Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

OUT OF the annual appropriation
as may be necessary for the purposes
thuIne.ated therein. he shall render
through the war department such ac-
counts or federal funds entrusted to
MN ior disbursement as may be re-
CURED by the treasury department.
Sectlon 20. The United States prop
erty and disbursing officer shall under
sie she direction Of the adjutant general
responsible for the care, preservation
ana repair of all military property be-
longing to the United States issued for
use OF the national guard. He shall un-
eer s9ch regulations as may be pre-
scrlbed issue such United states prop
erty as may be necessary to arm, uni
form and equip the several organiza-
tlons of the national guard. according
10 the standard required by the laws
and regulations of the United States.
Section 81. The property and dis
purslng officer shall give a bond to the
~ bhlled states, the, amount thereof to
pc determined by the secretary of war,
Tor the faithful performance of his du-
Ties and for the safe-keeping and proper
disposition Of federal property and
costs and expenses incurred by entering
INTO such bond shall be paid out of the
military fund.
Section 20. The inspector general
make an inspection and a detailed re-
port upon the armories, property
DOCKS. records, financial condition, and
me various organizations of the active
adJutant general may direct or the law
require, and submit to. the adjutant
general report of the transactions Of
his Office by the fifteenth of December
annually.
Section 80. The senior ordnance Off
Ger shall from time to time submit to
the adjutant general acquisitions for
ordnance property equipment. and ac-
nd
terial. which requisition when ap-
proved by the adjutant general, and
submitted to and signed by the United
states property and disbursing officer
snail II they be for material issued to
the State by the ordnance department
be forwarded to that department for
supply, and if they be for material not
SO issued, then by direction of the ad-
Jutant general and in the manner pre-
scribed in section thirty one, the senior
ordnance officer shall purchase and di-
rect the issue of such ordnance prop
erty and range material. certify all
bills therefor as correct, and transmit
them to the adiutant general.
He shall, when required or whenever
ne deems 1T necessary, report to the
adjutant general upon the condition of
the ordnance, arms and accoutrementS
on hand or issued to the national
guard; he shall point out all defcien-
cies and so far as he is vested with au-
thority, he shall be responsible that all
as prescribed or as may hereafter be
prescribed by the war department.
He shall be the inspector of and shall
exercise general supervision over the
small-arms practice of the national
guard. Whenever ordered by the gov
ernor it shall be his duty to make an
inspection of all target ranges and
Shooting galleries used by the national
guard. TO submit report to the adju-
tant general of the condition and ne
cessities of each; and to make a de-
tailed report of the transactions of his
office to the adjutant general on the
fifteenth day of December annually.
Section "a. The chief surgeon. under
the direction of the adjutant general
and in the manner prescribed in sec
ton thirty-one, shall purchase and di-
rect the issue of all medical supplies
and equipment not issued by the United
States through the property and dis
bursting officer. certify all bills there
for as correct and transmit them to the
adjutant general 1t shall be his duty
to make or cause to be made by an
officer of the medical department an
annual inspection and inventory of the
stock of medical supplies on hand at
general headquarters, to make a list of
the articles and quantities needed to
equip the national guard in the manner
prescribed by the war department, and
transmit the same to the adjutant gen
eral; and he shall make to the adjutant
general n detailed report of transac-
lions of his office and of the condition
and quantity of medical supplies on
hand, on the fifteenth day of December
annually.
Section rs. The senior officer of the
auartermaster corps shall under the
direction of the adjutant general, pur-
chase and issue in the manner pre-
scribed in section thirty-one, such sub
sistence stores and property as are not
issued by the United States. certify all
bills therefor as correct and transmit
them to the adjutant general; he shall
. make detailed report of the transac-
lions of his office to the adjutant gen
eral on the fifteenth day of December
annually.
Section 90 The judge advocate shall
he an attorney -at-laW of the supreme
judicial court Of this State. of at least
five years standing. He shall be- un-
der the direction of the governor.
charged with the supervision of all
things relating - the administration
of justice in the military forces of the
State; he shall diligently scrutinizc and
examine the proceedings of all courts
martial and courts of inquiry which are
submitted to him for review and report
thereon to the adjutant general he shall
when directed act as judge advocate or
board: he shall be the legal adviser Of
the military department. and to him
may be referred for supervision all
contracts, agreements. or other lnstru-
ments. to be drawn or executed in the
course of the business thereof. He
shall make a detailed report of the
transactions of his office to the adju-
tant general on the fifteenth day of De-
cember annually.
Section 27. The attorney general of
the State shall be the legal adviser of
the governor. of the adjutant general,
and of the armory commission.
Section %. In time of war. insur-
rection invasion or rebellion, of i'm
minent danger thereof, the governor
may appoint such staff officers and Gre
ate such chiefs of staff departments as
NAY be necessary to provide for an in
creased national guard or to fill the
vacancies caused by absence in active
service or for both purposes; provided,
that appointments in staff department
or corps shall be made from officers of
the existing staff departments or corps
as promotions so far as such officers
are available: provided. also, that pro-
motion in each staff department or corps
and appointments to fill vacancies thus
created shall be made as hereinafter
prescribed. Provided further. that in
time of peace. whenever the formations
of the national guard shall require IT,
the governor may organize Sucn aodi-
tional departments as are thereby MAGE
necessary, and whenever such new DC
partments are organized the senior ON
Ger on duty with the new staff depart.
ment shall be eX-officio a member OF
the governors staff.
Section 30. Officers of all stan de-
partments and corps shall perform the
duties required of them by law. ana
such others. not inconsistent with the
laws of the State. as correspond TO those
which are now or may hereafter De re-
quired. of the corresponding stan De
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