The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-21
Regulations Under Which the Or.
ganization Will Be Governed.
REMAIN UNDER POLICE CONTROL,
Five Divisions and the Companies En-
braced Therein-OfHcers and Their
DutieE-6sneral NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to Meet Tomorrow Night for Election.

In view Of the changes to be made
in the Citizens Guard by company
formation, the following regulations
under which the organization will
be governed, should be interesting
to members
The Citizens Guard is commits
stoned by and under the command
of the marshal, and is organized to
assist the authorities in preserving
peace and protecting life and
property in the Republic of Ha-
wall. They shall be divided into
companies, companies con-
stituting a division, such to be under
command of such officer or officers 8
may be designated by the marshal.
DIVISIONS.
The First Division is composed
of those companies now existing
or which may be formed in the
city of Honolulu other than those
formed for special purposes.
The Second Division is composed
of the mounted company and those
several companies or squads now
existing, or which may be formed
in the Island of Oahu, other than
those in the city of Honolulu, or
those which may be formed for
special purposes.
The Third Division is composed
of those companies or squads now
existing, or which may be formed
OIL tho Island of Hawaii.
The Fourth Division is composed
of those companies or squads now
existing, or which may be formed
on the Island of Maui.
The Fifth Division is composed
of those companies or squads now
existing, or which may be formed
on the Island Of Kauai.
COMPANIES.
The companies shall be desig-
mated as First Company, First
Division Second Company, First
Division ETC., and their officers
shall be: First-Captain. Sec
ond Lieutenants (2). Third
Orderly Sergeant. Fourth-Quar-
termaster Sergeant. Fifth-Ser-
geants Gas required }, not more than
four. Sixth-Corporals Gas re-
quired), not more than four.
A division is commanded by such
officer as may be designated by the
marshal, who shall have full COM
mand of the division assigned to
him. and all orders concerning such
division shall be transmitted
through him.
A company is commanded by a
captain. Captains and officers OF
companies to be elected by the MEM
bers of such companies, subject to
the approval of the marshal. All
orders concerning a company shall
be transmitted through the captain,
who shall be responsible for all
stores issued to his command and
shall make all acquisitions for the
same. He shall have full charge
of and be responsible for the enroll
ment to and equipment of members
of his command, such enrolment
to be subject to the approval of the
marshal and the commanding OF
ficer. He shall keep book of
record, in which shall be entered
the names Of the officers, and mem
bers of his command designating
to which squad they are assigned)
and their telephone numbers Ut
any), residence, occupation, equip
ment, ETC., reporting from time to
time or IN detail when called upon
to the commanding officer. He
shall call out his command when
directed to do so by proper author
ity and shall take such steps as
may be necessary for the preserva-
ton of peace and the protection OF
life and property in the district as
signed to his company. When on
active duty he shall establish a
headquarters, where he or one OF
his lieutenants shall be constantly
on duty and shall establish such
hours Of duty as the exigencies oi
the case may require, and shall de-
signate under the general supervi,
sion Of the commanding officer, the
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