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


les and the District of Columbia who
have heretofore participated or shall
hereafter participate IN the appor-
tionment of the annual appropriation
provided by section sixteen hundred
and sixty-one of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, as amended,
whether known and designated as
National Guard, militia, or otherwise,
shall constitute the organized militia.
The organization, armament, and dls-
cipline of the organized militia in the
several States and Territories and in
the District of Columbia shall be the
same as that which is now or may
hereafter be prescribed for the Regular
and Volunteer Armies of the United
States, within five years from the date
of the approval of this Act: Provided,
That the President of the United
States, in time of peace, may by order
fix the minimum number of enlisted
men in each company, troop, battery,
signal corps, engineer corps, and hos
pital corps: And provided further,
That any corps of artillery, cavarly,
and infantry existing in any of the
States at the passage of the act of May
eighth, seventeen hundred and ninety
two, which, by the laws, customs or
usages of the said States have been in
continuous existence since the passage
of said act under it's provisions and
under the provisions of section two
hundred and thirty-two and sections
sixteen hundred and twenty-five to
sixteen hundred and sixty, both in
elusive, of title sixteen of the Revised
Statutes of the United States relating
to the militia, shall be allowed to retain
their accustomed privileges, subject,
nevertheless, to all other duties re-
quired by law in like manner as the
other militia.
Sec. 4. That whenever the United
States is invaded, or in danger of in
vasion from any foreign nation, Or of
rebellion against the authority of the
Government of the United States, or
the President is unable, with the other
forces at his command, to execute the
laws of the Union in any part thereof,
it shall be lawful for the President to
call forth, for a period not exceeding
nine months, such number of the militia
of the State or of the States or Ter
ritories or of the District of Columbia
as he may deem necessary to repel
such invasion, suppress such rebellion,
and to issue his orders for that purpose
to such officers of the militia as he may
think proper.
Sec. 5. That whenever the President
calls forth the militia of any State or
Territory or of the District of Column
bia to be employed in the service of the
United States. he may specify in his
call the period for which such service
is required, not exceeding nine months,
and the militia so called shall con-
tinue to serve during the term so speci-
fed, unless sooner discharged by order
of the President.
Sec g. That when the militia of more
than one state is called into actual
service of the United States by the
President he may, in his discretion,
apportion them among such States or
Territories or to the District of Column
bia according to representative popu-
lation.
Sec. Z. That every officer and enlist
ed man of the militia who shall be
called forth in the manner hereinbe-
fore prescribed and shall be found fit
for militia service shall be mustered or
accepted into the United States service
by a duly authorized mastering officer
of the United States: Provided, how
ever, That any officer or enlisted man
of the militia who shall refuse or neg
lect to present himself to such muster
ing officer upon being called forth as
herein prescribed shall be subject to
trial by court-martial, and shall be
punished as such court-martial may
direct.
Sec s. That courts-martial for the
trial of officers or men of the militia,
when in the service of the United
States, shall be composed Of militia
officers only.
Sec g. That the militia, when called
into the actual service of the United
States, shall be subject to the same
Rules and Articles of War as the Reg
ular troops of the United States.
Sec 10. That the militia, when called
into the actual service of the United
states. shall, during their time of SER
vice, be entitled to the same pay and
allowances as are or may be provided
bv law for the Regular Army
Sec. IL. That when the militia IS
called into actual service of the United
States. or any portion Of the militia
is accepted under the provisions OF TINS
act, their pay shall commence from
the day of their appearing at the place
of company redezvous. But TINS pro-