Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

state Tor the return Of such property N
good order upon demand Of the proper
authorities.
Sec, .. Said uusrternaS5er general
may, under reasonable regulations and
restrictions and without expense 70 the
state. loan 70 the sons OF veterans, Yer
mont division. upon It's commander
application, . sufficient number OF tents
for is snnual enoanpnent. when they
are not in use hy the national guard.
Sec =. Said quarteT1nsSter general
shall provide for the pay OF each officer
and enlisted man for duty performed and
authorized b. tins act N accordance
with the provisions OF the same under
regulations prescribed by tae commando
IN chief, He shall provide officers with
quarters when IN camp, and mounted
officers with transportation for their
horses when the distance % the rendez-
vous exceeds twenty-five miles Hc
shall furnish subsistence 70 the enlisted
men al = cost not 10 exceed fifty cents
. DAY per man. and he shall allow each
officer ard enlisted man his actual eN-
penSeS OF transportation. subject 10 such
regulations a the commander IN chief
NAV prescribe. Said QuaTtcrmaster gen
ersi shall make reuuiSition upon the
auditor Of accounts for the necessary
funds 10 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 III
favor Of said quartermaster general Tor
the amount SO approved.
Sec eS The Judge advocate shall,
upon complaint Of an officer. or when
directed BY the commander IN chief,
make ont IN proper form charges and
specifications against any staff officer Of
the commander in chief. and shall at
tend the couTt-r1aTtial OF such officer,
as Judge advocate. when such court
martial Is ordered: he shall also per
form duties analogous 70 those Of the
judge advocate general Of the United
States army.
Sec. 70 The governor. the adiutant
general and the commanding officer OF
the Ist regiment infantry, Vermont ma
uonal guard, shall. ex offcio. constitute
a board OF armory commissioners OF
which the governor shall be chairman
and the adjutaElt general, secretary.
Sec. 50. Said board shall have author
lily for and n the name OF the state, 10
acquire By purchase or otherwise and
maintain real estate and personal prop
erty for the use and occupancy OF organ
-.
armories. provided that the original cost
OF such aTmories 10 the state shall not
exceed thiTty-flve thousand dollars for
any one company OF infantry or its
equivalent II strength: and provided
also that not more than tllirty-t1ve
thousand dollars shall be expended for
this purpose N each fiscal year; and
provided, further, that each town In
which one OF such armoTies IS located,
contributes. by subscription or other
wise, the site for the same or its equITa-
lent
Sec 81 Said board shall have full
power 10 determine the location OF such
armoTies, the plan Of construction Of the
same, and 70 make all contracts neces-
saTy for the purchase. erection and main
tenance thereof: and the auditor OF
accounts shall, upon requisition OF said
board, draw orders for such sum or
SUMS as may from time TO time be neces-
sary to carry ont the provisions OF this
and the two preceding sections, subject
70 the limitations prescribed II the pre-
cedIng section
Sec. 3. Said board shall establish
rules and regulations governing the
use and occupancy OF such armories and
property, and shall cause the same 10 be
posted conspicuously i1r such buildings.
/ A member OF the national guard who
violates such 4 rule or regulation shall
/ be deemed guilty OF q military ofense,
+ punishable as a court-r1artial shall di-
4 rect agreeably TO the provisions OF sec
tons tairty-eight and thirty-nine.
/ Sec g. A person commissioned as
an officer OF the national guard shall.
within such time as the governor may
designate after such commission IS ten
dc7ed him, take and subscribe 10 such
+ oath as may be prescribed by federal
/ law and regulations before civil officer
illegally qualified to administer oaths, or
before d national guard officer who has
previously taken and subscribed such
4oath. who are hereby authorized to ad-
minister the same; provided that such
oath shall contain obligations Of al
4 legiance to the state and to the United
I States. and IN the absence Of federal law
Tor regulations upon the subject. the oath
+ shall be as prescribed BY the governor
/ In case OF neglect or refusal to take
such oath within the time specified, the
officer shall be deemed TO have resigned
( his Office and new election shall be
tOrdered or appointment made as required
I by law
! Sec. Il All enlisted men of the na-
tional guard shall, at the time Of their
enlistment, take and subscribe 70 such
oath and contract as shall be prescribed
BIZ federal law and regulations before
a national guard officer vino has taken
and subscribed TO the oath for officers
prescribed n the preceding section, who
Is hereby authorized to administer the
same: provided that such oath shall con
tain obligations Of allegiance to the state
and to the United States. and IN the
absence OF federal law or regulations
rpon the subject the oath and contract
shall be as prescribed By the governor
An enlisted man shall not be entitled &c
receive pay from the state Until he has
taken and subscribed TO the oath and
contract herein prescribed
Sec s.. Commissioner officers shall
obey orders received from superior off
GERS, attend drills. parades. inspections
and reviews. prescribed or authorized b1
this act, make such returns as the com
.naander IN chief directs. and under such
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