The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-30
Approved:
ACT z
An Act to Auth orize the For
nation of a National
Guard.

Be IT ENACTED by the Executive and
Advisory Councils OF the Provision
al Government of the Hawaiian
Islands:
SECTION Tine name of the organized
militia of the Hawaiian Islands, is the
National Guard of Hawaii.
SECTION 2-The President of the Pro-
visional Government is the Commander
in Chief of the Nat onal Guard.
SECTION 3-The Comm ander in Chief
by aud with the consent of the Executive
Council shall appoint aud commission
all field. staff and line officers. The field
officers shall be Colonel and Lieutenant
Colonel; the staff officers shall be
Major, Quarter-master, Ordnance Officer
and Surgeon; the line officers shall be
the Captains and Lieutenants OF each
company. The Commander in Chief may
appoint such officers upon his personal
staff as he may deem fit, such officers to
serve without pay.
SECTION 4-The National Guard shall
consist of four companies one company
to be permanent force under pay and
three volunteer companies who shall re-
ceive such assistance from the Govern
ment hereinafter provided for. Provided
however that the Executive Council may
with the approval of the Advisory Coun-
Gil organize such other volunteer COM
panies as they may consider necessary.
SECTION 5-The companies of the
National Guard shall be composed of not
less than sixty-one nor more than one
hundred and twenty officers and privates,
and may have the following officers: one
captain, one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quart
er-master sergeant, four sergeants, eight
corporals, and two musicians.
SECTION 6-The companies OF the
National Guard shall be armed and
equipped in the same manner as similar
corps in the United States Army.
SECTION All persons entering the
National Guard must sign company
roll, take the oath of allegiance as pres
cribed by Act and also as provided in
Section 8 of this Act, and join for not less
than one year.
SECTION SAIL officers and priyates of
the National Guard, on becoming mem
bers and before performing duties, and at
each subsequent enlistment, must take
and subscribe the following oath, which
all commissioned officers are authorized
to administer: 1 do solemuly swear that
l will support the Provisional Govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands, and will
maintain and defend the laws, and all
officers employed in administering the
same,
SECTION 9-All officers, musicians and
privates of the National Guard who COM
ply with all militia duties as provided in
this Act are entitled to exemption from
the payment of poll-tax and road.tax
and exemption from jury service.
SECTION 10-Whenever a sufficient
number OF persons, subject to military
duty, subscribe call for the organization
OF company, the Adjutant, upon the APP
plication of such persons, and with the
approval of the Commander in Chief
must appoint time and place of meet
ing for the purpose of organization.
SECTION 1.-THE Adjutant must pre-
side at the meeting and organize the
same, superintend the election of COM
mission officers OF the company which
must be by ballot; after the election he
must make out q list of the persons or
ganized, certificate of each officer
elected and transmit the same to the
Commander in Chief.
SECTION 12--The Commander in Chief
by and with the advice of the Executive
Council may refuse to issue commission
to any officer elected or appointed if in
their opinion such person is in any way
unqualified or unworthy to be an officer
in the National Guard.
SECTION 13-Each company of the
National Guard may adopt a distinct
name, but must be known by particular
letter az designated by the Adjutant in
the regiment or battalion.
SECTION 14-Each company as soon
as organized shall be mustered into the
service OF the Government, and shall be
subject to the call of the Commander in
Chief
SECTION 15-The Commander in Chief
with the approval of the Executive Coun-
Gil shall issue such rules and regulations