The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-29
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ACT 20.
AN ACT


vsED LAWS OF HAWAII ADDING NEW SECTIONS THERETO
KNOWN SECTIONS 1854, 1904 1903 1900 I52A,
I52B, 1904 62A Io2B, REPEAING SECTIONS 1870,
al, 49, $50 AND 100.
Be Enacted BY the Legislature of the Territory of Haoi
SECTION Sections l34 80 137, 80 40 If 49,
o 5 55 and los of the Revised Laws of Hawaii hereby
amended and sections be known Sections 1854 1904
l36B 300 52A 52B 1904 Io2A and lob OF the Revised
Laws of Hawaii are hereby enacted to read as follows
Section 49, Units of Organization The governor may
ganize the militia of the Territory of Hawaii into divisions,
brgade regiments bataons, squadons troops. batteries
panies and signal corps accordance with its strength author
lied from time time and in conformity with the organization
which may hereafter be prescribed for the Regular and
Volunteer Armies of the United States.
Section 1874 Dsbanding Consolidating Etc The governor
NAV alter divide annex consolidate dsband reoganze the
militia organizations whenever his judgment
the efficiency of the Territorial forces will be thereby increased
and he NAV at anv time change the organization Of
bataons squadrons troops batteries companies and signal
corps to conform organization system of drill
strucon hereafter adopted for the Army of the United
purpose the number of officers
missioned officers of grade baaons uadrons
batteries companies and signal be increased
decreased to the thereby made necessary.
Section I35A The Governors Instructions The
command is exercised through the adutan general who is
charged with the policies of the military
affairs he directly represents the governor and bound always
in conformity the governors instructions The adjutant
generals acts the acts and his directions and
orders the governors directions and orders
Section I56 General Staff Departments There shall be
the officers to perform all of the duties apperaning
thereto: Adjutant Generals Department Quarerasters De-
erals Department Subsistence Department Medical Department,
Pay Department Ordnance Department Engineer Corps and
offices The aduant general by virtue OF his office shall
be chief of staff
shall be control of the military department of the Territory
subordinate only governor pertaining said
department He shall perform such duties prescribed by
law and such other military duties with the regulations
and of the United States Army be required by
Section I36B Duties of Adutant General The adusant
general charged with the duty OF supervising all OF the
line and all departments arms and branches OF the military
forces Such supervisory power covers primarily duties pertain
ing the command discipline training and recruitment of the
militia military operations distribution of troops inspections
military education and instruction and kindred
connected with fiscal administration and supply.
Section 1900. Administration The adutant general shall
from time make and publish such orders and regulations
with law his bring
the organization armament equipment and discipline OF the or
ganzed militia of efficiency nearly possible ap
preaching that of the United States Army. He shall all
commissions issued military officers and shall the mill
ary law the general regulations the militia and the Articles
of War the United States be printed ndexed and bound
and form and distributed the
officers He shall make biennial of the of his
department and shall bond the Territory the sum OF
$2,5oooo
Section 1877 Officers, Election Appointment, Tenure. Com
ssoned officers be citizens of the United States and
eighteen years age Officers may be elected APP
pointed the order OF the and officers may be
deed UP promotion All appointed officers
except those of the udge-Advocate General Medical and En-
gneer Departments and Chapans shall be selected and appointed
from the commissioned officers of the National Guard General
staff and field officers shall be commissioned for four line
officers above the rank of captain shall be commissioned for
three years An order of the governor eapponting officer
the commission of such officer in for correspond
ing length of time the original commission issued for
The commissions of all officers shall continue in force until they
regularly relieved from duty responsibility and
bly with When vacancies offices of
officers in companies election be held the
noncommoned officers of such companies be ordered
for competitive examination for officers Five days
notice shall be given of all elections.
Section 139 Removal and Discharge of Officers. \
missioned officer be dismissed discharged from the
without his the sentence of general
martial the findings OF board of inquiry prescribed
in Section of this chapter.
Section Examination and Discharge of Officers The
whenever he deem that the good OF the service
it, order officer before board of
O
five board shall have the
OF of and martial and shall
the moral character and general fitness for
of such and record and the testimony
taken and record of its proceedings If the findings OF such
board be unavorab such officer and be approved by the
he shall be discharged the No officer whose
grade or promotion would in be affected by the de
c1son OF such board that before shall
participate the examination decision of the board in such
case allure when ordered before board constituted
under tins section shall be sufficient ground for finding by such