Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23
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Non-Commissioned Officers.

Non-Commtasioned Officers.
Section IL. That commanding officers Of
regiments and battalions and squadrons not
part of regiments shall appoint and war
rant the non-commissioned staff officers of
their respective regiments, battalions, or
squadrons. and they shall. in their dis
erection, warrant the non-commissioned Of
flcers of the troops, batteries and COM
panies of their respective regiments, bat
talions and squadrons from the members
thereof upon the written nomination Of the
commanding officers of the troops, batteries
and companies, respectively. In troops,
batteries and companies not part OF a
regiment battalion or squadron. and In
signal corps the nOn-commissioned officers
shall be warranted by the commanding Of
ficer of the brigade in his discretion, from
the members thereof. upon the written
| nomination of the commanding officer OF
the troop, battery, company or signal
corps The officer warrantfng a non-com-
| missioned officer shall have power to reduce
to the ranks, for good and sufficient rea-
sons, the non-commissioned officers named
in this section; but such as were en-
| listed as non-comndssioned officers shall be
discharged. Non commissioned oicers who
shall be dropped vacate their positions
Section 13. That enlistment in the Ma
| tional Guard shall be for the term of three
years; Provided, however that any soldier
who may have received an honorable dis
| charge by reason of the expiration of his
term of service may, WITHIN thirty Gays
years to date from the expiration OF his
previous term. .
"Section IA. That no enlisted man shall
be honorably discharged before the ex-
piration Of his term of service, except by
| order Of the commanding general and Tor
| the following reasons: Upon his own ap-
plication for good and sufficient reason,
approved by the commanding off1cer OF his
| company. and by superior commanders,
upon removal from the District, upon as
| ability, established by certificate OF medi-
| cal officer; to accept promotion by commls-
| sion: whenever in the opinion OF the COM
rnandins general the interest OF the serv-
| ice demands such discharge
Responsibility for Property.
Section Is. That every officer and enlist
| ed man to whom property of the United
States has been issued shall be personally
/ RESPONSIBLE to the United States for such
property and no one shall be relieved from
| such responsibility except it be shown to
| the satisfaction of the commanding gen.
eral that the loss or destruction Of such
property was unavoidable and In no way
| the fault of the person responsible LOT
| the same. and in all other cases the value
| of the property lost or destroyed SHAH ne
| charged against the person at fault or TO
| the organization to which 1t had been is-
| sued and such person or organization, II
| not relieved from such charge by the COM
| manding geenral, shall pay the value OF
| such property to the quartermaster genera
| within one year after such loss OF de-
| struction The value of lost or destroyed
| nronertv and the person or organization to
| be charged herewith shall De determined
| by a board to consist of an inspector OF the
| staff of the commanding general OF the
| militia and the commanding omcer OF the
| organization in which such property ls lost
| In case of disagreement such Vaiue sflati
| be fixed by the commanding general OF the
| militia ... 49,
/ District Of Columbia shall pc: GeheraI
| courts-martial, garrison courts-martial, the
/ summary court, courts OF inquiry ana pat
| talon courts as now provided py law.
| Section II. That the constitution ana Ju,
/ risdiction of urts-martiaq. the form and
manner in which the proceedings OF mill
| tary courts shall be conducted and recorded
| taken in the administration, OF military
| law by such courts, the limits OF punish,
| ment and the proceedings In revision snali
| be governed by the articles OF war ana the
law and procedure OF the courts-hdruai VI
the United States.
| Section 1S. That no action or proceeding
| shall be prosecuted or maintained agalhsl
| a member of military court or omcer or
| person acting under its authority or review
| ing its proceedings. oat account OF the APP
| prevail imposition, or execution OF any
| sentence, or the imposition or coiection on
| fine or penalty or The execution OF any
| warrant, writ, execution process or man
| date of a military court. 500
Section 10. That the jurisdiction OF the
| court and boards established by this act
| shall be presumed. and the burden OF PROOF
shall rest any person seeking TO Dust
such courts or boardsoof jurisdiction In any
action or proceeding. lt4'a me-
To Punish for Contempt.
Section 20 That the military courts here
| in provided for shall have the same power
| to compel the attenda5tce and testimony of
witnesses and to punish TOR contempt as
| the criminal courts Of the District of CO.
| lumbia 80 -
Section 2l That the sentences of said
courts whether of fine or imprisonment,
| shall be executed by the United States
| marshal for the District of Columbia, In
| the same manner as are the sentences or
| the criminal courts of said District.
Section %. That whenever the organized
militia of the District of Columbia shall be
! ordered to duty In case of riot, tumuit,
I breach of the peace, insurreetion, invasion
(, or war; or whenever called in aid OF the
| civil authorities. all enlisted men who do
| duty shall be paid at the rate equivalent
| to three times the pay of enlisted men OF
/ the regular army of like grace. Commss-
| stoned officers who do duty. shall be en-
| titled to and shall receive the same pay
| and allowances as commissioned officers or
/ like grade of the regular army. Each
| mounted officer and enlisted man shall be
paid a reasonable per diem compensation