The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
CHAPTER 1os.

| slNty-slx Of the Pubic Laws or eight
cen hundred and niuety-three, relating to
the Militia.
Section l.
Section thrty-nye Of said act Is hereby
amended by inserting after the word ser
geant' Ia the third line thereof, The words
one quartermaster sergeant by striking
out the words "forty-two" and atty six
in the fourth line thereof, and Inserting IN
the places thereof, respectively, the words
'thirty-two and ninety-two aud add
Ing at the end Of said section the words
and the eommander-in-chcf shall have au-
thority to authorize the appointment from
the privates OF an infantry company such
non-commissioned officers. artiGears and
wagoners as will make it's organization cor
respond with thar established for the
United States Army. should tie company
be recruited to its maximum SO that slid
Section as amended. shall read as follows:
Section 35. Each company o. Infantry
shall consist Of one captain. one FIRST lieu
tenant, one second lieutenant, one FIRST ser
geant, one quarlermaster sergeant four
scrgeants. six corporals, two musicians,
and not less than thirty-two nor moro than
ninety-two privates. and the commauderiu-
chief shall have authority 70 authorize the
appointment from The priyates Of an I'm
fantry company, such non commissioned Of
fcers, artidcers and wagoncrs rs will make
its organization correspond with that es-
tablshed Tor the United States Army, should
the company be recruited 10 its maximum.
Section ..
| Section thirtynine of said act IS hereby
amended by striking ont AL OF said section
after the word lieutenant in the second
line, and inserting in place thereof TIE
! following Two first class ssrgeauts, ore
quartermaster sergeant, oue acting hospital
steward, with rank of sergeant two sRr-
geants. four corporals ana not less than
ten nor more than fifteen privates; SO
that said section, as amended shalt read
as follows
section So The signal corps snail con
slst Of one second lieutenant. two drst class
sereennts, one quartermaster sergeant. one
acting hospital steward, with rank Of ser
ecant, two sergeants. four orpovais ana not
less than ten nor more than fifteen phi
Yates
Section 3.
Section forty.dve Of said aet is hereby
amended By adding at the end thereof the
following and he is hereby authorized
and directed to cause TO be enlisted In each
company. battery, troop or corps Of the Ma
tlonal Guard. as part Of the authorized
enlisted strength thereof, under rules and
regulations to be prescribed by linn,
competent person as cook, who shall take
rank as and be allowed the pay Of a cor
poral OF the arm Of the service 10 which DE
belongs. and whose duties ia connection
with the preparation and serving OF the
food Of the enlisted men OF the company
battery. troops or corps and with the SUE
pervision and instruction oi enlisted men
hereby authorized to be detailed to assist
him, shall be prescribed in the regulations
| for the government Of the National Guard.
Each cook viii be required 10 attend such
drills and exercises MS VIII qualify him for
the performance Of The duty OF soldier
under arms when necessity requires So
that said section, as amended, shall read
as follows:
section 40. Tile commander .n-chiet
may authorize the appo,atma at OF Gddl-
tional non-commissioned officers IN the
several organizations os the National
Guard and upon the stats o. commanding
officers whenever the service shall require
and be is hereby authorized aud directed to
cause TO be enlisted In each company bag
terry. troop or corps OF the National
Guard as a part of the authorized enlisted
strength thereof. under rules ana resdia-
tions 10 be prescribed by him, competent
person rs cook, VINO shall take rank as
and be allowed the pay Of corporal q tho
arm Of the service to which he belongs
and whose duties in connection with the
preparation and serving OF the food Of the
enlisted men of the company, battery
troop or corps and with the supervision
and instruction Of enlisted men hereby Ga-
thorlzed 10 be detailed TO assist him, shall
be prescribed IN the regulations for the
government Of the National Guard. Each
cook viii be required to attend such drills
and exercises as VIII qualify him for The
performance Of the duty Of a soldier under
arms when necessity requires.
Section 4,
Section sixty.six Of said act is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "he"
in the first line. the words 'dishonoraby
discharged discharged without honor, or =
so that said section, as amended shall read
as follows:
Section &c. ANY officer may be dishon-
orably discharged discharged without
honor, or discharged by order OF the COM
mander-in chief, upon the report OF a mill
tary board of Inquiry, or tie sentence Of a
court martial or when 1t shall appear to
him that such oihcer hes been eoa1lc5ed Of
of any crime. or has been dishon1rlh.y dis
charged or dismissed from Tho service Of
the United States, or from the militia Of
this or any other State
Section 3.
Section seyenty-elsht Of said act is here
by amended by adding al the end thereof
the following and such drin room, ar
morles. headquarters or other places pro
vlded for in this section shall be held Tor
the exclusive use Of the National Guard.
unless otherwise authorized by the com