The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-22

the United States.
BE it enacted by the senate ana
house of representatives of the United
States OF America i'm congress assem-
bled, That upon the passage of this act
the president shall proceed to call forth,
organize, arm, equip, and discipline
portion of the militia, not to exceed III
the aggregate Of all arms, three nun
dred thousand men, and shall appOr-
tion the same between the several
states according to their ratio of the
enrolled militia liable to military duty
under existing laws. Said troops shall
be known as the active militia, ana
shall be called the National Guard Of
the United States.
Section .. That the president shall
apportion the number Of each arm of
the service of the several state quotas,
and shall prescribe their organization,
arms, and equipment, and
the system of drill discipline, and in
struction to be observed, which shall
correspond as nearly as may be with
that of the regular army.
ACTIVE MILITIA.
Section g. That the active militia
hereby organized shall be composed of
men who shall enlist in the service of
their respective states and the United
States for a period Of not less than
three years, and their officers selected
and commissioned as provided by the
laws of their respective states. They
shall at all times he subject to the
orders of their officers, and shall I've
subject to active service whenever
called upon by the president, as here
matter prescribed for a period of not
to exceed six months during any one
period of three years.
Section T. That the president shall
have the poverty and with the con-
sent of COngress-tO call the whole or
any portion of the National Guard into
the active service Of the United States
for period not to exceed six months,
whenever their services may be re-
quired. Such call may be made through
the governor of the respective states,
and when the whole force of any stat"
is called out, company, battalion, reGi-
mental and brigade organizations, bat
teries and troops, shall be taken with
their respective commanding officers
and their staff, provided such organ
izatiOnS are in accordance with the
system prescribed by the president as
hereinbefOre provided. Whenever less
number than the whole Guard is re-
quired, the call shall be appOrtiOned to
the several states as nearly as shall be
practicable according to the number Of
their enrolled militia, but said organ
izationS shall be taken as a whole when
so MANY are required from any state
with their commanding officers and
their staff. Each state shall be cred
tied with the number furnished and
their time in service, so that in future
calls such service may be equalized.
Section s. That, the National Guard
shall be organized by the several states
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the president as to numbers not less
than the allotment as herein provided,
and as to organization, system of tac-
tics, drill, discipline. and instruction as
shall be prescribed by the president as
hereinbefore provided. Said Guard so
organized, except when called into act
i've service Of the United States, shall
he subject to the laws of their respect
i've states. which shall be responsible
for the drill discipline and instruction
of the same.
PRESIDENT SHALL BE ORDERED.
Section 6. That the president shall
order the Guard to be assembled in
camps of instruction or for manOeuVres
which NAV include the Guards Of one
or more states and portions of the regu-
lar army. not oftener than once a year,
and for periods not exceeding twenty
one days, and when so assembled,
transportation to and from the same
shall be furnished. with subsistence and
proper camping equippage. At such as
sembly the annual inspection and re-
views shall be had. When called into
active service or assembled by the
president, or by the state in pursuance
of prescribed methods Of instruction,
the officers shall receive as cOmpen-
sation the same pay per diem and al
lOwances as officers of like rank in the
regular army; and enlisted men shall
he paid as follows n-cOmmissiuned
officers of the general staff. three dol
lars and fifty cents per day; nOn-COm-
missioned officers of the regimental
STAFF, three dollars per day: first SER
geants, two dollars per day; sergeants
one dollar and scventy-fve cents per
day; cOrporals, one dollar and fifty
cents per day; privates, one dollar per
day. When the National Guard of diff
fcrent states or portions thereof shall
he so mObilized for purposes of instruc-
tiOn or active service they shall he
! under the command Of the president
| who may detail an officer of proper
! rank from the regular army to theil
command, and to the command of such
battaliOns, regiments. and brigades as
may be organized from separate com.
d
! commission their staff
Section :. For the purpose Of secur.
| ing uniformity i'm discipline and drill
| throughout the Guard. the president
| shall detail from the regular army, on
/ the request of the governors of the
| several states, competent officers who
| Shall serve on the STAFF of command.
| ing officers Of battalions, regiments
| brigados and divisions, and act as in.
| structors in tactics and military dutie,
| and SHAH assist in the drill and dis.
! clpline Of the Guard They shall con
| duct schools for officers of the Guarl
| under the direction and supervision o.
such commanding officers, and the chic
! OF the bureau Of the National Guard
! Officers so detailed shall make monthly
! reports Of this work TO the bureau %
| the National Guard and receive tb,
! pay prescribed for like ranks i'm tn,
, army,
NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.
Section s. The president shall estab
| lish i'm the war department a bureau
to be known as the Bureau of the Ma
! tional Guard, which shall be devote,
| to the promotion and maintenance o
! the same. Accurate records shall b.
| kept In this bureau of all Natlona
Guard organization, and for this pur
pose commanding officers of Nationa