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

c Fsny, troop. battery. hospital corps dc d taehment. field hospital. band or othei 2. organization: T do soemnly swear thai \ ! Will support the constitution of th. . United States and of the state of Ala. E hana and ohey all lawful orders of mS - superior officers while l remain a mem E Der or the Alabama National Guard.n Tho | saids oath must be filed in the office oi . the ad1utant general.
 D Sec. 3s. Any company. troon. battarv r hospital corps detachment, field hospital n or band of the Alabama National Guard l may De dishanded in the discretion of the e eommander-in-ehief upon a petition signed l oy majority of the members of such organizatlon. approved by the reg:men- tai squadron or separate battalion com mander, or where the ad1utant general : or the commanding officer of any regl- ment, squadron or separate battalion re- { ports that such company troop. battery. hospital corps detachment. field hospital or band is inefficient and ought to be dlsbanaed for the good of the service. 2 or whenever a board of officers who shall l be appointed by the governor and consist or not less than three from such regi- 3 ment, squadron or separate battalion 2 shall report that it would be for the good of the service to disband such or F sanization. The dsbanding of any or [ sanization shall vaeate and revoke the
 commissions of all officers thereof
 Sec. S4.-The uniform of officers and enlisted men shall conform in style and material to that of the United States
 army, excepting as follows. The col lar ornaments of the uniform shall be
 the letters A. l.. A instead of U. s.
 Sec 3s. The governor shall. whenever
 necessary designate a depository or
 Repositories for the undistributed mill
 ltary property of the state. which de- pository or Repositories shall be main
 tained at the expense of the state.
 off 2hat missioned by the commander-in-ch chief, and no person shall be commissioned In the Alabama National Guard who 1 is not citizen of this state. The goy-
 ernor may in his discretion before a commission is issued. order an appli- cant for commission up for exam nation before an examining board who i shall be appointed by the governor to I consist of not less than three mem bers, one of whom shall be a surgeon, 1 Who shall have the same power to com pol the attendance of witnesses, admin ister oaths and take testimony as is l possessed by general courts martial touching the applicants mental, moral and physical fitness, capacity, ability, 1 general qualifications and knowledge or military laws and affairs. propor- | donate to the requirements of the of-
 Ice Tor which he has been selected If such examining board shall report ad-
 versely to such applicant. he shall not l be commissioned an officer All per-
 sons who are graduates of educational institutions in this state where mili-
 tary instruction is required and given
 and who are recommended to the gov | ernor by the president of such insti- | tuition as showing special aptitude for 1 military service may be eligible for | commission without mental examina- l ton as second lieutenant in the Ala
 hama National Guard.
 | Sec 10. The commander-tn-c chief may i convene examining boards to deter mine the fitness of officers for promo l ton and also whenever to him it ap- pears advisable or upon request of
 any superior commanding officer, may I order any officer before a board of ex-
 animation as to his fitness for military service. If the report of such board Is adverse 10 such officer. the governor
 may declare his commission vacated and revoked. If any officer so ordered before board shall neglect or refuse to appear, the commander in chief may upon report to him of such refusal or neglect, vacate and revoke the com
 mission of the officer. The report of such examining board must be reported
 through military channels to the com l mander-in chief Sec. Al. Any noncommi sisoned off I cer may be reduced to the ranks by his regimental squadron or separate
  mendation of his immediate commando ing officer The report of such re- duction and the reason therefor must be forwarded through military chan
 nels to the adjutant general. Sec. AZ. Any officer or enlisted man who cannot. after due diligence be found, or who shall remove his resi- dence from the state. or to such dis tance from the armory of his organ ization as to render if impracticable |
 for him to perform military duty, or |
 who shall be convicted of felony, may
 be discharged by the commander-in- | chief in his discretion upon the request | of his commanding officer Discharges | otherwise must and can only be made | by the governor upon the application | of the member desiring to be dis 1 charged approved by the commanding | officer of his organization, forwarded | through military channels to the gov
 ernor for final approval or as other
 wise provided In this act.
 Sec. 4s. A military offense within tho
 meaning of this act includes any de-
 1inqueney or violation of the laws,
 rules or regulations governing the | militia or National Guard of this state as well as the laws or reRula tions gov
 erning the army, navy or marine corps
 Of the United States as far as app1ic-
 able to the militia or National Guard | of this state The offenses hereinafter
 enumerated shall be defined as sim liar offenses are in the articles of war, laws and regulations governing the United States army.
 Sec. A. Commissioned officers may be tried by court martial for the following offenses, and on conviction thereof may
 be sentenced to be dismissed and shall thereby be incapactated from holding any military commission; fined to an amount not exceeding one hundred dol lars and costs of prosecution or repri- manded or to all or either of said fines and penalties. First: Conduct unbecom- ing an officer and a gentleman. Second: Drunkenness on duty. Third: Neglect of duty or leaving his post of command Fourth: Disobedience of orders Fifth: Oppression or persecution of any under his command. Sixth: Conspiracy or at- tempt to evade lawful orders or advs- ing any person to do so Seventh: Insult or direspect to a superior officer in the line of military duty. Eighth: Making a false certificate, account muster or re- turn. Ninth: Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline Tenth: Embezzlement or misappropria- tion of military organization, state or government property or funds as the , wilful conversion of military organization, state or government property. Eleventh: Wilful'y disclosing or making mprope- use of watchword or parol. Twelfth: Cowardce or assertion. Thirteenth; 1 Wasting or destroying either intenton- ally or through negligence military or state or government property. 1 Fourteenth Any other violation of the la ws, rules. or regulations or orders gov erniug the Alabama National Guard as l