The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-09-04

date their rank shall be determined, first
by the rank and date OF any immediate
preceding commission, and second, by lot,
10 he drawn before the commanding officer
OF the national guard. regiment battal-
ion. or the president OF the court-martial.
rs the ease may be-.
Sec. %. Section SS OF Chapter 296 OF tho
General Laws Is hereby amended so as TO
read as follows:
Sec. 50, The surgeon OF the first battal-
Ion OF cavalry shall have the title and
rank OF major"
Sec. 3. Section ~ OF Chapter ea6 OF the
General Laws, as amended by Chapter $40
OF the Public Laws passed January 81
1895. as amended by section l OF Chapter
,55 OF the Public Laws passed May T.
1900. is hereby amended SO as To read as
follows:
'Sec. 81. There shall be appropriated
annually. from any money I'm the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated. the
sum OF three thousand dollars or so much
thereof as may be necessary To provide
for armory rents o: the active militia. and
the state auditor Is hereby authorized TO
draw his orders upon the general treas
urer for the payment OF said armory
rents. upon the receipt ot vouchers ap-
proved by the governor and certified TO
by the Quartermaster-g general"
Sec. ~ Section qS OF Chapter 29d OF .he
General Laws is hereby amended so "a TO
read as follows:
'Sec. %. The armories owned OF rented
by the state shall not be uae. for other
than military purposes"
Sec. 5. Section 20 OF Chaptc 296 OF the
General Laws as amedded by section
OF Chapter Sli Of tke Public Laws. passed
January 81 lSgf as amended by section
OF Chapter en- OF the Public Laws passed
March g. 1899. az amended by section | OF
Chapter S2S OF the Public Laws passed
March 5. 1901, Is hereby amended so as
10 read as follows;
"Sec. 90 The sum OF twenty-five hun
dred dollars or so much thereof as may
be necessary is hereby annually appro-
priated To provide for heating and light
ing the different armorcs owned or
leased by the state and occupied by the
several organizations OF the active mill
tia: and the state auditor In hereby d.
rected 10 draw his orders upon the gen
cral treasurer for the payment OF the
same, upon receipt OF vouchers approved
by the governor and certified TO by the
uartermastcr- general"
Sec. 20. Section los OF Chapter 296 OF the
General Laws is hereby amended 30 as
TO read as follows:
''Sec. los. Every commissioned officer
shall provide himself. within sixty days
after he shall have been notified OF his
election or appointment. with uniform
and equipment complete. which shall be
such as the ommander-n-ch chief shall APP
with the provisions OF this section by any
officer. such office Is hereby declared va
cant"
Sec. 27. Section 107 OF Chapter 296 OF the
General Laws IN hereby amonded 30 AS TO
read as follows;
''Sec. 101. The uniforms and equipments
furnished enlisted men shall remain and
continue TO be the property OF the state.
shall be used for military purposes only.
Va hal h.A nj aH
kept, and accounted for In the same
manner and under the same securities as
provided by this chapter I'm the case or
arms and equipments. Any person who
shall convert To his own use secrete,
sell. dispose OF, OFFER for sale. or In any
manner pawn or pledge. any arms. uni
forms. or equipments. or any part there
OF, belonging to stle state; and any per-
son TO whom any such arms, uniforms.
or equipments shall have been Issued.
and who shall neglect or refuse To return
the same within ten days after being
notified so TO do by the commanding ofi-
Ger OF the company OF which such person
In or has been n member. or by the quar-
termaster- general assistant quartermas-
ter general, or quartermaster OF the ma
tional guard; and any member OF the pc-
tive militia who shall wear any such
uniform or equipments when not on duty.
except by permission OF his commanding
officer, shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor and shall be punished by a
hne of not exceeding twenty dollars. or
by Imprisonment not less than ten days
nor more than three months on both.
And the officers herein mentioned, or
either OF them. are hereby authorized 10
apply TO any district court for n warrant
for the arrest OF such offender; and such
court shall issue such warrant upon the
affldavit OF such officer without requiring
nj nfF IN
give surety, or I'm any way to become 1ia-
BILE. for the costs that may accrue there
on"
Sec. 2s. Section 100 OF Chapter 2g6 OF the
General Laws In hereby amended 40 AK
TO read as follows:
"Sec. 109. Every officer and enlisted man
shall hold his uniform, arms. musical In
struments. and equipments free from all
suits. distresses, execution or sales for
debts or taxes and the arms. equipments.
uniforms musical Instruments, and other
military property belonging TO any mill
tary company, or TO any band. and which
may be necessary for the military pur-
poses OF their organization. shall be In
like manner free and exempt"
Sec. 90 Section IL OF Chapter 296 OF tho
General Laws is hereby amended so as
TO read as follows:
Sec. 112. The adjutnnt- general shall Is
sue books OF tactics TO each general and
staff-offlcer, and officers OF regiments,
battslions. and companies. and all other
necessary books and blanks, which may
bo furnished by the state to the active
militia, and each regimental. battalion,
and company headquarters"
Sec. 90 Section I1S OF Chapter 29G OF the
General Lawr In hereby amended 80 as
TO read an follows:
Sec. 1ls. Whenever the active militia.
or any portion thereof. may require the
use OF the equipments or stores Indicated
I'm section one hundred one for any sery-
ice, either In camp or for parade the
auartermaster general, upon requisition
through the proper officers and approved
by the commander-in-chief. shall issue
the required equipment for such specified
time and purpose. and the same shall be
returned, In good order, within FIVE days
thereafter"
Sec 81. Section 122 Of Chapter 29s OF the
General Laws In hereby amended 80 as
10 read AZ follows:
Sec. 12. The system or drill regula-
tons and field exercises from time 90
time ordered for the army OF the United
States shall be the system OF drill rcgula-
lions and field exercises for the active
militia"
Sec. g. Section i2i Of Chapter 2o5 OF the
General laws is hereby amended 80 as