Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-18

thar eStaDnSneO Tor the ttniteu states
army. should the company be recruited to
its maximum
Section 2. Section thirty-nne of said
act Is hereby amended by striking out all
ant IN The second line. and inserting TN
place thereof the following: two first
class SergeantS, one CuartermaSter SER
geant. one acting hospital steward. with
rank of sergeant, two sergcants. four COR
nofals. no not 'ess man Ten nor more
fifteen privates:' so that said section. as
amended, shat read a. iohows: ;,
Section 81. The signal corps snail con-
siSt of one second lieutenant. two nrSt
class sergeants. one G'artermasler ser
geant. one acting hospital steward. with
rank of sergeant two sergeants. four cor
porals, and not less than ten nor more
THAI fifteen crivates.
section 3. Section forty-five of said act
is hereby amended by adding at the end
thereof the following and he is hereby
authorized and directed to cause 70 De
enlisted in each company. battery troop
or corps of the national guard. as part
of the authorized enlisted strength there
Of under rules and regulations 20 be pre-
scribed by him, a competent person as
cook who shall take rank as, ana be al
lowed the pay of CORPORAL of the arm
of the service to which he belongs, and
whose duties in connection with the prep
aration and serving of the food of the en-
listed men of the company, battery,
troops or corps and with the supervision
and instruction of enlisted men hereby
authorized to be detailed to assist him.
snail De prescribed Ill tIlt reg uldllOtS loI
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 a sol
der under arms when necessity requires
so that said section. amended. shall
read as follows:
Section A.. The commander chief
may authorize the appointment of addi-
tional non commissioned officers in the
several organizations of the national
guard, and upon the staffs of command
ing officers whenever the service shall re-
quire. and he is hereby authorized and
directed to cause to be enlisted in each
company, battery. trObp or corps of the
national guard. as part OF the author
lied enlisted strength thereof, under rules
and regulations to be prescribed oy MN;
a competent person as COOK. VINO shaii
take rank as. and be allowed the pay OF
"A corporal of the arm of the service 10
which he belong and whose duties III
connection with the preparation ana sefN.
ing of the food of the enlisted men OF
the company. battery, troop OF corps anu
with the supervision and instruction OF
enlisted men hereby authorized to be de-
tailed to assist him. shall be prescribed
in the regulations for the government OF
the national guard, Eaen it COOK WI, pe re-
as will qualify him for the performance
of the duty of a soldier under arms when
necessity requires.
Section A. Section sixty-six of said act
is hereby amended by inserting after the
word be" in the first line. the words
'dishonorably discharged. discharged
without honor: or SO that said section,
Section 66. Any officer may be dis
honorably discharged. discharged without
honor. or discharged by order of the COM
mander-in-chief, upon the report of
military board of inquiry. or the sen.
tence of a court martial: or when II shall
appear to him that such officer has been
honorably discharged or dismissed from
the service of the United States. or from
the militia of this or any other state
Section 5. Section seventy-eight of said
act is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof. the following: and such
drill room. armories. headquarters or
other places provided for in this section.
shall be held for the exclusive use of the
national guard. unless otherwise au
thorized by the commander-in-chief after
application in each case by the municipal
authorities in writing If said premises
are used contrary to the provisions here
of. there shall be a deduction from the
rent of the premises agreed upon, equal
to one months rental for. each day OF
such use, so that said section as amend
ed, shall read as follows:
Section IS. Municipal officers shall pro-
vide for each company OF the national
guard located within the limits of their
respective towns, subject to the approval
of the commander-n-chiefO or such officer
as ne may designate. suitable drill room
and armory or place of deposit for the
arms, equipments and other property FUR
nished BY the state. They shall also pro-
vide suitable rooms for the headquarter:
of each separate battalion reg iment or
brigade established within their limits.
and reasonable compensation for the
rent thereof not exceeding one hundred
dollars per annum may be allowed to the
town so furnishing, and paid by the state.
ters or other nlaces provided for in this
section shall be held for the exclusive use
of the national guard unless otherwise
authorized by the chief
a1,I,ljru tim i'm each DE the
municipal authorities in writing If SAID
III einises are used contrary to the DroVis-
ions hereof. there shall be deduction
from the rent Of the premises agreed
upon equal to one months renta! for
each day of such use.
Section g. SECTION eighty-four of said
act is hereby amended by striking out the
word twice" in the second line and in
serting in the place thereof the word
once 50 that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section 81 The commander in-chief
shall cali meetings of the commissioned
each year for military instruction.
Section :. Section eighty-nine of said
act is hereby amended by striking GU
hat part OF the keSf1n word
mander-in-ehief' in the seventh line to
and including the word thereof in the
zenith line. and inserting in the place OF
these words or any justice of the supreme
judicial court in term time or vacation;
by striking out the words in the eleventh
and twelfth lines from mayor to
sheriff inclusive. and inserting in the
place thereof the word Justice: by strik-
ing out in lines seventeen and eighteen.
the words "a court and inserting in
place thereof such Justice by striking
out the words our justices in the TWEEN
ty-third line and inserting in PLACE there
of the words IA Justice: by striking out
the entire twenty-fourth line thereof and
the first word of the tWenty-ffth line.
and inserting in place thereof the words
supreme judicial court: by striking out
the abbreviated word ESQ in the
thirty-sixth line and irserting in place
thereof the following: Justice of the
preme judicial court; by striking out the
last paragraph of this section. beginning
with the word and and ending with the
word case" that said section. as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section 50. When there is. in any
county. a tumult. riot. mob or a body of
men acting together by force with intent
Ia commit a felony, or to offer violence
to persons or property. or by force and
violence to break and resist the laws of
the state. or of the United States, or
when such tumult. riot or mob is threat
Cned. and the fact is made to appear to
the commander-in-chief. or any justice
of the supreme judicial court in term
time or vacation. the commander-in-chief
may issue his order. or such justice may
issue a precept directed to any COM
mander of hrigade regiment or COM
ranv d'rectine him to order his COM