Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-07-30

iialieu 20 qualify, and commission will mot
no,eVs Inc COMMANDMENT Chief may also
the fitness Of officers for prornofion
cI(iaall-Whenever the Communication
Chlet may deem It advisable, he NAV order
an oIilcer before an examining board for
seryinn as to his fitness for practical
ossrvlee' An officer who in the opinion
~ any superior commanding officer, or
we chief OF any staff corps or depart-
nssihIi, is competent, or is lmpalrlng the
hn iicIency OF the, organization to which
ne may be attached by misman agement'
neglect, or by misconduct in civil life for.
Wnch ne Is not amenable to court-mar-
siail may, upon the recommendation OF
such commanding officer or chief OF staff
sV bps or department, be ordered before
LOT 1Ur holding office Said board will in
dulre INTO the. complaints filed against
te olllcer, and may examine him az to
h bS me mental and military qualifications;
s out lne defendant may produce any com
petent evidence by witnesses or other
wise ana may be represented by coun-
SCI, Inc president Of an examining board
convened under this paragraph NAV adj
slIa ste, oaths to witnesses, and may is
sue summonses and require the presence
vi Witnesses the board having, in this
respect, the same powers as are granted
20 courts-martial. A Judge advocate may
pc oe detailed to attend the slttings Of an
paragraph Upon the conclusion Of its ms IN
Hestlgation, the board will report its
nnulngs, based upon the testimony pre-
sented 70 1t, and its recommendations,
20 the Commander Chief, who may
commission Of the officer and discharge
MIN from the service. Should an Off
Ger tail to appear before such board so
ordered, the Commander-in-C Chief may
MN MN from the service, The pay Of mem
bers of an examining board convened
under this paragraph, fees Of witnesses
ana allowance for travelling expense
shall be the same as provided for courts
,(b)--Examining boards shall consist
OF not less than three and not more
than five officers; Provided, however,
That majority of the members of the
p9oard shall be competent to conduct
,(c)-An examining board shall report
adversely upon any candidate for COM
mission or officer ordered before 1t
against whom there is sustained a
perance or other conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman.
Sec. 10. That Section $50 Of the Cen
eral Statutes Of the State Of Florida be,
and the same, is hereby amended so as
TO read as follows:
6SS-Assignment and Transfer Of Off
cers,-Ofhcers OF all grades In each arm
OF the service shall be assigned to or
CARNATIONS and artillery districts, trans
ferred from one organization or district
vice may require, by order Of the Com
mander-i in Chief and all appointments
will be by commission in the stan corps
or department, or in the arm Of the SER
vice, and not by commission In any par
ticular regiment or command.
(a)-The COMMANDMENT Chief may di-
vide the. State into regimental and bat.
TALON districts, and all the field and
dents Of the military district in. which
their regiment or battalion Is situated.
Field and staff officers permanently re-
moving from the military district Of their
organization, shall be considered to have
resigned, and, unless responsible for the
military property or funds, or delinquent,
the Commander In Chief may discharge
them and provide for filling the vacancy
as in the manner prescribed by regula-
tlons. All company or troop officers must
ganization or its immediate vicinity.
(b)-The COMMANDMENT Chief may,
with the approval Of the Secretary of
War, assign officers or organizations OF
of Florida, TO the United States artillery
districts within the State Of Florida; this
for purposes Of administration and In
struction,
eral Statutes Of the State of Florida be,
and the same is hereby amended 30 as
to read as follows:
6S4-Rank of Observation-Disclosures
Of officers shall bear the date Of actual
appointment, but each otticer snail AL upon Ppa
date on which he finishes his examine
ton, which date shall be expressed In his
commission; Provided, however, That IN
the case of appointments made without
further examination from n.commis-
stoned officers who have qualified as
candidates for commission" the rank
shall be from the date on which the APP
pointment Is made. 49,.
(a)-Officers Of each grace shaii . iakts
precedence according to. the date OF their
rank, and when two OF the same grace
are of the same date, their precedence
shall be determined by length OF service,
continuous or otherwise, In the mllltary
states; and, If of equal service, then by
lot, Officers who are re-appolnted seryI,
ing continually in the same grade, shall
rank from the date expressed IN thelr vi
iginal commission to sucn grade.a o,,,oa,
(b)-In no case shall any coloreu olllcet
Sec. is, That Section 6s6 Of the. Gem
erai Statutes OF the State Of Florida pc,
and the same is hereby AMENDED 30 as u
ie Ssss@Dischsrge and Removal Of Officers;
An officer may be honorably dischargeo
nv the Commander-in-C Chief upon the
removal Of his residence. beyond the Sta 5!si
~ r,d,,eent NJ the organization to which
he belongs, or upon the expiration OF his
term of office. ,oa ..on, +ba
service shall be entitled to eertificate
of discharge. a. ch,a. nov va
2o)H.Ihe N ,onnission of and drop from
f fSs ro 5hs Of the National Guard Of Florida
the name OF any officer when ne !, mas o oiei
convicted Of an infamous crime ny CIV"
court.
(o)-The Communicating Chief may va
cate the commission Of ana I,S disGha agy
from the National Guard OF EioTiu "a any an.
o ots,rb before an examining board for exam,
naton upon the Ssn appeaps that
tbe officer is unable or unfit to discharge
the duties of his office or to exercise
proper tTo authority over Inferior officers OF
en 1ldl1&When an officer has been absent
from duty without Leave Re Tor Considered mSee in
lnlIty ua' Sa,rd the Commander-in CHER