The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08

which shall be the same, 30 far as may
pc. as the corresponding regulations
petty, officers and petty oficers OF the
naval reserve shall be appointed, pro-
NOTED, reduced, and warranted in such
manner as the commander-in-chief may
prescribe. ~
Section II. Any enlisted man. who
shall remove his residence to such dis
lance from the armory OF his organiza-
ton or the armory, post. or, district at
, which he is detailed to serve, or enter
impracticable for him to perform his
duties properly, or who, after due dill
ggence' cannot be found, may be dropped
from the rolls by authority of the iad-
1utant general, upon Recommendation Of
ING company or corps commander an
enlisted man, dropped from the rolls by
reason OF removal or character Of am
dence or employment be taken up at any
time, upon his own application APP
proved by the adjutant general. A man
snail not be taken up from dropped un-
ton required upon enlistment, and men
thus taken up shall receive credit FOR
the time served before having been
Section 2. No enlisted man shall be
discharged from the service without a
discharge in writing signed by his
fesglmental or corps commander and no
man before his term OF service has ex-
pired. except by order Of the COM
m atd or adjutant general by
sentence OF general court-martial or
m1l1tary commission, on certificate Of
disability by direction of the adjutant
general, and in compliance with an or
der OF a court Of competent Jurisdiction,
OF a Judge or Justice thereof, on writ
OF habeas corpus.
Discharges shall be of the following
kinds:
1. Honorable discharge, which shall
Pc pc given to every soldier whose service
duct having been such as to warrant his
re-enlistment. r-''',
q. Discharge without honor, which
shall be given to soldier discharged:
fraudulent enlistment.
(b) Without trial, on account of hav-
Ing become disqualified for service.
own misconduct.
(c) On account Of Imprisonment I'M
der sentence of a civil court.
T. "a Where discharge, without honor
IS specially ordered by the. commander
1n-chief for any other reason.
(e) Where upon expiration Of the
enlistment the service has not, In the
opinion odraieln,s Of the company commander
honest and faithful The company or
detachment commander who deems the
service not honest and faithful shall. If
practicable, so notify the soldier at
shall at the same time notify the regi-
mental commander or senior officer Of
the corps, who will in every case upon
the on, writfen reg ~ Of the enlisted man
BILE, of three officers one of whom the
converting officer may be, to determine
whether the soldiers service. has been
be given hearing and the decision Of
the board shall be final
8. Dishonorable discharge, which
may be given to soldier:
(a) Sentenced to be SO discharged by
(b) Fined by court-martial or mill
tary commission and who fails to pay
such fine within thirty days after 1t was
imposed.
(c) Convicted Of felony.
(d) Whose commanding officer makes
application to the adjutant general for
his discharge for the good Of the ser
vice, stating briefly the misconduct re-
lied upon as a ground for the discharge;
cation In which the soldier complained
of shall be given a full and fair hear
ing, concur in the application. he may
issue his orders for dtshonorable dis
charge.
Section 73 Hereafter when any en-
listment man of the active militia shall
have distinguished himself in the SER
vice for gallantry or for long and meri-
a continuous period of fifteen years or
for period of twenty years not neces-
sartly continuous, the governor may
upon the recommendation Of the COM
mandng officer of the regiment or the
senior officer of the corps to which such
enlisted man belongs. grant him
certificate. of merit; and holder Of
military register of the state for the
remainder of his life; provided that
meritorious service hereafter in time Of
shall count double toward procuring
such certificate.
Section "A. Matters of military cour-
tesy and discipline; precedence Of regi-
ton and duties of officers; records; flags.
colors and standards; instruction and
ad adm Of regiments, battalionss
companies; rosters, detachments and
daily service; honors, courtesies and
ceremonies guards; practical and
theoretical instruction; care, account
ability and responsibility for public
property; surveys Of property: staff adj
mfnistration and general duties Of the
staff corps; military correspondence; or
ders; muster rolls; return of troops
and battle reports; arrest and ISnflne-
ment; and field service, shall. in gen.
eral and so far as practicable and con-
hereafter prescribed in the regulations
for the armies of the United States.
Section IS. The commander-in-chief
may in his discretion at such times and
under such regulations as he may pre-
scribe order each colonel commanding a
regiment, or. in case of his disability or
when designated by him. of the leu
tenant colonel, and each major COM
handing a battalion, to parade, In
spect. and report upon the general mill
tary efficiency of the several COM
panies under his command at least once
each year, In addition to the fnspec-
lions provided for In this section, the
inspector general shall make the In
spection prescribed in section nineteen
of this chapter; and the commander-in-
chief may. whenever he deems 1t neces-
sary order an inspection by a medical
officer of the officers and men, armories.
clothes, and equipments Of the active
militia
Section rs The commander-in-ch chief
shall prescribe for the officers and men
Of the regiments, corps and STAFF de-
partments of the national guard and for
the officers and men of the naval re-
serve a course of theoretical and prac-
teal instruction. and shall organize
such schools, designate such instructors,
and make such regulations, as may be
required to accomplish such instruction.
He shall have the power to order all
or any part of the national guard to
participate in any encampment, maneu-
verS and field instruction of any part OF
the regular army at or near any mill
tary post or camp or lake or seacoast
defenses Of the United States, whenever
such participation shall have been pro-
vided for by the secretary of war; and