Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-08-19
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AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AND REGULATE THE NATION.
AL GUARD OF HAWAII AND sHARPsHooTERs,
AND TO REPEAL ACT No 46 OF TUE LAWS OF THE
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.
B. enacted By the Legislature ofMe Republic Of Ha'caii
SECTION l. The organ I'D aud uniformed military force Of
the Republic of Hawaii is known the National Guard OF
Hawaii This force shall consist of not less than four com
panes which may be organized by order OF the Commandern
Chief and be located throughout the Islands with refer
the military wants thereof of concentration and
other military requirements.
Provided however that the Commander Chief may
organize bodies of shapshooer which shall not be part OF
the National Guard of Hawaii but shall be entitled to SINH
lar mmunites and time Of shall be subject only
such laws and regulations from time to time bo pre-
scribed for their government by the Commander-nChe
SECTION O. The military forces of the Republic of Hawaii
shall be organized into Companies Batalons and Regiments
and shall consist as follows
Companies shall consist Of that forty than
one hundred officers and enlisted They shall
be organized with Captain First Lieutenant and
Second Lieutenant and not less than hrtyseven more
than one hundred enlisted men.
Battalions shall consist of two Companies.
Regiments shall consist of two or more Battaions
SECTION g. The Field Officers of Regiment shall be one
Colonel Colonel with Major for each Bat
TALON.
The Staff of the commanding officer of Regiment shall
consist Of Aduan Quartermaster Ordnance Off
Ger, Surgeon and Chaplain each with the rank of
Captain who appointed by the commanding officer and
hold Office at his pleasure until their appoint
ed and qualified
There shall also be Aduant appointed for each Bat
talon with the rank of First Lieutenant
The staff consists of Regmental Ser
Major Sergeant Major for each Battalion,
QuartermaserSergeant OrdnanceSegeant, Commits
rgeant CoorSergeants aud Chief Musician
with the rank of SergeantMajor
SECTION A. The President is the Commander-n- Chief of
the National Guard.
g. The staff of the Commander Chief may
sst Adutant with the rank of LeutenanCoone two
Majors and such Aides he may deem necessary, with
rank Of Captain, to hold Office at his pleasure.
SECTION The Commanderin Chief is authorized and
has establish and prescribe such rules and regulations
forms and cdents not consistent with the provisions Of
the laws he deem for the government and
instruction of the National Guard and to carry into full
tons forms and precdents shall from time time be revised
may be deemed necessary and shall be promulgated in
orders and compiled in such form be deemed advisable
for the information of the National Guard and shall
same force though prescribed by law.
SECTION 7. All commissioned officers of the National
Guard and sharpshooers shall be commissioned by
Chief but he may refuse issue Commission
any officer elected appointed it, in his opinion the person
elected pponed is in any way unqualified unworthy
be officer in the National Guard.
SECTION g. The Commander-in- Chief shall have authority
appoint and commission officers service in case of
vacancies The commission of any officer called into active
service continues until he is discharged by order of the
manderinChef Any officer while active service shall be
subject to removal by order Of the Commanderin-C Chief
SECTION g. Vacancies in elective Offices the National
Guard not in active service filled by election When
election through the promotion any
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