Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-26

The following general orders have been
issued from the Office of the adjutant gen
eral:
General orders No IS
That part Of paragraph !. general or
ders. No. Q. A. G. o., C. s. pertaining
to paragraph 25S of the regulations for
the National Guard is hereby amended to
read follows:
The inspector general of rifle practice
and the commanding officers of the two
regiments OF infantry. of the signal corps
and of the naval reserves WILL at the
commencement of the practice season.
establish such rules governing small
arms practice. not inconsistent with these
regulati ons, as they may deem just and
necessary. The rules established will he
submitted to the adjutant general for the
approval Of the commander-in-chief. who
will decide and controversy.
| The commanding officers of companies
! under direction of their colonies. com
| handing officers of corps and naval re-
serves will cause preliminary practice to
| be had and will conduct practice for quail
iicationS in their own commands in ac-
| cordancc with the annexed rules govern
ling the same
| As provided by the regulations for the
| National Guard the following rules to
| govern practice for qualification in the
| several classes Of Workmanship in the
National Guard Of Maine for the season
| of 1871. having been approved by the COM
ma nder -in-chef, are hereby published for
| the information and guidance of all con-
| cerned.
| BY order of the commander chief,
| John L. Richards.
| Adiutant General.
| Rules governing qualification for small
arms practice for the season of 1871:
| The commanding officer of any company
may qualify his men at any time during
the season and in such numbers as n.
NAV find convenient. Each man snail
have one attempt to qualify in the class
TO which his preliminary scores cntitle
him. Such attempt at qualification VIII
he made in the presence of COMMISSION
| ed officer who will observe the scoring
carefully and certify that the scores Were
made as returned. This officer may be OF
the company whose men are attempting
qualification. or from another org2niza ,
| ton He will see that the rules IN regard
| TO qualification practice are Strlctiy OBJ
served and his r III nbe IN Ies 81 the con-
clusion of the days practice the off1cef
will make the required certihcatl"n on
the blank provided for the purpose. ms
blank will be made in duplicate ana one
Sant nj once to the inspector general OF
rifle practice, the other to the regineniai
inspector of rife practice through mill
Itary channels,
Al qualification scores will be made on
the elliptical target as in previous years
lScores which determine the class in viii h
l,be contestant may practice for qua!ifica
tion will also be made on the elliptica
las follows:
SHARPSHOOTERS-P 'minary, prac
too scores must be two scores of - at w
ards two scores Of . at 800 or dm yard
80 700 scores of % at 300 or 600 yards.
'FIRST-CLASS MARKSMEN-Prelim
,arv nractices scores must be two score.
of u each at 200 and 500 yard; or -oo an'
%" MHRKSMEN-Members of the Guar
,,ho have had any preliminary practice
| mon .h. range during the season may
, nraciice for qualification in that class.
qualification scores will be made as fol
lows:
, ,rbose who have sharpshoot ars scores II
nreIiminary practice will have ten shot'
aver each range and II they MAKE ~
noints in the aggregate they are snarn
, shooters; making III the! ''o "iS''S 49,
ed sharpshooters. .,,e,,,,
= sonres i'm preliminary practice, VIII nave
ION shots over the two ranges anu IL thc'
make GO points in the aggregate they az
: rst-class marksmen. ,,
, III SIar,Iars Of the Guard whose prelimi
AIRY scores will not permit them 70 prac
lice in either of the foregoing cIasse'
I'M who have had preliminary practc
| ~ the range during the season. VIII nay
on ' ho,c 1T 2O, wards and If they max
zen ointa they will be classed as marks
: men. ..;o,ra for sharnshooters 0
c.st'cIass marksmen and failing 10 qua'l
-, as such will be entered IN tnat cias
5 70 which their scores en'i.,e ,u ui,, n
a arhine and revolver practice VIII U
: ,,arnad nv the same general ruleS q
Ia shooting with such necessary preiiIh
I !nmry and qualification scores as are pre-
l. nr;beI by the regulations .,
:, The commissioned officer III '''ii'''
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