such officer has
charged dismissed from the service of the United
States, or from the militia of this any other state.
SECT 81. Nom commissioned officers of companies
shall be nominated by their respective captains who
shall forthwith make return in writing OF such nomi