The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

NAV fix necessary limits or bounds to his parade
or camp not including public road within such
bounds, in such manner as to prevent travelling
therein; and within such bounds and limits no
person shall enter without leave: and the COM
manding officer at any post may refuse to I'M
authorized persons entrance into any armory or
other building in which troops may be CHARTERED
whenever, in his Judgment, the e1dgencies of the
service make this expedient. Whoever intrudes
within the limits of any parade, camp, arnlory or
building occupied as quarters, after being forbid
den may be elected, forcibly If necessary, may
be confined under guard, as provided for in the
foregoing paragraph; and whoever reSists sentry
endeavoring to exclude him from such limits may
be arrested by order of the commanding officer,
and tried upon his complaint for assault.
(c)-No person shall discriminate against any
officer or enlisted man OF the National Guard of
Florida because of his membership in the militia.
No person shall prohibit or refuse entrance to any
officer or enlisted man of the Army or Navy of the
United States of the National Guard of this
State into any public entertainment or place OF
amusement because such officer or enlisted man
is wearing the uniform of the organization to
which he belongs. No employer or agent of any
corporation, company or firm shall discharge any
person from employment under them because of
being an officer or enlisted man of the organiza-
ton militia, or because, being a regularly COM
missioned or enlisted member of the militia, he
shall have been called away to perform some prop
er military duty legally required of him.
(d)-Any person violating the provisions of the
foregoing paragraphs OF this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon con-
viction before court OF competent jurisdiction,
may be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars, or
sentenced to a confinement for not exceeding
SIX months or both, at the discretion of the Court
ct shall be unlawful for any association,
club society or other organized body, of frater-
nal or social character, or organized for the mu-
tual protection and benefit of its members to in
corporate IN its charter, constitutions or bylaws
or to adopt any rule seeking to or having the effect
of debarring from its membership or from the
equal enjoyment Of its privileges, the members of
the organized militia. Any. association, club.
society or other organized body violating the pro-
visions of this Section shall forfeit any charter
granted it by the State and all privileges granted
to or enjoyed by it under the State law.
Sec. IS. That Section 1872 of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
732.-Pensious.-Any member of the National
Guard of Florida who while IN active service TN
der Section 7I6 of this Article, is wounded dis
abled, shall be taken care of and provided for at
the expense of the county in which the riot, ur-
lawful assembly or breach of the peace occurred,
during such disability; and in case of death or
permanent disability a result of such wounds of
injuries, he or his widow and children, if any, OF
his dependent mother, shall receive pension, the
amount and manner of payment to be the same as
is now may be hereafter be fixed by law for
soldiers who served in the Confederate States
Army.
Sec. 80. That Section 7s6 Of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
730-Duties of Other Officers.-The duties of
the officers of the several staff corps and depart
ments, other than those specially prescribed for |
The Adjutant General and Chief OF Staff in the !
Sections, shall be such as usually per
tain to officers of like grades in similar staff corps
and departments of the Regular Army of the |
United States, and such other proper military 1
duties as they may be ordered to perform by the |
Commander-in-C Chief or Chief of Staff.
(a)-On or before the fifteenth day of Deem 1
Der of each year, the commanding general of each |
brigade and division, the commanding officer of !
each regiment and other separate organization OF.
the line and the chiefs of the several staff corps
and departments, shall prepare and forward to /
The AdIutant General report OF the operations '
corps or departments, embodying therein such =,
they may deem pertinent |
and for the good of the military service.
Sec. 40. That Section 1877 of the General Stat |
utes of the State of Florida be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows
737-EXemptiOn from Jury Duty.-Al officers |
and enlisted men shall be exempt from jury duty |
if they desire it.
Sec Al That Section 74s of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be- and the same is |
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
745-Manner of Forming Divisions.-A divi- |
sion of naval militia may be formed in the same |
manner as is provided for the formation of a com
naval battalion shall be constituted as soon as two
divisions are completely organized.
Sec. AZ. That Section 74s OF the General Stat |
utes of the State of Florida be, and the same is |
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
DISCRIMINATION and DiScipline.-The organi- |
cation of the naval militia and its system of dis |
Clpllne and exercises shall conform as nearly as !
possible to that of the Navy of the United States
It shall be governed by the laws and regulations /
as now provided for the government of the Ma |
tional Guard of Florida, as far as the may be
applicable: and the Governor, as COMMANDMENT
Chief shall have power to order, divide, annex, /
consolidate or disband the said battalion whenever |
in his judgment the efficiency of the State forces
will be thereby increased; and he shall have power
to make such rules and regulations may be |
deemed proper for the government and instruc-
ton of the said battalion. Such rules and regu-
ations shall conform to the provisions of this |
Article, and as nearly as possible, to those gov
ernng the United States Navy.
Sec. 43. That Section 74s of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
74S-Relative Rank of Officers.-The rank of
officers in the Naval Militia is naval rank, and its
relation to the rank of officers in the Army and or
ganized militia shall be such is prescribed in the
Regulations for the United States Army and
Navy. The relative rank of petty officers and
searnen of the Naval Militia shall be the same as
for similar grade in the United States Navy.
Sec. A. That wherever in the laws of Florida
the term or title Florida State Troops" is used.
It shall be understood referring to and will ap-
ply to the National Guard of Florida.
Sec. As That all laws and parts of laws in con-
1ict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. That this Act shall become effective
Immediately upon its passage and approval by
he Governor.
Approved June ?, 1909.