New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01

by accept the benefits and provisions of an Act passed by
the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress Assembled, entitled: AN Act
for Making Further and more Effective Provisions for the
National Defense and for Other Purposes" approved June
3, 1916, and will observe and comply with all the require
ments of said Act.
Sec. 2. All the able-bodied male citizens and the able
bodied males of foreign birth who have declared their inten-
ton of becoming citizens, who are more than IS and less
than As years of age and who are residents of this State, shall
constitute the National Guard of the State of New Mexico
and of the United States, subject to the following exemp-
tions:
() Persons exempted by the laws of the United States
from enlistment or draft into the regular army.
(2) All those persons who are engaged in peaceful per
suits their services in which are of equal or greater public
necessity than would be their services in the National Guard.
Sec. ;. The National Guard Of the State shall be
into two classes: The active and the reserve. The
active shall consist of The organized and uniformed forces of
the State; the reserve shall consist Of all those liable to serv-
ice in the National Guard, but not serving in the organized and
uniformed forces.
Sec. 4. Whenever any portion Of the National Guard
is employed in the aid OF civil authority the Governor, If in
his Judgment the maintenance of law and order will thereby
be promoted, may by Proclamation declare the county or city
in which the troops are serving, or any specified portion there
OF, to be INA state Of insurrcction
Sec. 5. Whenever any portion of the National Guard
shall be ON duty under OF pursuant to the orders OF the Gov
ernor, or shall be on duty or ordered to assemble for duty in
OF war, instruction, invasion, public danger, or to aid
the civil authorities on account Of any breach of the peace.
tunult, riot, resistance TO process Of this State, or imminent
danger thereof, or for any other cause, the articles of war
governing. the army of the United States, and the regulations
fer the army Of the United States, shall be
in force and regarded as a part OF this act until said forces
duly be relieved from such duty. As to OF
lenses committed when such articles of war are
50 i'll fote courts-nartial shall possess in addition to the
and power Of sentence and punishment now in
vested in them, all additional jurisdiction and power of SEN
and punishment exercsable by like courts under such
articles OF war or the regulations or law governing the Unit
ed States army or the customs and usages thereof, but no
under such rules and articles which shall ex-
end to the taking OF life shall, in any case be inflicted, ex-
;ept IN time OF actual war, invasion, or Instruction, declared
BY proclamation OF the Governor to exist, and then only after
he approval by the Governor of the sentence inflicting such
punishment Imprisonment other than in guard house shall
De executed in jans or prisons designated by the Governor for
he purpose.
Sec. g. Whenever the Governor may deem it neces-
he may order an enrolment to be made by persons de-
isnated by him of all persons liable to service in the National
i1ard. Such enrolment shall state the name, residence, age, c
whether married or single, and whether or not 5
have Others dependent upon them for support, and their Il
previous or existing military or naval service. The enroll It
1ent shall be made in triplcate, one copyto be retained by the s
nrollng officer, one in the office of the clerk of the county
a which the enrolment is made. and the original in the Of "a
ice Of the Adjutant General of the State. ii
There is hereby created a County Enrolling Board for L
ach county in the State OF New MeNico, which board shall X
onsist OF the sheriff, county clerk and county physician: I
Snail lie the duty of such county enrolling board to take h
are that the enrolling officers of such county promptly and q
Efficiently perform their duties and make returns as is in il
lis act provided; and the county enrolling board and each fl
its members shall have, in addition to the powers herein p
all the powers conferred upon enrolling officers. Ii
shall be the duty OF the county physician as a member Of r.
1ch enrolling board to examine all persons drafted by e
I'D board for physical fitness for service. Any person so >
<amined and found to be suffering such physical disability d
would render him ineligible for enlistment in the United q
army shall be relieved from such draft. O
Sec. 7. 1t shall be the duty Of each male resident OF ,
e State of New Mexico who is between the ages of IS and BE-
years to report to the enrolling officer or officers dcsignat- VI
by the Governor, and to furnish the information provided to
in Section 6 of this act within six (0) days after the
overnor, by proclamation, indicates who the enrolling Off de
RS Of tho State aa Such information -ro,, he f,-r;cLnJ ~, 80,