The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-16

| law relative to the admission, care and con-
troll of girls in said institution.
Section @. This act shall take effect when
| approved by the governor, and the property
| has been legally transferred to the state.
| fApproved March H.
CHAPTER 12s.
| sIxty-sx OF the Public Laws CT eight
| cen hundred and ninety-three, relating to
| the Militia
Section 1.
Section thlrty-fye 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 fifty six"
in the fourth line thereof, and inserting in
the places thereof, respectively, the words
'thirtr-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 prvates Of an infantry company such
L commissioned officers. artificers 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 50. Zach company OF infantry
shall consist OF one captain, one first lieu
tenant, one second lieutenant, one first ser
geant. one quartermaster sergeant, four
sergeaHts, six corporals, two musicians,
and not less than thirty-two nor more than
ninetytwo privates, and the commander-in-
chief shal! have authority TO authorize the
| appointment from the privates OF an in
fantry company, such non commissioned Of
ficers srtidcers and wagoners as will make
its organization correspond with that es-
tablsned for the United States Army, should
the company be recruited to its maximum
Section 2.
| Section thirty-nine OF said act Is hereby
| amended by striking out all Of said section
after the word lieutenant in the 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 privates;' so
as follows:
Section 50. The signal corps shall con
sst of one second lieutenant, two first class
sergeants, one quartcrmaster 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 forsy-ive Of said act is hereby
amended by adding at the end thereof the
following: and he is hereby authorized
and directed 10 cause to be enlisted in each
company battery, troop or corps of the Ma
tional Guard, as 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 as, 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-
peryision 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 a 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-
tional non commissioned officers In the
several organizations OF the National
Guard, and upon tho 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
terg. troop or corps OF the National
Guard, as Il part OF the authorized enlisted
strength thereof, under rules and regula-
tfons to be prescribed by him, q competent
person as cosk who shall take rank as,
and be allowed the pay of 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 si1ty-six Of said act is hereby
| amended by inserting after the word be
in the first line, the words dishonorab!y
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 tie COM
ma nder-in- chief. upon the report Of q mill