Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-19
ENcAMPmEMr ORDERS.
Instructions IRON The Atlulans General Time
Will Soon Arrive.

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On account Of several changes in the
general orders regarding the annual
encampment of the National Guard
from those recently published in the
Journal. the following are given. lust
as they are sent from the Office Of the
adjutant general
| STATE OF MAINE.
Adjutant Generals Office,
| Augusta. July IA, 1897.
| General Orders, No. IL.
l.. AS heretofore ordered, the annmal
encampment of the National Guard OF
the State of Maine will be held the
second week of August, 1897.
| III. The greater portion of the Guard
having expressed a desire to 20 into
camp on Saturday, August
7th, on the same cn,,s;
ton as to payment as heretofore. ar
engagements will be made to assemble
at the state camp ground on that day
| III. Colonel Lucius H. Kendall Firs.
| Regiment. will have the immediate
command of the camp. He will at
once prepare and present to this office
for approval orders embracing the
routine of each day. the hours of calls.
duties and ceremonies and such rules
and regulations as he may deem neces-
sary for maintaining order and dis
cipline and promoting the efficiency of
the command.
Nv. The inspector general, commits,
sary general, surgeon general and in
spector general of rifle practice will at
tend the encampment and discharge
the duties devolving upon them under
the law
V. The surgeon general, under the
direction of the colonel commanding
VIII organize a post hospital service
from the medical officers of the two
regiments and the ambulance crops.
vi. Muster and pay rolls in dupli-
cate will be prepared before going to
camp by entering on them the name of
| each officer and enlisted man of the
organization, with date of rank of
| officers and date of enlistment and of
| muster-in of the enlisted men. I'm
uniformed enlisted men will not be
brought to camp. No officer or man
will be paid who does not render at
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the period from the 9th to the 18th.
both days inclusive.
VII. BY virtue of the power con-
ferred by section 81, of the military
law, the authority of the officer in
| command of the camp is hereby ex-
| tended to a distance of one-half mile
around the State camp ground, and
upon the external space within such
distance from the camp, with the eX-
ception of any road or roads within
said distance, no person or persons
save those specially authorized by law
shall be allowed to enter except under
such rules as may be established by
the officer commanding the camp ana
approved by the COMMUNICATIVE chief
VIII. Company cooks will be sent on
in advance of their companies so that
they may be in camp Saturday morn
ing.
TX. Colonel Kendall will provide, in
orders, for a review by the Governor
and COMMUNICATIVE chief on Thursday.
August II.
y. The following section of the mill
tary law of the State is published for
the information Of all concerned:
Section 10S. No officer or enlisted
man shall contract or presume to au-
thorize the contracting of any indebt-
edness on behalf of the State without
| the express authority therefor from the
| COMMUNICATIVE chief, and any officer or
enlisted man who shall violate the
provisions of this; section shall be dis
honorably discharged from the service
of the State.
N,1;
!. and will not be resumed until after
| the encampment. Men whose terms of
service expires within that period, may
be re-enlisted.
Regimental commanders will order
! no more than one medical examination
CT recruits in a company prior to the
| encampment. Company commanders
| will upon completion of enlistments.
| but not later than August 1, send to
| regimental headquarters, to be for
warded to this office, lists of recruits
| awaiting medical examination and
muster. Men re-eniisted subsequent to
| the medical examination of recruits
may be examined and mustered in at
the encampment
XII. First Lieut.. c. G. Horton, 9th
| q. s. Infantry, on duty with the N. G.
S. NJ, will be present at the encamp-
| ment as inspector and instructor
Second Lieut.. III. N. Royden, 23d U. S.
| Infantry, having been ordered by the
War department to report to the Gov
| crnor and commander-in-chief for
duty at the encampment, is hereby as
signed as instructor in guard duty. He
will report to the camp commander
| for special instructions.
| XIII. The colonies of the 1st and I'd
Regiments, with their adjutants and
commissary sorgeants will assume
their duties in camp on the morning of
Saturday. August 7th. The quarter
masters and quartermaster sergeants
from each regiment will assume their
duties on the morning of Friday Au-
gust 9Th.
| XIV. The following paragraph of
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