The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-08
board of the national guard as herein-

board OF the national guard as herein
after prescribed.
Section 80. For the purpose of securing
competent medical practitioners to con-
duct the physical examination OF applica-
lions Tor enlistment and to render medi-
cal service to any organization called out
by the governor to suppress insurrection,
riot, or resistance to the laws, the gov
commissions as first lieltenants OF the
medical reserve corps to such contract
surgeons as shall be favorably recon-
mended by the senior officer of the medi-
cal corps, not to exceed one for each
company or other organization SO stu
ated that the services of an officer of the
medical corps cannot be effectively avail
able. Such officers are not members Of
the national guard nor entitled to retire
ment, but the commissions SO given shall
confer upon the holders all the authority,
rights and privileges of commissioned
officers OF like grade In the medical corps
OF the national guard, except promotions,
but only when engaged in active duty as
examining surgeon of recruits or In rem
derlng services TO any command to which
they mas. be attached in time of insur-
Iectlon, riot, on resistance to the laws
Tney shall have rank in said corps ac-
cording to the date of their commissions
therein. and when employed on active
duty shall rank next below all officers OF
like grade In the national guard; pro-
yided, that contract surgeons now in the
military service who receive the favorable
recommendation OF the company COM
manner at the StdllOn where SuCh con-
tract surgeon resides and of the senior
officer of the medical corps, shall be
given preference in appointment over all
other applicants; and provided further.
that any officer of the medical reserve
corps who fails to perform his duty as
herein prescribed shall forfeit his COM
mission and not be eligible to re-appoint-
ment.
when called into or engaged in active
duty shall be subject to the laws, regu-
lations. and orders for the government
of the national guard; and for conducting
the physical examination of applicants
for enlistment shall be entitled to such
compensation as the governor in regu-
services to the pay and allowances of first
lieutenants of the medical corps.
Section 80. The hospital corps shan con-
sist OF the sergeants first class sergeants,
eorporals, privates first class and pri-
Yates, required for service with the sew
eral organizations of the national guard,
ambulance company, or field hospital;
and such non commissioned officers and
prtvates shall be of the same grades and
numbers as are authorized or prescribed
for service with the corresponding organ
izations of the regular army or as au-
thorized or prescribed by the orders of
the war department. or laws and regula-
tions OF the United States for the gov
eminent OF the organized militia
=, Enlistments in the hospital corps and
the appointment OF non-commissioned
officers therein shall be as prescribed in
regulations by the governor.
Section 40. The governor Is hereby au-
thorized to organize coast artillery
corps which shall belong to the line of
the national gVRrd and which shall con-
sst of such nupber of companies as the
governor may determine. The number of
artillery shall be in approximately the
same proportion to the number of COM
panies as obtains in the coast artillery
corps of the regular army, and the num-
electrician sergeants first and second
class, master gunners, hremen and other
expert enlisted men shall be determined
by the, governor; but the minimum
strength in the different grades for a
coast artillery company of the national
guard shall be as prescribed by the or
ders of the war department and the laws
And regulations of the United States.
The commander-in-chief has the power to
transfer to the coast artillery corps, I'M
der such regulations as he may prescribe,
such existing organizations of such Off
GERS and men thereof as he may deem for
the best Interest of the service.
Section Al. The commander-in-chief
to the number fixed in this chapter in
organizations in which there are vacan-
cies in enlisted cooks when such organ
are called upon in aid of the civil author
tiles. The chief may au
thoriZe the employ ment and prescribe the
number of cooks for all headquarters and
cooks is not authorized by this chapter.
Cooks during such employment shall be
subject to the laws and regulations for
the government of the national guard
and shall receive the same pay as en-
listed cooks.
Section AZ The organizations forming
the naval reserve at this date, such
others as may be organized hereafter and
such persons as may be enlisted or as
may be appointed or commissioned there
in, shall constitute the naval reserve of
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reserve shall consist of not more than one
ships company of not more than seven
divisions, the total strength of which
shall not exceed three hundred officers
and men, but in time of war, invasion,
instruction, or imminent danger thereof,
the governor shall have power TO increase
this force to double the authorized peace
strength and organize it as the exigencies
of the service may require, provided
that in time of peace the total strength
OF the active militia shall not exceed the
limits prescribed in section thirty-one.
Section 43. The commandments
may organize the forces prescribed in
the preceding section as lie may deem
proper; and when in his judgment the
efficiency of the naval reserve will be in
creased thereby, or whenever public in
terest may demand It, he may alter, re-
organize, or disband any or all of the
organizations therein; and he shall have
power at any time to change the organ
iZation of the naval reserve so as to con-
form to any organization, system of drill
the navy of the United States, and to
increase and decrease for that purpose
the number of officers, warrant officers,
chief petty officers, petty officers and
enlisted men and to change their grades,
titles. and designations.
The system of administration, drill and
instruction OF the naval reserve shall
conform, as nearly as practicable, to that
of the navy of the United States; and
the discipline and government thereof
when not otherwise prescribed shall be
according to the laws and regulations
now or hereafter governing the national
guard. No part of the naval reserve shall
be attached to any organization of the
national guard except when especially
ordered by the governor, In which case
the senior officer present shall command
the whole, unless the commander in chief
shall direct otherwise.
Section A. The commanding officer OF a
ships company shall rank as lieutenant
commander except where the ships COM
pany consists of less than three divisions
and when the rank of the commanding
officer shall be lieutenant. There shall be
allowed on the staff of the commanding
officer of the ships company one lieu
tenant Junior grade who shall act as ex-
ecutive officer, one assistant paymaster
rank of lieutenant junior grade; but
whenever the commanding officer OF the
ships company shall rank as lieutenant
commander the executive officer shall
shall be on the staff of the commanding
officer two chief petty officers of such
class as he may designate. Each divi-
sion shall be commanded by an ensign,
excepting that the senior division officer
may be commissioner with the rank as
lieutenant junior grade. To each division
there shall be allowed. In time OF peace,
one chief petty officer of such class as
the commanding officer OF the ships
company may designate. and not more
than eight petty officers and thirty-two