The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28

vice within thirty days from the expira
ton of his previous term. his service shall
be considered as unbrokcn ana continu.
Gus, and re-enliStmentS and muSterS shall
be dated as OF the day OF such expiration
When the term of service OF any enlisted
man terminates during a period OF fur
Tough and wniie he IS serving III the Uni
ted States army, should he re-enlist in the
national guard within thirty days of his
muster out OF the United States army
his service snail be considered as con
tinuous, and shall in like manner com
Inence on the day of such expiration, and
re-enlistments and niustcrs shall pe su
dated, and by inserting after the word
'enlistments in the same line thereof,
the words or re-enlistments,' SO that sad
| section, as amenued, small read as lol-
lows:
Section 50. All enlstments in the ma
| tional guard shall be for three years, and
| shan be made by signing Sucn enlistment
| book as may lie prescribed by the COM
mander-in-ci iier. An atteS1ed copy Oh the
enlistment book. shall at the organization
OF each company, NC made Dy the cierk
| and lofMaiueu, together with duplicates
| OF all enlistment papers, 1urtnWItn 10 the
adlutanl-general. When IL soldier rc-en-
lists and is mustered into the service
within thirty days from the expiration OF
his previous term, ms service snail he
| considered us unDfohen and continuous,
and establishments and musters shall be
uated as OF the uay OF Such expiration.
1
| man terminates during Il PERIOD OIL lur-
| Tough anu while he is serving III the Uni
| tea States army, should he re-enliSl III
| the national guard wltinn thirty days OF
| his muster out OF the United States army
| his service snail be considered as contll-
uous, anu shall in like manner commence
| on the Dag OF Sucn expiration, and re
| cniiStmcniS and muStcrS shall b. s. dated
! When new cnlistmcntS or re-cnliStmcntS
| are maize in any organization, the conf
manaing officer shan forward duplicate
| enlistment papers 10 tnG udJutan.-sen-
| cral.
| Section ,. Section thirty-one of said
act is trerepy aInendcu by strlklns QUO.
after the word or in the fifth line
.nereoI, the words IN an adjoining
| town. ana inserting i'll place thereof the
wurcs witnin d raoiGs OF seven miles, 50
that said sec ION, as amended, sil1iA read
rs follows:
Section II. No enlistment shall be al
lowed III the national suaru OIL otncr Than
able pod,rd cItlzens OF TINS state, between
the ages Of sixteen and forty years, re-
slulr5 IN the Town wnere tle ~ mory OF
the organization in which they enlist is
situated, or Wlt:lln Il radius of seven
miles. In time Of peace, no minor sha..
be enlisted III the national guard without
The Wrllten consent uI lbs parent Or
guardian, which shall appear on the en-
ustment paper.
Section 3. Section thirtyiive of said act
is hereby Amended by Inserting AFTER lls.
word ''piivates in the sixth line thereof
the words one of whom shall be a phar
macist, Il nurse, or 4 person capabIe III
| The Judgment OF the examining surgeon IF
serving in one or both capacities He
small Le liable to detail Tor service at
hospital when such details are ordered,
and shall receive the pay of sergeant,
so that said section, as amended, snail
read as follows:
Section 25 Each company of infantry
shall consist oil one captain, one first
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant, one quartermaster ser
musicians, ana not less than thirty-tWo
nor more than ninetN-tWo prlvates, one
of wnom shall be a pharmacist. a nurse.
or Il person capable in the judgment of
the examining surgeon of serving in one
or both capacities He shall be liable to
detail Tor service at hospital when such
uelallS are ordered, and shall receive the
pay of sergeant.
Section 4. Section forty of said act is
hereby amended 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 filth line, the
words one aujutant, one quartermaster
and one inspector OF rifle practice ana
inserting in place thereof the words one
commissary of subsistence and three bat
TALON adjutants; by striking out after
the WORD and in the tenth line the
words "one color bearer who shall be
sergeant and inserting in place thereof
the words Two co.or bearers who snaii
be serSeants, and three battalion SER
geant-Ina jors VINO shall be senior to and
have the pay of first sergeant; by strlk-
ing Out after the word and" in the same
line the words mot less than" by insert
ing after the word companies in Inc
same line the words 'OrsdnlZed into three
battaions of four companies EACH anu
by striking out the last paragraph, be-
ginning with the words provided, that"
and ending with the words each bat
TALON" 50 that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section 40. To each regiment of infan-
try there shall be one colonel, one lieu
tcnant-colonCi three majors, ana STAFF
TO consist OF one surgeon with the rank
of major, one assistant surgeon, one adj
iutant and one uuart@rmaster, each with
the rank of captain, one assistant sur
&con, one COEmlSSary of subsistence and
three battalion adjutantS, each with the
rank OF lirst lieutenant, and one chap
lam. Il non commissioned staff TO consist
of one scrsea nt-major, one quartermas-
! ter sergeant, one commiSsary sergeant,
ore llospitli steward, one trumpetcr, ana
Two cUiUr bearers, VINO shah be sorgeants
and thlec battalion SGrSCant-ma jorS who
shalt be senior to and have the pay OF
first sergeant: and twelve companies, or
@aliined into three j;.ttaiions OF tour COM
iaHcS each.
Sec ton ). Section sixty of said act is
hereby tmcnGeI by Inserting alter the
word 'tiltcd i'll the tWenty-third line
hereof, the words In case said office
, SHAH he of the medical staff or naval re
he added to and become member of HE
hoard, the Surgeon general, and foc .he
! latter, an officer Of The naval reserves,
other Cham the person to be so eNa1G.i.od.
so that said section, as amended, sl.uii
i ad as follows:
Section g. The commander-in- cticf
shall appoint Il military board Of three
officers enquire iAto TIE qualifications
u all persons elected or appointed TO ans
Office below the grade OF bri2aQirr genera!
ANA claiming Il commission under this
ACT except upon the staff OF Inc copy
nl2ltieIin-c and no CCnlnlss.cl sh- j
iSiuc GEtH the person so elected ur APP
pointed snail have passed ii satiSta=.orT
CHan.Eati0n before such board, as 10 his
lin"al character, his general ilnoWIcdSe
OF military ailairs proportiouate 10 the Of
liz. Ia lie held, and his fitness for the
| service. If he rails to appear before the
board when notified OF is adjudScd UNI
qualified a new election shall he ordered
has failed to pass such examination snail
an office OF equal or higher grade in the
I national guard, for the period of one year
! The reafter. Such examination shall be
made within thirty days after the cleo
t ton or appointment, unless the colnman-
dcr-iil-chief Shall for good cause enlarge
the time. AT least TWO members of said
. board snail be of a grade equal or Supe-
, rior TO that OF the office 10 be filled. In
! case said office shall be OF the medical
staff or naval reserves, then. for the for
mer, there shall be added to and be-
, come member of the board, the sur
geOn general, and for the latter an of