The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-30

munitiOn suitable to the old arms
therefor issued to said state, terri
tory or District of Columbia by the
United States, Provided, that said rifles
and carbines and other property shall
be receipted for and shall remain the
property of the United States and be
annually accounted for by the COVER
nors Of the states and territories as
now required by law, and that each
state, territory and district shall on re-
ceipt Of new arms, turn in to the ord
nance department of the United States
army, without receiving any money
credit therefor. and without expense
for transportation, all United States
rines and carbines now in it's possess
sion.
To provide means to carry into effect
tie provisions of this section the nee
essary money to cover the cost of
exchanging or issuing the new arms
accouterments. equipments, and am
munition to be exchanged or issued
hereunder, is hereby appropriated out
Of any moneys in the treasury not 9TH
crwise appropriated.
Section Ii. That whenever it shall
appear by the report Of inspection
which it shall be the duty of the secre-
tary of war to be made at least once in
each year by officers detailed by him
for that purpose, that the organized
militia OF a state or territory or the
District of Columbia, is sufficiently
armed, uniformed and equipped for ac-
tive service in the field. the secretary
of war is authorized, on the requisition
OF the governor OF sucn state or terri
tory to pay to the quartermaster gen
thereof n Cf
the militia OF said state as the said
governor may designate and appoint
for the purpose, SO mucn of its allot-
ment out OF the said annual appro-
priation under section sixteen hundred
and SiXty-onc OF the revised statutes as
| amended as shall be necessary for the
payment, subsistence, and transporta-
tion of such portion OF said organized
| militia, as shall engage in actual field
or camp service for instruction, and
! the officers and enlisted men of such
! militia while SO engaged shall be en-
titled to the same pay, subsistence
and transportation or travel al
lowances as officers and enlisted men
| OF corresponding grades Of the regular
| army are or may hereafter be entitled
| by law. and the officer so designated
| and appointed shall be regarded as
| & disbursing officer OF the United States
and shall render his accounts throgui
the war department to the proper ac-
counting officers OF the treasury for
settlement, and he shall be required
to give good and sufficient bonds to
| the United States, in such sums as the
Secretary of war may direct faithfully
to account for the safe-keeping and
payment Of the public moneys SO IN
trusted to him for disbursement
Sec. Is. That the secretary of war IS
hereby authorized to provide for parti-
cipation by any part of the organized
militia of any state or territory on the
request of the governor thereof in the
encampment, maneuvers and field in
struction of any part of the regular
| army at or near any military post or
camp or lake or seacoast defenseS OF
| the United States. In sucn case the
organized militia so participating shall
receive the same pay, subsistence, and
| transportation as is provided by Law
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