The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-23
CHAPTER 1913.

CHAPTER 1&s.
AN ACT to amend Chapter two hundred
sixty-slx of the Public Laws of eight
cen hundred and ninety three. relating to
tho Militia.
Section /.
Section thrty-hyo OF said act Is hereby
amended by inserting after the word ser
geant" in the third line thereof. the words
one quartermaster sergeant by striking
out the words "forty-two" and '1fty-six"
in the fourth line thereof, and inserting in
the places thereof respectively, the words
'thirty-two' and 'ninety-two,' and add
ing at the end Of said section the words
and the commander in chief shall have au-
thority to authorize the appointment from
the prlyates of an infantry company such
non-commissloned officers, arti1cers and
wagoners as will make It's organization cor
respond with that established for the
United States Army, should the company
be recruited to Its maximum So that said
section, as amended, shall read as follows ::
Section IS. Zach company OF infantry
shall consist OF one captain, one first lieu
tenant, one second lieutenant. enc first SER
geant, one quartermaster sergeant, four
sergeants, SIX corporas, two musicians,
and not less than thlrty-two nor more than
ninety-two privates, and the commander-in-
chief shall have authority to authorize the
appointment from the privates of an In
fantry company, such non commissioned Of
6cers, arti6cers and wagoners as Will make
it's organization correspond with that es-
tablshed for the United States Army, should
the company be recruited to Its maximum
Section 2.
Section thrty-nlne of said act Is hereby
amended by striking out all of said section
after the word lieutenant" In tina second
line, and inserting in place thereof the
following: two first class sergeants, one
quartermaster sergeant. one acting hospital
steward, with rank of sergeant, two SER
geants. four corporals, and not less than
ten nor more than fifteen prlyates : so
that said section, as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section 80 The signal corps shall con-
sist of one second lieutenant, two first class
sergeants, one quartermaster sergeant, one
acting hospital steward, with RANK of SER
geant, two sergeants, four corporals, and not
less than ten nor more than fifteen pri-
Yates
Section 3.
Section forty-fye OF said act 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
tional Guard, as q part of the authorized
enlisted strength thereof, under rules and
regulations to be prescribed by him, a
competent person as cook, who shall take
rank az. and be allowed the pay of a cor
poral of the 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, troops or corps and with the su-
pervision and instruction of 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 will be required to attend such
drills and exercises as will 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 As. The commander In chief
may authorize the appointment of addi-
taonal non commissioned officers In the
several organizations of tho National
Guard, and upon the STATS OF commanding
officers Whenever the service shall require,
and he is hereby authorized and directed to
cause to be enlisted in each company, bat.
terry, troop or corps of the National
Guard as a part of the authorized enlisted
strength thereof, under rules and regula-
lions to be prescribed by him, a competent
person as cook, who shall take rank as,
and be allowed the pay OF a corporal Of the
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 au-
thorized to be detailed to assist him, shall
be prescribed In the regulations for the
government of the National Guard Each
cook will be required to attend such drills
and exercises as will qualify him for the
performance of the duty of soldier under
arms when necessity requires
Section 4.
Section sixty-six of said act Is hereby
amended by inserting after the word be
in the first line, the words 'dlshonorably
discharged, discharged without honor, or :
80 that said section, as amended, shall read
as follows
Section GO. Any officer may be dshon-
orably discharged, discharged without
honor, or discharged by order of the com
mander- chief. upon the report of a mill.
tary board of inquiry, or the sentence of a
court martial; or when it shall appear to
him that such officer has been convicted OF
OF any crime, or has been dishonoraby dis
charged or dismissed from the service OF
the United States, or from the militia OF
this or any other State
Section g.
| Section seventy-oight of said act is here
by amended by adding at the end thereof
the following: and such drill room, ar
morles, headquarters or other places pro.
vided for In this section. shall be held for
the exclusive use OF the National Guard
unless otherwise authorized by the com