The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30
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AN ACT to Amend Sections 900, 900, go, or,
7a,-673, ga. 67s, 67S, o7o, 6so, oS2, 683, o84
go, 6S7, 6SS, go, 600, 6o2, oo3, 69S, o99, 100
7o3, 7o4, 7o7, 7oS, 7I3, 72o, 72I, 722, 723, 724,
and 74s Of the General Statutes Of the State Of
Florida, Relating to the Militia and Naval Or
CARNATIONS of the State.
Be il Enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
Section /. That Section 600 of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
6oo-HOw Called Out.-Whenever any call IS
made by the President to repel invasion from any
foreign nation to suppress rebellion against the
Government of the United States, or to execute
the laws of the Union in any part thereof; or when
ever necessary to preserve the pubic peace, TO
execute the laws of the State, to suppress insur-
rection or to repel invasion, the Governor shall
call out the whole much of the militia OF the
State as the public necessity demands; Provided,
That in the event Of such call, or such necessity
arising, the National Guard OF Florida, as then
organized, shall be the first troops to be called
into actual service. Whenever it becomes neces-
sary to call out any portion OF the reserve militia,
the Governor may appoint the number by draft
according to the population Of the several coun-
ties of the State otherwise and shall notify the
Sheriff of each county from which any draft IS so
required, of the number OF persons his county s 10
furnish Upon the requisition of the Governor
being received by the Sheriff he shall Immediately
notify the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County
or in case OF the absence OF such Clerk OF ms ma
blty to act, then his legally authorized deputy or
deputies, who shall repair to the office OF SAID
Clerk, and in public copy from the assessors roll
OF such county, by name or number, persons VINO
are returned as liable for military duty; such
Names or their corresponding numbers, shall be
placed on slips of paper of the same size and ap-
pearance, as nearly as practicable which slips SO
named or numbered shall be placed in box suit
able for the purpose and the number required to
fill such draft or requisition drawn therefrOm by
the Clerk. All persons 50 drawn and liable to per
form duty shall be determined to be legally held
to serve in the manner and for the time specified
in the requisition and the Sheriff shall notify the
persons so drafted, orally or in writing, at what
time and place they shall appear. The Sheriff
shall make return to the Clerk of all persons drawn
who could not be found, and the Clerk shall then
draw many additional names as may be re-
quired to complete the draft and continue in like
manner until the draft is completed.
Sec. ?. That Section 900, of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be- and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
660-The Governors Staff.-The staff of the
Governor shall consist of The AdJutant General,
who shall be ex-oflcio Chief Of Staff the chief
officer OF each of the several staff departments,
and such number of aids, not to exceed five, as
may be detailed from the several staff corps and
departments and from the line; Provided, That
such detail as aid shall not operate as relieving
the officers detailed from the corps, department
or command with which they may be serving, or
from any duty connected Herewith, except at
such times as their services may be exclusively
required by the Governor, and That the detail OF
all aids shall terminate upon the expiration of the
term of Office of the Governor upon whose staff
they may be serving; Provided further, That the
the commission Of any officer holding appoint
ment at the time of the passage OF this Act, nor
shall they apply to the staff of the present Gov
ernor.
Sec. 3. That Section go of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
o70-The National Guard of FlOrida.-That por-
ton of the militia organized as a land force shall
be known and designated as the National Guard
OF Florida, and shall be composed OF able-bodied
volunteers between eighteen and torty-fiYe years
furnish satisfactory proof of good character, and
shall before taking the oath of enlistment, be sub
jected to a physical examination conforming, as
nearly possible, to the requirements for enlist
ment IN the United States Army; such examina-
tons to be conducted by medical officers of the
National Guard of Florida, OF, if this be imprac-
ticable, then by any reputable physician sur
geon who may be designated by the commanding
officer of the organization which the applicant de-
sres to join and such medical officer shall furnish
a certificate to the effect that the applicant IS
physically fitted to perform the duties of soldier
which certificate shall be forwarded together with
the oath OF enlistment, to The AdJutant General.
Sec. 4. That Section OIL of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
67l-EnliStment Before any person shall be
mustered into the military service OF the State
under the provisions of this Chapter he shall take
the following oath: Il do solernnly swear that |
will support and defend the Constitution and the
laws OF the United States and of the State of Flor
ida, and that | will observe and obey the lawful
orders of the President of the United States, the
Governor of this State, and the officers appointed
over me according to the articles and regulations
provided for the government of the armies of the
United States and of the National Guard of Flor
ida, for the period of three years, unless sooner
lawfully discharged. And | consent to be mus
tered into the service of the United States when
ever during the term of my enlistment the United
States is invaded. or in danger of invasion, from
any foreign nation, or of rebellion against the au
thority OF the government of the United States,
or the President is unable with the other forces at
his command, to execute the laws of the Union in
any part thereof, and the organization of which
am memberis called into the service of the Uni
ted States All officers of the organized militia
of this State shall be empowered to administer
oaths OF enlistment and the same shall have the
same force and effect as if made before magis-
trate or other civil officer competent TO admins
ter oaths.
(a)-Term of Enlistment.-The term of service
OF an enlisted man shall be three years; Provided,
That any enlisted man serving his second term or
other consecutive enlistment shall, after the ex-
piraton of the first year thereof be entitled to
diers who re-enlst within sixty days after the ex
piraton of their former terms of enlistment shall
be considered to have served continuously.
b)-Fraudulent EnIistmeni.-It shall be unlaw-
tul for any person to ns-state his age for the pur
pose OF securing enlistment in the militia ofsthis
State. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to en-
list IN two military. examinations at the same
time. Any person violating the provisions of this
paragraph shall be deemed guilty of fraudulent
enlistment.
(c)-Oath of Office.-Every officer commits
stoned for service IN the National Guard of Florida
shall, before entering upon his duties, take and
subscribe to the prescribed constitutional oath OF
Office, which oath shall be filed with The Adiutant
General.
Sec, ), That Section 677 of the General Stat
utes of the State of Florida be- and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
672-Armament, Discipline, Organization and
Authorized StTength.-The organization arrna-
ment and discipline of the National Guard of Flor
ida shall be the same as that which is now or may
no nUftin HrD1t,,
teer armies of the United States
b)-The Governor, as Commander-in-C Chez of
the military forces of the State shall have the
power and is hereby authorized to prescribe in