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and the rations when committed shall he fixed by the army regulations in force at the time. 21, The Commander-in-Chief may author- ize the commanding officers of such regiments, batteries, battalions, squadrons or companies, of the volunteer militia, duly organized and uni- formed, as he shall think fit, to rent suitable
and convenient places for armories and places of drill and deposit, and safe keeping of arms, equipments and other property, furnished by the State for military purposes to said regiments, batteries, battalions, squadrons or companies; pro- vided, the rent to be paid per annum shall not ex- ceed the following sums, viz; For each regiment the sum of four hundred dollars; for each battery, of four pieces of artillery, the sum of four hun- dred dollars; for each battalion the sum of two hundred dollars; for each squadron the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; and for each indepen-	Rent armory.
dent company the sum of one hundred dollars; provided, that no rent shall be paid for any regi- ment having a less number of rank and file than three hundred; for any battalion having a less number than one hundred and fifty; for any com- pany having a less number than forty, or for any squadron having a less number than eighty, of rank and file, uniformed and fit for active duty, and provided that said payments shall be charge- able only to the appropriations made by law for military purposes, and the accounts shall be audited and settled at the Treasury, as is now pro- vided for contracts and expenditures for military purposes. 22. All certificates of membership of any legally organized volunteer company of the mili-	Pay for ex- penses.
tia shall be signed by the commanding officer thereof, which certificates shall be issued on or before the first day of April in each year, to such persons as may then compose the uniformed and active members of said company ; every such company may receive and have as many honorary members as it has active and uniformed members, and no more, on payment in advance by	Certificate of membership.
each person desiring to become such honorary member, of not less than ten dollars per annum,	Honorary members.