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


ed, shall read as follows: ,,n,arv
section 81. No parade or voluntary
service shall be performed by any ORGAN,
izaiion OF the national guard or licensed
i cOmpany under arms or with state UNI
form. without the approval OF the COM
mander-in-chief. ..... .,e s.;a
aci Is hereby amended by striking out the
words .tweniy-five dollars, belns tne
fourteenth and fifteenth words IN saio
section. and inserting N place ahe te, said
words one hundred dollars; so mat saiu
section rs amended. shall read as ioi-
lows: ,... ca,ar
Section IS. Assistant adjutants gener-
81 and adititans of regiments or the ma
,ioral guard shall receive one hunuren
dollars and adtutants of separate battaI-
ions Ten dollars annually IN additi"h 10
the per diem pay herein pro ,,ine If saia
act is hereby amended by inserting after
the word cavalry in the third me
thereof. the words the s'snai CORPS anu
tion. AS amended. shall read as foliows:
section 80. There shall be allowed for
each horse actually employed by omcers
required to be mounted. tnree doiiars
ner dav and forage; for horses used in
The cavalry, the signal corps and the am
bulance corps. and by non-coInlisSioneu
officers and orderlies when reuuifeu' TWO
dollars per day and forage and FOR each
draft horse employed in batteries OF ilsht
artillery. not exceeding sixteen to each
platoon. the sum of two dollars per day.
which shall he in full for use.
Section II. Section one hundred OF said
act is hereby amended by striking out
the word thirty in the fifth line. and
inserting in place thereof the word fifty,
and in the fifth line inserting after the
word care the words and RESPONSE
bility:. so that said section, as amended
shall read as follows:
Section 100. The commander-in-chief.
under such regulations as he may pre-
scribe, may authorize the payment to
commanding officers and clerks of organ
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annually as he snail determine not eX-
ceeding fifty dollars to captains for care
and responsibility of property. and TWEEN
~ dollars to clerks for keeping, records. ;
Section H. Section one hundred and
four of said act Is. hereby amended by
adding 1T the end thereof the following
but if, when ordered, the length of ser
vice should rot be specified, it shall re-
ceive for the first ten days the pay and
rations provided by other sections in this
chapter TO: the state troops and after
ten days shall receive the same pay and
rations as the regular troops of the Uni
ted States. so that said section. as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section 1oi. The militia. when called
into actual service for more than ten
days. shall receive the same pay and ra-
lions as the regular troops of the United
States: and the rations, when committed
shall be valued at the rate fixed by the
regulations Of the United States in force
at the time but IT, when ordered. the
length OF service should not be specified.
1t shall receive for the first ten days the
pay and rationS provided by other sec
lions in this chapter for the state troops.
and after ten days shall receive the same
pay and ratiOns as the regular troops OF
the United States.
Section 49, Section one hundred and ten
of said act is hereby amended by insert
ing after the word who In the first line
thereof. the following words: Is guilty OF
any conduct to the prejudice of good or
der and military discipline or. so tnat
said section amended snail Ie.iu AS
follows
Section 40. Any officer or enlisted man
who is guilty of any conduct to the pre-
judice of good order and military discl,
the duties of his Office. or to obey the
orders of his superiors. or is guilty of
any breach of the laws or regulations
governing the military forces OF the
state. or is guilty of conduct unbecoming
an officer, soldier or gentleman. may be
put under. arrest by his superior officer
and tried by court martial.
Section IA. Section one hundred and
twelve of said act is hereby amended by
inserting after the word discharged in
the ninth line thereof, the following: DIS
charged without honor disenargea; bs
twelfth line, and inserting in the place
thereof the word offense, and by adding
at the end of said section the following
And they may also In addition to the
foregoing or any other punishment fixed
by law sentence any enlisted man con-
victed by them to be dishonorably dis
charged. discharged without honor. or
discharged. or may adjudge him disquali-
fed for life or for any term of years ac-
cording to the aggravation OF the onense
for re-enistment or for holding any mill
tary office So that said section, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section ll2 Courts martial may. when
no other punishment Is fixed by law. SEN
tence an officer or enlisted man convicted
by them. to pay fine of not exceeding
hundred dollars and costs OF VIII
nasses: and all fines and costs imposed
by them may be recovered by the adju-
tant general in an action of debt in the
name of the state. They may in addition
to the foregoing or any other punishment
fixed by Jaw. sentence an officer con-
vcted by them to be cashiered, dshonor-
able discharged, discharged without
honor. discharged. or reprimanded in or
ders, and if sentenced to be cashiered or
dshonorably discharged the court shall
adjudge him DISQUALIFIED for life or for
any term of years, according TO the ag-
gravation of the offense, for holding any
military office. And they may also. in
addition to the foregoing. or any other
punishment fixed by law. sentence any
enlisted man convicted by them to be dis
honorably discharged. discharged with
out honor, or discharged. or may adjudge
of years. according to the aggravation
of the offense. for REIMBURSEMENT or for
holding any military office.
Section 10. Section one hundred and
fourteen OF SAID act is nereDN amended
by striking out the words mot less than
three nor more than five officers in the
second and third lines. and inserting in
the place thereof one or more officers not
exceeding five and recording officer to
reduce the proceedings and evidence in
writing by striking out that part of the
section beginning with the word ''impu-
tation' in the fourth line, to and includ-
ing the word general in the seventh
line, and inserting in the place thereof
the following: into the qualification. eff
cheney and propriety of conduct of any
officer or soldier by striking out in the
eleventh and twelfth lines thereof the
following: proceed as described in regu-
latiOns and SHALL by inserting after the
word Communicated chief in the twelfth
line, who may take such action by order
or otherwise as he may deem advisable.
hut by striking out the word such" in
the thirteenth line and inserting in
the place thereof the word any by in
. sorting after .he word officer in the
thirteenth line thereof the words or SOL
der by striking out the words the
commission of S"ch officer shall in the
fourteenth line, and the words "be
vacated in the fifteenth line. and insert
ing in the place thereof the following:
he may in his discretion. dishonOrably
discharge. discharge without honor or va
cate the commission of snch officer
dishonorably discharge. discharge with
out honor or discharge such SOL
der. but the -in-chief shall
have power to remit reduce
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