The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

OF merits shall be exempt from all Jury
duty; production Of a certificate from the
that the holder is member Of the ma
tional guard, or a certificate of retire
ment, or OF a certificate Of merit, or the
sworn statement q the claimant that he
of a certificate of merit, shall be prima
facie proof that the claimant IL entitled
to the exemption.
Section 1885, No organization of the ma
tional guard shall perform any. voluntary
military service except as authorized by
this act or by the express orders OF the
governor.
Section 1885, No organization of tho ma
tional guard shall leave the State and no
military organization of another state,
unless acting under the authority of the
United States, shall enter the State. ex-
cept in each case by permission of the
governor
Section 1N. No body of men, other than
the national guard and the troops OF the
United States, shall associate themselves
together as a military company or or
ganization, or parade in public with fire.
arms in any city or town of this State;
nor shall any city or town raise or APP
propriate any money toward arming,
equipping, uniforming or In any other
way supporting, sustaining or providing
drill-rooms or armories for any such body
of men; but associations wholly composed
of soldiers and sailors honorably dis
charged from the service of the United
States and the order known as the Sons
Of Veterans may parade at any time in
public with firearms, having FIRST OBJ
tained the written permission of the city
or municipal officers Of the town or city
in which they reside to parade, and stu
dents in educational institutions where
military science is taught as prescribed
part of the course of instruction may,
with the consent Of the governor, drill
and parade with firearms in public under
the superintendent of their military in
structors. Any person violating any
provision of this section shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and punished by
a fine not exceeding ten dollars, or by
Imprisonment not exceeding six months.
or by both such fine and Imprisonment
Section 1913. The commanding officer or
any portion of the national guard pa
rading or performing any military duty
in any street or highway, may require
any or all persons in such street or high
way, to yield the right of way to Such
national guard, provided the carriage OF
the United States mail, the legitimate
functions of the police and the progress
and operations of the hospital ambu-
lances, fire engines, and fire departments,
and apparatus of the insurance patrol
shall not be interfered with thereby. All
others who shall hinder. delay, or OBJ
struct any portion of the national guard
whenever parading or performing any
military duty, or who shall attempt so to
do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
when on duty as such, may fix necessary
bounds and limits to his camp, or parade,
not Including a road so as to prevent
passing. Whoever intrudes within the
limits of the parade. camp or armory,
after being forbidden, or ressts a sentI.
nA who attempts to put him or keep him
out of such limits or in any manner in
terrupts or nlolests the orderly discharge
of duty by those under arms or disturbs.
binders, or prevents the passage Of troops
going to or returning from any duty
may, at the discretion of the commanding
officer be confined under guard not eX-
ceeding twenty-four hours, Such au-
thCrity of an officer comma nding q camp
may be extended by order OF the com
mander-in- chief to q distance not exceed
ms oue-half mile around such camp; pro-
yided, that tie owner or owners of the
external space within such distance Of the
camp, and their agents or servants shall
not be hindered or prevented from enter
ing upon such space for The purpose Of
using, occupying, and improving the
same, In the same manner in which they
used, occupied, and improved the same at
the time when the camp was established
The commanding officer Of any camp or
arlnory shall prohibit the Introduction or
sale Of or dealing in. beer wine. or any
Intoxicating liquor within the limits Or
extended limits Of the camp or within the
armory, and he may ah9ta as common
nuisauces all such sales and introduce
tions.
Section 1870. Any person who, either by
himself or with another wilfully deprives
a member of TIE national guard or naval
militia of his employment. or prevents his
being employed by himself or another, or
ohstructs or annoys said member of said
national guard or naval militia or his
employer in respect of his trade. business
or emplQyment because said member of
said national guard or naval militia is
such member, or dissuades any person
from enlistinc in the said national guard
him in case he shall so enlist. in respect
of his employment, trade, or business,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon cor Viction thereof Shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding live hun
bred dollars, or by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months. or by both such fine
and imprisonment
Section 131. No association or corpora-a
ton, constituted or organized for the pur
pose of promoting the success of the
trade. employment, or business Of the
members thereof, shall by any constftu-
ton. rule, hv-law, resolution, vote, or reg
ula ton. discriminate against any member
of the national guard or naval militia be-
cause of such membership, in respect of
the eligibility of such member of the ma
tional guard or naval militia to member
ship in such association or corporation,
or in respect to his rights to retain said
last mentioned membership; and any
person who aids in enforcing any such
provisions against member Of the said
national guard or naval militia with in
tent to discriminate against him because
of such membership, shall be guilty Of
msdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
not exceeding six months, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment
Section 1872 Whoever shall unlawfully
modest, insult, or abuse any member Of
the NATIONAL guard or naval militia, while
in the performance of his military duty,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished by a fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars, or by Imprisonment not exceeding
six months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Section 1873 Offenses against the pro-
visions of this charter, except when they
are purely military and committed by
person subject to military jurisdiction,
may, unless a different remedy is spec
tally provided, be prosecuted by COM
plant or Indictment before a court of
competent criminal jurisdiction: and all
fines and forfeitures collected under the
provisions of this chapter, the dsposi-
tlon whereof Is not otherwise specially
provided for. shall be paid into the State
treasury and credited to the military
fund.
Section 1874. Civil officers named in this
chapter, neglecting or refusing to obey
its provisions. shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor.
Section 1876. Companies Of the national
guard may make bylaws, subject to the
written approval of the adiutant general,
not repugnant to law, orders, or regula-