Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-08
BlLLo WHICH BECAME lava
~ oovhHNoR's slcNATuRE


the National Guard Of the territory Of
New Mexico. and for other PURPOSES.
A. C. " Nh 81.
This law nfovides coEapleie code
Tor the government N the New Mexico
National Guard The law makes All
able bodied citizens 81 New Mexico.
he woon the axes of ciRhiecn and
forty.hve. except exempt BY Law. nmh.
iFet 10 militia dugy Ia case nf war. ia.
su rectlon. Invasion or immediate dan
ger thereof The governor IA author
lied 20 order the enrolment % All per
sons subject % militia duty. The mill.
TIA OF the territory IL to be divided
into two classes the active and the re-.
serve. The active militia shall conagi-
tute the uniformed and ofranlzod Ma.
tlonai Guard ~ the territory. The
governor IA % be commandments
His stan Is o consiat of an adlnlant
ccnerai with rank ~ hrlgadier gener-
al one iudrc advocate general. an In
spect0r gene Al and a chief OF ordin.
ancc with rank Of colonel and ak
aides Dc camp. with the rank OF colo.
nel Whenever II becomes necessary
io call ont the militia me governor
shall direct Bis order 10 the mayor Of
any city. the supervisor Of any town.
20 draft ~ many men or accept a.
many volunteers ~ the call requires.
Any man failing to respond Without
good excuse within twenty -four hours
shall be deemed a deserter. The gov.
ernor 81 given the power to proclaim
The county or city IN which the troops
are serving IN a state OF inaurroction,
the aificIos Of war governing and reg.
ulatlona prescribed fer the army OF the
United State 70 ~ IN force after such
proclamation Members Of the mill.
tia ordered into active service shall
not be liable. civilly or crlminaily for
any ACT done by thcm while on duty.
The adiutant general n 90 have nne
assistant hdiutant general with the
rank Of llenteuant colonel. 20 be nI,-
pointer BY the governor upon recon-
mendation Of the Rdiutant general.
The adiutant general Il 60 give q bcnd
OF $4,000. PM chasos under 500 shall
he made a, the discretion Of the Adiu.
iant general for material 10 cost from
500 70 $500 written proposals arc %
be askcd and FOR expenditures exceed
ing $500. sceiai bids shall be asked for
Ia a public advertisement. excep. IN
case OF lnsuuection. riot, etc. when
this portion Of the law may be sua-
pended and the adjutaus general be an.
iborixed by the governor 10 buy ir
open market Aimoriee are 20 be In
charge OF an army commission. 20 con
slst Of the commanding 0iiicer 81 me
National Guard. the adlutant general
and the commanding officer within
whoSe command the armOry Is located.
Article ? provides regulations for
the organization AID government %
the active militia o. National Guard
which shall consist OF a brigadier gen.
eral, an adiuiant generals department,
an Inspector generals department, a
Judge advocate generals department.
IA ordnance departments. a quarter
matters department. subsistence do
pariment. a corps Of engineers, a med
lcal department. a signal corps, a nos
pital csrps, the existing military or
ganlzations and such A. may be organ
lied hereafter The military organiza.
ton Is to b. one brigade. Ia time 81
peace TO cohslS of one regiment Of in.
fantrg and band one squadron Of cav.
airy and band. one light battery Of
Held artillery and a band 20 be desig-
mated a. the "Governor'a Band and
which shall be- stationed a. the capt
tai, one Calling gun section. one sig
nal company and hospital corps.
Zach company Of infantry shall consist
of one captain. one FIRST lieutenant, one
secNnd Lieutenant, one frat scrgeant'
one quar'ermaater sergeant. four ser
geants, olght cOrporals two cooks. two
musicians. one artincer. a maximum Of
elghxy-seven privates, the minimum
strength o. any company 70 be thldty
lcnlisted men. A battalion shall con
sist % one major, one battalion adiu-
fant tf3si lieutenant1, one battalion
quartermastcr and c0mmissary tseo'
ond Hen enantl. one battalion ser
gcant major. four companies. total en-
listed maxImum fz5 men, regiment
shall consist Of one colonel, one iieu'
tenant colonel. one adlutant tcapiain)
ono quar'ermaster (caplain), one com.
missary Ccaptainl. one surgeon ma
iorl. two assistant aurseona leapsains)
one assistant surgeon first lleuten'
anti, one Chaplain. one sergeant ma
ior, one quartermaster sergeant one
commlssary sergeant. two color ser
geants, one chief musician. one prin
clpal musician, one drum major, -four
sergeant. eight corporals, one cook
twelve prvatea: one sergeant, hrs'
class, of the hospital corps; three
sergeant u the hospital corps, sit
prsyateE. dfst clnsa. OF the hospital
corps; three pTivaics of the hospital
I corps. TIRES haftallona, total enlisted
men, maximum. 1891. Upon the stan
Of the hIEadler general. Ia command
~ the brgade, ordinarily 20 consist 81
three reRiments, are 10 be one assist
ans adiulani general Nth rank OF lieu
tenant colonel, one inspector, ons
J Judge advocate, one q1arternaatef
} one commissary, one ordnance oiicef
and one cnglnaef. each with the rani
OF major one surgeon with the rant
J If ileweuant colonel, twy asdea'do
camp each with the rank Of captain
The organization of the other branches
OF the National Guard Is 10 be al0ni
similar lines. the law enumerating IN,
, lohlccrs nnd number ~ men which
shall conadtute each unit Of the ser
! lvicC.
Article treafa Of the duties of th'
, commissioned officers OF the Guard
Article 4 ~ the enlisted mon and theli
, duties; Article of the annual en-
campmeni practice marches and ds
ties theFcg III: Article G % the mill
tary courts Article Of the armas uni
fUrras aud Equipment ~ the Natlona
Guard ATticie Of arinoiiesi Aftlcii
. OF pay ana allowances and Article y
upon privileges. prohibitions and pen
alties. the subheada of the lst nance
article being: Exemption from ciyl
proceBa. rrht Of way and freedom
, from Interference, free passag
Though toll gates. exemption iron