Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-31
Adjutant Generals Of1ce.
Augusta, Dec. % 1897.

Thursday:
Adjutant Generals Oalce.
Augusta, Dec % 1897.
General Orders No. II.
/. William G. Rice Of Farmingdale.
Me-, having been Illegally mustered into
the National Guard as member al Com
pany F. 1st Regt. Infantry, ~ G%S. NJ.
he being minor, and having failed to
obtain his fathers consent to his enlist
ment, will be dropped from the rolls of
said company.
III. Recruiting officers will familiarize
themselves with the militia law before
making enlistments, and no man will be
mustered except In strict compliance with
it's provisions; such carelessness as Is in
dictated in the muster Of William G. Rice
Is inexcusable.
III. In all cases the bond of a company
treasurer, elected in accordance with sec
ton 120 Of the militia law. must be APP
proved by Il vote of the company ut Il
regular meeting. and the vote be recorded
in the company record book; this vote
will be endorsed on the bond and certi
fed as correct by the company com
mander before the bond is forwarded to
the adjutant general.
". Acknowledgements required by Par.
III. General Orders No. T. c. S.. are hereby
limited to those which specifically reQuest
it, and to those which by the natlxfe OF
their contents require AN answer.
V. Since the adjournment of q ard
Of Inquiry, convened under Speech f<3ers
No. 20. c. s.. additional evidence been
produced of such a character ASA fn1t-
ate that If ii had been given before the
board, that the board would have made
a different finding In the casesof X. G.
Turner. I'll lieutenant ~ the lately dis
banded Co. A of Hampton Thissevidence
fully sustains and corroborates Lieut.
turner's sworn statement. = that
grand juror in liz fedssn, district court
at Portland was duly served upon him.
April 10, commanding him to appear at
said court on April %, 1891 to serve as {.
grand Juror.
That. April l6. he received an order to
appear before "A military court Of inquiry
to be convened at said Hnmpden to in
vestigate the affairs of Co. A. 81 ReEi-
ment. National Guard of the State OF
Maine. Said military court by this order
to be convened. Thursday. April q. al 10
O'Clock in the forenoon; that on April 10.
at O'Clock in the evening. he received
from his company commander Capt. T..
A. Robertson. a copy of Special Orders
No. 81 which defeWed the meeting of said
court of inquiry to April %, at ~ O'Clock
IN the forenoon, this last day being the
one on which he was to appear grand
juror at the federal court in Portland as
above set forth: that Immediately ON re-
ceipt of said Special Orders. No. 81 he
notified and explained to said Capt. Rob-
ertson that he would be obliged to be i'm
Portland attending court as a grand juror
on Friday, April %. the date of the con-
vening OF the court of inquiry. and that
he expected and understood that said
Robertson would lay these facts before
the board of Inquiry. e.
VI. The commander-in-chief. having
carefully considered the findings of the
ment of Lieut.. Turner with the evidence
supporting the same. since produced. is of
the opinion that the board of inquiry on
the evidence before IL. rendered its find
ings in a spirit of justice. and for the best
interests of the service; he Is further of
the opinion that in view of the evidence
since produced. that Lieut.. Frank c. Tur-
ner was not - either knowingly
or ignorantly guilty of gross breach OF
VII. Geeral Orders No. L. C. s.. so far
as theyf relate to the findings" in the
case of Second Lieutenant Frank G. Tur-
ner and his discharge. are revoked. and
the discharge of Second Lieutenant Frank
4 Turner from the service of the State |
made honorable.
kVIII. Commencing with Jan. /. 1895 Il
suitable medal will be granted to every |
officer or enlisted man of company who |
has perfect record of attendance at en-
duty for one calendar wear A |
bar will be added to the medal for each |
additional calendar year of perfect at |
tendance, continuous or otherwise. APP |
plication for these medals will be mad, |
at the close of each calendar year after !
the closest scrutiny of the record of at
of each claimant. The applica- |
ton must be made on the blank form is !
sued for the purpose. and be signed by |
every commissioned officer of the organ |
ization to which the claimant belongs |
One or more absences from drill. theoret-
ical instruction. regimental school en- |
campment, or other military duty, or fail |
ure to attend during the entire meeting I
and participate in the work performed |
from any cause whatever. will constitute |
a bar to the issue of this medal. The |
meetings considered will he those re- |
CURED by law. and such others as may be |
ordered by competent authority.
IN, In connection with the form of in. !
spectiOn report which will be used by the /
general on his next tour, ii copy |
or which has been sent to each company |
and corps commander for his information |
It Is announced that suitable prize will |
be awarded to the company or corps re.
cciving the highest score at the annual |
Of armories. This prize will be |
presented at parade during the annual |
encampment. and will be the property. OF |
the organization winning it.
y. A tabulation of the reports of the |
general on each organization /
Will he published in the annual report of !
the adJutant general. The relative stand /
ing of companies and corps. as shown by !
said tabulation. will be published in or
lers at parade during the annual encamp-
ment. Immediately previous to the pres
entatlon OF the prize to the winning or
ganiZation.
XII. When inspecting the ambulance
and signal corps. the inspector general
will depart from the prescribed form
wherever necessary. but as little
as possible. Under the head of Drill and
Guard Duty the Ambulance Corps may
be inspected in any work prescribed in
he drill regulations for the Hospital
Corps. L. S. army. which is practicable
lnder existing conditions. The Signal
corps, under the same head. may be in
'pected in dismounted cavalry move
nents corresponding to those prescribed
for infantry companies. and in the ex-
'hange of signals by flag. torch or lam
,ern. with or without the use of the
'ipher code. Neither corps will be in
'pected in guard duty.
XII. The new form of monthly return
or companies. corps. and regiments. will
90 into effect during the month of Janu-
Try. le9S. 1t will supersede the morni1s
'eport. report of instruction. and the
company and regmental returns of
strength now in use. The morning re-
bort book will be retained. but used only
when troops are on active service The
notes on the new form of return will be
followed So
XIII. The Manual OF Arms adapted
o the Springfield rifle calibre As, and to
he magazine rifle. calibre 80. as adopted
lnder the provisions of general orders
M ~ & haV,iur haop1 anx4ad ~,