The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-08
LEGAL.
Published in The Topeka State Journal,
February s, 1917
SENATE BILL No. 4;

SENATE BILL No. A..
AN ACT relating to the Kansas National
Guard, and amending section 1 and of
chapter 241, Session Laws of 1919, and
section 1916, General Statutes of 1909, and
repeating said original sections, and re-
pealing sections 1917, 1918, and 1919, Gen
eral Statutes Of 1909 and relating to t2on the
Guard, the enlistment and discipline OF
its members, the appointment, terms, and
qualifications of its officers and courts
martial and summary courts.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section 1. The Kansas National Guard
shall consist of such regiments, corps, and
other units as the governor of Kansas
NAV from time to time authorize to be
formed all to be formed and organized in
accordance with the laws governing the
regular army of the United States and the
regulations issued by the secretary of war.
National Guard, including officers of the
pay, inspection, subsistence, and medical
had previous military experience. and shall
hold their positions until they shall have
reached the age of sixty -four years, unless
retired prior to that time by reason of
resignation, disability, or for cause to be
determined by court martial legally con
among said officers shall be filled by ap-
pointment from the officers of the militia
of Kansas. Nothing in this section shall
visions, of any federal law relative to the
qualifications for appointment of officers
Sec. 3; That. section 1 of chapter 241,
Session Laws of 1915, be amended SO as to
read as follows: Section 1. All officers of
the Kansas National Guard in the line
and in all of the departments and corps,
shall hold their positions until they have
reached the age of "a years unless the same
shall have been terminated according to
federal law.
See T. Each commissioned officer, before
entering upon the duties of his office shall
take and subscribe to the following oath :
a. - ---, do solemnly swear
tuition of the United States and the con
stitution of the state of Kansas, against all
enemies. foreign and domestic; that l will
bear true faith and allegiance to the same
that l will obey the orders of the president
of the United States and of the governor
of the state of Kansas; that l make this
obligation freely, without any mental reser-
walton or purpose of evasion, and that !
will well and faithfully discharge the
tional Guard of the United States and of
the state of Kansas upon which L am about
to enter, so help me God
Sec. 5. All enlistments in the Kansas
National Guard shall be for the period of
six years, the first three years of which
shall be in an active organization, and the
last three years in the National Guard Re-
serve: but any enlisted man shall have
due e % 3f peod Of sneb
ment, and shall also have the privilege of
reenlisting The qualifications for enlist
hereafter prescribed bys law or regulations
for the regular army of the United States
a
National Guard shall sign an enlistment
contract, and take and subscribe to the
following oath: Il do hereby acknowledge
to have voluntarily enlisted this - day
Guard of the tSited states and of Of the state
Of Kansas, for the period Of three years in
service and three years in the reserve, I'M
der the conditions prescribed by law. un-
less sooner discharged by proper authority.
And / do s0lemnly swear that | will bear
true faith and allegiance to the United
States of America and to the state of Kan
and faithfully against all their enemies
whomsoever, and that I will obey the or
deFs Of tn the president Of the United states
and of the officers appointed over me, ac
cording. to law and the rules and articles
Sec. Z That section 1915 General Statutes
1909. be amended to read follows Sec
ton 1916 The governor max order courts
martial for the trial of Officers and en-
listed men of the Kansas National Guard,
on charges and specifications properly
drawn and submitted Except in organiza-
tons in the service of the United States,
conrts martial in the Kansas National
Guard shall be OF three kinds, namely,
general courts martial, special courts mar
tial and summary courts martial. They
shall be constituted like and have cog
nizance of the same subjects and possess
like powers, except as to punishment as
similar courts provided for by the laws
and regulations governing the army of
! the United States: and the proceedings of
courts martial of the Kansas National
Guard shall follow the forms and mode
courts
Sec g. General courts martial of the
Kansas National Guard not in the service
of the United States may be convened by
order of the governor and such courts
shall have the power to impose fines not
exceeding $4,000. to sentence to forfeiture
of pay and allowances. to reprimand, to
order dismissal dishonorable discharge
from the service to order reduction of
commissioned officers to the ranks, or
any two of such punishments
may be combined in the sentence i'm nosed
by such courts
Sec. 9. In the Kansas National Guard
not in the service of the United States
the commanding officer of each garrison.
fort post camp other place, brigade.
regiment, detached battalion. other de-
tached command. may appoint special
coruts martial for his command. but such
be appointed by superior authority when
by the latter deemed desirable. Special
courts martial shall have power to try
any person subject to military law, except
offense made punishable by the military
law of the United States, and such special
courts martial shall have the same powers
of punishment as do general courts mar
tial, except that fines imposed by such
special courts martial shall not exceed
See TO- In the Kansas National Guard.
not in the service of the United States. the
commanding officer of each garrison. fort
post camp or other place, regiment or
other detachment of the Kansas National
Guard. may appoint for such place or
command a summary court martial, to
consist of officer, who shall have
power to administer oaths and to try the
enlisted men of sueh place or command
for breaches of discipline and violations of
law governing such organization: and said
court when satisfied Of the guilt of such