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or insurrection, declared by proclama-
ton of the governor TO exist, and then
of the sentence inficting such punish
ment ~lmprisonments other than in
~guardhouse shall be executed in jails
or prisons designated by the governor
IA. Relief from Civil or Criminal
Liability. Members of the militia or
state by any proper authority. shal
not be liable, civilly or criminally, for
any act or acts done by them while on
duty and in the roper discharge of
their duty. except as otherwise pro-
vided in this act; and no person be-
longing to the militia in active service
civil process while going to, remain
ing at, or returning from any place at
which he may be required to attend
the militia performing any duty in ac-
tive service shall have a right of way
in any street or highway through
carriage of the United states mail and
the progress and operation of fire en-
gines and fire departments shall not
Every member of the National
Guard of this state shall be exempt
while he is such member of the Ma
tional Guard from the payment of all
poll tax and from service on any jury;
and from all poll tax after he shall
have secured three enlistments and re-
ceived honorable discharge from the
is. The Adjutant GeneralI. The
adjutant general shall be in control
of the military department of the
state, and subordinate only to the gov
ernor in matters pertaining to said de-
partment. He will perform such duties
as pertain to the adjutant general and
the other chiefs of staff departments,
under the regulations and customs of
the United States army. He will sup
erintend the preparation of all returns
and reports required by the United
States from the state, and will per-
form all the duties prescribed for him
in this military code,
He shall keep a register of all the
officers Of the militia of the state, and
keep in his office all records and pa
pers required to be kept and filed
therein, and make a report on or be-
fore the thirty-frst day of December
in each year to the governor, includ-
ing a detailed statement of all the ex-
penditures for military purposes dur
An military records, banners and
relics of the state except when in law
full use. shall be under the control OF
the adiutant general, and IL shall be
his duty to take safe and proper care
of the same. .
He shall, at the expense of the state,
when necessary, cause the militia law,
the general regulations of the state,
and the articles of war of the United
states to be printed, indexed, and
bound in proper compact form, and dis
tributed to the commissioned officers,
sheriffs, county auditors and county
treasurers OF this state, at the rate of
one copy to each; n to each com
missioned officer and Headquarters he
shall issue one copy of the necessary
text books and of such annual reports
concerning the militia as the governor
may direct.
lie shall cause to be prepared and
Issued all necessary blank, books,
forms and notices required to carry
into full effect the provisions Of this
act. All such books and ank shall
be and remain the property of the
state.
The seal o used in the Office of
the adjutant general OF this state
shall be the seal of his office, and
shall be delivered by him to his sue
Cessor.
Tho adjutant general may have such
assistants, clerks and employees in his
department and the other various de-
~partments of which he is the head,
and as many laboTers as may be re-
quired from time to time, subject to
the approval Of the governor. The as
sistants in the various departments
under the adjutant general shall be
appointed and commissioned by the
governor upon the recommendation of
the adjutant general, and shall be en-
titled to all the rights and privileges
granted to officers of the National
Guard in this act. The clerks and en-
ployes shall be appointed and the lab
Orers hired by the adJutant general.
The general staff officers appointed by
the governor as herein provided, shall
hold such rank not above that OF col
onel, as is consistent with their posi-
ton and duties and as recommended
by the adjutant general.
may receive the benefit OF the funds
provided by congress it shall be the
duty of the adjutant general of the
state to submit a plan of proposed
field or camp service of instructions
for the ensuing year, with an estimate
Of funds required for payment, sub
sistence and transportation of the
portion Of the National Guard particl-
patlng therein; said to furn-
ish the details and to be made out in
the form required by the instructions
from the secretary of war.
He shall make such regulations per-
tanning to the preparation of reports
and returns and TO the care and pres
poses, whether belonging to the state
or to the United States, as In his opin-
ion the conditions demand; such regu-
lations to be operative and in force
when promulgated in the form of gen
eral orders, circulars, or letters of in
struction.
The a%djutant general shall also be
quartermaster general.
AS quartermaster general he may
require his assistants, who shall be
members of the National Guard, TO
give bonds with sufficient surety in
such an amount as he shall deem suf-
fcient, to the people of the state, con-
ditiOned for the faithful performance
of their duty. such bonds to be APP
proved by him and filed in the office
of the secretary of state.
ne budll dlltIu " the dIt PitStl
walton, safe keeping and repairing of
the arms, ordnance. accoutrements,
equipments, and all other military
property belonging to the state or is-
sued to the state by the government
Of the United States for the purpose
of arming and equipping the organ
lied militia. All military property of
the state which, after a proper inspec-
ton, shall be found unsuitable for the
use OF the state, shall, under the direc-
ton OF the governor, be disposed OF by
the quartermaster general at public
auction after suitable advertisement
Of the sale, daily for ten lays. in at
least one legal newspaper published
in the city or county where the sale
is to take place; or the same may be
sold at private sale when so ordered
by the governor. He shall bid in the
property or suspend the sale when
ever, in his opinion, better prices may
or should be obtained. He shal from
time to time render to the governor a
just and true account of the sales
made by him, and shall deposit the
proceeds OF all sales so made with the
state treasurer TO the credit of the
special militia fund.
He shall be responsible for all the
arms, ordnance, accoutrements, equip
ments and other military property
the secretary OF war in compliance
with law; and it shall thereafter be
his duty to prepare returns of said
arms and other property of the United
States at the times and in the man
ner requested by the secretary of war.
He shall upon the order of the gov
| ernor turn In to the ordnance depart
ment of the United States army the
rifles, ~carbines, bayonets, bayonet
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