The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-12-24
STATE MILITIA ON NEW BASIS.
Law Recently Enacted Provides Pay.
ment for Attendance al Drills.

cIculht mas lust nrrh issued from
the Office Of W. II. Gilmore. aiiutani
Guard. which il Of interest In local
militia circles because il deals with
the recent legislation In regard 20 the
pay Of officers aud men for attendance
al company drills. II states that in
July Of each year there shall be paid
20 each duly enrolled member Of the
Vermont National Guard ono half.
days pay nj the rate established by
law for like grades In the army Of the
United States, for each drill, not ex.
ceeding "a in all, attended by him dur,
ing the preceding fiscal year; provided.
that no meeting of any troop, battery
or company shall be termed a drill un.
less ordered by the commanding officer
thereof and actually attended by two.
thirds Of the actual enrolment of such
organization. There are fines for non.
attendance at drills providing the
members are absent without authority,
and that payment for such fines or
other indebtedness 10 the state or
United States. or for loss or damage 10
property which is issued 10 said per.
son or for which he is responsible shall
be stopped. and the amount of such
stoppage shall be deducted from the
total amount due him at the regular
settlement. IL IL appears at any time
that the total amount Of such stop.
pages shall exceed the amount due the
individual. the balance due the United
states may be collected according to
law.
For the purpose of securing and re.
tanning the enrolment in the Vermont
National Guard of young men of high
academic and military training. the
president of Norwich university shall
award TO the organizations of the Yer.
mont National Guard at the rate of
not to exceed two TO each troop, com.
pany or battery, such of the scholar. |
ships provided by the public statutes |
as are untitled on Aug. | of each wear. |
and upon notification that such n schol, |
arship has been awarded to his organ. |
lzation, the commanding officer there. |
OF shall. subject to the approval of the |
regimental commander name mem.
Der OF his command, who, if qualified.
snail be admitted as cadet at Nor.
wich university, providing such appoin.
tee shall retain his rank in his organ.
lzation and engage to serve therein
two years after the date of his grad.
uation from Norwich university unless
sooner commissioned or discharged bv
competent authority, and that while he
is present as a cadet at Norwich uni.
versity he shall be credited on the
records of the organization for attend.
ance at the regular drills and assem-.
blies for military instruction at Nor
wen university; and provided, fur
Their, that there shall be no added ex.
pense to the state on account of the
provisions of this section Il
Under the provisions of an act of the
legislature approved Dec. l2, 1908. paw
NJ the following rates will hereafter
De allowed for not to exceed "a drills
n any one fiscal year ending June 80.
1t which the exercises last one and
me. half hours and at which two thirds
If the membership of the company is
!ctnally present: Captain, 1888 per
irill; first lieutenant, $27S; second
lieutenant, 1896; first sergeant. Is c
is; z. M. sergeant, so cts; sergeant, {
u cts; cook, so cts. corporal, IS cts; 3
% cts; private, 25 cts. /
In all cases of unauthorized absence, I
ines will be charged against officers
md men, and all amounts due from
hem on other accounts will be entered
n the column provided for that pur-
ose. Charges will be preferred against
il absent without leave for two or
lore consecutive drills and summary
curt officers will see that they are
1ven speedy trial. Neither officers
or enlisted men will be excused from
hese drills except for the most urgent
easOns