632 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 146. 1909. and companies not part of a regiment or battalion and in the hospital corps the noncommissioned officers shall be warranted by the commanding officer of the brigade, in his discretion, from the members thereof, upon the written nomination of the commanding officer of aecmuoummnn. the troop, battery, company, or hospital corps. The officer warrant- °°°‘ ing a noncommissioned officer shall have power to reduce to the ranks ‘ for good and sufficient reasons, the noncommissioned officers named in this section, but such as were enlisted as noncommissioned officers shall be gischarged. ltioncommissioned officers who shall be dropped vacate their ositious. ’ mY2gb9d2i v- We hStfril§e out the whole of section twenty-six and insert in lieu thereof ` the o owi. z _ T¤¤¤¤f¤¤1i¤¤¤¤¤¢~ “Smo. 23IigThat enlistment in the National Guard of the District MM- L of Columbia shall be for the term of three years: Provided, however, That any soldier who may have received an honorable discharge by reason of the expiration of his term of service may within thirty days thereagf; reenlist for a term of threeyears, to date from the expiration orevious term." - °h§°°“°" “‘“'*"°' Change the number of section twenty-seven to "twenty-four." auyxib. p. W6, hStrilig<;h<;uit ltihe whole of section twenty-eight and insert in lieu ' thereo o owmg: ,,sQ;°’;gf*° 0* °”‘ "Sec. 25. That no enlisted man shall be honorably discharged mmonue. before tlae expiratlipln ofllps tim of service, except by order of the comman i ne an or the o owin reasons: ' “Upon gsvn application, for good andsufficient reason, approved by the commanding officer of his company and by superior comman ers. "Upon removal from the District of Columbia. Z gpon disability, establlished by certificate of a medical officer. o accept promotion commission." . Following section twenty?-eight and between that section and section twenty-nine insert the following additional section: wmioue nom:. "Sec. 26. That an enlisted man may be discharged without honor at any time by order of the commanding general on account of fraudulent enlistment, or on account of his being continuously absent with- _ out leave from his command for a period of not less than three months. °**h°”°"'***‘°- "Sec. 27. That an enlisted man shall be dishonorably discharged by _0rder of the commanding general upon conviction of felony in a civil court; upon discovery of reenlistment after previous dishonorable discharge; or to carry out a sentence of a court-martial}' chi·;g;g>¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤~>¤ Cliange the number of section thirty to "twenty-eight." gliange the numlheér of section thirty-one to "twenty-nine." iange t ie num r o section tiirt -two to "thirt *." Following section thirtly-two and bgtween that section and section P1 bu} pm n thirtéy—tli1ée;e ulriprtt the fo cgiving adézlituinal section. _ Pémaal pr•;sp>;mi_ mcg _ . a ever) officer_an en isted man to whom property bum, ;.,,_ of the Cnited States has been issued shall be personally responsible to the Lnited States for such propgty, and no one shall be relieved from such_ responsibihtv except it shown to the satisfaction of the commanding general that the loss or destruction of such pro rty was unavoidable and in no way the fault of the person responsibllffor the same; and m all other cases the value of the property lost or destroyed shall charged against the person at fault or to the organization to which it has been issued, and such person or organization, if not relieved from such charge by the commanding general, shall pay the value of such property to the Quartermaster—General within ofpgstfigniug value one year after such loss or destruction. The value of lost or de- ' ‘ stroyed property and the person or organization to be charged therewith shall be determined y a board to consist of an inspector of the staff of the commanding general of the militia and the commanding
