Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-01

however. that upon order of the governor
and council, the quartermaster general Is
authorized to issue to the municipal of-
GERS of any city or town field ordnance
of obsolete pattern under such reSula-
tons as the governor and cOuncli may
prescribe. Every officer receiving publlc
property for military use shall be held
responsible for the safe-keeping and the
return of the same when called Tor, he
shall account for and make such returns
thereof as may be prescribed whenever
called upon so to do by the governor or
other proper authority, and every such
officer shall, when required by the gov
ernor, give bond payable to the adJutant
general of the state in such sum as ne
may direct with good and suthclent sure
ties conditioned to account for safety
keep, and return all military property OF
the state and the United States for which
such officer may be accountable and re-
sponsible, and the costs and expenses IN
CURED by entering into such bond shali
be paid out of the military fund. ANY
officer, enlisted man or other person. VINO
shall wilfully or maliciouslv destroy. in
iure or deface any article OF military
property belonging to the state. or snail
use 1t for other than military purposes,
or shall have or retain the same in viola
ton of law or regulations shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars
And in case any officer or enlisted man OF
the national guard who has at any time
through carelessness or inattention lost
destroyed, or suffered to be lost or de-
stroyed, any state or government prop
erty which has been issued for his USE.
the paymaster general shall retain out of
the pay or allowances or moneys due
such officer or enlisted man for any mil.
tary services whatsoever, an amount OF
money equal to the value of the property
so lost or destroyed and money so re-
tanned shall be credited to the account
of such officers of the national guard as
may be accountable to the state for said
property. Such portion of said money as
shall be for state property shall be
turned in to the treasurer of the state,
n ha tod IN IA
such portion as may be for United states
property shall be turned in to the United
States treasury TO be credited to the state
on its property returns.
Section % Amend section one hundred
and thirty-two of chapter two hundred
and six of the public laws of nineteen
the first six lines thereof and substitute
ing therefor the following:
Section 1872 Except as provided In the
preceding section. the officers and soldiers
of any troops whether active or reserve
militia of this state or otherwise. ap-
pointed. enlisted. mustered or drafted in
to the military forces of this state shall,
at all times. and in all places. be gov
erned by the following rules and articles
and shall be subject to be tried by courts
martial. The word Officer" as used
therein, shall be understood to designate
commissioned officers; the word Soldier
shall be understood to include non
commissioned officers, musicians artifi--
GERS, and .privates and other enlisted
therein shall be understood to be convic-
tons by court-martial.
Section %. Amend section one hundred
thrty-two of chapter two hundred and
six of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and nine by inserting after article
twenty-six the following:
Article % Any officer who thinks him.
self wronged by the commanding officer
of his regiment or corps. and, upon due
application to such commander is refused
redress, may complain to the adiutant
general The adiutant general shaH eN-
anime into said complaint and take
proper mea sures for redressing the wrong
complained of.
Article 80 Any soldier who thinks
plain to the commanding officer of his
regiment, who shall summon regi-
mental court martial for the doing of
justice to the complainant. Any party
may appeal from such regmentai court
martial to a general court-martlal: but
If. upon such second hearing. the appeal
be groundless and yexatious. the party
appealing shall be punished at the DIS
erection of said general court-martial
Section "a. Amend section one hundred
and thirty-two of chapter two hundred
and six of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nine by striking out all of
article siXty-four.
Section %. Amend section one hundred
and thirty-two of chapter two hundred
and six of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nine by inserting after artt-
Gle eighty the following:
Article 81 Every officer commanding
a regiment or corps shall be competent
to appoint for his own regiment or corps
courtsmartial, consisting OF three
officers
Article 49, Every officer commanding
q garrison, fort. encampment for field
service or other place. where the troops
consist of different corps. shall be com
petent to appoint. for such garrison or
other place. courts-martial consisting OF
three officers.
Section 26. Amend section one hundred
and thrty-two of chapter two hundred
and six of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nine by inserting AFTER aru-
Gle one hundred and twelve the following;
Article 1l3. Every. judge advocate, or
person acting as such. at any general
court-martial shall. with as much eX,
petition as the opportunity of time and
distance of place may admit forward
the original proceedings and sentence of
such court to the adjutant general. in
whose Office they shall be carefully pre-
se Article ia. Every party tried by gen.
eral court-martial shall, upon demand
thereof, made by himself or by any per
son in his behalf, be entitled TO copy
of the proceedings and sentence of such
court
Section 81 Amend section one hundred
and thirty-two of chapter two hundred
and six of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nine by inserting after art-
Gle one hundred and twenty-one the
following:
officer while engaged in field service Tor
instruction or otherwise the second offl-
Ger In command of the troops with which
said officer was serving at the time of his
death shall Immediately secure all his
effects then in camp and shall make and
transmit to the adjutant general an IN
ventory thereof
Article 1876. In the case of death of any
soldier while engaged in field service for
instruction or otherwise the command
ing officer of his troop battery company
or detachment shall Immediately secure
all his effects then in camp and shall. in
the presence of two other officers. make
an inventory thereof and transmit the
same to the adjutant general.
Article 127 Officers charged with the
care of the effects of deceased officers or
soldiers shall account for and deliver the
same in accordance with such instruc-
tions as may be given by the ad lutant
general And no officer so charged shall
be discharged until he has deposited in
the hands of the commanding ofhcer OF
his regiment or corps all the effects OF
such deceased officers or soldiers not so
accounted for and delivered.
Section IS This act shall take effect
when approved.-(Ap March &)
Chapter 81.
An Act to provide for the appointment
of state Sealer of Weights and
Measures. and to define his duties.
Section = The state commissioner OF
apripi,Itrro shall he the state -edler OF