The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-26
Paying Members
OF the National Guard
Are to Be Enlisted III Order to
Rescue National Guard Of
the State.

CHARLESTON, April 26.-Re-
ports received from a majority Of the
national guard organizations Of the
state by Adjutant General John c..
Bond are favorable to a continuation
OF most or the companies inltha sery-l
ice, Notwithstanding the fact that
there will be no state appropriation
for the support Of the militia after
June 30. As a general thing the Own
ers OF the armories used by the com
pan!es have agreed TO await the action
OF the legislature for their rents and
similar arrangements are being made
for other expenses.
The enlisted men will attend the
annual encampment on United States
pay only rather than have the organ
izations disband Arrangeme are
now being worked out by the adiu-.
ment ard it has not yet been decided
whether regimental or battalion en-.
campments will be held.
An opinion just rendered by Attor-
ney General Lilly on a question rails
ed by AGJutant General Bond is ex-
pected to assist the national guard
in financial way. 1t is In the matte:
of contributing members of compan-
les. the attorney general holding that
such mem bers are exempt from jury
duty, as is the case with active mem
beers.
Section SIS. Chapter is. serial sec
tion $50 OF the code provides:
I'm time Of peace the officers COM
manding companies and signal corps
may enlist contributing members not
to exceed one hundred and fifty. Such
members shall be subject TO such con
tributions, dues and services as may
be ordered hy the respective organi-
cations. but the dues OF such members
shall in nc case be less than five dol
lars each per annum and the whole
number Of active and contributing
members belonging 10 the active mi
I1itia in any county shall not exceed
five per cantum of the voting popula-.
iuon OF such county.
Section 81. serial section S6S. of
the same chapter. provides:
Every commissioned officer and
enlisted man OF the national guard Of
this state shall be exempt from all
Jury duty
The question raised by the adjutant
general was whether or not such con
ftribu1ing members, who would per
form no active military service, would
be exempt from jury duty the same as
1.-THE active members. In lis opinion
Attorney General Lilly says
From the first section above quot
ed il will be noted that the contribute.
ing members or the national guard
are subject TO such services as may
I be ordered by the respective ors&ni-
cations Il will also he noted that
these contributing members are re-
CURED TO be enlisted. They are en-
listed contributing members.
!. @ II am Of 1.-The opinion that thase en-
listed contributing members rail- VIII
i'm thcrneaniEs Of the phrase enlisted
men or the nationai guard as CON
!tained in section 8 above quoted. III.
| therefore follows that these enlisted
contributing members would be cx-
Tempt from jury service
This decision clears the way f6r
1.-THE enlistment of contributing mem
bers and it Is predicted that where.
companies are located there will be
little trouble in enlistinE such mem
bers- The dues Will be axed at about
ten dollars annually and this will be
all that is required or such members.
By making such contribution follow
ing their enlistment they will be ex
empt from all state jury duty.
"a similar method is in vogue III
several states and III this way the
i.conipanies accumulate a considerable
fund which can he used in emergency
cases. such as confrnnts the national
guard OF this state at the present
1--WE,