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

erty not exceeding one, hundred dollars in
value may be made in such manner as
the purchasing officer may deem best.
For other purchases not exceeding five
hundred dollars, the purchasing officer
i smaat procure written proposals from at
ing five hundred dollars in value the pur-
cnaslng offlcer shall publicly advertise,
1or not less than ten days, for sealed pro-
posals' to be opened at the place, day.
ana hour designated in such advertise
ment. All bids must be accompanied with
a certified check for ten per centum of
the amount OF the bid; and he may re-
quire the person contracting to give bond
IN such sum and surety as he may direct,
conditioned for faithful performance, in
default Of which such bond shall be
all moneys recovered turned in to the
state treasury for the benefit OF the mill
tary fund; provided. that in case of emer-
gency occasioned by war, invasion, riot,
lnsurrection, resistance to the laws, or
imminent danger thereof, or by flood.
conf1agration, or tempest, the governor
may direct that such property as may be
urgently required be purchased in open
market. Provided, also. that the right
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
Section %. No officer herein authorized
to make purchases or sales of military
property shall be concerned, directly or
indirectly, in the purchase or sale of any
such property, except for and on account
OF the state; nor Shall any such officer
take or apply to his own use any gain or
enolunent TOR negotiating or transacting
any business of his office, other than
what is allowed by law.
Section %. All property purchased IN
der the authority herein granted shall be
inspected and no payment shall be made
therefor until it snail appear by the GER
titicate of the inspecting officer that the
property is of the kind and quality speci-
tied in the agreement.
Section 80. No officer or enlisted man
the contracting of any Indebtedness on
behalf of the state, unless especially
authorized to do SO by this chapter or by
the express order of the governor; and
any person in the military service who
Shall violate the provisions of this section
shall be dishonorably discharged, and
suffer such other punishment as d court
martial may direct.
Section Il. The national guard of the
state shall consist of the necessary staff
departments, medical department, u
officers heretofore or hereafter retired
the organizations forming the national
guard at this date, and such others as
may be organized hereafter and such per-
sons as are or may be enlisted and COM
mfSSioned therein. The commander-in-
chief shall have power to alter, divide
consolidate, disband or reorganize any
organizations or corps and create new
organizations and corps whenever re-
Quired by the provisions of this chapter
or whenever in his judgment the efficacy
creased and he shall have power and it
shall be his duty to change the organiZa-
ton of the state forces so as to conform
to any organization, system of drill or
instruction now or hereafter prescribed
by the laws and regulations of the United
States for the organization and govern
ment of the militia; and for that purpose
the number of the officers and non-com-
missioned officers OF any grade may be
increased or diminished, or their grades
may be altered, whenever necessary to
national guard is organized, by order of
the conlmander-in-cniefi into a brigade, Il
brigadier general shall be selected as
prescribed in section fifty, to command
the same.
Section 81 New organizations may be
raised on petition To the governor, or by
his order; and when the minimum number
of persons required by law has been en-
listed and notice thereof given to the
governor, he may issue an order for the
election of the commissioned officer, but
whenever the governor shall have the
authority to appoint officers of the line
he may raise new organizations and APP
point the officers thereof whenever and
IN such manner as he may deem best for
the service.
Section 80. The aggregate forces in the
active militia in time of peace, fully
armed, uniformed, and equipped shall not
exceed three thousand men; but in case of
war, Instruction, invasion, or rebellion,
or imminent danger thereof, the governor
shall have power to increase the forces
beyond the said three thousand and or
ganize them as is required by law.
Section "a. The organization, arma-
ment, and discipline of the national guard
of this state and of the military units
thereof Shall be the same as that which
is now or may hereafter be prescribed or
provided by the laws and regulations of
the United States for the organized
militia; and the coinmander-in-chief is
hereby authorized and it shall be his duty
to issue and prescribe from time to time
such orders and regulations, and to adopt
such other means of administration, as
shall maintain the prescribed standard of
organization, armament and discipline;
and 1t shall be the further duty of the
regulations and to adopt such methods of
administration, for the care, preserva-
ton. disposition of and accountability for
all military property issued to the active
militia and belonging to the United
States; for procuring, diSburSing and ac-
counting for all military funds allotted
to the state; for arming, eQuppinS, and
supplying the active militia, and for ar
ranging for such camps of instruction,
field service, and rifle practice as shall
meet the requirements that are now or
may hereafter be prescribed by the laws
and regulations of the United States.
And such orders, regulations, and means
adopted shall have the full force and
effect of law.
Section IS. The regiments and all other
military units of the national guard shall
when so ordered 10y the governor, conStl-
tute a brigade, which shall be COM
nianded by the brisadjsr general, or, in
case of his absence of disability. by the
senior line officer of the national guard
The staff of the brigade commander shall
consist of one surgeon, one adjutant gem
eral one ordnance officer, one commits
sarv one ouartermaSter, and one judge
advocate, majors; and two aides lieu
tenants. detailed from the national guard
In addition to the above the governor
may. upon the recommendation of the
brigade commander. detail from the ma
tional guard for duty on the brigade staff
such other officers as may be necessary,
but no officer shall be so detailed except
to a position authorized by the orders of
the war department or by the laws and
regulations governing the regular army
or the organized militia.
Section SO. There shall be the following
departments consisting of officers of
number and rank specified necessary for
the maintenance of the staff corps and
departments. of the national guard.
namely: Il subsistence department, one
commiSSary, lieutenant colonel. an ord
nance department.. one lieutenant colonel
and one major; and a medical depart
ment, organized as prescribed in the fol-
lowing section.
Section 81. That from and after the ap-
prevail of this act the medical depart
nent of the national guard shall consist
of a medical corps. a medical reserve
corps and the hospital corps. The medi-
cal corps shall consist of the officers