Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-25

state for the return of such property in
good order Upon demand Of the proper
authorities.
Sec. 26. Said quartcrmaster general
may, under reasonable regulations and
restrictions, and without expense to the
state, loan to the sons of veterans, Yer
mont division, upon its commander s
application, sufficient number Of tents
for its annual encampment, when they
arc not in use by the national guard.
Sec. 81. Said quartcrmaster general
shall provide for the pay of each officer
and enlisted man for duty performed and
authorized by this act in accordance
with the provisions of the same, under
regulations prescribed by the commander
in chief. He shall provide officers with
quarters when in camp, and mounted
|officers with transportation for their
horses when the distance 10 the rcndez-
Ivous exceeds twenty-five miles. He
shall furnish subsistence to the enlisted
men at cost not to exceed fifty cents
a day per man. and he shall allow each
officer and enlisted man his actual ex-
Ipenses of transportation, subject to sucl,
regulations as the commander in CHIEF
may prescribe. Said quartermaster gen.
eral shall make requisition upon the
|auditor of accounts for the necessary
funds to carry out the provisions of this
act, stating in detail the funds required
and for what purpose; and when such
requisition is approved by the governor
said auditor shall draw an order ir
favor of said quartermaster general fol
the amount so approved.
Sec 28. The judge advocate shall
upon complaint of an officer, or wher
; directed by the commander in chief
|: make out in proper form charges and
specifications against any staff officer Of
the commander in chief, and shall at.
tend the court-martial of such officer
as judge advocate, when such court.
martial is ordered; he shall also per.
form duties analogous to those of the
judge advocate general of the United
States army.
Sec. go. The governor, the adjutan,
; general and the commanding officer oil
the 1st regiment infantry, Vermont ma.
tional guard, shall, ex officio, constitute
a board of armory commissioners Of
which the governor shall be chairman
and the adjutant general, secretary.
Sec 80. Said board shall have author.
acquire by purchase or otherwise anc
.
erty for the use and occupancy of organ
izations of the national guard, a.
armories, provided that the original cos
of such armories to the state shall no,
exceed thirty-five thousand dollars fol-
any one company of infantry or it.
equivalent in strength; and provided
also that not more than thirty-fv,
thousand dollars shall be expended fol-
this purpose in each fiscal year; anc
provided, further, that each town If
which one of such armories is located
. contributes, by subscription or other
!. wise, the site for the same or its euuiva
, lent
Sec. 81. Said board shall have full
power to determine the location of suci
armories, the plan of construction of tn,
| same, and to make all contracts neces
sary for the purchase, erection and main
. tenance thereof; and the auditor O.
accounts shall, upon requisition of sale
board, draw orders for such sum Of
sums as may from time to time be neces
sary to carry out the provisions of thi.
and the two preceding sections, subjec
to the limitations prescribed in the pre-
, ceding section.
Sec. 81. Said board shall establish
rules and regulations governing tn,
use and occupancy of such armories ant
property, and shall cause the same to b,
;; posted conspicuously in such buildings
! A member of the national guard who
violates such a rule or regulation shall
be deemed guilty of military offense
, punishable as court-martial shall di
rect, agreeably to the provisions of sec
tons thirty-eight and thirty-nine.
Sec: 80. A person. commissioned a!
an officer of the national guard shall
, within such time as the governor ma,
designate after such commission is ten
} dcred him, take and subscribe to sucl
oath as may be prescribed by fedora
, law and regulations before a civil office,
+ legally qualified to administer oaths, o.
. before a national guard officer who ha
previously taken and subscribed sucl
: oath, who are hereby authorized to ad
minister the same; provided that sucl
J oath shall contain obligations of al
legiance to the state and to the Unite,
. States, and in the absence of federal Law
$ or regulations upon the subject, the oatl
: shall be as prescribed by the governor
In case of neglect or refusal to taxi
such oath within the time specified, tn,
} officer shall be deemed to have resigned
: his Office and new election shall b.
vi VI appointment uiduC DIS require g
r by law
c Sec a. All enlisted men of the ma
e tional guard shall, at the time of thei
! enlistment, take and subscribe to sucl
( oath and contract as shall be prescribe,
D by federal law and regulations befor
. = national guard officer who has takei
e and subscribed to the oath for officer
! prescribed in the preceding section, WIN
is hereby authorized to administer tn
e same; provided that such oath shall con
e tain obligations of allegiance to the stat
: and to the United States, and in tn
: absence of federal law or regulation
!, Upon the subject the oath and contrac
: shall be as prescribed by the governor
), An enlisted man shall not be entitled 4
!, receive pay from the state until he ha
e taken and subscribed to the oath an,
r contract herein prescribed
: Sec. 35 Commissioner officers shall
c obey orders received from superior off
p GERS, attend drills, parades, inspection
c and reviews, prescribed or authorized b.
this act make such returns as the com
i mander in chief directs, and under sucl
r regulations as he prescribes, perform
r other duties incident to their position
n under the constitution and laws of thi
), state and of the United States, and con
: form to such regulations as are pre-
: scribed by the commander in chief. En-
c listed men shall obey orders receive
Il from their officers to attend drill:
t parades, inspections and reviews, dirccte
= or authorized by this act. prescribed 70
# them to attend, and perform the dutie