The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

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Article Militia.
Article 2-Commander-in-Ch
Article 3-National Guard.
Part H.-Discipline.
Article Military Offenses.
Article military Courts.
Article 3-Procedure.
Article ESentence.
Part III.-Servce.
Article Membership.
Article 2-Discharges.
Article 3-Duties of Officers.
Article Exemptions.
Article 5-SerVice and WESTINGHOUSE
Article 6-Pay and Allowances
Article Medical Corps.
Article S-General Provisions ,r.
The Military Code of the state OIL Mill
neSota.
Part Reorganization.
Article Militia. -,
Section l. Military Code-Ihis act SHAH
be known as the Military Code u
Sec. , Militia: How Constituted-.Aa.n
sble-boded male persons residing IN inc
State of Minnesota. between the ages vi
eighteen 1S) and forty-fiVe (43l years. not
expressly exempted by law. shall constl,
tute and be designated as the militia anu
be liable to perform military duty IN case
of war. invasion. rebeiilon OF rlo., "
ever required by the order or pr9cIaliia-
ton of the governor pursuant 10 law
Sec. 3 EXemptions-Shau be exempt
from military duty: lowe.
FirSt-Afl persons exempted py tie Id .
of the United States.
Second-All persons in the army or navy
or volunteer force of the United states
Third-Ministers of the gospel regularly
ordained and whose credentials. or
copy thereof, have been filed in the ONCE
of the clerk of the district court III TIE
county of their residence.
Fourth-Indians not taxed, ldlots, !uila,
ties and persons who have been convicted
of infamous crimes.
Sec 4 Fnrollment-It shall be the duty
of all assessors of personal property LOT
taxation in every even numbered Eeal
hereafter. to enroll all persons IN their
respective districts liable to 90 mllldly
duty under the provisions OF tuis dIt'
which enrolment shall be made IN uupll,
cate according to forms to be prescrlpeu
by the adjutant general, and shall con al IL
in alphabetical order and conSecullNeiS
numbered the name and surname, age, oc-
cupation or profession and postoflice al
dress of each person so enrolled ASSESS
orS shall return, under oath one copy
of such rolls to the clerks of their re-
spective cities, villages and towns VINO
shall place it on file with the records Oh
such city, village or town ana an9 ?l, 80, 10
the county auditor, at the same LlIiie IN me
return of personal property IN their us
returns of personal property in their as
ton shall be allowed by any township,
city. village or county for any services
performed by any assessor until Sald as
SCISSOR files with the clerk OF sucn town.
ship. city or village, or the audltor Oh
such county. an affidavit under oath,
showing A full compliance with the pro-
visions of this section.
The county auditor of each county snail,
nDOD recent OIL Sucl rolls, d(lQ lu6lSlo lliO
names OF any persons who may have been
omitted ii eIefrOm. and may erase there-
from the name of any one, on Satisfactory
proof, who has been Improperly enrolleo.
givins. notice Cf such changes to the
clerks of the respective towns, cities and
villages affected thereby, and he snail
then file and safely preserve SAID correct
ed rolls in his office.
on or before the first day of October in
such year said county auditor shall make.
certify and return 10 the adJutant general
a true copy OF said corrected rolls, and
in addition thereto, or in lieu thereof, as
the adiutant general may direct an alb
stract or statement showing the number
of persons enrolled in each town, city ana
village. and in said county.
Provided, however. that enrolment sinai!
not be made except by proclamation OF
the governor, made at least thirty (oo)
, days before assessment books are re-
uuired by law to be delivered to the as
SCISSORS (the last Saturday in April of each
yeqD.
tors-WheneYer q census is taken by au-
thority of this state it shall be the duty
of all enumerators, in addition to their
other duties, to classify and so designate
all persons subject to military duty I'M
der the provisions of this act; and the SUI
perntendent of census shall, as soon as
said returns are complete, make, certify
and return to the adjutant general roll
or list containing, in alphabetical order
and cOnsecutively numbered, the name
and surname. age, occupation or pfo1es-
liable to military duty i'll each town. city
or village in the state, arranged by coun-
lies. together with a statement OF the
total number III each town, city or village
and county.
Sec s. Means of 1nformation-keep
of taverns or boarding houses, and mas
tiers and mistreSseS of dwelling houses,
shall upon application of the assessors
within whose bounds their houses are sit
uated. or of persons acting under them,
give information of the names OF per-
limo in heir a n m
rollment or to do military duty, and every
such person shall, upon like application,
give his name and age; and all assessors
and enrolling officers may require the
persons examined by them to testify I'M
der oath. and may administer such oath.
And any person knowingly refusing in
formation. or giving false information. to
any officer making such enrolment and
any assessor neglecting his duty under
this article, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and punished accordingly.
Sec. I. Drafts-When 1t is necessary to
call out any portion of the enrolled mill
tia for active duty the commander-in-
chief shall direct his order to the mayor
of cities or villages or to the chairman of
the board of supervisors of towns. who
upon receipt of the same, shall forthwith,
by written order or oral notice to each
Individual. or by proclamation, appoint a
time and place for the assembling of the
enrolled militia in their city or town, and
shall then and there proceed to accept as
many volunteers as is required by the or
der of the commander-in-chef, and sup
ply any deficiency by draft. and shall
forthwith forward to the commander-in-
chief a list of the persons drafted or
accepted as volunteers; and the COM
mander-in-chief is hereby authorized to
form, adopt and prescribe such rules and
regulations, and appoint such officers and
fix their compensation, for the purpose of
drafting the militia when such process
may be required as to him may seem best
and most expedient in the premises.
Sec. g. DeSerterS-EVery member of the
enrolled militia who fails to appear at the
time and place designated by the mayor
of his city or village or chairman of the
board of supervisors of his town, or who,
being drafted or having volunteered. fails
to appear and report for muster at the
time and place designated by the COM
mander-in-chief shall be taken to be a
deserter and dealt with accordingly.
Sec. 8. Muster-The portion of the en-
rolled militia so accepted shall be imme-
diately mustered into the service Of the
state for three 90 years, or such less pc
Rod as the commander-in-chief may di-
rect and shall be organized into compa-
MES, which may be arranged in battal-
ions or regiments. or assigned to organi-
cations of the national guard already eX-
listing.
Such new organiza tons shall be Off
cered, equipped, trained and governed &C
cording to the laws for the government
of the national guard.
Elections shall forthwith be ordered in
er-in-chief who may detail officers to
train and command them until the officers
elect shall have qualified and shall have
passed satisfactory examination, or
shall have been commissioned.
Article 2-Commander-in-Chie
Sec 10. National Guard - The active
militia organized, uniformed and equipped
as hereinafter prescribed shall be known
as the National Guard of the State of
Minnesota.
Sec H. Commander-in-Ch ief-The gov
ernor shall be commander-in-chiefo of the
militia, except when it is called
into actual service of the United
States. and may employ it for