The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1903-08-20

term OF my enlistment the United States Il
foreign nation, or Of rebellion against th'
authority Of the Government Of the Unitec
States or the President Is unable, with tn,
other forces az his command, TO execute the
laws Of the Union in any part thereof and
the organization Of which l am q member Il
called into service Of the uni g, Ststss e..
State shall be empowered to administer
oaths Of enlistment, and the same shall have
the same force and effect as II made before .
minister oaths. All officers commissioned fcs
service In the Florida State Troops shall, be.
fore entering upon their duties, take and sub
scribe to the prescribed constitutional oath 81
Office, which oath shall be filed with the Ad.
jutant- General.
consist Of two regiments Of infantry, battal-
ion of artillery and medical department, in.
GLIDING hospital corps, constituted as here
in provided. This force, and such naval mill
tia as Is now or may hereafter be provided
by law, shall in time Of peace, constitute the
only organized militia Of this State, and il
shall be unlawful for any body Of men what
soever, other than the regularly organized
land and naval militia Of this State, the troops
Of the United States, and the students Of reg
uarly chartered educational institutions where
military science is prescribed part Of the
course of instruction, to associate themselves
together. as military organization for drill or
parade in public with firearms, in this State,
without special license from the Governor for
each occasion, and applications for such
license must be approved by the Mayor and
organizations may propose TO parade. Each
person unlawfully participating in such drill
or parade shall be guilty. Of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be fined not less
than FIVE dollars and not more than twenty
FIVE dollars, and imprisoned not exceeding
thirty days, one or both, at dhe discretion OF
See H. Each regiment Of infantry shall
consist OF a band and the same number of
fe IN sRs 5Ut
The battalion of artillery shall consist of a
major, three FIRST lieutenants for detail as adj
jutant, quartermaster and comnissary, res
pectively; one sergeant major, quarter
master sergeant one commissary sergeant,
each with the rank, pay and allowance Of a
battalion sergeant-major OF infantry and four
companies or batteries,of artillery at the dis
erection OF the Communicating Chief All regi-
ments, battalions companies, batteries or
ganized and Differed as Is now or NAV hers
after be prescribed byslaw. or in orders for
co-relative organizations in the United States
Army; and the minimum number of enlisted
men of each company, battery and hospital
corps shall, in time of peace be such as may
be fixed by order of the President. The for
nation, conformation and size of each infantry
band shall conform to the requirements of
bands in the regiments of infantry Il the
United States Army. The regimental COM
manders of infantry shall appoint the regi-
mental non-commissioned staff officers and
the non-commissioned officers of the band;
they shall, upon the recommendation of the
battalion commanders, appoint the battalion
non-commissioned officers staff officers of the
companies The commander of the battalion
of artillery hall appoint the non-commssioned
officers Of artillery. Every non-commssioned
officer shall receive a warrant of his rank
from the officer appointing him. Every non
commissioned officer may be reduced to ranks
by sentence of court martial or a summary
court, or by order of the regimental com
mander, or t"' II The battalion of
artillery issued upon the recommendation of
his immediate commanding officer.
Sec u The medical department shall con-
sist Of the Surgeon General, three surgeons,
with the rank of major, not more than Eve
assistant surgeons, with the rank of captain
and first lieutenant, and hospital corps com
posed Of so many hospital Stewards acting
hospital stewards and privates as may be pre-
scribed for a brigade in time Of war No asst
ant surgeon shall hold the rank of captain UNI
til he has served three years as first lieuten-
ant; but nothing in this section shall in any
wise affect the commission OF medical officers
who hold commissions at the time of the pas
sage of this act. The Surgeon-General shall
enlist or cause to be enlisted, men for the
site number Of hospital stewards and acting
hospital stewards to the Adjutant-General for
appointment but all persons so recommended
pharmacists of this State
Sec. ID. The COMMANDMENTS Chief may or
ganize the. Florida State Troops into brigade
mand it,, and such staff officers are pre-
scribed for a brigade in the United States
Army in time of war; but nc. other general
officer OF the line shall be appointed unless 1t
becomes necessary ITO call the reserve militia
into active service. No person shall be eligi-
BILE for appointment Brigadier-General who
has not served five years as a commissioned
officer in the Florida State Troops, or in the
regular or volunteer forces OF the United
States.
Sec. H. Whenever the minimum number
of men who eligible for military duty shall
associate themselves together for the purpose
OF forming q military company, they may
Adjutant-Gener to be organized as SUCH
and shall designate the persons selected as
commissioned officers. If the application is
commissioned officers shall be directed to APP
pear before an examining board, and II found
TO be qualified, may be commissioned; An
ganization into service. The muster roll win
be made in duplicate, one copy to be retained
by ths company, and the other, together with
forwarded to the Adjutant-G General with the
report of the mastering officer.
been organized under this He U NAV VS beco mas
body corporate, with power to sue and to be
sued by its corporate name; to hold, own and
acquire property real. personal and mixed.
patent, which shall be issued by the Secretary
Of State upon the application of such com
pany, battery or band The officers Of such
company or battery, the chief musician, prin-
cipal musician and drum major of such band
shall constitute the board Of directors Of such
Sec, 49, The term OF service of an enlisted
man shall be three years; Provided, That any
enlisted man serving his second term or
other consecutive enlistment shall after the
first year thereof, be entitled TO an honorable
discharge upon request therefor. Soldiers
who re-enlist within three months after the
expiration OF their former term of enlistment
shall be considered TO have served eontinu-
ously.
Sec. II. II shall be unlawful for any person
to enlist in two military organizations at the
same time.
See 49, No enlisted man, when duly sworn,
shall be discharged from the service without a
discharge In writing signed by a neld officer
Of the regiment to which he belongs, OF by
the commanding officer. when no field officer
Is presents and no discharge shall be given 10
any enlisted man before his term Of service has
inchief, or by sentence Of court martial. Ev-
cry enlisted man shall be promptly dis
charged upon the expiration OF his term Of
service unless under arrest OF charges; but the
expiration OF his term OF service shall not
ihS0 faeto operate as a discharge Honorable
diseahrses viii be giveni First. upon the COM
petion OF term of enlistmenti second, upon
application Of the soldier or Of his immediate
commanding officer, based upon any Of the
following grounds; Physical disability, sup.
ported by a certificate Of medical officer OF
the troops OF any reputable physician or sur
Reoni engagement IN business, such as pre-
cludes the soldier from properly performing
his military duties; removal Of residence be
yond the limits Of the organization 10 which
he belongs, Discharges without honor may be
even First without trial. on account Of
fraudulent enlistment; second. without trial,
on account Of having become disqualified for
service physically; or In character through
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on account Of being, At the time the explra.
ton OF term Of service, under sentence 81
court martial which does not provide for dis