Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05


as the war department may require, such
ordnance, accomtrements and equipments
belonging to the United States and re-
ceive in substitution therefor such pre-
scribed regulation ordnance and equip
ment, as may be necessary to conform to
The standard required by the laws and
regulations of the United States.
(e) He shall, under the direction of
the governor, prepare reQuiSitiOnS for,
and make purchases and issues of, such
military property as is necessary to equip
the organizations of the active militia
according to the standard that is now or
NAV be hereafter prescribed by the laws
and regulations of the United States, ex-
cept such purchases and issues as are
hereinafter required to be made by the
senior officers on duty in the other staff
departments; he shall approve the bills
al all purchases by whomsoever made and
all issues; but no such property shall be
issued or otherwise disposed of, to per-
sons or organizations other than those of
the active militia and portions of the re-
serve militia called into active service.
% He shall keep a just and true ac-
count Of all expenses necessarily incurred,
including pay. transportation and SUBJ
sistence OF officers and enlisted men of
the militia and of all military property;
and shall render annually to the governor
q statement in detail showing the dis
position of all clothing, ordnance, arms,
Ammunition, and other military property
on hand and issued.
(g) He may, upon approval of the gov
ernor, sell for cash to officers of the ac-
tive militia, for their official use, and to
organizations of the active militia, any
article of issue by the state; and shall
with his annual report render to the
governor a true account of the sales SO
made and shall deposit the proceeds of
the same in the state treasury to the
credit Of the military fund
Whenever the adjutant general is abb
sent from the state or is unable from any
cause to perform his duties, the governor
shall during his absence or disability
designate an officer Of the active militia
present for duty in the state to perform
The duties of the adjutant general.
Section 49, The adjutant general shall
give q bond to the state, approved by the
governor and council, in the sum of ten
thousand dollars, conditioned on the
herein prescribed; and the costs and ex-
penses incurred by entering into such
bond shall be paid out of the military
fund.
Section 10. The inspector general shall
make an annual inspection and de-
tailed report upon the arnories, property,
hooks records, financial condition, and
the various organizations of the active
militia and such other inspections as the
adjutant general may direct or the law
require. He shall perform such other
duties as are herein prescribed and sub
init to the adjutant general report of
the transactions of his office by the ff-
teenth of December, annually.
Section 20. The senior officer on duty in
the ordnance department shall have the
rank of lieutenant colonel and shall from
time to time submit to the adjutant
erty, equipment, and accoutrements and
all range and target material, which
acquisitions when approved by the ad-
jutant general and submitted to and
signed by the governor shall if they be
for material issued to the state by the
ordnance department be forwarded to
that department for supply, and if they
be for material not 50 issued, then, by
direction of the adjutant general and in
the manner prescribed in section twenty
seven, the senior ordnance officer shall
purchase and direct the issue of such
ordnance property and range material.
certify all bills therefor as correct, and
transmit them to the adjutant general:
He shall, when required or whenever he
deems 1t necessary, report to the adjutant
general upon the condition of the ord
nance, arms, and accoutrements on hand
OF issued to the national guard; he shall
point out all deficiencies and. so far as he
Is vested with authority, he shall be re-
sponsbe that all organizations are
armed and equipped as prescribed or as
may hereafter be prescribed by the war
department.
He shall be the inspector of and shall
exercise general supervision over the
small-arms practice of the national
guard. No target range or shooting gal
lery for the national guard shall be ac-
CURED constructed, maintained or
equipped. except upon his recommended
ton, unless the governor shall expressly
order otherwise. 1t shall be his duty to
make or cause to be made by the regi-
mental inspectors of small-arms practice
an annual inspection of all target ranges
and shooting galleries used by the ma
tional guard, to submit a report to the
adjutant general of the condition and
necessities of each; and to make a de-
tailed report of the transactions of his
office to the adjutant general on the fif-
teenth day of December annually.
Section 81. The senior surgeon on duty
in the medical department shall have the
rank of lieutenant colonel and, under the
direction of the adjutant general and in
the manner prescribed in section twenty
seven, shall purchase and direct the issue
of all medical supplies and equipment,
certify all bills therefor as correct and
transmit them to the adjutant general.
1t shall be his duty to make or cause to
be made by an officer of the medical de-
partment an annual Inspection and in
ventory. of the stock of medical supplies
on hand at general headquarters. to make
n list of the articles and qualities needed
to equip the national guard in the man
ner prescribed by the war department.
and transmit the same to the adiutant
general for authority to supply the same:
and he shall make to the adiutant gen
eral detailed report of the transactions
OF his office and of the condition and
quantity of medical supplies on hand, on
the fifteenth day of December annually.
Section 90 The senior officer on duty
in the subsistence department shall have
the rank of lieutenant colonel and shall,
under the direction of the adjutant gen
eral, purchase and issue In the manner
subsistence stores and property, certify
all bills therefor as correct and transmit
them to the adjutant general: he shall
make detailed report of the transac-
tons of his officesto the adiutant general
the fifteenth day of December an
nually.
Section %. The Judge advocate shall be
appointed by the governor. with rank OF
lieutenant colonel; he shall be an at.
torney-at-law of the supreme judicial
court of this state. of at least five years
standing. He shall be. under the dircc-
ton of the governor. charged with the
supervision of all things relating TO the
administration of justice in the military
forces of the state: he shall diligently
scrutinize and examine the proceedings
OF all courts-martial and courts of in
Qury which are submitted to him for
review and report thereon to the ad,
jutant general; he shall when directed
act as judge-advocate or recorder OF any
military court or board he shall be the
legal adviser of the military department..
and to him may be referred for super
vision all contracts, agreements. or other
Instruments to be drawn or executed IN
the course of the business thereof. He
shall make a detailed report of the trans
actions Of his office to the adjutant gen
eral on the fifteenth day of December
annually.
Section a. The attorney general OF the
state shall be the legal adviser OF the
governor of the adjutant general, and OF