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


corporal one dollar and seventy-hVe
cents; and each other enlisted man, one
dollar and fifty cents; provided, however
that such payment shall only be made to
the men present at and doing at least five
days duty in such camp. In addition
thereto, free transportation and shelter
shall be furnished by the state. deduc
ton of fifty cents per day from the pay
of each enlisted man shall be made for
subsistence, if furnished by the state.
The pay herein granted shall be drawn in
the same manner as the annual allowance
on inspection provided for in this act.
Sec. 11S. Deduction for Lost Property
Commanders of companies and batteries
are hereby authorized to retain from the
pay of any of the members OF their COM
mand the amount and value of any ar
ticle issued to such member by the com
pany or by the state which said member
has lost, materially injured or destroyed,
or has failed to return on demand, be-
sides each members proporuonate share
of the companys subsistence ana eX-
penseS at camp.
Sc. 1l9. Ply in Actual Service-When-
ever the national guard of this state, or
any portion thereof, shall be called into
actual service by the commander-in-chief
each and every enlisted man so called into
such service and who shall respond there
to, shall have and receive for each day
he shall be engaged in such service, two
dollars, besides transportation ana smell
ter. And, if a force OF artillery, the nee
essary expense of horse hire and forage
shall, in addition thereto, be PAID by the
state. \ deduction of fifty cents per day
from the pay of each enlisted man shall
be made for subsistence, ii furnished by
Sec. 100. How Drawn-In such emer-
gency, the adjutant general, the state au-
ditor and the attorney general shall con-
stitute board to audit the pay rolls and
other necessary expenses incident to such
service. Said board shall certify to the
state auditor the amount of money neces-
sary to pay the officers end men engaged
in said service and to defray the expenses
thereof and the state auditor shall there
upon draw his warrant on the state
treasurer for said amount, in favor OF
the adiutant general and the same snail
De paid by the state treasurer upon pre-
sentation of said warrant properly en-
treasury. not otherwise appropriated put
in no case shall the same be paid out OF
any fund or annual appropriation OF the
national guard
Officer of the national guard. willis III any
service under orders of the commander
in-chief, shall receive the same rate OF
or Communication, as is paid or allowed
officers of similar rank in the United
States army, except officers whose salaries
are otherwise provided by law.
Sec. 122. Cniform-The uniform of the
netioral guard shall be the same as that
now prescribed for the United States
be substituted for the .. S. button, and
the letters ''Minn." for the letters ~. S. "
on the collar of the service uniform.
mmander-in-chief may appoint hoard
of five officers to examine into and report
any proposed change in the UNIFORM OF
the national guard, and the UNIFORM a or, $50 SO
reported shall, when approved by the
commander-in-chief, be the uniform OF
the national guard of this state:
Sec. 125. Uniforms Issued-Every or
ganization shall be provided, at the eX-
pense of the state, with uniforms, over
coats and such other clothing and equip
age as may be necessary and proper Tor
the performance and duty required or the
national guard by law. But no uniforms,
overcoats or other clothing or equ1page,
provided By this act. shall be issued to or
for the use of any organization unless the
said organization shah have at least the
minimum number of enlisted men pre-
scribed by law All such uniforms over
coats and such other clothing and equlD-
age shall be issued to the several organi-
zations companies, and batteries each
year by the adjutant general in proper
ton to the number of officers and men in
such organizq tions. companies ard bat
teries, inspected and entitled to the per
canita allowance of tn state, based on
the inspecting officers report 9-~tfor,,,s
commander-in-chief.t the adjutant general
and the brigade commander are hereby
appointed commissioners for the purpose of
purchasing the unIiO ms. oVercodtS ana
other clothing and eOuiDage as provided
in this act for the members of the ma
tional guard. ,.-t--
of the articles provided for in this act
shall be publicly advertised in one or
more newspapers of general circulation,
published and printed ct the city of st.
Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota, and all
bids shall be ACCOMPANY d by sample OF
the article or articles to be furnished No
money shall be paid out to any person SO
furnishing any OF the articles herein pro
vided for until the Same have been in
spected and approved by the adjutant gen
eral and the brigade commander; but the
total sum to be expended under the pro-
visions of this act for such uniforms,
overcoats and such other clothing and
equipage shall not exceed the sum of ten
thousand dollars in any one fiscal year.
Sec. 125. Distribution of Uniforms-The
commanding officer of any company and
ing to the provisions of this act any uni
forms, overcoats other clothing or equip
age from the state for the use of his COM
mand shall distribute the same to his COM
mand as he shall deem proper, tax
ing vouchers therefor. and he shall
require those to whom they are
distributed to return them at such
order or direct, and any one who shall
neglect or refuse to comply with such
order shall forfeit a sur, not to exceed
clothing and equfpage he shall have re-
ceived, to be sued for and collected in the
name of the company or battery of which
such party shall have been member, and
the sum so recovered shall be forwarded
to the state treasurer to be by him placed
to the credit of the fund for the furnish
Ing OF the articles PROVIDED IN THIS act,
and the state treasurers receipt therefor
shall relieve the company commander of
Article Medical Corps
Sec. Observation-Disclosures above
the rank of captain in the medical corps
shall be filled by seniority. Whenever a
vacancy occurs in the rank of first lieu
tenant the surgeon general shall appoint
board consisting of three 80 members
of the CORPS, who shall examine any can
didates who may present themselves and
rhn S1lo &c Of i1ldr ,oc,rii
cal college and not over forty five years of
age. The board shall report to the surgeon
general the names of all candidates exam
ined with their relative standing, and the
mander-in-chief the name of the candidate
passing the best examination, and said
ed by the commandments as an as
siStant surgeon, with the rank of first
lieutenant; provided that the surgeon
general reports that said candidate is fully
Sec. 1T. romotions-Whenever an as
sistant surgeon has served as such for
five consecutive years he may apply to the
surgeon general to be examined for pro-
motion. On receipt of such application the
surgeon general shall appoint board,
consisting of three 90 members of the
corps. who shall examine the applicant,
and if said board shall report that the
applicant is a graduate of a medical col
lege recognized by the state medical ex-
aiming board and is fully qualified, the
surgeon general shall recommend the ap-
plicant for promotion to the. rank Of cap
tain. and the com nander-in-chief shall
commission him as such.
Sec. 12S Duties of Medical Director
The duties of the medical director shall
be to receive the reports from all senior
medical officers, see that the hospitals are
established at suitable places, recommend
the lest mode of transportation of troops
and such other duties as may be delega ted
to him by the surgeon general. The requi-
sitions of medical officers for supplies must
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