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regulations At the conclusion of said
practice and from the participants who
nave developed unusual proficiency there
IN; rifle and gun teams may be formed
who, with the approval Of the adjutant
| with similar teams in or from other
states under such rules and regulations
as the adjutant general may. prescribe
or assent to. Provided. that, in addition
| to subsistence, the pay of officers and en-
| listed men attending such practice or
competition shall be at the rate pre-
scrihed for actual service; and Provided,
further, that the total cost of said spe-
cial camps and competitions, including the
transportation pay. shelter and subsist-
ence of the participants, and such med
ais and prizes as may be offered, to-
gether with all the necessary help and
other accessories, shall not exceed the
and twenty-one Cpd of said Military
| Code be and the same is hereby amend
| ed by adding thereto the following:
Provided. that there shall be allowed
| annually two officers in actual command
of troops, for incidental expenses in the
respective commands, the following
amounts:
ITO the brigadier commander. one hun
of each regiment of infantry. two hun
1red and fifty dollars; to the command
ing officer of the battalion or corps of
and to the commanding officer of each
company or battery, one hundred dol
lars, the same to be drawn upon vouch-
erS approved by the adjutant general"
Sec. g. That article seven "a of part
three CD composed of sections one hun
dred and twenty-six Q26); one hun,
twenty-eight q2S), one hundred and
twenty-nine (120, one hundred and
thirty Q30), one hundred and thirty-one
ODD, one hundred and thirty-twO Q32).
and one hundred and thirty-three Q33),
of chapter one hundred and eighteen
Q1SJ. General Laws of 1897. known as
hereby repealed Provided however. that
section 9, of chapter 1871. General Laws
of 1893, shall not be affected thereby,
but shall remain in full force and effect.
Sec. Z. That sections one %. two
O., three 60, four "a, five 90, and six
90 of chapter fffty-four 90. General
suitable armories for the companies of
the National Guard approved April 20.
1891. shall hereafter be designated and
known as sections 126. 12T, 120. $50, 132
and 1873 respectively, of article I, part ),
of the Military Code.
Sec. s. That the second paragraph
said Military Code. as amended by section
one % OF chapter thirty-three (33) Gen
eral Laws of 1902. commencing with the
words For the purpose of providing
and ending with the words use of such
armory by the national guard shall
hereafter be designated and known as
SECTION 12S of article I. part B of the
Sec O. That section one hundred
and thirty-One ODD, of said Military
Code. repealed as aforesaid, be and the
same is hereby superseded by the follow
ing provision:
Section 131. Armory Boards.-In cities
where one or more companies or bat
teries of distinct regiments or arms of the
service are located the command and
management of the armory, and the ap-
pointment of the necessary help en-
ployed therein, will devolve upon board
composed of the senior field or line officer
present from each regiment of infantry
and battalion or corps of artillery hay
ing, company or battery stationed in
such city. The board will act through
the affirmative vote of majority of its
members. and any resolution offered by
a member of such board. when sub
mitted in writing, though not seconded,
shall be put to vote and entered on the
minutes together with the action of the
board thereon. In case of tie vote, and
board, the proceeding will be certified to
the brigade commander, who may there
upon cast the deciding vote and return
the papers to the board with his action
endorsed thereon. subject to an appeal
to the adjutant general"
Sec. 10. That section one hundred
and seventeen Q17 of said Military Code
be and the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following:
Provided, further. that all enlisted
Of the commander-in-chief shall be en-
titled to ten per cent of their original
pay as prescribed in this act. in ad-
years, honorable service in the National
Guard"
Sec. II. That section one hundred
be and the same is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following:
Provided, that the permanent annual
made by the several acts herein men,
toned. or by any act subsequent there
to or subsequent to this act, shall not
lapse with the end of any fiscal year
| nor be Cancelled or turned over into any
other fund. but shall remain a permanent
appropriation and be available for the
the Military Code. and the amendments
thereto, until expended as therein pro-
vided, or otherwise disposed of by the
legislature; and
Provided. further. that all disburse-
ments from any military fund, or from
any fund for the maintenance or equip
ment of the National Guard, shall be
made upon proper vouchers. approved
by the adjutant general, and shall be
paid upon the warrant of the state audi
tor on the state treasurer in the manner
prescribed by section 115 of the Mill
tary Code
Sec. -. That section one hundred
and six 006 of said Military Code be and
the same is hereby amended by adding
| thereto the following:
The adjutant general shall have
charge of the state camp grounds and
military reservations. and shall properly
| care for and keep in good repair all state
! buildings erected thereon, together with
the system of water pipes constructed
! thereon or laid by the state on any street
| or highway leading to or connecting
with said grounds and all other military
property belonging to the State of Mime
sofa in or about, or used in connection
| with said camp grounds, and he may
make such further improvements thereon
| as the eXigencies of the service may re-
! quire. Provided. that the total annual
! cost of the care, maintenance. extension
| and improvement of said grounds, and
! the buildings and additions thereon, shall
not exceed the sum of two thousand
| five hundred dollars"
Sec ID. That section JIG of said
| Military Code, as amended, be and the
| same is hereby further amended by add
ing thereto the following:
! Provided, that where said batteries of
artillery. or. either of them, shall be
! sections, there shall be paid to the com
handing officers thereof. respectively,
| the additional sum of three hundred and
| fifty dollars and to the commanding
officer of the battalion or corps the sum
of one hundred dollars, for horse hire at
| the times and in the manner herein pro-
vided''
Sec. IA. That the additional sum of
| fifteen thousand dollars be and the same
| is hereby appropriated out of any
| moneys in the state treasury not other
| wise appropriated. for the current fiscal
| purpose of carrying out the provisions of
| the Military Code and the several amend
| mentS thereto, including the care main
| tenance, Improvement and extension of
| the state camp grounds and the buildings
| thereon the rifle and gun practice and
| nance and the camp expenses of the Ma
| tional Guard, and the other provisions of
| this act.
Sec Il. This act shall take effect