Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-23

be dated as of the day of such expiration
When the term OF service OF any enlisted
man terminates during period of fur
Tough and while he is serving in the Uni
ted States army, should he re-enlist in tho
national guard within thirty days of his
muster out of the United States army
his service shall be considered as con
tinuous. and shall in like manner com
menCe on the day of such expiration. and
re-cnlistmcnts and musters shall be 81
dated and by inserting after the word
"enliStments' in the same line thereof,
the words or re-enistments,' SO that said
section, as amended. shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 60 All enlistments in the ma
tional guard shall be for three years. and
shall be made by signing such enlistment
book as may be prescribed by the com
mandcr- in-chief. An atteSted copy OF the
enlistment book. shall at the organization
of each company. be made by the cierk
and forwarded together with duplicates
of all enlistment papers forthwith TO the
adjutant- general. hen soldier rc-eh
lists and is mustered into the service
within thirty days from the expiration OF
his previous term. his service snail be
considered as unbrokCn and continuous
and rc-enlistmcntS and muSters Silaii oe
da ted as of the day OF Such cApiIatioi
When the term of service of any enlisted
man terminates during Il period on III,
Tough and while he is serving in the Uni
ted States army. should ne rt-ei,iiSt IN
the national guard within thirty days OF
his service snail he considered as contin-
uous and shall in like manner commence
on the day of such expiration. ana re-
cnlistments and musterS shall, b. s. dated
When new CnliStmentS or ACCOMPLISHMENTS
are made in any organization, The com
handing officer shall forward duplicate
enlistment papers to the adJuiant-Seh-
eral.'
Section . Section thirty-onc of said
act is hereby amended by striking out,
after the word or in the iifth line
town. and inserting i'll place thereof t.,c
words within a radius of seven miles, so
that said section, as amended, shall read
as follows:
Section Il. No enlistment shall be al
lowed in the national guard of other than
a BILE bodied citizens of this state, between
the ages of sixteen and forty years, re-
sidins in the town where the armory of
the organization in w-..Cn they enlist is
situated, or witnin a radius of seven
miles. In time of peace. no minor sha..
be enlisted in the national guard without
the written consent of his parent or
guardian, which shall appear on the ca
llstment paper.
Section 3. Section thirty-tive of said act
is hereby amended bg inserting after the
word ''privatcs' in the sixth line thereof
the words one of whom shall be a phar-
macist. a nurse, or a person capable i'll
the Judgment OF the examining surg con If
serving in one or both capacities. He
shall be liable TO detail Tor service ut
nOSpltdi Wntn Sucn UptdllS are tIucEtu.
and shall receive the pay OF a sergeant,
so that said section, as amended, shall
read follows:
Section %. Each company of infantry
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one
nrst sergeant, one quartermaster ser
geant four SerGeants, SIX CorporalS. two
musicians, ana not less than thirtytWo
nor more than ninety-two privates. one
of whom shall be a pharmacist, Il nurse,
or person capable in the judgment OF
the examining surgeon of serving in one
or both capacities. He shall be liable TO
detail for service at hospital when such
details are ordered, and snail receive the
pay of a sergeant.
Section 4. Section forty of said act is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word surgeon in the fourth line there
of. the words one adjutant and one quar-
termaSter. each; by striking ont after
the word surgeon in the NTH lire. the
words "ono aujutant. one quartermaster
and one inspector of rifle practic ana
in place thereof the words one
OF subsistence and three bat
TALON adjutants;' by striking ont after
the word and in the tenth line the
words "one color bearer who shall he a
and inserting in place thereof
the words two color bearers who SIIli
be ScrScantS, and three battalion ser
geant-ma iors VINO shall be senior to and
have the pay OF a first sergeant; by strik-
ing out alter the word and in the same
line the words mot les; than, by insert
ing after the word companies in Inc
same line the words organized into three
OF four companies each. am
by striking out the last paragraph, be
ginning with the words provided, that"
and ending with the words each bat
TALON. So that said section, AZ Amended
shall read as follows:
Section % To each mcnt of infan-
try there shall bc ono colonel, one lieu
Il nant-Coioncl. three ma JorS. and Il star
to consist of one surgeon with the rank
rnT .tG-t
jutant and one quartermlStcr. each with
the rank of captain, one assistant sur
geon, one cOmmiSsary of subsistence and
three battalion adjutants, each with the
rank Of first lieutenant and one chap
lain; a non-Commissioucd staff to consist
of one experimenting, one quartcrmaS-
ter sergeant one commisSarN sergeant
one hospital steward one trumpntcr ana
TWO color hearers who shall be scrgCantS
ana three battalion sergeant ma jorS VINO
shall he senior to and have the pay of Il
first sergeant: and twelve companies. or
ganizcd into three battalions OF four com
panicS each.
Section >. Section sixty of said act is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word filled in the tweuty-third lin"
thereof, the words In case said office
shall be of the medical staff or naVa! re-
serves, then, for tho 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
so that said section, as amended. St,;lii
read as follows:
Section So The t6mrnaudrr-in-chicf
shall appoint "A military board OF three
officers To enquire Into the qualifications
OF all persons elected or appointed to any
Office below the grade of brigaoiier ecuolai
ana claiming commission under this
act, except upon the staff of the c.rll-
mander-in-chief, and no cCmnlsS On shtii
Issue until the person so elected or APP
potntco shall have passed sa tisfa or
eNaD.ratiOn before such board as 10 his
mora character. his general knowIcdge
OF n'htarY affairs proportiorate to the Of
hc" L" be held, and his ntnes.s for the
service. II he rails to appear before the
board when notified or IS adjudged UNI
qualleu- new election shall be ordered
or appointment made; and no person who
mas iallcd 10 pass such cXaininat ton s;,iali
De eilSlole TO election or appointment TO
an Office of equal or higher grade in the
national guard. tor the period of one year
thereafter Such examination snail be
made within thirty days after the cleo
tloh or appointment. unless the comman-
def-1n-chef shall for good cause enlarge
the time. At least two members of said
BOARD snail be of grade equal or stIpe-
rlor TO that of tho office to be filled In
case said office shall be of the medical
stan or naval reserves, then. tor tnc Tor
mer. there shall be added to and he
come member of the board. the sur
geoh-seneral, and for the hitter. an Of
tlcer or the naval reserves, other than the
person to be so examined. In case of the
absence of any member Of the board. or
OF disability to sit by reason, of rank. or