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

consent, except by sentence Of general
court-martial or as provided IN TINS
chapter
Section IS. Hereafter the period of
enlistment in the national guard shall
be for six years, the first three years or
which shall be in an active organization
tional guard reserve, hereinafter pro-
vided for, and the qualifications for en-
listment shall be the same as those pre-
ser5ed for to ,t the
guard the privilege of continuing in &C
tive service during the whole of an en-
listment period and of re-enlisting in
said service. shall not be denied by rea-
son of anything contained in this act
Section 81. Every person who enlists
or re-enlists shall sign and make oath
contain the following oath of allegiance
to the State and the United States:
i do hereby acknowledge to have vol
unfairly enlisted LISTED this -, day OF f.. -,
of the United States and of the State Of
Maine. for the period of three years in
service and three years in the reserve,
under the conditions prescribed by law.
unless sooner discharged by proper au-
thority. And l do solemnly swear that
l Will bear true faith and allegiance to
the United States of America and to the
State of Maine, and that 1 will servo
them honestly and faithfully against all
their enemies whomsoever, and that |
will obey the orders of the President of
the United States and of the Governor
of 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
of the national guard and all such COM
missoned officers are hereby authorized
to administer such oaths when desig-
mated by the commanding officer of the
other proper military superior. to make
and complete valid enlstments in the
national na guard A person making a
in such enlistment paper shall upon
conviction be deemed guilty of perjury.
Section IS, Any male citizen of the
or person who has legally declared has
intention to become a citizen, if above
the age of eighteen and under the age
of forty-five years, able bodied free
from disease. of good character and
temperate habits. who is not exempt by
law. may be accepted for enlistment in
the national guard, with the exceptions
hereinafter stated. The restrictions as
to maximum age shall not apply to
soldiers who have served honorabiy and
falthfully pervious enlistment in TIVE
regular army, organized militia or ma
tional guard.
Section st. The enlistment in the ma
tional guard of persons of any of the
following classes is prohibited: Insane
or intoxicated persons, deSerterS from
the military or naval service of the
United States, persons who have been
convicted of a felony or who have been
imprisoned under sentence of a court
IN a reformatory, Jail or penitentiary.
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 afional guard. Persons
United States or from any state. MEM
bers of the regular army reserve. the
officers reserve corps, the reserve off,
GERS training corps and the enlisted
reserve corps.
The enlistment of minor under the
age of eighteen years with or without
parental consent is prohibited. Should
minor under the age of eighteen en-
be over that age, he will render him.
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
over and such consent will not be recog-
nized or accepted.
Section 6S. No man of forty-five
years of age or over shall be re-en-
listed unless he has served the full
period of his last preceding enlistment,
has the permission of the command
ing officer of the organization in which
he desires to enlist. and of the adju-
cal examination prescribed by regula-
tions.
Section 60 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 be for
the best interests of the service, and
to provide regulations therefor.
Section 20. General. regimental and
battalion on-commissioned staff off,
GERS, and non-commiSsioned 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, sc
far as may be. the corresponding
regulations governing the regular army
Chief petty officers and petty officers
of the naval militia shall be appointed
such manner as the commander-in-ch chief
may. prescribe.
Section II. Any enlisted man. who
shall remove his residence to such dis.
ization as to render it impossible fol
him to perform his duties properly
shall be transferred to another organ
ization. furloughed to the reserve
dropped AS a deserter or discharged. as
shall be prescribed in regulations from
the war department.
Section q. The physical examina,
ton of all applicants for enlistment OF
re-enlistment will be conducted by ar
officer of the medical corps. active OF
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 10. 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 is or shall be pre-.
scribed for the regular army and ir
time of peace an enlisted man will not
he discharged before the expiration OF
his period of enlistment except as pre-.
scribed by regulations of the wal
department for the government of the
national guard.
Section a. Subject to such rules ant
regulations as the president may pre-
scribe; a national guard reserve shall bt
organized and shall consist of such Of
ficerS and enlisted men as have beer
transferred and furloughed respectivel.
from the active organizations of the ma
tional guard.
Except in time of war the nationa
guard reserve shall not be organized
into tactical or other units except TO
temporary purposes during field d
coast defense training. and enlistment!
will not be made for the national guart
reserve.
Section rs. Officers and enlisted mel
of the national guard reserve may upoi
their own request be authorized to at
tend the armory instruction of activ,
organizations and upon approval of TIL
secretary of war may attend camps
with active organizations of the ma