El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-03

certificates signed by such person or
persons as shall be designated by the
governor and said wal committee to
sign or certify the same, which person
or persons shall furnish bond or bonds
executed by some guaranty or surety
company authorized to do business in
the state of New Mexico, in such sums
and In such form as shall be required
and approved by the governor and said
war committee, and the state auditor
is authorized and directed to issue his
warrants for any sum or sums which
the governor and said war committee
may desire and direct to have trans.
ferred to and deposited in any bank
or banks as a checking account or &C
counts, to be disbursed upon the check
OF some person or persons thereunto
authorized by the governor and said
war committee, and such person or
persons thereunto authorized by the
governor and said wal committee, and
persons shall furnish a like bond or
bonds as in this section provided"
Permanent War Committee
Section Z of the bill provides for the
creation Of a permanent wal commit
tee OF IL members, to be appointed by
the governor by and with the advice
and consent of the senate, and allows
a compensation Of IS a day and neces-
sary travelling expenses for members
when actually engaged in the perform
ance of their duties.
Section 8 of the bill provides for a
regiment Of state cavalry, and reads
as follows:
THE governor Is hereby authorized
to enroll, recruit, organize, arm, equip
n use, In such manner and under
such regulations as he may deem nee
essary, a regiment Of cavalry to be
known as The First Regiment Of New
Mexico State Cavalry not exceeding
number of men and officers in a
regiment Of cavalry in the United
States army, and to use such cavalry
to repel invasion, to suppress insur-
rection, riots or other disturbances, to
guard and prevent the destruction of
property, to pursue, capture and sup
press bandits, outlaws or other ma
rauding persons or forces, and for such
other purposes as the governor may
deem necessary during the period OF
the war, and thereafter until normal
have been restored.
"The governor Is hereby vested
with full power and authority to re-
cruit, accept as a volunteer, draft into
the service of the state and into said
regiment, any able-bodied male resi-
dent of the state between the ages of
eighteen (1S) and forty-five (45) who
is a citizen of the United States, or
who has declared his intention to be-
come such citizen, and may also ac-
cept as a volunteer in such regiment
any such resident and citizen or per-
son who has declared his intention to
become such citizen, who is above the
age of forty-fve (45) years.
! "The governor may appoint and
commission part or all Of the officers
Of said regiment, or may consent that
some or all of the officers therefor
shall be detailed for such service by
the president or the war department
Of the United States. The ~privates
and such officers of said regiment as
may be appointed and commissioned
BY the governor shall be paid by the
state at the same rate of compensation
privates and corresponding officers
the United States army are paid"
Special Levy
Section 9 of the bill makes provision
or a special levy in each county, OF
to exceed 2 mills, to provide funds /