Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25
Militia.
NO. 1913.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE
MILITIA.

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Il is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Able-bodied male citizens
of the state, between the ages of eigh-
teen and forty-hve years, except as here
matter provided, shall be liable to per-
form military duty and shall be enrolled
In the militia. The listers of each town
shan make such enrolment at such time
and under such regulations as the COM
mznder in chief prescribes; and, in case
of their neglect, the commander in chief
shall forthwith cause the enrolment to
be made by other persons, at the ex-
per1se of such towns; and, for such
neglect, the listers shall forfeit one hun
dred dollars to be recovered in an action
Of tort, on this statute, by and in the
name of the adjutant and inspector gen.
eral The supervisors for unorganized
towns and cores shall perform the same
duties in the towns and cores for which
they are appointed as are prescribed in
this section for listers in towns, and
shall be subject to the same liabilities.
Sec q The vice-president of the
United States, the members of both
houses of Congress, postmasters, persons
exempt from military duty by the laws
of the United States on account of serv-
ice, and, while engaged in their several
pursuits, sworn mail carriers, telegraph
operators, engineers of locomotives on
railroads, and engineers and pilots of
steamboats,, which carry the United
States mail, shall be exempt from the
performance of military duty.
Sec. 3 The right to exemption from
military service, for physical disability
or other causes, shall be determined by
such officers and in such manner and
under such regulations as the commander
IN chief prescribeS
Sec. 4 The keepers of hotels, board
ing and dwelling houses shall, upon the
application of person authorized to
make such enrolment, give information
of the names of persons residing or lodg-
ing in such houses liable to be enrolled |;
and, If person thus applied to refuses
to give such information as he possesses
or knowingly gives false information, he
shall forfeit ten dollars; and a person
who refuses to give his name and proper
information when applied to by per-
son authorized to make such enrolment,
or gives false name or information,
shall forfeit a like sum; such penalties
to be recovered In an action of tort, on
this statute, in the name of the town in
which the penalty was incurred, for the
use of such town; and the person max
ing such enrolment shall institute suits
10 recover the same.
Sec. S. The organized militia shall be
known as the national guard, and shall
consist OF one regiment of infantry
organized m accordance with regulations
H., IL
erment, and such other organizations
and personnel of such arm. corps or de-
partment as may from time to time be
required by the federal government to
be maintained in the state; and the GOV
ernor may alter, divide, annex, consoli-
date, disband or reorganize the same and
create new organizations, whenever the
regulations prescribed by the federal
government shall so require, in order
that the national guard of this state
shall conform to any system of drill
discipline, administration and instruction
now or hereafter prescribed for thu
armed forces of the United States. The
governor shall prescribe all necessar,
regulations for the government of thu
national guard pursuant to this section
Sec. E. The General Assembly shall
biennially elect an adjutant and inspec
tor general. who shall also be quarter
master general. with the rank of briga
der general. All other officers of tn,
national guard shall be chosen in accord
anee with such regulations as the gov
ernor may prescribe consistent with tn,
laws of the state and the United States
The governor may detail not more tina,
FIVE officers of the national guard TO
duty upon his staff. to serve during hi
pleasure, which details shall not add I,
the actual grade of the officers so 40
pointed, and shall not relieve such officer
from their ordinary duties except whel
actually on duty with the governor.
Sec. 2. There shall be allowed in ad
diton to the organized militia, not NOR
than two companies, which shall consti
tute battalion to be known as the nava
battalion Of the national guard of Yer
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