Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

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| Chief shall have power to alter, divide,
! annex consolidate, disband, or reorganlZe
| the same whenever in his Juogment the
| efficiency of the forces will be thereby in
| creased. and he shall at any time nave
| power to change the organization of de-
| partments staff corps, regiments. bat
| talions. companies, troop, and battery SO
as to conform to any organization, system
| of drill, or instruction now or hereafter
adopted for the Army of the United states
| or the organized militia, and for that pur-
| pose the number of officers and nom
| commissioned officers of any grade In de-
partments staff corps. regiments, pat
| talions. companies, troop. and battery
| NAV he Increased to the extent made
necessary by the new positions thus
created
| Strike out all of session 81 and insert
! in lieu thereof the following:
Sec 81 That the officers Of the staff
departments, staff corps and the troop
and companies created by this act when
organized shall be nominated by the com
| manding general, subject to the eXamlna-
| ton required by law.
Strike out all of section % and insert
| in lieu thereof the following:
Sec. %. That vacancies existing or
| hereafter occurring in the cavalry, Coast
Artillery Corps, field artillery and Infantry
| above the grade of second lieutenant
|
CURED by law. be filled by promotion &C
| cording to seniority from the next lower
grade in the troop the separate company.
the field battery. the separate battalion
and the regiment in which the vacancy oc-
| Cured"
| Following section % and between that
section and section 23 insert the following
| additional section:
Sec. pa. That hereafter all appoint
ments to the grade of second lieutenant
| I,a fho cd
ulations prescribed by the commanding
general. and subject to the examination
required by law"
| Strike out all Of section q and insert in
| lieu thereof the following:
''Sec. o. That the commanding general
be, and he is hereby authorized to pre-
| scribe system of examination to be con-
| Quoted at such times anterior to the &C
| cruing of the right to promotion as may
be best for the interest Of the service. If
any officer fails to appear for examina-
| ton within thirty days after notification
| to so appear or fails to pass sat1Sfac-
| tory examination and Is reported unit for
| promotion, the officer next below him In
| rank, having passed said examination
| shall receive promotion: And provided
| That should the officer fail in his physical
examination and be found incapacitated
| for service by reason OF physical disable
| ity contracted in the line of duty he shall
| be retired with the rank to which his
| seniority entitled him to be promoted; but
| If he should fail for any other reason he
| shall be suspended from promotion for
| and in case of failure on such re-examina
ton he shall be honorably discharged"
|
Following section 90 and between that
section and section "a insert the following
| additional sections:
| Section 23a That the commanding
general be, and he is hereby. authorized
| to prescribe a system of examination of
| enlisted men to determine their fitness
| for promotion to the grade of second lieu
| tenant.
Section 23b. That whenever, in the
| opinion of the commanding general of the
| militia of the District of Columbia, an
| officer of the said militia has become in
capacitated for the performance of duty
| for any reason, the commanding general
| shall submit the name of such ot1icer to
| the Secretary of War. with a view of his
' being ordered before a board of examin-
alton, to be appointed by the Secretary
| of War, which board shall examine said
| officer as to his physical, mental and
| military qualifications.
| IF any officer shall fail to appear be-
| fore a board of examination so appointed
| within thirty days after being notified.
| or shall fail to pass satisfactory exam
| nation. the fact shall be certified by the
board to the commanding general, w..o
| shall forward the record of examination
| to the Secretary of War, with his recon-
| mendation thereon, for submission to the
President.
| * =
Section 23c. That any commissioned
officer in the National Guard of the DIS
trict of Columbia who shall have served
as such in the National Guard of the
District of Columbia for the continuous
period of ten years may, upon his own
application, be placed by the President
of the United States upon a retired nst
which is hereby authorized, with the
rank held by him at the time such ap-
plication is made: Provided, however
that officer so retired who at the
time of making such application has re-
NAMED in the same grade for the con-
tinuous period of ten years. or whose
may be retired with increased rank of one
grade and shall, before being so retired,
receive from the President of the United
States the commission of the new grade:
Provided, further, that whenever any Of
ticer on the active list reaches the age of
sixty-four years he shall be retired; with
or without Increase of rank. in the dis
, erection of the President of the United
States. Retired officers on occasions of
ceremony may, and when acting under
orders. las hereinafter provided, shall
wear the uniform Of the highest rank at
tanned by them in the military service of
: the United States. the militia of the
states or territories. or the National
) Guard OF the District of Columbia Re
tired officers shall be eligible to perform
any military duty to the same extent as
! If not retired, and the commanding gen.
: eral may, in his discretion, by order. re-
quire them to serve upon military boards,
courts of inquiry, and courts-martfal. or
? to perform any other special or temporary
duty. and for such service they shall re-
, ceive the same pay and allowances as are
provided by law for like service by Off
GERS on the active list of the National
, Guard of the District of Columbia. All re-
; tired officers shall be amenable to court
martial for military offenses TO the same
extent as if upon the active list of the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia. The names of all officers of re-
| tired rank shall be borne upon a separate
roster kept under the supervision of the
adjutant general. The commanding gen.
eral may at any time recommend to the
e President of the United States and the