The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-04

ANT GE NERAL OF HAWAII.
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vision shall not be construed to author
ize any species of expenditure previous
to arriving at such places of redezvous
which is not provided by existing laws
to be paid after their arrival at such
places of rendezvous.
Sec. %. That when any officer, noncom-
misSioned officer, or private of the mill
tia is disabled by reason of wounds, or
disabilities received or incurred in the
service of the United States he shall
be entitled to all the benefits Of the
pension laws existing at the time OF
his service, and in case such officer,
noncommissioned officer, or private dies
in the service of the United States or
in returning to his place of residence
after being mustered out of such SER
vice, or at any time, in consequence
of wounds or disabilities received in
such service, his widow or children, IL
any, shall be entitled to all the benefits
of such pension laws.
456. Whenever the militia Is called
into the service of the United States
the organized militia will be designat-
ed first, and in apportionine
quotas according to representative
population they will, to the ex-
tent practicable, be so adjusted
as not to leave any State or Territory
or the District of Columbia unprovided
with reserve force sufficient to meet
any emergency then existing or immi-
nent within such State or Territory OF
the District of Columbia. Except In
cases where the organized militia has
been called out by direct order of the
President, reQuisition will be made by
the War Department upon governors
of the States or Territories or the COM
handing general of the militia Of the
District of Columbia, and the arm of
the service and the number of organi-
cations thereof required will be stated
in the acquisitions.
457. The Presidents authority over
the organized militia is derived from
the Constitution and from the legisla-
ton of Congress in furtherance of Its
provisions and he can order it out in
those cases which are specifically
provided for in paragraph 455. The
organized militia then becomes nation
al in character and the President its
commander-in-chief
The President is the exclusive judge
of the existence of an emergency justi-
flying the ordering out of the organized
militia, and the measures necessary
for giving effect to the order are ex-
ecutive acts which the Secretary or
War may perform as the representa-
tive of the President.
458. By direction of the President
the minimum enlisted strength for each
organization of the organized militia
is fixed as follows:
For a company of infantry, total en-
listed. S. This is based on apportion-
ment to grades as follows, viz: l first
sergeant, l quartermaster sergeant,
sergeants. corporals, 2 cooks, 2 musi-
clans, and AZ privates.
For troop of cavalry, total enlisted.
IS. This is based on ap2orti"nmept 10
grades as follo@'s, viz; l first sergeant,
| quartermast,4 sergeant, 4 Sergeants,
corporals, cooks, farrjers and
blacksmiths, 1 saddler, trurlpeters,
and 80 privates.
For a company of engineers .2tal en-
listed, So This is based on.apportion~
ment to grades as follows, W: hrSt
sergeant, / quartermaster sergeant, 4
sergeants, 6 corporals, COOKS, musI-
clans, u privates first class. ahi 2 pri~
Yates second class.
For a company of coast arttl cry, tctdl
enlisted, g. This is based on 1pp"ruon-
ment to grades as follows, viz: l hrst
sergeant / quartermaster sergeant.
sergeants, 6 corporals, 2 cooks, : ne
chanics . musicians. and A. pF:vaies.
For a battery of field artillery, to'dI
enlisted. 133 This is based m ai'por"
tionment to grades as follows, viz:
first sergeant, l quartermaster sergeant,
/ stable sergeant. 6 sergeant, j c1rpor-
ais. ? musicians. 4 artificers, 2 cooks and
104 privates.
For a company of signal corps, total
enlisted. IS. This is based on appor-
tionment to grades as follows, viz:
sergeants first class, 5 sergeants, 10
corporals. > cooks. IS privates first class
and IS prfvates second class.
For the hospital corps: (a) Ambu"
lance company section. total enlisted.
49, This is based on apportionment TO
grades as follows. viz: sergeants first
class, Z sergeants. and "a privates, first
class and privates. OBJ Field hospital,
total enlisted, 80. This is based on ap-
portionment to grades as follows. viz:
3 sergeants first class, 6 sergeants, and
"a privates. first class and privates.
459. No organization will be accept