776 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 328. 1889. oaurem. Sec. 27. Every person enlisting in the National Guard shall sign an enlistment paper which shall contain an oath of allegiance to the _ United States. The requisites and regulations for enlistment and the form of enlistment paper and oath for enlisting men, shall be prescribed by the commanding general. _ Discharges: Sec. 28. That no enlisted man shall be honorably discharged be- §°“°mm"‘ fore the expiration of his term of service. except by order of the commanding general, and for the following reasons: _ Upon his own application, approved by the commanding officer of his company, and by superior comman ers; Upon removal from the istrict; _ L_ . Upon disability, established by certificate of medical oincer; To accept promotion by commission; _ _ Whenever, in the o inion of the commanding general, the interest of the service demand) such discharge. _ nxsmmombie. Sec. 29. That enlisted men shall be dishonorably discharged by order of the commanding general: _ To carry out the sentence of a court-martial; Upon conviction of felony in a civil court; _ Upon expulsion from his company, in accordance with 1tS by-laws or regulations; . Upon discovery of re~enlistment after previous dishonorable dischar e. _ , cmmmw of ms- SBU. 30. That ever T soldier discharged from the service of the Dis- °m”g°‘ trict shall be furnish with a certificate of such discharge, which shall state clearly the reasons therefor. Dishonorable ischarges will have the word "dishonorable" written or printed diagona ly across their faces, in large characters, with red in , and the re—enlist— ment clause will be erased by a line. . A¤’¤¤¤·°*¢· , ARMS UNIFORMS, AND EQUIPMENTS. Sec. 31. That the Uniforms, arms, and equipments of the National Guard shall be the same as prescribed and furnished to the army of the United States. Every organization of the National Guard shall be (provided with such ordnance and ordnance stores, clothing, camp an garrison equipage, quartermaster’s stores, medical supplies, and other military stores, as may be necessary for the roper training and instruction of the force and for the proper erilirmance of the “_'f;_*2° @$6** by Sw duties required under this act. Such pro erty shall be issued from Q 0 ill`. , , the stores and supplies appropriated for the use of the Army, upon the approval and b the direction of the Secretary of War, to the commanding general}: upon his requisitions for the same. The property so issued shall remain and continue to be the property of the United States, and shall be accounted for by the commanding general at such times, in manner, and on such forms, as the Secretary _ of War may require. m§"§,}‘,lQ‘[,‘;f,‘$ ’°" *“‘ Sec. hat the commanding general may transfer all public property, received by him for the use of the National Guard under the provision of this act, to the several departmental officers of thegeneral staff, and may make and prescribe regulations for its issue by them, and for its care and preservation by the officers or soldiers to whom issued. Returns, em. SEG That every officer receiving public property for military use shall be accountable for the articles so received by him, and shall make returns of such property at such times, in such manner. and on such forms as may be prescribed. He shall be liable to trial by courtmartial for neglect of duty, and also make good to the United States the value of all such property defaced, injured, destroyed or lost, by any neglect or default on his part, to be recovered in an action of tort, or by any other action at law, to be instituted by the judge-advocategenera of the militia at the order of the commanding gen·
