The Yale expositor., 1898-04-29

Each regiment shall CONSIST of two bat
talions Of four companies each. The field
officers OF regiment shall consist of one
o.Onel, one lieutenant colonel and two
majors. The staff shall consist of one sur
geon with the rank of major, one assist
AM surgeon with the rank Of captain. one
chaplain with the rank OF captain, one
adiutant and one regimental quarter
master, each with the rank of first lieu
tenant. skeleton regiments may be
formed and recruited
The non-comInissIUneG staff shall be the
same as that of an infantry regiment or
the United States Army.
The commiss oned officers or regiments
so organized shall be appointed and com
missioned by the Governor.
Regimental bands may be enlisted ana
mustered and shall consist or the IKE
number of musicians as the band or 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.
izations may be enlisted and In case they
shall be, these arms OF the service
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 foregoing provisions
as to recruiting and recruiting officers
shall apply to their organization. camps
OF instruction may be ordered.
Section g. Wherever the organization
OF troops or naval forces, under this act,
s not herein specifically provided FOR.
such organization shall, as nearly as may
be. conform TO the laws, regulations and
customs OF service OF the United states
Army or Navy. ,.,.
section Z. Whenever, in the discretion
or the Governor, the necessity for an In
creased strength of the companies or the
Michigan National Guard then within the
State of Michigan shall no .onger exist
ne 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 ac-
complished by mastering out al men unnt
for service, and in the discretion or the
Governor ali who shall apply Tor dis
charges. If these cases fail to reduce any
company to It's maximum strength under
laws i'm force before the passage or this
act. then such enlisted men as shall, be
recommended by their company com
manders for. muster out, shall be dis
n four company officers still remain to
the companies the junior second Heuten-
ant shall be mustered out.
All such mCsters out and discharges
shan be honorable, unless reasons exist
under military law for musters out and
DISCHARGES Of a different nature in individ-
ual cases.
Section s. In case of n tie vote on an
election for officers in any organization
Of the Michigan National Guard. the pro-
ceedings at the election shall be al once
returned to the Adjutant Genera, and the
Commander in-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 appointment.
Section 8. In case the congress OF the
United States shall pass laws applying to
the military or naval forces Of all the
states, or the president shall call for diff
ferent organization of troops from that
herein provided this law shall be in force
Only so far 6 II is not in conflict with the
laws OF the United States, or with the call
OF the president. In either case above
mentioned. troops shall he organized in
accordance with the laws of the United
States or the presidents call as the case
may be.
Section 10. Officers of the line, staff and
general staff not on duty outside the state
may be assigned TO active duty in con-
nection with the organization OF troops
under the provisions Of this act in ac-
cordance with their rank, and when so
assigned shall receive the same pay as
officers Of Ike grade in the United States
Army.
Section H. All acts and parts of acts
heretofore passed by the Legislature of the
State Of Michigan in conflict with this act
are hereby repealed.
This act is ordered to take immediate
effect.
THOMAS B. DUNSTAN,
President Of the Senate.
WILL IAN ID. GORDON,
Speaker of the House.
Approved April l5 1898.
II 9 pINGREE GOVprpor.