Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-04-29


State Board OF Equalization in the year
1896. and in each year thereafter until
the several amounts levied under TINS
act shall become sufficient to eNtln-
guish the debt created herein, the sum
of onc-eighth of a mill on each dollar OF
said taxable property TO be assessed
and paid into the treasury OF the STATE
i'm like manner as other state taxes are
by law levied, assessed ana pald, when
amount thus levied shall pc cre0lle1
each year to the war loan sinking fund
as herein directed: Provided, Ihat
should the last levy necessary under TINS
act produce credit to the said war loan
sinking fund In excess or the amount
required TO pay all bonds and interest
thereon, such excessive credit IL any
shall when all bonds issued under TINS
act and all interest accrued thereon
have been paid, be transferred TO the
General Fund upon the books or the
Section I. The faith of the State is
hereby pledged for the payment OF Rllh-
Cipal and interest Of the bonds which
may be assessed under the provisions OF
Section s. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Governor. by and with the advice and
recommendation of the state Military
Board, to eXpend such part OF the
above fund as may be necessary 20 re-
cruit enlist. discipline. organize, In
struct and thoroughly arm and equip
the military bodies in this act mentioned
for such active service as may be re-
Section O. Not less than three months
before the maturity OF the option OF the
State 10 redeem any or all Of the bonds
issued hereunder. the Treasurer shall
give notice by advertisement for one
week iu two daily papers and Tor four
weeks I'm the weekly edition OF the same
paper published in the city OF Detroit
designating the time when. and the
number OF said bonds which Will be re-
deemed and the interest on such bonds
as are described in such Advertisement
shall cease from the date specified for
The redemption OF such bonds: Pro
vided. That should the condition or inc
war loan sinking fund a the date atore-
said bee such as TO permit or the re-
dcmptiOn of only portion OF the loan,
the bonds 20 be redeemed shall be deter
mined by the State Treasurer in the
following manner, viz: The Treasurer
shall cause numbers corresponding with
the numbers Of all bonds issued under
this act 20 be placed I'm box TO be pro-
vided for that purpose and shall in the
presence Of the Governor and Auditor
General. proceed 70 draw theretrom
numbers OF bonds equal in amount as
nearly as may be TO- the money IN the
state Treasury applicable 10 the re-
demption Of said bonds The numbers
thus determined shall be the ones USED
In the advertisement herein provided.
Provided further That in case the
Treasurer shall q any time before the
State is authorized 10 redeem any of the
bonds issued hereunder, have an OPP
pOrtuuity 10 purchase any OF said bonds
at par with accrued interest thereon.
he is hereby authorized 10 use any funds
This act is ordered to take immediate
Approved April Is, 1898.
No. 2.
AN ACT to Promote the Efficiency OF
the Michigan National Guard and
Naval Militia of the state, and 10 Pro-
vide for the organization Of the Vol
unteer Militia, in case OF Emergency.
The People of the State Of Michigan
enact:
Section /. That in case of threatened
war or invasion Of this state, or OF the
United states, the Governor of this
State * authorized by the issuance OF
the proper orders TO cause any or all the
companies of the Michigan National
Guard to be increased to strength of
not exceeding one hundred and fifty en-
listed men for each company.
Section 3 Whenever company is i'm
creased in accordance with the preCed-
ing section 10 a strength OF one hundred
men or more, such company shall be
Differed by captain. one frst heut0n-
ant, and one senior and one junior sec
Oud lieutenant. The non-cOmmissiOned
officers OF a company shall consist of
five sergeants of the line, and one com
missary sergeant and eight corporals.
When company shall consist OF over
one hundred men. there shall be eight
sprgcauts of the line, and Twelve cor
porals. In such case there shall be three
musicians.
Section 8. In case troops Of the State
OF Mll llEdu are tdlltu INTO the UelNf TOT
the purpose of recruiting them originally
and of keeping the organizations up TO
maximum strength, the Governor may
appoint and commission recruiting
officers and paymasters and assign
them to duty at such points In the State
as he may designate. such officers may
be of any rank not higher than major
and shah be paid the pay proper OF
officers Of like grade in the United States
Arm or Navy.
Section l. 1t shall be the duty Of such
officers to enlist and muster recruits
for the ORGANIZATIONS from this State
service under any order Of the President
OF the United states. and for those
which are being prepared for such scrv-
ice. Such officers shall organize, in
struct drill and discipline the troops
and naval forces enlisted I'm such man
uer as they shall from time TO time J..
ordered 10 do by the Governor In accord
ance with military and naval laws, regu-
lations ana customs OF service.
Section s. I'm case the recruits so en-
listed for the infantry arm Of the service
shall not be needed 10 fill the regiments
i'm active service. or I'm case IT shall bo
advisable TO organize volunteer rCgi-
ments the Governor by and with the
advice and recommendation of the STATE
Military Board may organize regiments
of eight companies each. each company
10 consist of not less than one hundred
nor more than one hundred and fifty en-
non-CommisSioncd officers and must
clans and tho same number ~ company
officers Of the same rank as are pro-
vided for I'm section two Of this act.
Each regiment shall consist Of two
battalons Of four companies each, The