The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-27
DRAFT PROVISION
COVERS The STATE
UNDER new LAW
Citizens and Persons Who
Have Asked for Citizen
ship, Are Eligible.

The present session of the .Connec-
ticut Legislature passed an act con-
corning the militia of the state max
ing the statutes conform with the Ma
tional Defense Act, which provides
that "all male citizens and all male
residents of this state who Nhave or
shall have declared their intention to
i become citizens of the United States,
between the ages Of IS and 45, not
exempted by law, shall be subject to
military duty and designated as the
militia" The militia is to be divided
into three classes: UnorganiZed mil
itia, national guard and the naval mil
itia The first shall consist of all
male citizens referred to in the para
graph quoted above, who are now
members of the National Guard or Ma
val Militia. In time Of war, 1pva-
sion, rebellion, or riots or reasonable
apprehension thereof, or upon requisi-
!: ton by the President, the governor
shall order out for active service
!, any portion of the unorganized militia
as he may deem necessary, apportion-
ing such drafts equitably Iamong the
several towns and cities. The select
j men Of the towns and the mayors of
the cities shall forward to the adju-
tant general the names of all persons
i drafted or enlisted, and they shall then
be subject to the order of the COVER
nor, and become part of the National
Z; Guard.
/ The names of all male citizens and
all other male residents of this state
between the ages Of Is and As who
have declared their intention to be-
come citizens of the United States
shall, between October and February
/ 1 be enrolled alphabetically, by or UNI
der the supervision of the selectmen
or other officer These lists shall be
filed with the town clerk before Feb
ruary Is, he shall send them to the
Adjutant general, marking the number
of men exempt" exempt from tax
only "National Guard" or NAVAL
Militia" and the number of morgan
lied militia. If the .adjutant general
thinks that the enrolment lists of any
town are incorrect, he may, upon not
I less than five days notice to the Sc
ilectmen of such town, apply to any
Judge Of the superior court for the ap-
pointment of one or more competent
persons in thettown to make new en-
roflment, the expense to be borne by
the town.
Those exempt from military duty as
part Of the Inorganized militia are:
Mem who possess such Iphysical or
mental disabilities as sha@ be prescrib-
ed in general order issued by the adj
jutant general and approved by the
governor; the officers, judicial and ex-
ecutive OF the state of Connecticut;
persons in the service, active or re-
serve, Of the National Guard or Naval
Militia; persons employed in state ar
morfes and arsenals; the warden and
deputy warden of the state prison.
and all persons who are exempted
from military duty under the laws OF
i the United States; but no persons so
exempted shall be exempt from mill
tary service in any capacity that the
President OF the United States shall
declare to. be non-combatant.
The governor shall be commanders
n-chief Of the unorganiZed militia
! And Of the National Guard and Naval
Militia, except when it is called into
the actual service of the United States.
The staff Of the governor shall be APP
pointed by him. The National Guord
shall be organized, uniformed, equip
ped, trained and disciplined as re-
quired by the laws and regulations of
the United States relating to the Ma
tiona1 Guard. The governor may
draft from the unorganized militia to
! complete the ranks of a company,
troop, battery or detachment which
does not have the minimum strength
required by law, the National Guard
in Connecticut shall be governed by
the laws, rules and regulations Of the
United States for governing the Ma
tional Guard. /.
No sentence Of dismissal from the
service or dishonorable discharge,
imposed by National Guard court
martial, shall be executed until ap-
proved by the governor. A Nation
& al Guard reserve shall consist of off,
GERS and enlisted men who have been
transferred and furloughed, respec-
lively from the active organizations of
the National Guard. Except in time
of war, the National Guard reserve
shall not be organized into tactical or
other units, except for temporary pur-
poses, during field or coast defense
training, and enlistments shall not be
made for the National Guard reserve.
The law makes provision for de-
pendants Of militiamen called into ac-
tive service. Within the meaning Of
the act, dependent is blood rela
tive Of Connecticut soldier or the
wife of a Connecticut soldier, who, at
the timet Of the calling Of such soldier
into active military service, is actually
and solely dependent upon such SOL
der for support and maintenance. A
separation" allowance means a sum
of money to be paid to the depen-
dent or dependents Of soldier when
ever he.is taken from his regular en-
ployment, by which he earns his live
l1ihood, and supports those dependent
upon him and placed in active mill
tary service either by the state or by
the United States.
Whenever the National Guard, ma
val militia or volunteer troops in this
state shall be called into active ser
vice in time of war, reasonable appre-
hension thereof, riot or rebellion, the
law says, the state Of Conn ecticut shall
pay separation allowances weekly to
actual and nonatide dependents of any
krnembers OF the National Guard, Ma
val Militia or volunteer forces SO call
ed into active service.
The last two sections Of the act
read as follows:
The governor. the state treasurer,
the state secretary and state comp