The Republican journal., 1909-04-08


ganization, band or separate headquarters
shall be allowed as rent for such suit
able building or buildings to the munich
pality providing and maintaining them,
and paid by the state out of the mill
tary fund.
Section 81. 1t shall be the duty Of mu-
nicipal officers to provide for each COM
pany of the active militia located within
able target range, except where such
range shall be provided out of the mill
tary fund appropriated by the congress
of the United States and apportioned to
the state for that purpose; and it shall be
the duty of such municipal officers to
maintain and keep in good repair such
target range Tor the use of the company
or companies located within the limits
of their municipality, irrespective of the
method in which such range may have
been obtained. The suitability Of such
target range for the necessary military
purposes shall be as determined by the
inspector of small arms practice of the
national guard and approved by the ad-
jutant general. All ranges shall be open
for the use of members of the national
guard at any time
Section 80. Any municipal officer who
fails, refuses, or neglects to take effective
measures for providing and maintaining
such suitable drill-rooms, offices, armo-
ries, or headquarters as prescribed in
section one hundred and seven, and any
municipal officer who fails, refuses, or
neglects to take enec irt measures for
providing and maintaining suitable tar
get range as prescribed in section one
hundred and eight, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, prosecuted by complaint or
indictment before a court of competent
jurisdiction, and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than four hundred dollars, or
imprisoned for not less than three months
nor more than six months, or shall Suf-
fer both such fine and Imprisonment,
which fine shall be paid into the state
treasury and credited to the military
fund.
Section SO. All municipalities in this
state are hereby given power and author
lty to build or acquire by. purchase, lease.
gift, Or otherwise, suitable armories,
drillroomS, headquarters offices, and the
land necessary therefor and for target
ranges for such organizations of the &C
tive militia as may be stationed or To-
Gated therein, and to provide for the
maintenance and repair of the same; and
all municipalities are hereby authorized,
and it shall be the duty of the officers
thereof to raise money by taxation or
suitable armories. drill-rooms, headquar-
tiers offices and target ranges for such
organizations of the active militia as
such manner as is by law provided for
the erection and maintenance of all mu-
nicipal public buildings and improve
ments.
Section 81. All armories, drill-rooms,
offices, headquarters Offices and target
ranges, owned by the state or by any
municipality, or by any organization Of
the active militia, and all buildings and
lands leased by the state or by any mu-
nicipality. or by any officer or organ
ization of the active militia, to be used
as an , armory, drill-room, headquarters
tary purposes shall be exempt from tax
alton for all purposes during the period
OF such ownership, lease and use.
Section 95. The adjutant general, to-
gether with two officers of the lire of
the active militia of or above the grade
of captain and two civilians appointed by
the governor for d term of four years
unless sooner relieved by the proper au-
thority and eligible to reappointment for
like period shall constitute an armory
commission of which the adjutant general
shall be the chairman. whose duty it
and control over all armories, drill
rooms, and headquarters offices, to con-
suit and cooperate with the municipal
authorities and to devise effective means
of obtaining and maintaining such armo-
rles,, and to fix, subject to the approval
OF the governor, the compensation to be
allowed to the municipalities as rent for
them, they shall have the power, after
consulting and hearing the responsible
municipal officers, to determine the ad-
ministrative question of military suita-
armorles, drill-rooms. offices, and head
quarters offices; and it shall be their
duty to notify the responsible munich
pal officers of all deficiencies in these
respects, and should such officers fail,
refuse or neglect to take effective lreas-
u es Ton prov ding such suitable build
mss and their maintenance, the chair
man OF the commission shall initiate tht
prosecution prescribed by section ninety
TWO.
Section Sc. All armortes, drill-rooms.
o1llces, and headquarters offices. shall be
subject always to the provisions of law
and the regulations prescribed by proper
authority; and said armores, drill-roofns,
ofhees, and headquarters offices, shall be
militia unless otherwise authorized by
the general regulations for the govern
ment OF arnorles prescribed by the ar
l m commission, or by special authority
application in special cases by the NUM-
cipal authorities in writing Should any
municipal officer use such buildings with
OUT authority, or abuse the authority or
privilege SO granted, they and each of
them shall, in each such case, be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor and shall be
two
- Section 81. The governor is authorized
70 accept IN the name of the state dona-
I Siohs >, OF lands and buildings to be used
LOT military purposes by the organized
lllilela under such conditions as the DON
us may nominate; lands and buildings
So adonated snail be subject TO the rules
ernor. ~ 'Ao soV-
sl neGtlon 9s. Whenever the military fund
shall be sufficient to warrant such ex-
PLY PLY tuIes' the armory commission NAV,
~ Wheh me approval and by direction OF
ttie governor, erect upon lands donated
- me state for the purpose either by
i maia pau corporations or individ-
omces or other buildings for military mr..
poses; provided. that should such buiId-
tnss cease to be held, used, or OCCUPIED
LOT military purposes the buildings and
improvements, thereon erected ont Of the
ihllItafy fund shall revert to the origina
donor, or donors, his or their successnrs
heirs, and assigns %
section 49, The rules of evidence in al,
courts-martial shall follow in general 81
aar as opposite, the common law rifles
~ evidence as observed by the courts of
LIS state In criminal cases, but a certain
iautude In the Introduction of evidence
ana me examination Of witnesses bv an
s s;nJn OF restrictive rules is permits
sipie When 1t is in the interest of the
accused shall, at his own REQUEST bI,t not
69iih ON be a competent witness: and
ms failure to make such request shall
not create any presumption against him
section 100. In all trials hafnr.
courts martial the accused shall hsve
tne right to demand the nature and
cause or the accusation against him
ana 70 be presented with a copy of the
Gtnarges. He shall have the right of be-
ing ing heard by himself or counsel or
poth; and shall have compulsorv
process for obtaining witnesses in his
ravEr ,o me officer ordering a general,
Will, at the request Of any prisoner Who VIZ,
Is to be arraigned. detail as his co Jun
sci suitable officer who shall nerfnrn
SuCn duties as deVOlVe lnon co,,nSaI o..