The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

Section 81. No commissioned officer
~ m Z. n rso ESard q navel militia
consent. except by sentence Of q general
court-martial or as provided IN this
Section 50. Hereafter the period Of
enlistment in the national guard shall
pe Tor six years, the first three years Of
which shall be in an active organization
tional guard reserve. hereinafter pro-
vided Tor. and tho qualifications for en-
listment shall be the same as those pre-
army: Provided that in the national
guard the privilege Of continuing in ac-
tive service during the whole of an en-
said service shall not be denied by rea-
son Of anything contained in this act.
~ section 1a1,s g.: Every person who enlists
contain the following oath Of allegiance
to the State and the United states:
unfairly h ensyte by to Ss have vol
~ as soldier in the national guard
Of the United States and Of the State Of
Maine. for the period Of three years in
under the conditions prescribed by law,
unless sooner discharged by proper au-
{hor1ty; And ] do solemnly swear that
! wiz bear true faith and allegiance to
state of Maine, and that I will serve
them honestly and faithfully against all
their enemies whomsoever, and that
VIII obey the orders Of the President Of
tho United States and Of the Governor
or the state of Maine. and Of the officers
appointed over me according to law and
the rules and articles of war"
Such oath shall be taken and sub
seriped 10 before commissioned officer
OF the national guard and all such COM
TO administer such oaths when desig-
mated by the commanding officer of the
company or other organization or BY
snI proper military superior, to make
national guard. A person making A
raise oath as to any statement contained
IN such enlistment paper shall upon
Section s.. Any male citizen Of the
United states and Of the State Of Maine
or person who has legally declared his
the age of eighteen and under the age
OF forty-five years, able bodied, free
from tsr nd disease, Of good character and
law. may be accepted for enlistment Il,
the national guard, with the exceptions
hereinafter stated The restrictions as
to maximum nun age shall, not apply to
soiulerS Who lave served honorahiy and
ia,thfully pervious enlistment in tie
regular army. organized militia or ma
t1oEal guard.
Section 66. The enlistment in the ma.
tional guard of persons of any Of the
toliowing classes is prohibited: Insane
or intoxicated persons, deserters from
me n1liitary or naval service of the
United States. persons who have been
convicted of felony or who have been
imprisoned under sentence OF a court
III reiormatory, Jail or penftenttary.
persons who cannot speak. read and
write the English language and former
soldiers of the regular army or ma
tional guard whose service during the
last preceding term of enlistment has
NOT been honest and faithful.
Section 81. The following classes of
persons are also prohibited from en-
listing In the national guard: Persons
draWing e. q. military pension from the
United states or from any state, men,
bsrs OF the regular army reserve, the
otfcers reserve corps. the reserve off,
GERS training corps and the enlisted
reserve corps.
age of eighteen years with or without
parental consent is prohibited. Should
q minor under the age of eighteen en-
list by falsely representing himself to
self liable to punishment for fraudu-
lent enlistment. Parental consent Is
not necessary for the enlistment Of a
minor whose age is eighteen years or
nized or accepted.
Section 6s. No man of forty-fve
years year. of age or over shall be rc-en--
period Of his last preceding enlistment,
has the permission of tho command
ing officer of the organization In which
he desires to enlist and of the adju-
tant general and has passed the physi-
cal examination prescribed by regula-
ttons.
Section SO. The commander-in-chief
shall have the power to make and cause
to be made such transfers of officers
and enlisted men within regiment,
corps, or separate organization, be-
tween regiments. corps. or separate or
CARNATIONS. and between the lines and
the medical department. as may lie for
the best interests of the service, and
to provide regulations therefor.
Section 70. General. regimental and
battalion non-commlssioned staff off,
GERS. and non-comuissioned officers OF
companies and bands, shall be appoint
ed, promoted, reduced and warranted
in accordance with and their duties de-
fined by, the regulations under this
chapter, which shall be the same, so
, far as may be- as the corresponding
regulations governing the regular army.
, Chief petty officers and petty officers
of the naval militia shall be appointed,
promoted, reduced. and warranted in
such manner as the commander in chief
may prescribe.
Section IL Any enlisted man, who
shall remove his residence to such dis
lance from the armory Of his organ
ization as TO render 1t impossible for
him to perform hts duties properly
shall be transferred to another organ
dropped as a deserter or discharged, as
shall be prescribed in regulations from
the war Department..
Section 70. The physical eyamina-
ton OF all applicants for enlistment or
re-enlistment will be conducted by an
officer of the medical corps, active or
reserve. of the national guard desig-
mated by the governor, and will be in
accordance with the authorized rules
and regulations for examining recruits
for the regular army.
Section rs. No enlisted man shall be
discharged from the service of the ma :
tional guard without a certificate of
discharge in such form and with such
classification as ts or shall be pre-
scribed for the regular army and in
time of peace an enlisted man will not
be DISCHARGED before the expiration Of
his period of enlistment except as pre-
scribed by regulations of the war
department for the government Of the
national guard.
Section IA Subject to such rules and
regulations as the president may pre-
scribe, national guard reserve shall be
organized and shall consist of such Of
ficerS and enlisted men as have been
, transferred and furloughed respectively
from the active organizations of the ma
tional guard
Except in time of war the national
guard reserve shall not be organized
into tactical or other units except for
temporary purposes during field or
coast defense training, and enlistnents
will not be made for the national guard
reserve.
Section rs. officers and enlisted men
of the national guard reserve may upon
their own request be authorized to at
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