Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-16
FOR ENCAMPMENT.
Orders from the Office Of
the Adjutant General.
Names National Guard viii Go Into
Camp, August Z.
Various instructions for the Day Col. [. n.
Kendall Will Have Command.

| The following orders have been pre-
| pared by Adjutant General Richards
shortly be sent out from headquarters
State of Maine,
Adjutant Generals Office,
Augusta. July IA. 1897.
| General orders.
No. H.
| encampment of the National Guard of
| the State of Maine. will be held the
| second week of August 1897
H. The greater portion of the Guard
| having expressed desire to go into
| camp on Saturday. August ! on the
same condition as to payment as here
| tofore, arrangements will be made to
| assemble at the State Camp Ground on
| that day
III Colonel Lucius II. Kendall. LIST
| Regiment, will have the immediate
| command of the camp. He viii at
once prepare and present to this office
! for approval orders embracing the rou
tine of each day the hours of calls,
| duties and ceremonies and such rules
and regulations as he may deem nee
essary for maintaining order and dis
ciplne and promoting the efficiency of
| the command.
| ". The inspector general, commits
sary general, surgeon general and in
sncctor general of rifle practice will at
tend the encampent and discharge the
duties devolving upon them under the
law.
| Y. The surgeon general. under the
| direction OF the colonel commanding.
viii organize n post hospital service
from the medical officers of the two
| regiments and the Ambulance Corps
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 Of
| iieer and date of enlistment and of
muster-in of the enlisted men. Ununi-
formed enlisted men will not be brought
| to camp. No officer or man will be
paid who does not render at least three
fun days service within the period from
the 9th to the 18th both days inclusive.
VII. BY virture of the power con-
| ferred by section 81 of the military law
mand of the camp is hereby extended
| to n distance of one-half around the
State Camp Ground. and upon the ex-
| ternal space within such distance from
| the camp, with the exception of any
| road or roads within said distance, no
person or person save those specially
authorized by law shall be allowed to
| enter except under such rules as may
| be established by the officer command
ing the camp and approved by the
| COMMANDMENTS 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 10.
Y. The following section of the mill
| tary law of the State is published for
| the information OF all concerned:
Section los. 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
| Commander-inCh Chief, and any officer
or enlisted man who shall violate the
provisions Of this section shall be dis
| honorably discharged from the servic
Of the State.
XI. Enlistment will cease Aug. / and
will not be resumed until after the en-
campment Men whose term of service
expires within that period, may be re-
enlisted.
BeEimentaI commanders will order
no more than one medical examination
of recruits in q company prior to the
cncampment. Company commanders
will upon completion of enlistments,
but not later than Aug. l, send to regi-
mental headquarters to be forwarded
to this office lists of recruits awaiting
medical examination ana muster. Men
rc-enlisted subsequent to the medical
examination of recruits may be ex-
amined and mustered in at the encamp
ment.
| XII. First Lieut.. C. c. Morton. 9Th
| L. s. Infantry, on duty with the \. g.
S. NJ, will be present at the encamp-
ment as inspector and Instructor.
Second Lieutenant Fl. n. Royden, 23d
| II. S. Infantry having been ordered by
| the war department to report to the
| Governor and Commander-inChIef Tor
duty at the oncampment. is hereby as
signed as instructor in guard duty. He
will report to the camp commander fer
special instructions.
| Kill The colonels of the LIST and I'd Regl-
ments with their adjutants will assume
their duties in camp on the morning OF
Saturday, August 9TH. The quarter
masters, quartermasters sergcants ard
one non commissioned officer from each
company of the same regiment VIII as
sumo their duties on the morning Of
Friday, August g.
XIV The following paragraph of the
Guard Manual is quoted: "All persons.
of whatever rank in the service, are
required to observe respect toward
sentinels 1t is expected and believed
that no violation of this paragraph VIII
occur during the encampment.
XIV. Rifle and revolver competitions
will be held as follows: