THOMAS SWANN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 791

Sec. 10. The Adjutant General of this State shall, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Governor as Commander-in-Chief, divide this State into military districts, and enroll and organize the militia of this State into companies, batteries, squadrons, battalions, regiments, brig- ades and divisions, and by general and special or- ders to be approved by the Commander-in-Chief, make such rules and regulations for their control, discipline, armament and equipment as may be constitutional and necessary, which rules and reg- ulations shall, so far as practicable, conform to the laws and regulations governing the organizing of the United States volunteer forces, their discipline, equipment, armament and officers, and which rules and regulations shall have the force of law.	Rules and regulations.
Sec. 11. Volunteer companies, the members of which reside in different military disiricts, will, with the approval of the Commander-in-Chief, be recognized as forming part of said National Guard, and the several districts to which they belong will be credited with the number of men respectively so furnished.	Volunteer companies.
Sec. 12. Every organized company of the Na- tional Guard may, by a vote of a majority of its members, adopt by-laws which, when approved by the commanding officer of the regiment, battery, battalion or squadron to which said company be- longs, and submitted to and approved by the Ad- jutant General, shall be binding upon all members of such company, provided that nothing therein shall be inconsistent with the Constitution of this State, or the general militia law thereof, or the rules and regulations prescribed under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief. as hereinbefore pro- vided, and whenever any fine or penalty for ab- sence from drill or other neglect of duty shall be imposed by virtue of such by-laws, the same may be collected by execution, in the same manner as judgments rendered by a Justice of the Peace, for the use of said company, upon a statement certi- fied by the commanding officer thereof, showing how, when and for what amount said fine or pen- alty was assessed.	By-laws.
Sec. 13. The Commander-in-Chief shall prescribe such rules, orders and regulations for the distribu-	Distribution of uniforms.