The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

Sec. s. That section "a of said military
code be and the same IS hereby amended
so as to read as follows: Sec. S4 Dis
charge of Enlisted Men,-Honorabe dis
charges shall be granted only upon ex-
piration of term of service, or physical
disability resulting from disease or
wounds honorably received In the service,
or by order of the commander-in- chief
Discharges may be given Tor the good of
the service tbrty from
in writing to the company commander Of
intended removal, for other physical dis
abilities, or by order of thei commander
in-chief. o.
1.-The commanding officer of each regi-
ment of infantry and Of the battalion of
artillery shall pass upon and order all
discharges for enlisted men, of his COM
mand, and sign all certificates of honor
able discharge when properly made and
submitted to him by company command
erS."
Sec. g. That section 40 of said military
code be and the same is hereby amended
so as to read as follows: Sec. Ito. Con-
troll of Armory Leases-Every officer
drills in any armory, drill, hall or build
ing allowed according to law for such
purpose, shall have control of such prem
ises during the period of occupation,
subject to the orders of his superior com
manderS; and any person who intrudeS
contrary to his orders, or the orders of
his superior commanders, or who inter
rupts, molests, obstructs or insults the
troops or any of them so occupying such
premises, may be dealt with as pre-
scribed in the preceding section for like
offenSeS, at the discretion OF the officer In
charge of the troops or his superior COM
manders: providing that nothing in this
section shall be construed TO prevent rea-
sonable inspection of the premises by the
mayor and aldermen or selectmen of a
city or town, or by the owners of the
premises, according to the terms which
may have been specified therefor In
lease.
''For the purpose of providing armories
for one or more organizations of the ma
tional guard, any city, village or town
may enter into q contract or lease for a
period of not exceeding fifteen years.
Sec. l. That section ia of said military
code be and the same is hereby amended
so as 70 read as follows: Sec H. 70
Whom Paid-The per capita money thus
due to each company or battery upon said
inspection shall be paid to the command
brigade commander and staff, and the
field and staff, and non-commissioned
staff and band of each regiment and bat
TALON of artillery and to the men memnSrs - +Sa oa
commanding officer of such brigade, regl-
ment battalion and corps respectively
upon his requisition upon the adJutant
general. The money so paid shall be
known as the military fund OF such Or
ganization, and shall be used only Tor
the purchase of uniforms, the expense
of armory and care of arms, and for 9TH
er necessary expenses of said regiments,
companies and batteries, or in obedience
to the orders of the commander-in-chief
Provided, that if any part OF the mlltarS
fund shall be used in the erection or pur-
chase of an armory, or in the acquisition
of any other property, real or personal,
the legal title thereto shall be taken IN
the name of the commanding officer OF
such organization, in his ofnc1af capacity,
and shall pass to his successor in com
mand, to be used, disposed of, or con
veyed by or with the approval OF the ad-
iutant general, as the exigencies of the
service may require. -
Sec. s. That section 116 of said military
code be and the same is hereby amended
tfllerv Horses-In addition to the allow
ances herein provided there shall be PAID
annually to the commanding officer OF
each battery of artillery at or before the
time annual encampments are usually
held the sum of six hundred dollars, to
be used by said battery for horse hire.
the same to be drawn in the same man
ner as the usual allowance provided for
in the preceding section of this article,
Sec. 9. That section 11S of said military
code be and the same is hereby amended am de-
so as to read as follows: Sec. 11S. De-
duction for Lost Property-Commande
of companies and batteries are hereby
authorized to retain from the pay OF any
| of the members of their command the
| amount and value Of any article issued
| to such member by the company or by
| the state, which said member has lost,
materially injured or destroyed, or has
! failed to return on demand. besides each
| members proportionate share of the COM
"The proceeds of the sale or transfer
| of condemned and other military prop
erty, shall be turned over to the state
| auditor and by him placed to the credit
of the national guard fund, to be used,
| under the direction of the adjutant gen.
| eral. in the purchase of similar property
| or for other necessary expenses of the
| Sec. 10. The adjutant general may, dur
| ing the calendar year OF eighteen nun
| dred and ninety-nine QS99),. .sapportion the
oil oI;tf in q M
| 123 of the military code among the sew
eral organizations of the national guard:
| upon a per capita basis, without regard
| to the conditions and requirements of
said sections respectively. During the
same calendar year, the adiutant general
I may use, in the purchase of uniforms and
| be necessary and proper for the perfor,
nance of duty required of the national
| guard by law, any part Of the appropria..
| tons for the maintenance of the national
guard which can, in his Judgment, be
temporarily spared for that purpose with
out detriment to the service.
Sec. IL. The governor, the state au-
ditor and the adjutant general shall con-
| St1tute a board to ascertain and deter
mine the amount drawn from the sew
| eral funds of the national guard, and ex-
| pended during the late war with Spain,
| in raising, transporting, clothing, equip
| ping or maintaining the states quota of
the, volunteer army of the United States.
and also the cost of replacing the mill
| tarv property Of the national guard Is
| sued or transferred to said volunteer or
| ganfzations and not returned to the state.
! and as soon as practicable file their re-
| port and finding thereon with the state
| auditor. Upon receipt of said report the
state auditor shall set aside, and place
| to the credit of the national guard fund.
| out Of the first moneys received from the
| United States government upon the
| claim of the State of Minnesota for ex-
penses paid or incurred during the war
| with Spain as aforesaid. a sum equal to
| the amount so withdrawn and the cost
of replacing the property so transferred,
| as found by said board to be used, un-
| der the direction of the adiutant gem
| eral: in the purchase of similar property,
| service ~ a.
Sec. y. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage
| Approved April 18th, 1899.
CHAPTER 232-S. F. NO. 1z5.
AN ACT to amend section Of chapter
2, of the general laws of 1893, entitled,
| AN act to provide for a new capitOl
for the State of Minnesota" Cbeing sec
ton sol, of chapter 6, title 18 general
statutes, 1894.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
| State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section seven co, of
| chapter two %, of the general laws of
1893, approved April 7th, 1893, be and the
Seme is hereby amended by striking out
| from the sixth (6th) line thereof the
words mot exceeding ten years." so that
| when so amended said section shall read
| as follows:
There shall be transferred, In each
or the years 1888 and 1894. from the gen
eral fund to the credit of the board of
state capitol commissioners, the sum of
five thousand dollars, and in each sue
| ceedlng year after the year of 1894 until
the completion of said capitol building,
sum equal to the proceeds of a levy of
! tWO-tenthS of a mill uDOn the assessed