The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-01-31
BYAUTH0RITY
An Act TO Authorize the For
nation OF a National
Guard.
ACT =.


Advisory Councils Of the Provision
al Government OF the Hawaiian
Islands:
SECTION The name OF the organized
militia Of the Hawaiian Islands, is tht
National Guard of Hawaii.
SECTION 2-The President OF the Pro
visional Government is the Commander
in Chief Of the National Guard.
SECTION S-The Commander in Chic
by aud with the consent of the Executive
Council shall appoint and commission
all field. staff and line officers. The field
officers shall be Colonel and Lieutenant
Colonel; the staff officers shall be a
Major, Quarter-naster, 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 10
serve without pay.
SECTION 1.-The National Guard shall
consist OF four companies one company
to be a 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-
ell organize such other volunteer COM
pznies as they may consider necessary.
SECTION 5-The companies OF the
National Guard shall be composed OF noI
less than sixty-one nor more than one
hundred and twenty officers and priyates,
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 a company
roll, take the oath of allegiance as pres
cribed by Act and also as provided in
Section of this Act, and join for not less
than one year.
SECTION s-All officers and privates 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: do solemnly swear that
viii 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 a call for the organization
OF company, the Adiutant, upon the ap-
pication 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 Adiutant 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 a list of the persons or
CANNED, a certificate Of each officer
elected and transmit the same to the ;
Commander in Chief
SECTION 1.-THE Commander in Chief
by and with the advice OF the Executive
Council may refuse to issue commission J
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 I3-Eaeh company of the
National Guard may adopt a distinct
name, but must be known by particular
letter as designated by the Adiutant in
the regiment o. battalion. t
SECTION I4-Each company as soon I
as organized shall be mustered into the q
service of the Government, and shall be
subject to the call Of the Commander in
Chief.
SECTION 1.-the Commander in Chief
with the approval of the Executive Coun- j
IL shall issue such rules and regulations
or the government Of the forces as he shall q
ieem proper. 7
SECTION I6-The National Guard here
" created shall be armed and equipped
" the Government and shall receive such
for their services as the L
Executive aud Advisory Councils shall Il
ecide upon. d
SECTION 1.-THE National Guard or
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