Year: 1874

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III writing, setting forth fully the
cause of the discharge. and sioncd
by the officer granting The same ::
PoE'dcd. THAT no member of any
company shall be discharged from
service until he has Obtained the
certificate of the commanding oili-
Ger of his company that ne has
turned over or satisfactorily uc-
counted for all property issued and
charged to him.


SEC. 13 Any officer desiring to
resign his commission and be dis
charged from the service shall OK
press his desire in WRITING and
transmit the same to the Command.
in Chief immediately, through nnl
by all intermediates commanders,
who will endorse thereon their re-
commentator in the case, and the
resignation shall go into effect when
accepted by thc Commanlcrin
Chief, and not before but no Off
ccr shall be permitted to resign
his commission while under arrest.
nor until he has accounted for and
delivered to the proper officer all
moneys, records, aims, ucc0utrr-
men:s and other military property
belonging to the State in his DOS
session.


SEC 1T. Each regularly organized
company of the National Guard
shall be furnished by the State
with such arms and equipments as
are required upon the written re-
qmsition Of thcCommanding officers
of such companies, respectively, np-
proved by the rcgimcntal conlnmG.
cr. And the arms and equipments
SO furnished, together with I'LL
other military property which may
be furnished to any organization of
the National Guard, shall remain
and continue TO be the property of
the State, to be used for military
purposes only, and to be returned
whenever called for by proper au-
thority; or if the same is willfully
or neghgently wasted or destroyed
byan officer or company, the Com
mandcrm-Chicf may, upon satisfac-
tory evidence to that effect, dis
honorably discharge the officer and
diHhnnd the company.


SEC. Is. Any officer who shall
receive, according to the provisions
OF this Act. any arms, equipments
or other military property from the
State shall distribute the same to
his command us he shall deem
proper. taking vouchers therefor :;
and he shall require those to whom
they arc distributed to return them
at such time and place us he shall
order and direct; and every officer,
non, commissioned officer and Dri
waite OF any company of the Nation.
al Guard to whom any arms, equip.
ments or other military property
shall be SO delivered shall be held
personally responsible for its care,
safe keeping and return. He shall
use the same for military drills. pa.
radcs and musters only; and unon
rocoiving discharge, or otherwise
leaving The military service, or upon
the demand Of his commanding Off.
Ger, he shall forthwith surrender
and deliver up the said arms and
equipments, together with I'LL other
military property that may be in
his possession to the said command
ing officer, in as good order and
condition as the same were nL The
time he received them, reasonable
use and ordinary wear thereof, ex-
ceptcd.


SEC. 1G. Any officer, non com
missioncd officer or private who
shall: contrary to the lawful order of
the proper officer, retain in his pos.
session or control any arms, equip
ments or other article of military
property belonging to the State, or
who shall, willfully or maliciously,
destroy or injure any such property,
Or who shall when not on duty use
or wear any such property without
permission Of his commanding Off
Ger, shall be tried by cout.martial
and punished us hereinafter provid
ed. And all other Persons who shall,
either, willfully or maliciously, de-
stroy, or injure, or purchase, retain
or have in custody or possession
without right, any such military
property belonging to the State,
and shall after demand refuse to
deliver the same to any officer Ell.
titled to take possession thereof,
shalt be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction, shall
be punished by a fine double the
amount of the value of such militia.
ry property so injured, destroyed,
purchased or retained. or by i'm.