New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-04-26
CHAPTER 355rH. +. NO s1a

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AN ACT to establish a naval reserve -
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota: :. ~>.~
addition to the forces now authnr1zed nv
law to be maintained, eight ~ divisions
or companies Of naval reserve, each OF
f fne 9a al a Of men hereinafter stated,
1our 1D OF which companies or divisions
snal constitute and be known as the. first
and second crew of the naval reserve Of
Minnesota. :. -
Sec. 3. The naval reserve shah be COM
manded by an officer to be appointed in
the frst instance and commissioned by
the governor, with the rank of command
q staff, consisting of a chief of staff, With
the rank ofNfieutenant commander; nav
igat1ng officer, with the rank Of lieuten-
lieutenant Junior grade; an aide to the
commander, with the rank Of ensign; q
surgeon, paymaster, chief engineer, chap
Of ante 3udse whn sn with the rank
shall be commissioned by the governor :
There shall also be attached to the
COMMANDERS staff the following petty Of
ncers: One master at arms, who shall
be tho chief petty officer of the naval
force; one gunner's mate; one equip
machinists; one chief quartermaster; ono
eoxswain; one chief bug1er HI -. :, ;.
n gee ~ f Eanh f gfiR crew or comple-
mapded by a lieutenant commander, who
shall be appointed In the first instance
and commissioned by the governor, and
four I'd nor less than two (2) companies
or divisions: TO each company or divi-
sion there shall be. one % lieutenant, one
ensign, to be elected In the first instance
division. and commissioned by the gov
and men en- as mininu1m No. ana 's One e hum
dred, Qoo) petty officers and men as a
maximum. the petty officers of each COM
IN Rae eom a1 n tRereof the
Sec. 4. The lieutenant commander of
each crew Of the naval reserve may ap-
tenant. who shall be executive officer;
one ~ lieutenant, who shall be navigat-
Ing and ordnance officer, and signal Of
ficer; one % ensign who shall be aide to
the lieutenant Commander; also an
assistant surgeon, an assistant pay
master. and an assistant engineer. each
all of whom shall be commissioned by the
governor when SO appointed.
Sec. 5. The organization of the naval
reserve shall conform generally to the
provisions of the laws of the United
States, and the system of discipline and
exercise shall conform as nearly as may
be to that Of the:United States navy. az
now or hereafter. organized. and when
ever a vacancy shall occur in any posi-
ton herein enumerated, the ranking off,
Ger next below, shall, by virtue of his
said position and rank, and the governor,
upon such succession, shall issue a COM
mission to said successor as If originally
When not otherwise provided for, the
government of the naval reserve shall be
controlled by the provisions of the mill
The The naval reserve ,s shall be Under the
control Of the adjutant general, under
the commander-in-chief, and al reports
shall be made to him through proper
channels f--0.. ~ =. " =. )
Sec: s. All officers below the grade OF
commander shall hold their commission
the grade to which appointed and within
this time shall be examined mentally and
physically as to their qualifications, and
appointment shall then cease. The exam
lining board shall be the officers OF the
next : highs En- grade: o..oux,,o.t -.
United States, Is ready to supply arms
and equipment, as well as material and
opportunities for naval instruction and
to make the necessary arrangements for
The duty Of the naval reserve required
a eK aT In Gn f States Rasyse Is
officers and men Of the naval reserve
while mustered temporarily into service
active service. other than when called
into active service by the governor In
time Of war. riot. or insurrection, shall
allowance from the state. &zs#
Sec s. The governor Is hereby author
lied to apply to the president Of the
United States for the detail OF commits
stoned and petty officers OF the navy to
act as inspectors and Instructors In the
art Of naval warfare.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be
In force fromAnd after Its passage
: Approved April 21st, 1899. sz
CHAPTER s5s-H. F. NO. 666.
AN ACT to lcgalize the incorporation Of
cities Of ten thousand 90, 000) inhabit-
ants or less, organized and Incorporated
under the provisions OF chapter thirty
ono lS1). general laws Of one thousand
eight hundred and seventy (a870), and
= appointments thereto. being title two O.
!; Of chapter ten q0), statutes Of ono
Thousand eight hundred and n1nety-feur
liable for the debts of villages included
within the corporate limits Of such
cities. and TO legaltze the actssof the of