Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-15

quarters Offices or other buildings for
military purposes.
Military organizations other than the
National Guard are prohibited, but as
sociations wholly composed of soldiers
and sailors honorably discharged from
the service of the United States and
the order known as Sons or veterans
may parade at any time IN pupHc with
firearms, having first obtained the
written permission of the city or NUM-
cipal officers of the town or city In
which they reside, and students IN edu-
cational institutions where military
science is taught as a prescribed part
of the course of instruction may, with
the consent of the Governor, drill ana
parade with firearms in public under
the superintendence of their military
instructors.
The act gives authority to draft men
for the National Guard. The act pro-
vides that in order that the Natlonal
Guard of the State shall be estab-
Ilished, organized and maintained IN &C
cordance with federal law and the pro-
visions of this act. whenever an or
ganiZation of the National Guard now
existing. or hereafter established. shall
he below the minimum strength re-
ouired by law and regulations, and
such Deficiencies shall continue for
period of more than 80 days, the Gov
ernor is hereby authorized and en-
powered to draft by lot from among
the unorganized militia in the city or
town in which such organization is To-
Gated a sufficient number TO supply
such Deficiencies, provided that the men
so drafted shall not be less than IL or
more than 20, shall he unmarried and
have no relatives dependent upon them,
and shall be available for the duty re-
quired; and the men SO drafted shall
be held to serve on enlistment period
in the National Guard under the same
laws and regulations as govern other
members of the guard,
The present military law, Chapter Is
of the Revised Statutes of 1916, is re-
pealed. and the revision shall be known
as THE military law of the State Of
Maine"
Senate Reports.
The committee on military affairs
reported ought to pass in new draft
on the resolve in favor of the General
Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution of Thomaston,
Maine and the Knox Academy of Arts
and Sciences. the new draft appro-
priating $4,000 for each of the years
1917 and 1918 toward the erection in
Thomaston of a suitable building to be
known as the Knox Memorial Building,
in which shall be collected the furni-
ture. mementoes, antiques and other
personal effects formerly belonging to
General Henry Knox, one of the ablest
generals during the battles of the
Revolution.
The committee on appropriations
and financial affairs reported ought to
pass on an act to refund certain bond
issued in favor of the trustees of the
Maine Insane hospital.
The committee on insane hospitals
reported ought to pass in new draft
on an act relating to the examination
and commitment of persons to insane
hospitals. The new draft provides
that pending the issue of a certificate
by municipal officers such superin-
tendent may receive into the hospital
any person so alleged on complaint to
be insane, providing that such persons
be accompanied by a copy Of the COM
plant and a physicians certificate,
which certificate shall set forth that in
the judgment of the physician the con-
dition of the person is such that i'm
mediate restraint or detention is ne
cessary for his comfort and safety and
provided further that unless within ten
days thereafter the superintendent
shall be furnished with a certificate the
detention of such persons shall cease.