Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1896-05-28


rank of second lieutenant, and he shall
forthwith report to Col. Walter G. Mar
mon, the colonel of said 1st regiment,
and shall receive and carry out all orders
recsived from said colonel.
3.-Said Lieut.. Frederick A. Wientge is
hereby authorized and directed to in
crease the number of men in said squad
ron to thirty by soliciting volunteers for
such purpose, but no such volunteers
shall be accepted, however, until the
names thereof are first submitted to and
in writing by the adjutant gen
eral.
4.-Ths order shall take effect immed-
lately.
W. L. THORNTON,
Governor of New Mexico and Comman-
der-in chief of the Militia thereof.
Official:
GEo. w. KNAEBEL,
Adjutant General.
OFFICERS MUST BE COMMISSIONED.
General Orders, No. 10:
Information having come to the
commander -in-chief of the militia forces
of the territory of New Mexico, that GER
tain persons, elected to hold commits
stoned offices in companies of said mill
tia, have assumed to act in official capa-
city on such election without having first
been appointed and commissioned by the
communicating chief, IN direct violation
of the militia laws of this territory and of
the laws of the United States for the gov
ernment of the National guard; it is here
by ordered,
2.-That no company officer or officer
of the line shall assume the duties of any
Office to which he may be elected until he
shall have first been appointed and COM
missioned to the Office he may have been
elected to hold by the commander-in-
chief.
3.-The colonel in command of the 1st
regiment, New Mexico militia, and the
captains and lieutenants in command of
the several companies of said militia are
hereby directed not to permit any person
or persons elected as company officer or
officers to assume any of the duties there
of, or to appear in official uniform with
said companies, until first having been
notified, in writing, by the adjutant-gen-
eral that such person 30 elected has been
dppOlubcu anu 10 uioLO-
said; and until he has taken and filed with
the adjutant general the oath of allegi-
ance required by said regulations and
laws.
At is hereby made the duty of any
officer In command of any company,
within five days after an election of any
company officer or officers to be commits
stoned by the commander-in-chi to no.
tify the djutant-general of such election
and, if the party or parties so elected
shall not be appointed and commissioned
by the commander-in-chie as required by
law, new election shall be called on no.
tification therefor by the Acknowledgement
but no person failing to receive such ap.
pointment and commission shall be eli
gible at any second or other election, ex.
cept by permission, in writing, by the
commanders chief.
5.-The colonel in command of said 1st
regiment is hereby directed to strictly en-
force this order, and, upon receiving no
tice of its violation, shall proceed to or.
ganize court-martial, consisting of two
company officers and one officer of the
line, for the purpose of punlshing such
violation under the penalties prescribed
by the regulations governing the militia
and the laws of the United States for the
government of the National guard.
6.-The adjutant.general is directed to
notify the colonel comm andlng said Isl
regiment and the officers in command Of
the respective companies of said regi
ment of this order.
7.-This order shall be in full force and
effect Immediately.
By command of w. T. THORNTON,
Governor of New Mexico and Commander
in-Chief of the Militia.
Official:
GEO. w. KNAEBEL,
Adjutant. General.
MEMORIAL DAY ORDER.
General Orders, No. IL.
1.-The personal staff of the command
er-in-chief, company B of the 1st regi.
ment of the New Mexico militia, and ar.
tillery squadron No. l, of said regiment
are hereby ordered to be present and
participate in the honors to be rendered
to the memory of deceased soldiers an !
sailors on Memorial day, May 30, 1896
and to take part in the parade to be had
on that day and march to the National
cemetery at Santa Fe in line with the
procession under marshal-in. chief, Col
Edward H. Bergman, under the auspices
of Carleton post, g. A. R., of Santa Fe
N. M.
2.-The commandants of said company
and squadron are hereby ordered to re.
port to said marshal-in-chief, Col. Ed.
ward II. Bergman, on Saturday, May 30
1896, at O'Clock a. m, for positions Of
their respective organizations in such
parade.
BY command Of
w. L. THORNTON,
| Governor Of New Mexico and Com.
mander-in-chief of the Militia.
| Official:
| GEo. W. KNAEBEL,
Adjutant General.