, 1913-09-03
Translation.

Translation.
We Christian the Tenth,
by the grace of God K,ng of DeDuorb, the Vondozs oud
the GoMs, Duke ofolesric, HQlsteln, Stoymorn,
DHmoySk, LauenboyQ and ~Oldeu6org
MAKE KNOWN:. The Diet has passed and We by
III Oar Royal Assent sanctioned the following Law
The West Indian Gendarmeryy Corps is a military corps, whose task
it. is to guard the public order and SECURITY in the Danish West Indies.
force in accordance with regulations issued by the Governor.
The oendarmery Corps. Of Which the Governor is Commander in
Chief, consists o.:
The Commander.
? first ieutenant,
staff sergeant,
l sergeant major,
s ;I p4yatss ~
and this force shall be distributed to the 8 garrsons: cbrstiansted,
In ST. Thomas:
/ ser geant and
There shall furthermore be appointed a gunsmith for the Gondar-
merry Corps The Governor cal appoint until 5 corpo1s and until
The Corps shall have Sc horses.
The Governor can temporarily transfer troops from one island to the
other, when he finds, that special circumstances render it necessary.
The duties Of military judge for the Corps snail be discharged by
Medical service Shall be S given by medical men appointed for that
purpose by the Governor.
The Commander of the Corps the first Heutenants, the staff sergeant
regular officers and non-commssoned officers Of the Army.
The Commander of The Corps and the staff sergeant shall be APP
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and the sergeant for 8 years. With the consent of Government pro-
1t is necessary condition for appointment shat the Commander
shall have had 10 years and the first ieutqnants 1 years service as per
manent officers in the regular troops Of the Army.
In the event that an officer, who has not attained the rank as captain
in the Army be appointed Commander Of the Corps, he shall hold the
same rauk, while filing the post as Commander.
The staff sergeant shall have attained the rank as sergeant mai n
in the Army; the sergeant major shall have served at least s years az
a sergeant, and the sergeants at least 4 years as such.
Officers and non-commisAoned officers who have thus been tenn
porarly appointed to the Gendarmery Corps, shall from the day of their
appointment he placed as supernumerares in their arm of service and
receive no pay from the Army. When they again return to eryce in
the army after the expiration of the period for which they have been
appointed, they shall again receive pay from the Army, regardless of
whether they have to remain az supernumerares until there is q vacancy
in the arm Tor part of the army to which they belong. In calculating
the increase Of pay dependent on length Of service in the Army, the term
Of service in the Gendarmery Corps shall be included.
With regard 10 the duty incumbent on officials of insuinp their
concerning officials duty to ensure their widows reversionary annuity
and with regard to pensions and the supporting of inyahds, service in
the Gendormery Corps shall be held equal to service in the Army, in
such Il way however, that only the pay which the party in question
would have been entitled to by virtue Of his position in the Army, shall
be taken into consideration, IN insuring widows certain life aunuites or
when the pension is to be fixed.
Officers and non-commissioned officers of the corps must not hold
any office or post in the Civil Administration while serving in the Corps.
unless permission be granted by the Ministry of Finances in each SINGLE
case.
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The Gendarmes shall be enlisted in the Mother Country from
among those, who have been taken for compulsory military service in
continuation of same, if they have been called upon for sneh aervne