Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-08
7 H e N AV AL MILITIA
How the Appropriation Will Be Allotted to
the States.
Regulations to Govern This Matter
Issued by the Secretary of
the Navy.

The Secretary of the Navy has issued
| regulations to govern the allotment of the
/ appropriation of $4,000 for arms, equip
| ment and printing of books of instruction
for the naval militia. The appropriation is
| contained in the naval appropriation act
| approved July 2G, 1894. The regulations are
as follows:
Five hundred dollars $500 of the ap-
propriations for naval militia Ill be re-
served for the purpose of proviI books
| of instruction for the naval militia. These
| books will be distributed among The various
organizations in such manner as the Secre-
| tary of the Navy may from time to time di-
rect.
When Returns Must BE Made.
Returns will be made by the governor
of each state having a naval militia before
the 18th of April next to the Navy Depart
ment, certifying to the location of the va
| rious divisions of the naval militia ard to
| the number of commissioned and warrant
| officers, petty officers and enlisted men
| Stated separately regularly mustered in,
organized and serving in the naval militia
| of the state on the 1st of April, 1888.
mo person serving in any capacity IN the
| land militia, as bandsman or servant in
the naval militia, will be included in this
return.
PrOportionate Allotments.
Upon the receipt of these returns the
Secretary of the Navy will allot to each
state d proportionate part of the sum Of
$24, so, according to the proportion which
the number of petty officers and enlisted
men returned from each state bears to
the total number returned by all the states
LAS it is the intention of the department
to consider only uniformed petty officers
and enlisted men in making the above
mentioned apportionment of the appropria-
tain a statement of the character and num-
Der of naval uniforms with which each
| member of the organization is provided.
"One-haif of the allotment due to any
state whose naval militia is not properly
uniformed will be withheld by the Secre-
tary of the Navy until the department is
oiTicially informed by the governor Of said
state that a proper naval uniform has been
adopted and issued 20 it's naval militia
las soon as the allotmen.s are made, in
accordance with the above regulations, the
amounts allotted will be credited to the
states entitled thereto on the books of the
Navy Department.
acquisitions for such arms and equip
ments as are provided for the use of the
navy will be made by the governors of the
states direct to the Secretary of the Navy.
Filling of Reuuisitionx.
when requisiticn is received at the
Navy Department the bureau concerned
will be required to give the money value of
the stores called for, and the Secretary of
the Navy will determine and order which
of said stores, their number and character.
Shall be issued
The arms and equipment shall be re-
ceipted for and shall remain the property
of the United States and be annually ac-
counted for by the governors of the states
Tor which purpose the Navy Department
Wlll prescribe and supply the necessary
blanks and issue such additional reSula-
tons as may be deemed necessary to pro-
tect the interests of the United States
All arms and equipments which may be-
come unserviceaple or unsuitable shall be
examined by board of officers of the naval
militia, and its report shall be forwarded
by the governor of the state direct to the
Secretary of the Navy, who shall direct
what disposition, by sale or otherwise
shall be made of them.
An property issued upon requisitions
shall be accounted for under the regu,a-
lions which now govern the accountability
Tor public property in the navy, and the
Navy Department will issue the necessary
instructions for the safe-keeping, preserva-
tion inspection and accountability thereof.
"All returns should be made to the Sec
retary of the Navy