Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06

have been so mustered ill., they shall pro-
coed at such meeting TO elect by ballot, I'M
der the Superintendence of such officer, the
several officers required by law, and ma
jOrity shall be necessary to Il choice. After
such election the name and rank of such
officers shall be entered on the muster roll
and the officer shall certify TO and forward
the same, together with 4 copy of the pro-
ceedings and notice of such meeting TO the
adjutant general. If 1t shall appear that
such organization shall have been perfected
and the officers elected according to law,
and the governor shall approve such or
ganiZation and officers, such company snail
be enrolled as part of the National Guard,
and the officers thereof be commissioned.
If the governor disapprOve such organlza-
ton, he may, at his discretion, direct an
other meeting to perfect the same. II he
disapproye any officer so elected he may oil
rect another meeting or meetings 10 elect
another instead, or may fill the position IN
such manner as he may deem best
Section %. Each regimental band snail
consist of one chief musician, enc principal
musician and one drum major, four ser
geants, eight cOrporals, one cook ana t"elVe
privates All bands shall be enlisted by the
regimental commander or such oncerS as
he may detail, and such members, except
as hereinbefore provided shall receive the
same pay and allowance, except for armofy
rent, as other enlisted men and be helu TO
service as other enlisted men.
OFFICERS.
Section 80 The governor shall issue COM
| missions to all officers, elected or appointed,
whose election or appointment shall be APP
proved by him. Every commission shalI De
counterSigned by the secretary OF state ana
attested by the adjutant general ana con-
tinue at the pleasure of the governor. Each
officer so commissioned shall take ana ME
with the adjutant general the oalh % u
fee prescribed by the constitution ana en-
dorse copy thereof on his commission
which shall take effect only when so en-
dorsed. All commissioned officers snail take
oSSiCr mod
by their commissions and when two OF the
same grade rank from the same date, thelr
rank shall be determined by length of serY-
ice in the National Guard, ana IL OF equal
service then by lot.
Section 81. The governor may order any
subordinate officer or person nominated OF
recommended for promotion or appointment
to be examined by any competent omcer OF
board of officers, designated in orders Tor
that purpose, to his qualifications for the
office to which he may be recommended or
APPOINTED, and may take such action on the
report of such examining officer or board
of officers as he may deem to be Tor the
best interests of the service. The governor
may also require the physical examination
provided for admission to the United states
army.
during encampmentS or in active service
shall receive the pay of an officer Of equal
rank in the United States army and snail
furnish his own subsistence.
Section SO. No state funds shall be used
for the purchase Of uniforms or equipment
for an officer.
Section a. The governor may, by orders,
duplicates of which shall be filed with the
secretary of state, fix the pay of any mem
Der Of his staff, or other members OF the
National Guard for any special service I'M
der orders.
Section 35 The compensation of the in
specting officer, making the annual nspec-
tons shall be six hundred dollars per an
num- which shall be in full for all expenses
incurred by him.
Section &C. Each commanding officer to
whom state military property is issued shall
execute to the state bond, with such sure
ties and in such form as the governor snail
approve, and in sum not less than double
the value of such arms, accoutrements or
stores furnished conditioned for the faith
full preservation and care of all such arms,
accOutrementS, moneys, or stores, as snail
be by him received, to indemnify the state
against loss by misuse or misapplicat1on or
any part thereof by himself or any other
person: to account for all of the same ac-
cording to law, and to deliver the same 10
any officer lawfully entitled thereto. on ue-
mand and to pay all sums lawfully APP
praised for losses or damages Thereupon
the uuartermaster general shall issue such
arms Announcements and stores, as the gov
ernOr shall by order direct, which shall be
as nearly as possible like those III use in the
army of the United States. The command
ing officer for the time being is the legal
custodian of the money, property ana ef-
fects of any company, band, regiment or
brigade of the National Guard, whether
said property is owned b. said company,
band regilnellt or p[lg"Ge, ~ itS en- on
" f ,1la h,, state or Tinted
States authority, and may sue for and re-
cover poSseSsion 81 eIc SAINT 41 ~
WfohgIully Wnnhelu IIo,i Hto 'oo;,o,t
the custody OF the company panu' feslhienI
or brigade.
Section 81 All military supplies issued
to any officer shall be at all times subject
to inspection by the inspector general, cnIel
of ordnance
governor for such purpose, VINO snail re-
port the true condition thereof. The gov
ernor may at any time require repairs TO
be made or defects or losses supplied; ana
he may, at any time, convene poaru Oh
survey to condemn qu9rtermaster ana ora
nance stores and supplies or to appraise the
loss sustained by the state from injury,
want of repair, defects or losses Ill any Sucn
quartermasters or ordnance stores issued
to any officer; which board, after reason
able notice to him and nearing ms cAplaha-
lions or objections, shall appfalse the same
and make report, and the amount so APP
praised when approved by the governor.
shall be cOnCluS1Vely deemed the amount Oh
such officers liability on MS Dohu thereloi
up to the date of such report; and he shall
be compelled to pay the same into the state
treasury: said payments to be placed by
the state treasurer i'll a special fund 10 be
known as the lost military property 1unu
and said fund shall at all times be avail
able for purchase by the quartermaStcf gen
eral subject to the approval OF the gov
ernor, of any military property needed to
replace that lost or destroyed. The gov
o,.,n, choU col,sr suit to be brought when
o1nr necessary to make GOOD any injury
want of renair or loss of any ouarterInas-
ter's or ordnance stores or supplies or other
state property. But if any such stores
DrOperty belonging TO the state shall he
lost. DESTROYED or damaged, without the
fault or neglect of the officer responsible
for the same, such officer and his sureties
may. by order of the governor, on the re-
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