The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE or MAINE, A. D. 1918

sistence department" and the words
lieutenant colonel and substituting
therefor the words quartermaster
said section as amended shall read as
follows:
Section %. The senior officer on
duty in the Quartermaster corps shall
hay have III the a, rank io of N %af5Ss s.
eral, purchase and issue in the manner
prescribed in section twenty seven. all
subsistence stores and property. certi-
fy all bills therefor IS correct and
erai; he shall make = detailed report
of the transactions OF his once to the
Adjutant General on the fifteenth day
of December annually
Section S. Amend section twenty
of the public laws Of nineteen hundred
and nine by striking out IN the first
and second lines the following words !:
The Judge advocate sball be appointed
by the w nnd e l t
therefor the following: The senior
ofi1cer on duty In the judge advocate
generals department shall have the
rank Of major, 30 that said section as
amended shall read Is follows:
duty in the judge advocate general
department shall have the rank Of
mater: he shall Be an a4t0rney-at-law
Of the Supreme Judicial court OF this
StAta, Of at least fsvs Year, standing:
the Governor, charged with the super
vision Of all things relating to the ad-
min1stratton Of justice In the military
forces OF the State; Ae shall diligently
scrutintxe and examine the proceed
Of inquiry which are submitted to him
for review and report thereon to the
Adjutant General: he shall when d.
rected act as Judge advocate or re-
s Go ss. e s1y thu ss v or Of he
military department.. and to him may
b referred for supervision all con-
tracts. Agreements. or other inatru-
ments to be drawn or executed In the
shall make = detailed report of the
transactions Of his Office to the Adju-
tant General on the fifteenth day Of
December annually.
Section s. Amend section twenty
i've OF chapter two hundred and SIX Of
and nina by striking out In the If
teenth, sixteenth and seventeenth lines
the following words, the correspond
ing departmental ONCE authorised UNI
der section eight, shall cease to exist
shall read - follows:
Section Is In time Of war. insur-
rection, invasion or rebellion, or Of i'm
minent danger thereof. the Governor
create. such chiefs Of stan DEPARTMENTS
as may be necessary to provide for an
increased active militia or to I'LL the
vacancies caused by absence In active
service. or for both purposes; provid-
partment or corps shall be made from
officers Of the existing stan depart
ments or corps a. promotions so far
as such officers are available: provid-
ed. also. that prometion IN each star
to fu vacancies thus created shall be
made Is hereinafter prescribed. Pro-
vided further, that In time Of peace.
whenever the formations Of the active
may organic such additional stan de-
partments - are thereby made 1900
sary. and whenever such new depart
ment9 are organized the senior officer
on duty With The new STAFF department
Governors STAT
Section z. Amend section thirty
i've OF chapter two hundred and six OF
the public laws Of nineteen hundred
: :sa nns s BY ss WORD oas ali Of 'ae
sixth line and substituting therefor
the following: be constituted the
same as Is now or may hereafter be
prescribed or provided by the laws and
the organized militia so that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
other military units Of the national
Governor. constitute . brigade. which
shall be commanded by the brigadier
general. or, In case of hts absence or
disability by the senior line ofncer
Of the NATIONAL guard. The STAFF of
AN h~t~ IA nh hn
stitutcd the same as Is now or may
hereafter. be prescribed or provided by
the laws and regulations of the United
States for the organized militia
six e Of Chatter two hundred S and SIX Of
the public laws Of nineteen hundred
and nine by striking out in the fourth.
Attn and sixth lines the following
words: "A subsistence department
ordnance department.. one iieutenant
colonel and one major and substitute
ing therefor the following: An In
spector generals department, one
major. q Judge advocate generals de-
corps, one major. two captains and
three sergeants, first class; an ord
nance department., ONE major and one
ordnance sergeant And by adding
the fSlioEing paragraph: % n,ns ate
act becomes law all commissions af-
fected thereby wifi be vacated and the
officers serving hereunder will be re-
commissioned in the new grade and
rank SO that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section 36. There shall be the fol-
lowing departments consisting Of on
GERS Of number and rank specified
necessary for the maintenance of the
staff corps and departments, Of the
national guard, namely: an inspector
generals department, one major; a
Judge advocate generals department,
one major; q Quartermaster corps. one
major, two captains and three ser