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NEW MILITARY LAWS.
Important Changes Made in the
National Guard.
Special to the Jersey city Me,rs.

Several laws were passed by the last
session of the New Jersey Legislature
HE make material changes in some
parts of the State National Guard organi-
zation. They have recently been put
together and sent out In the form OF an
official order by Adjutant General Stryk-
er. but for their wider and more general
circulation they are given here. The hrst
one is that which provides for the forma-
ton Of colored infantry companies In
Camden. Trenton. Newark and Jersey
City, about which much has already been
published. Beyond the above provision
the law say nothing.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
On March % there was a bill approved
and made a law which amends the pre-
vious laws concerning the medical de-
partment of the Guard. 1t does away
with the brigade. hospital and ampu-
lance corps as constituted under the law
of 1898. and forms n corps. to be unoe
the direction of the Surgeon General. by
this the system of company bearers VIII
be done away with. and in the event OF
the State troops or any portion OF them
being called into the field for service.
the Surgeon General will order the corps
or such part of it as he may deem neces-
SaTY Oh Quly. IL QO tIiS IL ~SS
third, fourth and sixth sections of the
law of 1898 are amended, the fifth Sec
ton is repealed, and a new section pro-
vidinp for the formation of a hospital
and ambulance court martial IS put upon
the statute books. By the OF
section s It will p seen, tins Inc s, yearly ~ the aps
s., 000r instead of. as heretofore, wy a
year for the hospital ana amnnia bris
FOR ISSUING COMMISSIONS; ~
the Governor a bill which repeats the
following section of the law of 1890, with
out making any other provision IN TINS
Thai the Governor. and Commander
in-Chief is hereby authorized to appoint
and commission. at his discretion. as IN
uuiIe, three deputy quartermaster gen
erals, with the rank OF lieutenant c9ione,,
and i + SIS, shall Pc ee the duty . o per FOE ae such
military duties as may be required or
them by law and the auartermaster gen
By the same act which repealed the
above, amendments were MADE 20 tne
military laws providing for the issuln5
elected or appointed officer to become
equipped before the commission Is issued,
and If he fills to become equlppeu y he .
months ti,ne. the commission shall De-
Also nroyiding that under certain pre-
scrinfions every officer, non-commis-
stoned officer, musician and snI, prigatte s Sh2
receive q discharge from the Commander
faSChief, emitting him to exemption
from jury duty and all military DUTY,
TO REPORT DEFICIENCY.
Also making it the duty of the quar-
etermaster General to report def1eiency
on his hooks against n company, omcer
ar -aominandant or other officer to whom
Transportation or public stores were
issued. and providing for the deducnon
ranv. regiment or brigade against which
such bill is reported. of the amount OF
ANOTHER bill. approved and made a law
on March Is. Is of general interest, as
y establishes a signal and telegraph
corps in each brigade.