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

ing such employment snail De subject
to the laws and regulations for the gov
eminent of the national guard and shall
receive the same pay as enlisted cooks.
Section As. The organizations form
ing the naval militia at this date. such
others as may be organized hereafter
and such persons as may be enlisted
or as may be appointed or commits
stoned therein. shall constitute the ma
val militia of this State.
Section 49, The commander-in-chief
may organize the forces prescribed in
the preceding section as he may deem
proper; and when in his judgment the
efficiency of the naval militia VIII De
Increased thereby, or whenever public
interest may demand it. he may alter.
reoreanize, or disband any or all of the
organizations therein; and he shall have
power at any time 70 change the organ
ization of the naval militia so as to
conform to any organization, system OF
drill or instruction which may be
adopted for the navy OF the United
States. and to increase ana decrease lor
that purpose the number of officers,
warrant officers. chief petty officers,
petty officers and enlisted men and to
change their grades, titles, and desig-
nations. " -,
The system of administration, drill
and instruction of the naval militia
shall conform. as nearly as pract1cable,
TO that of the navy of the United
States; and the discipline ana govern
ment thereof when not otherwise pre-
scribed shall be according to the laws
and regulations now or hereafter gov.
erning the national guard. No part or
the naval militia shall De attacheu 70
except when especially ordered by the
governor. in which case the senior off-
Ger present shall command the Whole,
unless the commandments snail Oh
rect otherwise.
section az. The pay of officers and
petty officers of the naval militia shall
be the same as that of officers and nom
commissioned officers of the same rela,
tive rank in the national guard: and
seamen shall receive the pay of prl-
Yates of infantry. The cCmmanolng
officer of O battalion shall be allowed
annum for the care and Responsibility
of such State and United States prop
erty as he may be accountable 1or'
each division commander snail be al
lars Der annum for the care and re-
sponsibilitv of public property for
which he is accountable: the executive
officer of a battalion, each division clerk
and the third class yeoman OF each d.
vision shall receive for their services
n sum not exceeding twenty-five dol
lars per annum.
Section As. COMMISSIONED ofncerS OF
the naval militia shall have the same
authority. rights. privileges. and quail
fications, grade for grade. as commits
stoned officers of the national guard
and, if not otherwise prescribed, shall
rlauner: hut the board of examination
i'm the case of the election or appoint
mcnt of officer OF the naval mliltla
shall consist of at least one commls
stoned cECer of the naval militia, act
i've or retired. The commanding ofhcer
of battalion shall be elected by the
division commanders. and the election
of division commanders snail pc as pre-
scrihod for the election of company
officers of the national guard; but
whenever the governor shall nave au-
thurity to appoint commissioning off1cers
of the national guard he snail nave the
power to appoint commissioned officers
Of the naval militia in like manner
Section 40. Persons hereafter COM
missioned as officers of the national
guard shall be selected from the fol-
Officers or enlisted men of the ma
tional guard. officers of the reserve or
unassigned list of the national guard.
officers active or retired and former OFF,
GERS of the United States army. navy
and marine corps, graduates OF the
United States military and naval acad-
emies and graduates OF SCHOOLS, col
leges and universities where military
science is taught under the supervision
of an officer of the regular army and
for the technical branches and stan
corps or. departments. SUCH other CIVIL
ians as may be especially qualified for
duty therein. shall take and subscribe
to the following oath Of office,
az $3.50, do Solemnly swear
that ! will support ana oetehd the con-
stitution of the United States and the
constitution of the State of Maine,
against all enemies. foreign and do
nestle; that l will bear true faith and
allegiance to the SAME; that ! VIII oDey
tho orders of the President of the Unit
ed states and of the governor OF the
state of Maine; that / make this obli-
cation freely, without any mental res
orvaton or purpose of evasion; and tnat
| will we'll and faithfully discharge the
d,,tioc of tho office of ---------- IN
the national guard of the United states
and of the State of Maine upon Which
I am about to enter. so helm me Coo.
Section 50. No person shall be COM
n,igsi0ned as an officer of the natlonai
guard unless he first shall have sue
ccssfullv passed such tests as 70 ms
physical. moral and professlonal ~
ness as the president shall prescrlbe.
The examination to determine Such
Qualifications for. commission shall be
conducted by a board of three commls-
stoned officers appointed by the score
tarv of war from the regular army OF
section u Commissioned officers
no1,et he citizens of the United states
and twenty-one years OF age or over
No person who has been expelled or as
honorablv discharged from any mlhtary
or naval organization of this or any oth-
or state or of the United states Shail pe
commissioned, and no person shall oe
commissioned unless he shall possess
the additional requirements prescribed
in this chapter for the particular once
tn which he is to be commissioned; pro-
yided that in time of war. instruction.
invasion, rebellion. or imminent danger
thereof the governor shall have the
power to fill any vacancy IN any neid
grade by the appointment thereto or
any officer on the active list or the
army. navy or marine corps OF the
United States
Section 81 Rank and precedence of
officers and non-conlmis officers
of the national guard of this state, the
relative rank between officers thereof
and of the naval militia. the power OF
command and the commands appropri-
ate to each grade. shall be as deter
mined by the laws and regulations for
the government of the regular army and
navy of the United states.
Section So General, field. and com
pany officers. of the line. shall be
elected as follows: Brigadier generals
GERS of their respective brigades: field
officers by the written votes of the cap
tains and subalterns of the respective
regiments or corps; captains and sub.
alterns by the written votes of the
members Of their respective companies
subject to the age limit prescribed ir
section two, this act. Provided. that il
section one, article seven. of the con.
Stitution of the State shall be hereafter
amended in such manner as to permit
the legislature to prescribe the mode OF
selecting officers for the grades herein
specified. then, on and after the first day
such amendment, the said officer shall
be promoted and appointed by the gov
ernor as follows and the elective system
prescribed in this chapter shall cease