Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
General Orders No. II,
For National Guard.
Circular Issued Relative to
Summer Schools Of Maine.
Stockholders Of Maine Corporation
Vote to Decrease Capital.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, June %, at 10 A. M.

Announcement is made at the office
of the adjutant general OF the lssu-
ance Of General Orders No. IL, relative
to the organization and government of
the Medical Department of the Ma
tional Guard, the contents of which is
in part as follows:
l. The following regulations for the
organization and government of the
Medical Department of the National
Guard of the State of Maine, are
hereby published for the information
and guidance of all concerned.
II. All former regulations, orders or
parts of orders pertaining to the
Medical Department if inconsistent
with the provisions of the following
regulations arc hereby repealed.
THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
i. The Medical Department of the
National Guard of this State shall
consist of a surgeon gccnral with the
rank of colonel, who shall also be an
officer of that rank upon the staff of
the communicating chief; two sur
geons with the rank of major; two as
sistant surgeons with the rank of
the rank of first lieutenant; such other
medical officers as future changes in
the organization of the Guard may
REQUIRE; and the Hospital Corps. Con-
tract surgeons, not constituting d part
of the National Guard and not uni
formed and equipped as such, may be
appointed in the manner hereinafter
set forth.
g Hereafter officers of the Medical
Department, other than the surgeon
general shall be selected by the COM
mander-in- chief upon the recommcn-
dation of the surgeon general. Each
person 50 selected must pass salts
factory professional examination be-
fore a board of three officers of the
Medical Department, before whom he
must produce evidence showing that
he is at the time of examination a
legally qualified and actual prac-
titioner of medicine and surgery in
this State Upon satisfactory re-
port from the board to the effect that
the candidate is found professionally,
morally and otherwise fitted to per-
form the duties of the office, he will
then. be commissioned. The COM
missions of all officers in the Medical
Department shall be subject to the
same provisions as govern other COM
missions in the National Guard of
this State
g. Members of the Hospital Corps
will be enlisted for and permanently
attached to the Medical Department.
A. All commissioned officers of
the Hospital Corps will be selected by
the surgeon general and warranted by
him after they shall have passed a
thorough examination before a COM
missoned officer of the Medical De-
partment in such subjects and in
such manner as may be hereafter
prescribed by the surgeon general.
The report of the examination will be
sent direct to the surgeon general,
who will, il the examination was sat-
isfactory. furnish the appointee with
warrant and notify the adiutant gen.
cral of that fact Vacancies in the
various commissioned grades of
the Hospital Corps will be filled, IL
practicable by promoting members of
the corps who may be recommended as
competent and qualified by the medi-
cal officer commanding the detach-
ment in which the vacancy occurs.
o. Non-commissioncd officers and
privates first class may be re-enlisted
IN their respective grades and their
warrants and appointments continued
IN force, provided the re-cnlistment
takes place on the day following the
discharge; and each re-enliStmcnt and
continuance will be noted on the
warrant or appointment by the en-
listing officer. Enlstments and re-
enlistments will, when practicable. be
made by medical officer; otherwise.
by any commissioned officer. upon the
authority OF the surgeon general.
O. Members of the Hospital Corps
VIII not be required to perform any
military duties other than those per-
tanning to their corps; but they will
be instructed by medical officers in
such drills as are necessary for their
efficiency. and in the duties of litter
hearers, in the methods of rendering
nrst aid to the sick and wounded, and
III the various matters pertaining to
the sanitary soldier. They will not
De required to attend ceremonies OK
cept when directed by proper author
ity.
I. Surgeons and assistant surgeons
VIII continue to serve with the reSi-
mems to which they are at present
assigned; but hereafter the assign
ihents to service with the different
regiments or to other duty, will be
made upon the recommendation of the
surgeon general.
PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY
THEREIN.
y, The surgeon general, under the
direction of the chief,
mas supervision of all matters per-
.a'hlng to the Medical Department and
hospital Corps. and as such is re-
sponsible. within the scope of his au-
uority, for their equipment, discipline,
.ihciency, and instruction. He shall
immediately be furnished an in
Vehtory of the medical supplies and
Equipment on hand in the State store
houses at Augusta, and true copies of
'ie next semi-annual return of such
property in the hands of the Hospital
corps. And he shall, at the time of
making his semi-annual return. in
hn nels T. yox% &c