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pompanies and signal corps may be
Increased or decreased to the extent
made necessary by the new conditions

~ force beYori tire maximum established
BY the law and sto. orgnnize,the same,
cies of the service may require
go; Organization of National
tional guard shall be composed and or
& ganized In the same and under the same
regulations as the same units are or
may be organized and composed III the
army Of the; United States as nearly
as possible or as may be prescribed
+ from time to time by the SECRETARY of
war; and subject to the provisions of
this act shall be as follows
A company shall consist of one cap
tain one first lieutenant, one second
termaster sergeant, four sergeants, six
one artifcer and forty-twc privates.
shall be fifty eight enlisted snen.
battalion shall consist Of one ma
aa5nant rf
and commissary 3tsecond lieutenant),
one battalion sergeant major and four
companies Of infantry; total enlisted,
regiment shall consist of one colo
mel ons lieutenant colonel one adiu u.
B fcaptain), one commissary tcaptain),
one inspector of smell arms practice
tcaptain). one chaplain, one Sergeant
y commissary sergeant, two color SER
geants, three battaltons of infantry, and
one;: drum major, four sergeants, eight
corporals, one cook, and twelve pri-
Yates; total enlisted, minimum, T32.
regiment of infantry may have. in
addition to the commissioned officers
ane sa,stsd enamerated ab9N
assistant surgeons tcaptains or .-.-st
lieutenants), as prescribed in SECTION
b, 1898, or one surgeon and three as
Distant surgeons detailed from the med
lcal department.
" hen 1t Is impracticable to assign
three battaliens TO regiment 1T may
be composed OF a smaller number, not
less slaan two, each of which should
eonsist OF four companies; but where
\ The four companies cannot be assigned
TO attalton 1t may be composed of
4 pany siseletonized. Similarly when four
compasaes cannot be assigned to a sep
rate ha.talen may be eomposed Of
d which for sufficient reasons it Is i'm
praetieable to assign to battalions, shall
exist as separate companies; and bat
talions of incomplete battalions which
cannot be combined with regiments Of
~ least eight companies shall exist as
q separate #BdltallonS.i
A brigade shall ordinarily consist of
two or more full regiments of infantry,
9S three being the normal organizations.
but separate battalions and separate
u companies may be asst aned thereto and
PROVISIONAL brigales consisting Of two
or more regiments of not less than
eighs companies each may be organized
for the e purpose of instruction or ma
neaVe bTi IN 5,er sanera, is tho nroner
& commander for brigade, but in case
osthe absence or disability Of the brig
adler General the. command will de-
voiYe upon the senior officer of the line
& who is present for duty with the bril-
v Gade.S
y The stnff of brigade shall consist
Of officers detailed from the several
ftaff corps and departments, as fol-
60 ~, = a ,1intan+ ,,anar,1 ,,.ior oai,.
tant generals department,
One auartermaster, major, quarter.
masters department
One, oommissary, major, subsis lance
One surgeon, major, medical depart
Two aids lieutenants, from the lire.
In addition to the staff officers emu
merated in the foregoing list such
,a other staff officers as are considered ne
cessary may be designated for duty on
q the staff or a brigade, but officers 50
corps or department. or to the line. and
be detailed for duty on the brigade
At camps of instruction, or when
deemed necessary the governor may
attacE Il, to brigade such troops Of cay
4 pea. TO him to, be advisable.
The medical 4, department Of the orga-
sg nized militia shall consist Of the Off
GERS necessary to perform the duties
pertaining to the medical department
Re on The Stairs OF brf gadeS and divisions
# End at camps, depots and other similar
military bllshmenta:: OF the sur
geons and assistant surgeons attached
battaiions. troops, batteries and COM
panies for the purpose of furnishing
& dical attendance; OF the medical of
Puch ambua@ncs companies and field
hospitals as may be. authorized, and Of
the hospital corps When necessary
professional nurses may be provided.
The hospital corps shall consist of
serEeants first class. sergeants, corpo-
q rails. pri,sates first class, and privates of
the corps assigned for duty to the diff
ferent regiments squadrons. battalions.
troops, batteries and companies, and TO
!: camps, depots, and ether similar militia
n ~ ssta 81 ishments. or belonging to such
ambulHRce companies and field hospit-
III ALI as may be organized.
The minimum en1isted strength Of an
ambulance company shall be as fol-
& lows: sergeantss first class SER.
= Eeants. 81 nrfvates first class, total en-
surgeon tcaptain). and two assistant
burgaons first Iieutenants), may be as
signed to duty with an ambulance COM
The minimum enlisted strength of a
y Held hospital shall be as follows: 3 first
sergeants. first class. 9 sergeants, "a
nsss rai sasa ass pFn ne sr sea
5maior), and four. assistant surgeons
!saptains or first lisgtenants9, may be
rhe 81 gna1 corps shall be STAFF corps
Il and shall consist of the commissioned
NJ 0thceTs necessary for the performance
Of duties of signal officers on the diff
a ferent staffs. and other duties properly
Y pertaining te the signal corps: of the.
onicela ssignsd to duties with eornpa- 3
Il ntes OF the signal corps; and OF such
q nlisfed men Of the grades named here
n 1nafter as may be deemed necessary,
M NJ VIZ: master signal electrician. SER
Il gAant first class. sergeant, corporals
~ cooks privates first class and priyates
For the purpose OF administration,
q ccmpantes OF the signal corps may be
& orEafazed. The MIN muFl enlisted
III strength of the dif2erent grades for
S. such y company shall he as follows: s
4 aergeants first class. s sergeants,s 10
VS. class, sIs privates; tai enlisted (niins-
us mum So The normal quota OF commits
slone ed Ofncsfs Tor a com PAM of the sig
VA eAl corps is one cap tain and two first
NJ tenants The grade of second lieu-
nant "a not authorized for the signal
Az. Comm issionsl +. All % fiicers shall
,asSS be cpInnliRs bYS the governor at
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