Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-16
STATE OF MAINE.


General Orders No. /.
|. In accordance with the provisions
of the Militia Law and the Regulations
for the National Guard, the Inspector
General will proceed forthwith to in
spect the several companies and corps
Of the National Guard, giving at least
ten days notice of such inspection to
the commanding officer of each organ
iZation, which notice will be promptly
acknowledged to the Inspector
General.
II. So far as practicable, the
INSPECTOR General will So fix the dates
of the inspections as to make them
correspond with those of the regular
drills of the several organizations. He
will advise rcgimental commanders of
the inspections in their respective
regiments. by sending them notices in
each case which may be duplicates of
those sent to the company COM
mandcrs.
III. The SurgeOn-Gcneral will ac-
company the InspectorGeneral when
the Ambulance Corps is inspected and
nil make a special report.
". All organizations will parade in
blue rLtiguc uniform, without legSinS;
armed and equipped. Each company
or corps commander Will have collected
in the armory. and conveniently
ARRANGED for inspection, all military
property for which he is accountable
or which is il his possession. ana all
books and papers pertaining to his
or1.lIi:atiou.
Y. Each company and corps COM
mandrr. will prepare duplicate returns
of his company or corps, for the use OF
The Inspector-Gcneral.a and Will furnish
Ins1cction Report FrOm No. u, on
which will be entered Il complete lis
Of All military property for which he is
accountable or which is i'll his pos
session.
VI. The attention Of company and
| CORPS commanders will be called to the
care and preservation of all property
| entrusted to their care and SPECIAL
| instruction will he given to the proper
methcd of making and forwarding the
necessary returns.
! VII. officers accountable for mill
, tary property. having unserviceablc
property, will prepare INVENTORIES
(Form No. A., and will present the
! same with the property to the IN
! spector- General for his action. At
, tentior is called to Article XX%Nl. of
| the Regulations for the National
! Guard the provisions of which
govern all inspections.
| VIII While on the inspecting tour
| enioincd in this order the Inspector
I General will devote to each organlza-
. ton a reasonable time for instruction,
! both theoretical and practical during
which he will take UP guard duty and
! the necessary administrative work of
, the company, and ascertain OF
! theoretical instruction has been given
to any part of the command IN the
duties of outpost and in advance and
rear guard formation. He will call
attention to the necessity for holding
schools of instruction for non-com-
missioned officers.
IN. The L. s. Magazine Rifle. Cal.
80. now in use, differs in many respects
from that which has just been dis
carded and officers and men must be
especially instructed in regard to its
! care. The Inspector-General will re-
! port the condition of each rifle by
! number. calling attention to all imper-
serviceabIe pieces will be reported. 1t
will also be ascertained whether the
required supply of ammunition is con-
stantIy kept on hand and if each
company is properly prepared for an
emergency call for active service.
| Y. The Quartermaster-Serg of