Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26

6lCieuS diQ uiHSty<OH9 QIlfAtcS.
That the signal corps company shall con-
sist OF one captain. one first lieutenant. one
second lieutenant. five first-olaSs sefgeahts,
ten sergeants, ten corporals, thirty nrst-
class priyates and twenty second-class prf-
Yates.
That the hospital corps shall consist OF
one ambulance company, one field noSpltai
and OF the sergeants FIRST class. sergeants
corporals and privates of the hosp1tai
corps who are members of regiments, sep
arate battahonS and squadronS. Inc COM
manding general shall be authorized TO IN
crease the number Of enlisted men IN the
hospital corps so as to provide for medicai
attendance in batteries, separate troops
and companies. and. such additional men
shall be considered q part of the hospltal
corps. The ambulance company shall con-
s1st OF: For medical and bearer work, one
major, surgeon, commanding; one captain,
assistant surgeon; one first lieutenant, as
sistant surgeon; four sergeants (irst Glass;,
nine sergeants one musician, thirty prl-
Yates (nrst class, and seventeen pr1vates;
with the transportation, one captain GUAR
termaster in charge Of transportation), one
sergeant first class, one sergeant one
blacksmith, one saddler, one COOK, TWO mu-
siclans, TWO supernumeraries and thirteen
drivers; transportation, nine ambulances,
one medical supply wagon, three army
wagons The field hospital shall consist Of:
FOR neld hospital work. one major, surgeon.
geon; one first lieutenant, assistant sur
geon; one sergeant first class), three ser
seants, twenty privates first CLASSY, ten
prlvates, Two cooks, two assistant COOKS
one dlspensary assistant; with the trans
portation. one captain (quartermaster), two
sergeants, ten drivers, one artificer, two
supernumeraries; transportation, eight
army wagons.
Non-Commissioned Officers.
TEat commanding officers of regiments and
battaiions and squadrons not part of regi-
nents sEaH appoint and warrant the nom
commissioned staff officers of their respect
I've regiments, battalions or squadrons, and
they Shall, in their discretion, warrant the
non-commissioned officers of the troops,
batteries and companies Of their respective
regiments, battalons and squadrOns from
the members thereof upon the written
nomination of the commanding officers OF
the troops, batteries and companies, re-
spectively. In troops, batteries and COM
panies rot part of regiment, battalion or
squadron, and In signal corps, the non
commissioned officers shall be warranted
by the commanding officer of the brigade,
IN his discretion. from the members there
of, upon the written nomination of the
commanding officer Of the troop, battery,
company or signal corps. The officer war
rantlng non-commissioned officer shall
nave power to reduce to the ranks, for
good and sufficient reasons, the non-conf-
mlssloned officers named in this section;
but such as We're enlisted as non-com-
missioned officers shall be discharged Non
commissioned officers who shall be dropped
vacate their positions.
The enlistment in the National Guard
shall be for term of three years: Pro-
vIded, however, that any soldier who may
have received an honorable discharge by
reason OF the expiration of his term of
service may, within thirty days thereafter,
re-enlist for term of three years, to date
from the expiration of his previous term.
That no enlisted man shall be honorably
discharged before the expiration of his
term of service, except by order of the
commanding general and for the following
reasons: Upon his own application for
good and sufficient reason, approved by the
commanding officer of his company and
from the District. Upon disability. estab-
lished by certificate of medical officer; to
accept promotion by commission, when
ever in opinion of the commanding general
the interest of the service demands such
discharge
Responsibility for Property.
That every officer and enlisted 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 respon-
sibility except it be shown to the satisfac-
ton of the commanding general that the
loss or destruction of such property was
unavoidable and in no way the fault of the
person responsible for the same, and in all
other cases the value of the property lost
or destroyed shall be charged against the
person at fault or to the organization to
which 1t had been issued, and such person
or organiza ton, If not relieved from such
charge by the commanding general shall
pay the value of such property to the quar-
termaster general within one year after
such loss or destruction. The value of lost
or destroyed property and the person or
organization to be charged Herewith shall
be determined by a board to consist of an
inspector of the staff of the commanding
general of the militia and the commanding
officer of the organization in which such
property is lost. In case of disagreement
such value shall be fixed by the command
ing general of the militia.
That the military courts of the District of
Columbia shall be: General courts-martial
garrison courts martial, the summary court
courts of inquiry and battalion courts as
now provided by law.
That the constitution and jurisdiction of
courts-martial the form and manner in
which the proceedings of military courts
shall be conducted and recorded and the
forms of oaths and affirmations taken in
the administration of military law by such
courts, the limits of punishment and the
proceedings in revision shall be governed
by the articles of war and the law and
procedure of the courts martial of the
United States.
That no action or proceeding shall be
or maintained against a member
of a military court, or officer or person act
ing under it's authority or reviewing it's
proceedings, on account of the approval or
imposition or execution of any sentence, or
the imposition or collection of fine or pen
atty, or the execution Of any warrant, writ
execution, process or mandate of a military
court
That the jurisdiction of the court and
boards established by this act shall be pre-
sumed, and the burden of proof shall rest
on any person seeking to GUST such courts
or boards of jurisdiction in any action or
proceeding.
To Punish Contempt.
''That the military courts herein provided
for shall have the same power to compel
the attendance and testimony of witnesses
and to punish for contempt as the criminal
courts of the District of Columbia.
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 man
ner as are the sentences of the criminal
courts of said District.
'"That wherever the organized militia Of
the District of Columbia shall be ordered
to duty in case of riot, tumult breach of
the peace, Instruction, invasion or war,
or whenever called in aid of the civil au-
thorities all enlisted men who do duty
shall be paid at the rate equivalent to three
tmGs tile pay of enlisted men Of the regu-
lar army of like grade. Commissioned Of
fcers who do duty shall be entitled to and
shall receive the same pay and allowances