The true northerner., 1898-04-27

oergeant8 or the line, and one commits
sary sergeant and eight corporals.
When a company shall consist of over
100 men. there shall be eight sergeants
OF the line. and twelve corporals. In
such case there shall be three musi-
clans
Section g. In case troops Of the state
OF Michigan are called into the field.
FOR the purpose of recruiting them orig
inally and Of keeping the orga nizations
up 10 maximum strength. the governor
may appoint and commission recruit ing
officers and paymasters. and assign
them 10 duty at such points i'm the state
as he may designate. Such offic ers may
be OF any rank not higher than major.
and shall he paid the proper pay Of OFF,
GERS Of like grade in the United States
army or navy.
Section T. II shall be the duty of
such officers to enlist and muster re-
cruits for the organizations from this
state that may be in the military and
naval service under any order Of the
president of the United States. and for
those which are being prepared for
such service. Such officers shall or
ganize. instruct. drill and discipline the
troops and naval forces enlisted in such
manner as they shall from time 10 time
be ordered 10 do by the governor in ac-
cordance with military and naval laws.
regulations and customs of service.
Section 8. In case the recruits so en-
listed for the infantry arm of the serv-
Ice shall not be needed to fill the regi-
ments in active service. or in case il
shall be advisable to organize volun-
teer regiments. the governor by and
with the advice and recommenda tiOn
OF the state military board may organ
ize regiments of eight companies each.
each company TO consist Of not less
than 100 nor more than $50 enlist
ed men, with the same number OF nom
commissioned officers and musicians.
and the same number of company Off
GERS of the same rank as are provided
for in section 2 Of this act
Each regiment shall consist OF two
battalions of four companies each. The
field officers Of a regiment shall con-
sist Of one colonel, one lieutenant coll
onel and two majors The staff shall
consist Of one surgeon with the rank Of
major, one assistant surgeon with the
rank Of captain, one chaplain with the
rank Of captain, one adjutant and one
regimental quartermaster. each with
the rank of first lieutenant. Skeleton
regiments may be formed and re-
cruited.
The n-commissioned staff shall be
the same as that of an infantry regi-
ment Of the United States army.
The commissioned officers Of regi-
ments so organized shall be appointed
and commissioned by the governor.
Regimental bands may be enlisted
and mustered and shall consist OF the
like number of musicians as the band
of an infantry regiment in the United
States army at the present time.
Officers and enlisted men shall be
paid from the time they are placed on
duty with the pay of like grades in the
United States army.
Artillery and cavalry and naval or
ganizations may be enlisted and, in
case they shall be, these arms of the
service shall be organized in the same
manner as the regular establishment of
the United States army and navy are
organized in time of war. and the fore
going provisions as to recruiting and
recruiting officers shall apply to their
organization. Camps OF instruction may
be ordered.
Section 6. Wherever the organization
OF troops or naval forces, under this
such organization shall. as nearly as
may be, conform to the laws, regula-
tions and customs Of service Of the
United States army or navy.
Section T. Whenever, in the discretion
OF the governor, the necessity for an in
creased strength of the companies of
the Michigan national guard then with
In the state Of Michigan shall no longer
exist he shall reduce such companies
| to the maximum strength provided for
under the laws in force prior to the
! passage of this act. Such reduction
shall be accomplished by mastering out
! all men unfit for service, and in the
! discretion of the governor all who shall
apply for discharges. If these cases
fail to reduce any company TO its max
! imum strength under laws in force be-
fore the passage OF this act, then such
enlisted men as shall be recommended
! by their company commanders for mus
ter out, shall be discharged.
II four company officers still remain
to the companies, the Junior second
| lieutenant shall be mustered out.
All such musters out and discharges
| shall be honorable, unless reasons ex-
ist under military laws for musters out
| and discharges of a different nature in
| individual cases.
| Section SIN case of a tie vote on
| an election Of officers in any organiza-
! tion of the Michigan national guard,
| the proceedings al the election shall be
| at once returned to the adjutant gener-
al, and the commander-in-c chief shall
| appoint and commission officers to fill
| the positions for which such election
was held; such appointments shall be
| for the same term as If such officers
| had been elected, and the appointees
shall take rank from the date Of ap-
| pointment.
Section 9. In case the congress Of the
| United States shall pass laws applying
| to the military or naval forces of all
1 the states, or the president shall call
for different organization of troops
from that herein provided, this law
shall he in force only so far as ii is not
i'm conflict with the laws of the United
| States. or with the call Of the president
] In either case above mentioned, troops
shall be organized in accordance with
! the laws Of the United States or the