The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-06
NATIONAL GUARD
LEGISLATIVE CHANCES
Regulations That Have Been
Amended and Re-
numbered.
GENERAL ORDERS 81.
Adjutant General Cole Waits
for No Adjourn
ment.
GENERAL ORDERS "a.

Hartford, July AIN accordance
with changes in the Militia law, ap-
proved April II, 1907, paragraphs CT,
70, 49, SO, IS, 4SS, 4S7, 4SS, 4Ss, 400, 491,
402, 49S, 4s4, 495, and 1876, Regulations,
connecticut National Guard, are
amended and REMEMBERED to read as
follows:
81. When an enlisted man is dis
charged by reason Of expiration of
term Of service, his discharge viii take
effect on the last day thereof; ]. e., il
enlisted on the second day of the
month, his term will expire on the first
day of the same month in last year Of
his term of enlistment. When sol
dier Immediately re-enlists after dis
charge, the re-enlistment will be COM
Iploted on and bear the date of the day
following that Of discharge. Non-com-
questioned officers re-enlisting, in ae-
lcordance with the foregoing, upon ex-
lpiration Of term of service, will have
continuous rank under their original
warrant.
rs. No enlisted man shall be dis
charged except by order OF the Com
mander-ih- Chief and for the following
reasons:
Expiration Of term Of service;
To accept promotion by commission;
Upon removal of residence from the
state or out of the bounds of the
command to which he belongs, to SO
great a distance that, in the opinion
of his commanding officer, he cannot
properly perform military duty;
| To enlist In the United States SER
vice,
Upon disability, established by GER
tihcate of medical officer or by
Reputable physician upon approval Of
a surgeon or assistant surgeon.
Upon conviction of felony in civil
court;
To carry out the sentence of a court
marital;
Whenever, in the opinion OF the
commandments, the interests of
the service demand such discharge.
70. With application for discharge Of
members, commanding officers will
forward an explicit statement of the
circumstances in each case.
SO. In making application for the
discharge of men, commanding off,
GERS will state the last day upon which
the member reported for duty, ana IL
duplication is made on ground Of non
residence, win also state the present
residence Of the man, If known, and
whether he has removed to remain
permanently HfB
IS. All applications for discharge
must be made to the Adjutant- General
land commanding officers must state
lover their own signature the date
when the soldier last appeared on par
Jade, and also assign reason for said
discharge.
Applications for discharge OF enlist
led m en- from regiments may be for
Iwarded by reglmental headquarters to
tho Adjutant-General direct.
Paragraphs &C. n, and 7S are re-
lscinded.
| 1885, The surveying officer will be ap-
POINTED by the Commander-in-C Chief.
An interested officer is not eligible for
ldetail.
| 4S7. Undersection of the act OF con-
igress approved June 20, 1905, ii is re-
Iquired that the examination OF unser-
iviceable or unsuitable public proper
ty shall be made at least annually and
the proceedings Of the surveying ofi-
GERS of the militia will show in detail
Ioposite each article on their reports
In what respect the property Is unser-
Iviceabe or unsuitable, also indicating
IN each case the disposition which
Should be made of said property
Should the surveying officer recon-
imend sale of the property, the recon-
mendation will state whether by auc~
ton or by inviting bids from dealers
or others likely to purchase said arti-
cles, stating reasons; and in the case
of any public property rendered unser-
Iviceabe through causes other than
the ordinary incidents of service, the
Surveying officer will investigate and
report the causes and recommend the
necessary action as to personal respon-
sibility for the damages in each case.
ass The surveying officer should fully
Investigate matters submitted to him,
calling for all evidence attainable and
not limiting his inquiries to proofs or
statements presented by parties in in
terest, He should rigfdly scrutinize
the evidence, especially in cases of al
legged theft or enbezzIenent, and not
recommend the relief of officers or SOL
diers from responsibility unless fully
satisfied that those charged with the
care Of the property have performed
their whole duty In regard to it; hear
ing in person or by disposition all per-
sons concerned in the subject matter
before him.
$50. The party responsible for the
property to be surveyed will in all
cases furnish original certificates or
affidavits or the testimony of the wit
hesses upon which he relies to relieve
him from responsibility, and the prop
er number of duly attested copies of
Isuch af1davits should accompany the
report.
400. AS said section provides that If
1t shall appear that the loss or de-
struction of property was due to care
lessness or that it's loss could have
been avoided by the exercise of rea-
fsonable care, the money value thereof
shall be charged against the allotment
to the States or Territories under Sec
ton 1861 of the Revised Statutes as
amended it is suggested that officers
Irresponsible for property should be
bonded and charged for any damage
to or loss or destruction Of the same
and the money value deducted from
IanN nav for military, snr,.icas that MAJ,