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

at the expense of the state, all necessary
food, uniforms. arms, equipments, cloth |
ing. horses. baggage wagons, camp
cquipagc and means of transporting such
force into the service of the United
States. Enlisted men of the militia, ma
tional guard and volunteers in the serv-
ice of the United States shall be paid
by the state the stim of ten dollars each
per month, in addition to the pay which
they shall receive from the federal gov
eminent, provided that the period for
which such state pay shall be allowed
shall not exceed one year. The gov
ernor, the state treasurer and the ad-
jutant general arc hereby authorized to
make such provision for the support Of
the. dependent wives, children and
widowed mothers of enlisted men of
the militia. national guard and volun-
tecrs, in federal service, as, in the dis
erection of the governor, state treasurer
and .adjutant general, seems necessary
and just. under such regulations as they
shall prescribe. provided that the amount
so expended shall not exceed thirty-fve
any one soldier, and provided further
that no person shall receive the benefits
of this act as the dependent of more than
one soldier. The state treasurer Is here
by authorized, Upon approval of the gov
ernor, to pledge the credit of the state
for the purpose Of raising the necessary
funds to carry out the provisions Of this
section.
Sec. 81 Every officer, non commits
stoned officer and private ordered out,
and every volunteer or drafted man,
who fails to appear at the time and
place designated, without rendering a
sufficient excuse therefor, shall be dealt
with as provided by the laws of the
United States in like cases.
Sec. IS. The uniforms and equipment
OF organizations and members of the ma
tional guard shall be as prescribed and
furnished by the federal government;
but the commander in chief may permit
such modification or addition thereto as
he deems for the best interests of the
state, consistent with law and federal
regulations for the government of the
national guard.
Sec. Sc. A member of the national
guard who wears any portion of uni
form issued or furnished by the state
or company, when not in the perform
ancc of military duty under orders re-
ceived, shall forfeit one dollar for each
day he so wears such uniform, to be de-
Quoted from his pay, and such further
sum for wilful injury or destruction
of arms, equipments, uniforms or camp
equipage as is assessed by court-martial.
Sec 81. Matters relating to the or
ganization,. discipline, training and gov
eminent of the national guard not other
wise provided for in this act, nor in the
general regulations, shall be decided by
the federal laws and regulations pre-
scribed for the national guard and the
army or navy of the United States as
the case may be, so far as the same are
applicable.
Sec. So. Discharges to commissioned
officers may be granted by the COM
mander in chief, under such regulations
as he prescribes.
Sec. So. All officers who are respon-
sible for public military property or
funds shall, before assuming such re-
sponsibility, give bond to the state
treasurer, with sufficient surety or sure
ties, in such sum as the commander in
chief requires, conditioned for the faith
full performance of their duties.
Sec. 20. Officers, noncommissioned
officers, musicians and privates enrolled
in this state, while under orders for
service under the government of the
United States or under authority of this
state, shall, except for treason, felony
and breach of the peace, be privileged
from arrest and Imprisonment by civil
authority, from the date of the issuing
of such orders to the time of their dis
charge from service.
Sec. 81. Officers of the national guard
shall, when on duty under proper orders
pursuant to this act, receive the same pay
as officers of like grade in the army
of the United States, unless otherwise
specially provided. Enlisted men shall,
when on duty under competent author
ity, be paid as follows: Privates and
trumpeters, one dollar and fifty cents a
day; corporals, wagoners, artihccrs,
farriers and saddlers, one dollar and
seventy-five cents day; scrgeants, COM
pany .quartermaster sergeants, cooks,
horseshoers, color sergeants. battalion
two dollars day; first sergeant, ord
termaster corps, regimental quartermas-
sergeants, regimental sergcants major
and first class sergeants of the hospital
corps. two dollars and twenty-five cents
day; members of bands, including the
drum major, three dollars day. Pro-
vided that, when members of the national
guard shall be paid for duty performed
under this act in whole or in part from
federal funds, then the amount to be
paid to such members from state funds
shall be the difference between the
amounts received by them from federal
funds and the amounts herein author
lied.
Sec. 62. Military stores belonging to
the state not issued to the militia, and
military property belonging to the Uni
ted States in possession of the state and
not issued to the militia, shall be stored
in the state arsenal at Montpelier. and
the commander in chief shall prescribe
the necessary regulations to secure the
safekeeping of military property issued
to the national guard.
Sec. g. When military arms, stores.
uniforms, equipments or property of any
kind belonging to the state become dam
aged, partially or wholly unfit for use,
or partially or wholly destroyed, the
officer having such property in charge
may request the commander in chief to
appoint board of inspection to examine
and report as to its condition.
Sec g. The commanding officer of
an organization may, upon day of drill
or discipline of his command, suppress
the unlawful sale or distribution. OF in
toxicating liquor, beer or ale, by the
arrest Of parties offending, and seizure
of such liquor, beer or ale; and he may
place a guard so as to prevent the ap-