The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-16
new NATIONAL GUARD LAW.
SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL FEATURES
OF INTEREST TO MILITIA
MEN.
How THE REoRGANIzED GUARD
WILL HEREAFTER BE REGU-
LATED BY THE STATUTE.

The new State militia law which has
been passed by the Legislature and which
is to go into effect on July 1 next has
numerous features of more or less interest
to the public.
One of the chief provisions of the act is
that the National Guard of California
shall not exceed sixty-nine companies of
which sixty companies shall be infantry
or artillery, as the board of location may
direct and five companies of the Naval
Battalion.
The act provides that appropriations for
the purchase of uniforms and equipments
shall be used for that purpose and no
other. Any regiment, unattached bat
talon or unattached company is priv
ileged, however, to adopt a distinctive
dress uniform and equipments, subject to
the approval of the commander-in-chief
The amendment also provides for a
board of three officers to be detailed by the
chief, which board shall
meet from time to time for the purpose of
considering and recommending to the
commander-in-chief what, in its iudg-
ment, is most urgently required for the
uniforming and equipping of the guard.
Any enlisted man may be discharged be-
following grounds: To accept promotion
by commissions removal of residence from
the State or out of the bounds of the COM
mand to which he belongs; disability es-
tablshed by certificate of a medical officer.
A man may be discharged on the recon-
mendation of two-thirds of the members
of the company to which he belongs. Any
one convicted of felony, either by court
martial or civil court, is subject to dis
honorable discharge, and such person is
debarred from rejoining the National
Guard unless he is pardOned by the COM
mander-in-chief.
Under the provisions of section 1912 no
military organization receiving State sup
port SHALL while under arms either for
ceremony or duty, carry any device, ban
ner or flag of any nation or State, except
that of the United States or of the State of
California.
The amendment prohibits any BODY of
men whatever from aSsociating as a mill
tary company or organization to drill or
parade with arms in this State without the
license of the Governor. Students in edu-
cational institutions where military science
is part of the course of instruction NAV.
with the consent of the Governor. drill
and parade with arms in public under the
superintendent of their Instructor. Ben
evolent or social organizations are privi-
legged to wear swords.
DdCu VI SDal nave not
less than 80 nor more than 1O3 officers,
non-commissioned officers and privates,
which must include one commissioned
officer and may include one captain, one
first lieutenant one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant, one quartermaster sergeant,
four sergeants, eight corporals and two
musicians. This order holds good with
troops of cavalry, except that these are
allowed, in addition, two trumpeters, two
farriers and one saddler.
Section 2003 provides for the organiza-
ton of the National Guard into three
brigades, each commanded by brigadier-
general; the limits of each brigade are to
be fixed by the commander-in chief.
Brigadier-generals and their stats deprived
OF their command by reason of the reor-
ganization provided for are placed on the
retired list with their rank.
The three brigades of the National Guard
compose a division commanded by a
ma jor-general. The COMMANDMENTS chief
may annually order an encampment for
discipline and drill, either by division,
brigade, regiment, battalion or unat-
tached company, and all troops assembled
and encamped under the orders of the
commander-in-chief for not less than
seven days shall receive a sum equal to
81 25 for each officer and man regularly on
duty in such camp; provided that the ag-
gregate allowance per day shall not exceed
$500 per company; all officers and men
shall receive in addition to the above al
lowance the actual fare to and from the
place of encampment. All mounted of
ticers and enlisted men shall receive 50 per
day for each horse necessarily used by
them at such encampment.