Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-04-13
NATIONAL GUARD !
OF the Territory of New
Mexico.
Provisions of New National
Guard Law,
Adiutant-GeneraI Is Now Brigadier
General.
sOsTra OF PRESENT ORGANIZATION.

! Governor Otero. az commandor.ln.
lrhiDf. through Admtnnt General w. d.
lWhItCman has issued the following
lfonctal orders To the national guard
loo New Mexico
g. For the information nf tho ma.
uonai guard attention is hereby called
TO the amendments Co the national
lruari law adopted hy the Thirty.
II HuItn legislative assembly. approved
Aarch -, 1901. VIA
2. Tho rank Of adiutant general Ia
raised to brigadicr general who will
ih tuturr be- addressed and respected
accordingly.
/ 3. The office Of Judge advocate gen.
ofal iH created and Ralph y. Twitch.
Icil commissioned 60 that uincc. with
tnc rank of colonel The oflico OF sur.
gcun general o. created. aud William
/ r. Upton commissioned 20 that Office.
With the rank OF colonel The office
Of Inspector Of ride practice. with the
rank Of colonel is created. and thu
appoiutoo 10 that Office will be- an.
lnounccd IN future orders.
g. I'm addition 10 the present au.
thorizcd organizations Of the national
guard, there ls allowed one light bat.
terry of artillery, one signal corps sec.
tion to consist of one first lieutenant.
one irFt sergeant. two sprgeauts.
two cotpurals and ten privatcs. one
infantry regimontal band. and bands
for each battalion Of infantry and cav.
airy consisting of not TO exceed one
chiof musician. two principal music.
lans, one hrst sergeant and sixteen
privatos
g Tho organization and formation
AN h. a
squadron and battery Of light artil
leri, authorized by the act. including
the aumhor of commissioned and non.
commissioned officers. their ranks and
their duties, respectively. shall at all
times conform tu the laws. rulcs and
regulations governing the standing
army ~ the United States.
&. Sections and 4 define the duties
OF the adjutant general
T. Section q creates a retired list
10 which the adiutant general is eli.
gible ON his retirement from Office.
and all officers uf the national guard
XCcpt Hidsdc.camp on the stan OF the
commandcr-inchict may at their re-
quest hc placed on the retired list
upu" thnir honorable discharge from
the services Of the territory. after sev.
en- years service az commissioned
officer
S The United States army rogula.
tiuns and articles OF war now In force.
and those which hereafter may be- In
force, are adopted for the regulation.
government and discipline OF tho ma.
tiuuai guard of New Mexico
.. Ondor the provisions OF section
Of the act referred ca paragraph q
regimcntal adiutauts aud quartermas.
tors are entitled 90 the rank of captain
and their commissions 90 that grade
viii br made ont and forwarded
ln. The superintendent command
ant at cadets ana instructors in the
New Mexico military institute. located
at Roswell, are made, respectively.
colonel. major and captains on the
stan of the Cummaudori in-Chicf. aud
they will bo respected accordingly
The tWl cadets in the New Mexico
military institute. who upon gradua.
uon receive first ana second honors.
are entitled 90 receive commissions as
second Lieutenant Ia the national
guard, and may be- assigned To duty
10 iill any vacancy In that grade Oc
curing iu any organization stationed
in the county uf their residence.