The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-20
CHAPTER CLVII.
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An Act for the establishment and govern

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1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
That the commander in-chief be and he is
hereby authorized to organize a naval
militia by voluntary enlistment for the de-
Tense of the sea-coasts and navigable waters;
in time of peace there shall not be main
tanned more than two snch battalions
organized as herein provided, and which
shall constitute the naval militia of the
State of New Jersey, but the c-ommander-in-
chief shall nave power in case of war. insur-
~rection. invasion or imminent danger there
of, to increase the force beyond such limit
of two batallions, and to organize same as
the exigencies of the service may require;
the commandment -chief may altar, annex,
divide, consolidate or dlsband the said naval
militia or any battalions or divisions thereof,
whenever, in his judgment, the efficiency of
the state service will thereby be increased.
= 2. And be it enacted, That one battalion
shall have headquarters at Jersey City, and
be known as the battalion of the east; one
battalion shall have headquarters at Cam
len. and be known as the battalion of the
west.
3. And be it enacted, That to each naval
battalion there shall be a commander, who
shall command the same; one lieutenant
commander, who shall act as executive Of
ficer, who shall be next in rank, and one
lieutenant, who shall act as navigator; these
officers shall be chosen by the commissioner
officers Of their respective naval battalions:
each battalion shall consist of not less than
two nor more than four divisions; to each
division there shall be one lieutenant to
command the same, one lieutenant 0unior
grade), two ensigns, all chosen by the divi-
sion, and thirty-six petty officers and seamen
as a minimum, and eighty-oae petty officers
and eamen as a maximum; to each division
there shall be allowed such and so many
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shall from time to time prescribe. which
officers shall be nominated by the ON
mander of the division to the commander of
the battalion OF which such division is a
part, who shall appoint and issue warrants
to the persons SO nominated when approved
by him OF order new nominations when dis
approving.
4. And be it enacted, That the commander
shall have power to nominate on his staff
one adjutant, one ordnance officer, one pay
master, one surgeon, each with the rank of
lieutenant Junior grade, one assistant sur
geon, with the rank of ensign; the non-com-
missioned staff of the battalion shall consist
of one master-at-arms, two yeomen, and one
chief bugler, who shall be appointed by the
commander and warranted by him.
5. And be it enacted, That the uniform of
the naval militia and the insignia and desig-
nation of grade and rank shall be prescribed
by the commander-in-ehief, who may change
and modify the same from time to time.
6, And be it enacted, hat the naval
militia shall perform the same mount of
duty in each year as is required of the ma
tional guard, except that such duty, or any
part of it, may be performed aaoat.
z. And be it enacted, That officers and en-
listed men of the naval militia shall be paid
for such duty and service only, and in such
amount only as is allowed to officers and en-
listed men having the same relative rank or
position in the national guard, but shall not
receive any compensation from the state for
duty performed by way of instruction or
drill or otherwise, for which they receive
shals of laval courts shall receive the same
compensation for services as marshals of
courts in the national guard.
8. And be it enacted, That the system of
discipline and exercise of the naval militia
shall conform generally to that of the navy
of the United States, prescribed by congress-;
all matters relating to the organization, dis
and government of the naval militia,
not otherwise provided in this article, or in
the general regulations, shall be decided by
the custom and usage of the national guard,
if applicable, and if not applicable, by the
and usage Of the United States
army. 'Ea
8. And be 1t enacted, That the naval
shall be commanded by a captain,
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shall have been completely organized; the
shall have power to appoint a staff,
to consist of an aide, a paymaster and a sur
geon. each of the grade of lieutenant.
10. And be it enacted, That the rank
in this article is nava rank; the rela-
tive rank of officers in the naval militia and
the national guard is as follows: captain
colonel, commander with lieutenant
lieutenant-eommander with major,
with captain, lieutenant (junior
rrade) with first lieutenant, and ensign with
second lieutenant, the relative position of
m shall be that of private in the ma
guard. and the relative position of
petty officers in the naval militia and non
commissioned officers in the national guard
shall be determined by the commander in
chief.
II. And be it enacted, That the appoint
lnent, composition, and powers of nava
boards, delinquency courts, courts of in
puiry and co-urts-martial shall be as is now
by the militia law of New Jersey
for similar bodies to the national guard.
IL. And be it enacted, That the divisions
in the naval militia shall be considered the
equivalent of companies of the national
guard, and the battalions shall be treated as
in the national guard not parts of
a regiment. '@&3
Is. And be it enacted, That the com1nan-
d~er-in-chief shall make and publish regula-
lions Tor Jhe government OF tne naVal oaU-
which regulations shall conform as
nearly as practicable to those governing the
United States Navy; the members of each
and division may form themselves
an organization and adopt by law in
the same manner, with the same powers II
to the same limitations as are now
prescribed ior members of companies in the
guard.
IA. And be it enacted, that the. armorfes
Of the naval battalion shall be situated On or
near the naYigable waters Of the state. in