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

ing primarily all duties pertaining te the organization. armament, discipline training, recruiting. inspecting, in-
 struetins, pay, subsistence and sup. piles, keep roster of all the officers i and men Of the Alabama National Guard and keep on file in his office
 copies of all>orders. reports and com
 munieations received and issued by him He shall from time to time sause the
 laws and orders relating to the Ala bama National Guard to be indexed, l printed and bound a the expense of the state. He shall distribute to each of ! ficer all laws and orders relating to
 the Alabama National Guard and cause
 to be prepared and published blank books. forms and stationery and fur I nish them to the Alabama National Guard at the expense of the state. He shall from time to time prepare and publish by order of the governor such orders. rules and regulations, consist ent with law as are necessary to bring the organization, armament, equipment and discipline of the Ala bama National Guard to a state of efficiency as nearly as possible approaching that of the United States army and such other or
 oers as may be necessary. He shall also prepare such reports and returns as the Secretary of War may prescribe and require and the auditor shall draw warrant on the treasurer for all ex- penses incurred under this section on bills regularly presented to and ap- proved by the governor He shall also perform such other duties as may be required of him by the commander in chief. He shall receive salary of two thousand dollars ts2000) per annum. He shall have as his assistant one major or the adjutant generals department
 who shall be chief clerk and assistant
 10 the adjutant general and who. in
 the absence of the adjutant general,
 shall perform all the duties of his of
 lice and such other duties as the ad-
 Jutant general may require. He shall
 see that all arms and military stores
 or the state are received, collected
 preserved. repaired. issued and distrib-
 uted to the Alabama National Guard at
 the expense of the state, and the audi
 tor shall draw warrant on the treas
 urer for all expenses incurred under
 this section on all bills regularly pre-
 sented to and approved by the gov
 ernor. He shall receive a salary of
 eighteen hundred dollars ($1So0) per
 annum. He may also have as assist
 ants to aid him in the discharge of
 his duties one assistant at salary
 not exceeding one thousand and eighty
 dollars ($10S0) per annum, and one at
 a salary not exceeding nine hundred
 dollars ($9o0) per annum. who shall
 be members of the Alabama National Guard, and shall perform the duties
 of property clerk and military store
 keeper. and such other duties as the adjutant general may require. All of
 whom shall be appointed by the ad- jutant general subject to the approval of the governor. The adjutant gen. eral may employ one stenographer for his department who shall perform such duties as the adjutnat general may re- quire. who shall receive a salary of not exceeding nine hundred dollars
 ts9c0) per annum. All salaries herein provided for shall be paid monthly in the same manner as the salaries of the other state officers are paid.
 Sec. 4. The adJutant general and the assistant adjutant general on duty in the adjutant generals office snaIi give bond as is now prescribed by law, and his assistants shall each give bond in a surety company in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2000), the bonds to be approved by the governor and the premiums thereon to be paid by the state, the conditions of such bonds to be the same and as provided in section of this act
 Sec. 5. The adjutant general must, 10 days before each session of the legis- lature, report to the governor the num- Der and the condition of the Alabama National Guard and the number and condition of the public arms and ac- courtements of the state. He shall also make such recommendation as to needed legislation and for proper dis cipline and government of the guard as he may deem proper.
 Sec. G. The governor of the state shall assign to the adjutant general a suitable room or. rooms in the cap itol building for conducting therein the business of the adjutant generals de- pertinent of the state and this depart ment shall be furnished with the nee essary furniture, stationery postage, lights, telegraph and telephone serv ice and other proper and necessary ex- penses, conveniences and clerical as sistance in the same manner and way as is furnished to the other state de- partments.
 Sec. T. The governor shall appoint an officer of the Alabama National Guard i, as disbursing officer of federal funds, | who shall perform such duties and give such bonds as may be required | and the premium on said bonds shall l be paid by the state. He may also ap- point a disbursing officer of state mill | itary funds, who shall receive and dis | tribute such funds as are authorized by | law, and perform such other duties as the adjutant general may require. The | state disbursing officer shall give bond | m the amount of five thousand dol ars ts5000). the bond to be approved | oy the governor, and the premium thereon to be paid by the state. The | of such bond to be the same and as provided under section 8 of his act. He shall receive an annual salary of not exceeding seven hundred md eighty dollars ($7s0) to be paid n monthly installments from the spe- ,ial military appropriation upon ap- oroval of the governor.
 Sec. 8. Any officers to whom any public military property is issued at lny time or to whom any public money S paid or who disburses any such funds must be required to give bond in a 'urety company conditioned faithfully o perform the duties of his office. to ise all necessary care in the safe- Seeping of military stores and prop ,rty committed to his custody; to ac
 ount for the same and deliver to his successor or to any other person au- horized to receive the same all such property and to properly ac- ount for all public money received by Jim and for all money distributed; the 'onds to be approved by the adjutant and the premiums thereon to 'e paid by the state.
 Sec. g. The books, accounts and butchers of the adjutant general and II officers of the Alabama National iuard handling state and government moneys and property shall be audited
 pon the direction of the governor, in he same manner as the accounts of ther state officers are audited
 Sec 10. The troops ordered into serv- ce as prescribed in this act for the of the law for the preser- ation of the peace or for the secur ty of the rights or the lives of citizens IT the preservation or protection of roperty shall be deemed to be in ac