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STATE HOUSE.
June List Of Nominations
Will be Short.
General Orders No 8, Relative
Chap. 1871, Laws Of 1907.
Cartoons Fish and Game Laws
Ready for Distribution.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, June IL.

announcement was made at the
office of the adjutant general Wednes-
day of the issuance of general orders
No. 8, the text of which is as follows:
STATE OF MAINE.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Augusta, May 2, 1907.
General Orders
No. s.
The following act of the Legislature
is hereby published for the information
and government of all concerned:
CHAPTER 131.
An Act to provide for the pay and
care of the members of the National
Guard for disability while in the SER
vice.
Section |. A member Of the national
guard or naval militia who shall, when
on duty or assembled therefor, in case
OF riot. tumult, breach of the peace, in
Surrection or invasion, or whenever in
attendance at the annual encampment
under order of the commander-in-
chief. or when called in aid OF the civil
authorities. receive any injury, or incur
or contract any disability or disease, by
reason of such duty or assembly there
for, which shall temporarily incapaci-
tate him from pursuing his usual bust
ness or occupation, shall, during the
period OF such incapacity. receive the
same pay which he would be entitled
to # on duty and actual necessary eX-
penSes for care and medical attendance
provided, however, that he shall show
that such disease or disability is due
to no fault or neglect of his own, and
if contracted while on duty during the
annual encampment, that it is due
entirely to the unsanitary condition of
tire camp or the negligence of the Off
Gals having the same in charge.
No claim shall be allowed under this
section unless the claimant within
thirty days after the close OF the an
nual encampment or after receiving the
injury or contracting the disease or
disability upon switch the claim is
made. notifies in writing the adjutant
general Of his intention to make such
claim. Under this section no disa blity
shall he considered temporary which
continues more than ninety days from
the date of receiving the injury or of
mourning or contracting the disease or
disability, and pay and expenses for
care and medical attendance for more
than the said ninety days shall not DO
Where q claim is made under
this section the claimant shall, within
thirty days after receiving the injury
or contracting the disease or disability
upon which the claim is made or such
further time as the adjutant general
shall grant, submit to the adjut.lnt
general his proof by affidavits or other
wise as the adjutant general may
direct.
On examination thereof the adiutant
general may allow or disallpw the
whole or any part Of said claim. He
may at his discretion cause examina-
tons Of the claimant to be made from
time to time by a medical officer or
officers designated for the purpose. and
he may direct the removal of a claim
ant 70, and his treatment in. a hospital
designated by the adjutant general,
and If the claimant refuses to permit
any such examination or if he refuses
to go to such hospital or to follow the
adVlc" given or treatment prescribed
for him therein. h" shall thereby for
felt and ," barred from all right to any
claim or allowance under this section.
or he may refer the same to a board o.
inquiry who shall have the same power
to take evidence. administer olthS, issue
SubpoCnaS and compel witnesses to at
tend and testify and produce books and
papers and punish their failures to do
50, as is possessed by general court
martial.
If the claim is 50 referred to a board
of inquiry its findings shall lie subject
to the approval Of the adjutant general.
He may approve either the whole or
any part thereof. or he may return
the proceedings Of the board for revi-
sion and for taking further testimony.
The amount which shall be found due
such member by the adjutant general.
either on his own investigation, the re-
port of the medical examiner. or to the
extent that the findings of a board of
inquiry are approved by him. shall be
Il claim against the state of Maine and
the adjutant general shall so certify to
the governor and council who will
cause their warrant to be drawn for
the amount so certified and the treas
urer of the State of Maine shall paw
sail amount to the claimant from any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Sect. .. This Act shall take effect
whom approved.
Improved March &c. 1907.
By order of the Commander-in-C Chief:
AUGUSTUS B. F'ARNHAM.
Adjutant General