The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

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 artiffcer. SLID. musicians and privates sl5o. Each enlisted man shall be ell l titled to one ration Der day or commit tation of same at actual cost of sub sistence not exceeding D cents per day The pay and allowances authorized b, this section shall be paid out of tn, Ii ieasury on warrant of the auditor or ofsanization pay rolls or vouchers foi 1 individuals as may be required. accom-. panied by copies of the orders authoriz. ing service. Before payment pay rolls and vouchers shall be certified by the adjutant general and approved by the governor.
 Sec. 12. Officers end enlisted men em- rloyed in the adiutant generals office ot
 in the military service and who receive salary from the state for such service
 shall not be entitled to additional pay
 from the state for active service or active
 duty. but shall be entitled to actual cost
 of subsistence, quarters and proper ex-
 penses when serving under orders of the
 governor beyond the limits of the city of Montgomery
 Sec. 13. The provisions of the preced- ing section shall not prohibit an officer or enlisted man from receiving pay from the United States for participation in maneuvres, camps. field service or other service or duty.
 
 their home stations or participating in any camps of instruction, camps of rife practice, practice marches, parades, re- views, or other public exercises or en- gagged in escort duty or in other duties not hereinbefore specified. shall be deemed to be on active duty and no ex- pense that may arise through such active duty shall be made charge against the general fund of the state.
 Sec. 15. The governor may authorize all or any part of the Alabama national guard to participate in any parade, re- view or other public exercises, or to serve for escort duty, and such expenses incidental thereto as he may authorize may be paid from the special military appropriation, and shall not be made a charge against the general fund of the state.
 Sec. 16. The several staff officers shall perform the same duties as nearly as the circumstances of the case will permit as are performed by like staff officers of the United States army, and any and all such duties as may be required of them by the commander-in-chief. It shall be the duty of the adjutant general to visit and inspect each company, troop, battery or other organization at least once each year and to report to the commander-in-chief on the condition of the arms and equipment and personnel of said organizations, and make such recommendations as he thinks proper in regard thereto. Each commanding offl- cer, unless excused by the governor must make or cause to be made an in spection of each unit of his command at least once year and make reports through military channels of their con ditons and needs to the governor.
 Sec. IT. The field officers of each organization shall be elected by the field and line officers of such organiza- tions by ballot or in such manner as may be determined upon by the gov ernor in his discretion, whose terms of office shall be continuous and such of- ficers shall not be removed except for cause due to mental or physical dis abilities, or for conduct unbecoming an officer or gentleman, or for drunk enness, inefficieney or neglect of duty. It shall be the duty of the adjutant general to report to the commander in chief from time to time as he may deem proper the condition, standing. demeanor and fitness of the officers designated in this section and in the following section, and when from such report 1t becomes apparent to the commander In chief that any officer with the grade and rank des- ignated in this or the following sec tion is for any cause unfit for serv- ice, it shall become his duty to ap- point a board composed of three of ficers one of such number to be a of the medical corps, to pass upon the mental and physical condition of such officer or officers, and it shall be the duty of such board to pass upon the conduct standing and fitness of such officer or officers and to report their finding to the commander in chief with recommendations. Where said board recommends the removal of any officer the commander in chief shall forthwith issue an order removing such officer from further service and revoke his commission unless it shall appear to the governor that his retention would be for the good of the service. l Whenever any vacancy shall occur from any cause in any field office orders l for an election to fill such vacancy | shall be issued within 30 days after l such vacancy occurs and such election | shall be held within 60 days after the | ssuing of said order. Each command | ng officer shall with the approval of | he governor appoint his staff off | ,ers, to be selected from members of | lis command, except that appointments made by the governor shall not be lim ted to members of any organization. All commissioned staff officers shall be commissioned as in the case of other officers upon certificate If apointment by the commanding of icer making said appointment. and 'hall hold office during the erm of office of officer mak ng the appointment or at the pleasure of such officer Provided, however, that any officer of the Ala 'ama National Guard who has been re- fred according to law shall be eligible 0 appointment as staff officer of ,rade not higher than the grade in ,l,s <.ff rat -ided, further. that any former or vol inteer officer of the United States rmy shall be eligible to staff appoint nent.
 Sec. IS. The line officers of each company, troop or battery shall be lected by the enlisted men thereof nd whose term of office shall be the anne and under like conditions as that f the field officers as provided for in ection IT of this act and who may be emoved in a like manner for like ause. The noncommissioned officers f each company, troop. battery, hos ital corps detachment, field hospital. mbulance company or band snail De ppointed by the regimental or sep rate battalion commander by the rec nme' ,tion of the company, troop, -pital corps detachment, cid hospi,. ambulance company or and commander, and shall hold office t the pleasure of such commander.
 Sec. 19. That upon the application f 61 or more men liable for military uty, addressed to the adjutant gem ral, setting forth the residence of the etitioners and that they desire to form
 company, troop or battery, the gov rnor may, in his discretion, order an nicer of the Alabama National Guard 9 organize company. troop or bat cry and said officer must superintend n election by ballot at a time select r,