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1868.] OF THE SENATE. 735 Section 3. Strike out "military," in first line, and insert in place of it, militia. In 8th line of section 3, after "be," insert first. Section 4. In 5th line, strike out "military," and insert in place of it, militia ; and in 6th line, after "and," strike out "the Commander-in-Chief," and insert for it, in such case he; in the 8th line, strikeout "in case of such actual service," and in 9th line strike out "such," and insert needful, and strike out "as may be necessary." Section 5, 1st line, strike out "military," and insert militia, and the same amendment in 6th line. Section 8. Strike out section 8th. Section 11, line 1, strike out "military," and insert militia, and in lines 1 and 2, strike out the words "to be ap- pointed as hereinafter directed," and in 5th line strike out "military," and insert militia. Section 15, line 1, strike out "military," and insert militia. Section 16. Strike out from beginning down to "court martial," in line 12, and insert: The general staff of the militia shall consist of an Adjutant General, with the rank of Major General, and salary at the rate of $2,000 a year, and a Quartermaster General, a Commissary General, a Chief Engineer, a Chief of Ordnance, an Inspector General, a Sur- geon General, a Paymaster General, and a Judge Advocate General, who shall have the rank of Brigadier General, and shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and hold office until the appoint- ment and qualification of their successors, or until removed in pursuance of the sentence of a court martial. Section 17. Inline 25, strike out "military," and insert militia; strike out from after "chief," in line 30, down to "and he," in line 40, and insert : He shall, except in so far as the duties may be distributed by the Governor to the other chiefs of the administrative branches of the general staff, make contracts with the lowest bidders, upon public notice, for the supply and furnishing of such troops as the Governor may direct, within the limit of the appropriations by Act of the General Assembly to such purpose,—uniforms, arms, ammunition and equipments. The said uniforms not to cost more than $20 each ; and in all cases, and by whatever officer these contracts for expenditure shall be made, is the manner prescribed, the said officer shall make and certify the accounts, with explicit vouchers, and transmit the same, countersigned and approved by the Governor, to the Comp- troller, for final settlement in the mode and manner pre- scribed in the Constitution for the audit and payment of claims against the State. |
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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March 30, 1868
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