Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11

or mnliciOuSly destroy, in1ure or de.
face any particle Of military property
States. or shall use it for other than
military purposes. or shall have or
retain the same in violation OF law or
regulations. shall be punished by q
in case any officer or enlisted man
| OF the national guard who has at any
| time through carelessness or mat
| tention lost, destroyed or suffered to
government property which has been
| Issued for his use. the paymaster
general shall retain out Of the pay or
allowances or moneys due such Of
nicer or enlisted man for any military
services whatsoever. an amount Of
| money equal to the value Of the prop
| crty so lost or destroyed. and money
SO retained shall be credited to the
guard as may be accountable to the
state for said property: Such portion
OF said money as shall be for state
! property shall be turned in to the
tied to the military fund. and such
| portion as may be for United States
| property shall be turned into the
| United States treasury to be cred
! tied TO the state on its property
Sec. "a. Every person belonging
| to the national guard Of the state
! shall in all cases. except felony and
| breach Of the peace. be privileged
from arrest while going to. remaining
! at. or returning from any place at
| which he may be required to attend
for military duty.
Sec Sec 70, Every ~ member Of the
and every enlistd man holding the
| certificate of merit shall be exempt
from all jury duty: production Of a
| certificate from the claimants com
manding officer showing that the
= holder IL; member Of the national
! guard. or certificate of retirement,
g, or Of a. certificate OF merit, or the
| sworn statement of the claimant
that he is such member. retired
officer. or holder of certificate OF
merit. shall be primo facie proof
that the claimant is entitled to the
| exemption.
! Sec rs. No organization of the ma
tionai guard shall perform any
/ voluntary military service except as
authorized by this act or by the ex-
! press orders of the governor.
ticnai guard shall 1eave the II, rs state.
and no military organization of an
/ other state. unless acting under the
authority OF the United States. shall
enter. the state. except in each case by
| permission Of the governor.
! Sec. Is. No body of men. other
| than the national guard and the
| troops of the United States. shall
| associate themselves together as a
1
| parade in public with firearms I'm any
| city or town of this state; nor shall
| city or town raise or appropriate any
money toward arming. e9uipping.
supporting. sustaining or providing
/? drill rooms or armorics for any such
| body of men: but associations wholly
composed Of soldiers and sailors
| vice of the United States and the
| order known as the Sons OF Veterans
| may parade at any time in public
! with firearms. having first obtained
, municipal officers of the town or city
! in which they reside to parade. and
| students in educational institutions
! where military science is taught as
| q prescribed part of the course of in
! struction. may. with the consent Of
| the governor. drill and parade with
! free rms in public under the superin-
tendencc of their military instructors.
of this section shall be deemed guilty
| of misdemeanor and punished by a
fine not exceeding one hundred dol
| lars. or by Imprisonment not exceed
ing six months, or by both such fine
| and Imprisonment.
Sec. 70. The commander OF any
| portion of the national guard parad-
! ing or performing any military duty
in any street or hishwsy. may re,
street or highway. to yield the right
of way to Such national guard, pro-
vided the carriage of the United
States mail the legitimate functions
! operations Of the hospital am
J balances. fire engines and fire depart
| ments, and apparatus Of the insur-
ance patrol shall not be interfered
/: hinder. delay or obstruct any portion
of the national guard whenever
paradinG or performing any military
/. duty. or who shall attempt so to do.
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by Il fine not exceeding
| five hundred dollars. or by imprison-
| ment not exceeding six months, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
! Sec. 80. Every commanding officer.
| when on duty as such. may fix nee
! essary bounds and limits to his camp.
or parade. not including road so
| as to prevent passing. Whoever
! adc. camp or armory. after being for
{. hidden, or rcgis;S sentinel who at
tempts to put him or keep him out
i, of such limits. or in any manner in
/, charge of duty by those under arms.
(; or dsturbs. binders or prevents the
| passage of troops going to or return
/; ing from any duty. may. at the dis
be confined under guard not exceed
F., ing tWenty-four hours. Such author
| ity of an officer commanding camp
may be extended by order Of the COM
| mander-in-chief to distance not eN-
| cccdins one-half mile around such
| camp: provided. that the owner or
{; owners of the external space within
! such distance of the camp. and their
| agents or servants. shall not be
! hindcred or prevented from entering
| upon such space for the purpose of
/ using, occupying and improving the
! same in the same manner in which
same at the time when the camp
| WAS established. The commanding
| officer of any camp o: armory shall
! prohibit tho Introduction or sale OF,
| toXicating LIQUOR. within TAG limits or
| extended limits of the camp or with
! in the armory. and he may ahate as
(, common nuisances all such sales and
| introductlons.
Sec. 81. Any person who either by
! himself or with another wiIfully de-
| prives member of the national
guard or naval militia of his en-
ployment or prevents his being en-
! ployed by himself or another or
! obstructs or annoys said member Of
said national guard or naval militia
| or his employer in respect to his
trade. business or employment, be-
! cause said member Of said national
| guard or naval militia is such menu
| ber or dissuaGes any person from en-
| listing in the said national guard or
naval mliltla by threat OF injury to
| him in case he shall so enlist. in re-
! spcct to his employment. trade or
| business. shall be deemed guilty of q
! misdemeanor and upon conviction
| thereof shall be punished by fine
i not exceeding five hundred dollars,
or by imprisonment not exceeding
| six months. or by both such fine and
| imprisonment.
| Sec. 81. No association or corpor-
| alton. constituted or organized for
| the purpose of promoting the success
| of the trade. employment or business
| of the members thereof shall BY anY