Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

ervation and Of the officers and troops
OF the United States on duty there or
mander of the United States troops
without regard to the rank of the COM
manding or other officer of the national
guard temporarily engaged in the en-
ercises.
Section lis. The uniform, arms and
equipment of the national guard shall be
the same as those of the regular army
that on articles of Uniform and equip
ment the Distinguishing letters Me. .
. may be substituted for the letters ~.
.. each organization of the national
shall be uniformed, armed, and equipped.
as is or may. hereafter be prescribed or
provided by the laws and regulations of
the United States for the national guard,
ana no member or organization of the ma
tlonai guard shall adopt, use or wear in
the military service of the State any
other uniform. arms, or equipment.
All commissioned officers shall provide
themselves with such uniforms, arms, and
equipments as are required of commits
stoned officers of the regular army and
the adJutant general may purchase and
issue as state property on memorandum
receipt or sell for cash to commissioned
officers such articles of arms, uniforms.
and equipment as he may deem neces-
sary.
The clothes, arms, military outfit, and
accoutrements furnished by or through
the State to member of the active mill
tia and the uniforms, arms, ana equip
ment required of commissioned officers
shall not be subject to any suit, distress,
execution, or sale for debt or payment of
taxes.
Section 116. Every person. other than
an officer or enlisted man of the national
guard of this State, or of any other State,
or of the United States army, navy. ma
rine corps, or revenue or forest service,
or member of any service of the United
states for whom such uniform has been
prescribed by proper authority, or inmate
of any veterans or soldiers home or n
member of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. or of the sons of veterans or the
boy scouts of America who at any time
wears the uniform of the United states
army navy or national guard of TINS
State, or any part of such uniform. or q
uniform, or part of uniform similar
thereto, within the limits of this state,
shall be guilty of a nlisdemeanor, and
shall upon conviction be punished by a
fine not exceeding three hundred dollars,
or by Imprisonment in the county jail not
exceeding six months, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment; provided. that
nothing in this act shall be construed as
prohibiting persons of the theatrical pro-
fession from wearing such uniform IN any
playhouse of theatre actually engaged IN
following said profession, and PROVIDED
that nothing in this act shall be construct
as prohibiting the uniform rank of civic
societies parading or travelling In a .body
or assembling in a lodge room; and pro-
vided further that whenever the national
guard or any part thereof is in active ser
vice, or is called into active service, no
civic organization or member thereon
shall parade or appear in uniform In the
locality where said national guard Is in
service.
Section III The clothes, arms, military
outfits. and accoutrements furnished by
or through the State to any member OF
the national guard shall not be sold. bar
tered, exchanged, pledged, loaned. or
given away; and no person not a membe"
of the military forces of this State or of
the United states or duly authorized Off
Ger or agent of the State or of the Unitea
States who has possession of any such
clothes, arms, military outfit. or accoutre-
ments. so furnished and which have been
the subject of any such unlawful d!spo-
sition, shall have any right, title, or in
terest therein but the same shall be
seized and taken wherever found by any
officer of the State civil or military, ana
shall thereupon be delivered to any COM
handing officer or other officer authorized
to receive the same. who shall make an
immediate report to the adiutant general.
The possession of any such clothes. arms,
military outfits, or accoutrements by any
person not a member of the military
for IS of the State or OF the United
States shall be presumptive evidence OF
such sale, barter, exchange, pledge, loan,
or gift.
Section 11s. ANY person who shall sell,
or offer for sale. barter, exchange, pledge,
loan, or give away, secrete or retain after
demand made by any officer of the State,
civil or military, any clothes, arms, mill
tary outfits, or accoutrements furnished
by or through the State to member OF
the national guard or who shall receive
by purchase, barter, exchange. pledge,
loan, or gift any such clothes. arms, mill
tary outfits, or Announcements shall be
guilty. Of a misdemeancr and punished by
a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
Of. by Imprisonment. not exceeding six
months, or by both such fine and imprs-
onpnent
Section 119 The adiutant general shall,
whenever it may be necessary. make ar
rangements for the repair, cleansing, and
outfits. or accoutrements on hand or
issued to any organization of the national
guard; and when the necessity of sues
repair. cleansing, or renovation is due
to the fault or negligence of any member
of the national guard. the cost thereof
shall be charged against any pay due or
to become due such MEMBER or recovered
in the same manner as fine, forfeiture
or penalty. as prescribed by this chapter.
Section 100. The inspector general or
such other military officer as the adiu-
tant general may designate. shall inspect
and condemn public military property
which has become unfit for use: no prop
erty shall be sold until it has been so in
spected and condemned. and such con-
demnation approved by the COVER
nor: and the proceeds of sales of
condemned material stores, supplies
or other public military property of
every kind shall be deposited NTH the
adjutant general, paid into ths State
treasury, and credited to the military
fund.
Section 121. All property furnished by
the State shall remain and continue to be
the property of the State. to be used for
military purposes only, and when not SO
in use shall be kept in the armores or
designated places of deposit provided,
however, that upon order of the governor
and council, the quartermaster general is
authorized to issue to the municipal Off
GERS of any city or town field ordnance of
obsolete pattern under such regulations
as the governor and council may pre-
scribe. Every officer receiving public
property for military use shall be held
responsible for the safe-keepng and the
return of the same when called for; he
shall account for and make such returns
thereof as may be prescribed whenever
called upon so to do by the governor or
other proper authority. Each officer ac-
countable for State or federal property
issued to him for use of an organization
of the national guard shall be required to
give a bond to the adjutant general of
the State of Maine in the sum of one
thousand dollars, conditioned on the safe
keeping and return, when called for, Of
all such State and federal property in
good condition, reasonable wear and tear
excepted, and the expenses incurred by
entering into such bond shall be paid for