The Somerset reporter., 1901-03-28

When the term OF service OF any enlisted
man terminates during period OF fur
Tough ana while he Is serving In the Uni
ted States army, should lie re-eil1st In the
national guard within thirty days of his
muster out OF the United states army
his service shall be considered as con
tinuous, and snail In like manner com
mence on the day of such expiration. anu
re-enlistments ana mustefs shall be s.
dated, and by inserting after the wor1
| "enllstmelIts IN The same line thereof
the words or re-enlstnents, SO that said
| section, as amended, shall read as foi-
lows:
SEC ton 80. All enlIstments in the ma
tionul guard shall be for three years, and
shall be made by signing such enlistment
book as may be prescribed by the com
mander- In -ehief. An attested copy ot the
enlistment book. shall at the organization
OF each company De nude by Inc cierk
and forwarded, together with duplicates
OF all enlistment papers. forthwith 10 The
adjatant general w hen soldier fe-en-
lists and is mustered into the service
within tnirty days from the expiration OF
ms previous term, ms service sndll be
considered as unDroken and continuous,
and re-enllstments ANA mnsters snail be
dated AZ vi the uay Of such expiration.
| When the term of service OF any enlisted
man terminates daring "A period oil tur
Tough and while he Is serving In the Uni
ted states army, should tie re-enhst IN
the national guard WITHIN thirty days OF
his muster out oI the United states army,
his service shall be considered as conlln-
| uoIs, ana shall In like manner commence
on the DAY OF such expiration, and re
Ienlistments and musters shall be 81 ddted,
| When new enlistments or re-enllstments
| are made IN any organization, the com
| manning officer Shau forward duplicate
| enlistment papers to the ddJniaht-sen
eral.'
Section > Section thirty-one Of said
| act Is hereby umeudeu by striking ont,
after the word or In the nth line
| GIertot, the words IN adjoining
| town and inserting In place thereof tnc
u
| that said section, as amended, small read
as follows:
Section 81. No enlistment shall be al
lowed IN tine national guard ol Otnef tndn
able bodied cltiZ ny OF TINS state. between
.hs, ;4S%s % S!Ss~s@ aas! forty years, re-
stuInB ia the town where III. afinofy OF
| the organization Ia which tney enlist ~
| situated, OF WITHIN radius of seven
miles. In time of peace, no minor shan
be enlisted III the national guard without
the written consent Oh has parent Or
guardian, which shall appear ON the en-
| liStmenL paper.
Section 5. Section thirty-nye OF said act
is hereby amenucu By Inserting alter tnt
word "prlYates in the sixth line thereof
the words one Of whom shall be phar-
macist, n nurse, or person capable IN
the judgment ot the t%aHintHg surgeon OF
serving in one or both capacities. lie
| shah he liable to detail Tor service al
hospital when such details are ordered,
and shall receive the pay of Il sergeant,
40 THAI said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section So. Each company of infantry
shall consist OF one captain, one ilrst
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant, one quartermaster SER
geant, four sergeants, six corporals, two
| musicians, anu not less than thirty-two
nor more than ninety-tWo privates, one
OF whom shall be Il pharmacist. nurse.
or person capable In the judgment oil
the examining surgeon OF serving In one
or both capacities HE shall be liable to
detail Tor service at hospital when such
details are ordered, and shall receive the
| pay of n sergeant.
Section 1. section forty OF said act Is
hereby Amenucd by inserting alter the
word surgeon" In the fourth line there
of. the words one adjutant and one quar-
termaster, EACH; by striking out after
the word surgeon in the NTH line, the
words "one aaJutant, one quartermaster
| and one inspector OF rifle practice and
inserting In place thereof the words one
commissary of subsistence and three bat
| talon adjuiants; by striking out after
the word and. IN the tenth line the
| words "one color bearer who shall be IA
sergeant and inserting In place thereof
| the words Two color bearers who snall
| be sergeants, and three battalion ser
geant-ina Jors VINO shall be senior to and
have the pay OF Il first sergeant; by strik-
Ing out ter the word "and" In the same
line the words mot less than" by insert
Ing after The word companies In the
| same line the words organized into three
| battalions of four companies each. anu
by striking out the last paragraph, be-
ginning with the words provided. tnat.
and ending with the words each but
talon" so that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section 40. TO each regiment of infan-
try there shall be one colonel one leu-
tenant colonel, three majors, ana "a staff
to consist of one surgeon with the rank
OF major, one assistant surgeon, one ad'
jutant and one quortermaster, each with
the rank of captain. one assistant sur
geon, one cominiasary OF subsistence and
three battalion adjutants. each with the
rank of first lieutenant. and one chap
lain; nOn-conmissloned stan to consist
of one sergeant jor, one Quartermas-
ter sergeant. one cummlssary sergeant,
one hospital steward, one trumptter, AMI
two color bearers who shall be sergeants.
and three battalion sergeant majors who
shalt be senior to and have the pay OF u
first sergeant; and twelve companies. or
sani2ed into three battalions of four COM
panle3 each.
| Section 8. Section sixty OF said act il
hereby amended by inserting after the
word "liled" in the twenty-thlrd line
| thereof, the words In ease said office
shall be OF the medical STAFF or naval re-
| serves, them for the former, there shall
| be added to and become Il member Of The
board. the surgeon general, and for the
latter. an officer Of the naval reserves,
other than the person to be 80 exani.l.od,
SO that said section, as amended, slali
read us follows;
Section 90. The commander-ln-chief
shall appoint n military board oil three
officers to enquire into the uuaiflCd ions
OF all persons elected or appointed To any
Office below the grade of briRadler general
ana claiming a commission under this
! act except upon the staff of the cJ'll-
| mander-in- chief, ana no commiss,pl shlil
| Issue until the person so elected ar APP
! pointed shall have passed Il sadsflea orv
! cNnn'.nation before such board. as 10 his
I moral character his general knowledge
OF military affairs proportonatc 10 the III
| flea IT, be held, and his fitness for the
| service If he rails to appear before the
! board when notified or is adjudged ui-
| qualified, a new election Shall be ordered
| or appointment made; and no person who
| has failed to pass such examination snail
be eligible to election or appointment to
! an office of equal or higher grade In the
national guard. for the period of one year
! thereafter Such examination shall be
4 made within thirty days after the cleo
i ton or appointment, unless the comman-
der-m-chef shall for good cause enlarge
/ the time. AT least two members of said
board snail be of a grade equal or supe-
| ror to that of the oiilce to he filled. In
case said Office shall be of the medical
i stan or naval reserves. then, for the for
/ mer, there shah be added to and be-
! come member OF the board, the sur
geon- general and for the latter. an Of
ilccr OF the naval reserves, other than the
person to he so examined. la case OF the
absence of any member OF the board. or
of disability To sit by reason Of rank, or
II for other cause the hoard Is not of the
! required number, the COMMUNICATIVE chief
/ may detail an officer for the time being.
Section 6. Section seventy three of said
act Is hereby amended by inserting after