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ARTICLE II.

COMPANIES, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF ARMS.

SECTION 1951. Applications for leave to organize companies.
1952. If accepted the Brigadier General must appoint a per-
son to organize.

1953. Organization.

1954. Brigadier General to act upon certificate, and transmit

it.

1955. Company to be listed and officers commissioned.

1956. Non-commissioned officers of companies.

1957. Non-commissioned officers of batteries.

1958. Company name or number.

1959. Company roll and term of service.

1960. Person not to be member of two companies at the
same time.

1961. Companies, how armed and equipped.

1962. Number of officers and privates.

1963. Requisition for arms and equipments.

1964. Proceedings on approval of requisition.
1965. Same-Bond.

1966. Same.

1967. Same.

1968. Inspection of arms, etc.

1969. Repair of arms, etc.

1970. Musters and muster rolls.

1971. Same.

1972. Same.

tions for

organize

1951. Whenever a sufficient number of persons, Applicaresidents of any county in this State, subject to mili- leave to tary duty, subscribe a call for the organization of a companies. company, the Adjutant General, upon the application of such persons, and with the approval of the General of Brigade, must present the same to the Board for the organization of the National Guard.

the

General

1952. If such company is accepted, the Adjutant If accepted General must direct the Brigadier General to appoint Brigadier some person, resident of the county, to open a book must in which to enter the names of persons so applying, organize.

and must fix a time and place of meeting for the purpose of organization, by giving ten days notice thereof,

appoint a person to

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Company

to be listed

by publication in some newspaper, or by posting notices in at least three public places in the county.

1953. The person appointed must:

1. Preside at such meeting and organize the same; 2. Superintend the election for commissioned officers of the company, which must be by ballot;

3. Make out, after such election, a list of persons organized, a certificate of each officer elected, together with a copy of the proceedings of the meeting, and a copy of his appointment, and of the notice of the meeting, certified by him, and transmit them to the Brigadier General commanding the brigade.

1954. The Brigadier General must, if found correct, transmit the same, with his approval, to the Adjutant General.

1955. If such company has been organized and and officers the officers elected in conformity with the provisions

commis

sioned.

Non-commissioned

officers of companies.

Non-commissioned officers of batteries.

of this Chapter, the company must be listed in the office of the Adjutant General as a company of the National Guard, and the officers elected must be commissioned and hold office for the term of two years.

1956. All company non-commissioned officers of the National Guard must be nominated by commanders of their respective companies, subject to the approval of the commanders of the regiment or battalion; and such non-commissioned officers cannot thereafter be removed or reduced in rank except as herein provided, or by the commander of the regiment or battalion, for neglect of duty or other sufficient cause.

1957. Commanders of batteries and unattached companies have the same authority with non-comsioned officers as is herein conferred upon commanders of regiments and battalions.

name or

1958. Each company of the National Guard may Company adopt a distinct name; but if attached, must be known number. by a particular letter or number in the regiment or battalion to which it belongs.

roll and

1959. All persons on entering the National Guard Company must sign a company roll, and join for not less than term of three years' service.

NOTE. This section was amended so as to read "three years" as published in the text by Act of Apri 1st, 1872, cited in note to Section 18, ante, instead of 66 one year."

compa

service.

Person not to be member

of two

1960. No person can be a member of two nies at the same time; and any member of a company who removes beyond the limits of the county is dis- companies charged from such company.

1961. The companies of the National Guard are armed and equipped in the same manner as similar corps in the United States army.

at the same time.

Compaarmed and

nies, how

equipped.

1962. The companies of the National Guard are Number of composed of the following officers and privates, viz:

1. Each company of cavalry, of one Captain, one First Lieutenant, one Senior and one Junior Second Lieutenant, five Sergeants, four Corporals, one trumpeter, one farrier, and not less than thirty nor more than eighty privates;

2. Each company of infantry, of one Captain, one First Lieutenant, and one. Second Lieutenant, one Orderly Sergeant, one Quartermaster Sergeant, four Sergeants, eight Corporals, one marker, one drummer, one fifer, and not less than forty nor more than one hundred privates;

3. Light batteries, of one Captain, two First Lieutenants, two Second Lieutenants, one First Sergeant, one Quartermaster Sergeant, six Sergeants, twelve Corpo

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officers and privates.

Requisition

for arms

rals, two musicians, one wagoner, and not less than thirty privates.

NOTE. This section was amended in Subdivision 2, so as to read as published in the text, by Act of April 1st, 1872, cited in note to Section 18, ante.

1963. When a company is organized, its command

and equip ing officer may make a requisition through the proper

ments.

military channel for such arms and accouterments, ammunition, clothing, and stores as are required.

NOTE.-See Secs. 442, 443, Penal Code Cal.

Stats. 1872, pp. 121, 122.

An Act to furnish arms for the use of military academies in the State.

[Approved Feb. 20th, 1872.]

[Enacting clause.]

SECTION 1. That when a military academy has been established within the State, having not less than eighty boys, uniformed, drilled, and instructed in strict accordance with the tactics of the regular United States army service, and all its course of education and economy conducted upon strict military principles, the military instructor of such academy, when regularly elected by the Board of Trustees or other lawful authority of the academy, be commissioned in the National Guard of California, with the rank of Major.

SEC. 2. That upon giving bond, with good security, to be approved by the County Judge of the county where the academy is situated, conditioned for the safe keeping against fire, loss, and against all damages, in twice the value, that arms and accouterments, the property of the State, be issued for the use of such military academy.

SEC. 3. The Adjutant General of the State is hereby authorized to issue such arms and accouterments as may be needed by the said military academies, without a monthly allowance, in the same manner as arms and accouterments are issued to regular organized companies of the National Guard of California, upon requisition made for this purpose, approved by the Commander in Chief.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect immediately.

1964. If the Commander in Chief approve the requisition, he must make an order upon the back

ings on

requisi

thereof directing the issue by the Adjutant General, Proceedwho must immediately notify the officer making the approval of requisition that the arms, accouterments, and ammuni- tion. tion, or any portion thereof, are ready to be issued.

bond.

1965. Thereupon such officer must give such Same, bonds and security as may be required by the Adjutant General to secure the State from loss on account of use or misapplication thereof.

1966. Such bonds being to his satisfaction, and Same. on receiving duplicate receipts from such company officer, the Adjutant General must make the issue.

1967. The Adjutant General must file one copy of Same. such receipts in his office, and transmit the other to the General of Brigade.

of arms,etc.

1968. All arms, equipments, and military stores Inspection are subject to examination by the Inspector and ordnance officers of the State, and of any other officer designated by the Commander in Chief for that pur

pose.

arms, etc.

1969. If such officer find any of such property Repair of out of repair, injured, or defective, he must immediately notify the facts to the Commander in Chief through the proper channel, who, if the damage is not repaired, and the defects and losses supplied within a reasonable time, must order the same to be done under the direction of some officer; and the vouchers for the expense thereof, when audited by the State Board of Military Auditors, must be paid from the Military Fund on the warrant of the Controller.

NOTE. The word “notify" is here used inadvertently for "certify."

and muster

1970. The commanding officer of each company Musters must, in the month of September in each year, muster rolls. and inspect his company, and make out and certify

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