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officers, two dollars and twenty-five cents; first class petty
officers, one dollar and seventy-five cents; and third class petty
officers, one dollar and fifty cents. And in addition to said
pay, each enlisted man shall receive rations as prescribed by
the regulations of the United States Army, and United States
Navy, respectively, or commutation thereof at a rate not
exceeding forty cents per day; each enlisted man, who has
served a full term of enlistment and Avho re-enlists within 90
days after the expiration of his previous enlistment, shall
receive an increase of ten per cent of his pay during this en-
listment, and for each full term of enlistment served there-
after an increase of ten per cent will be granted, until forty
per cent is reached; provided, however, that any man for-
merly a member of the National Guard or the United States
Army who enlists within ninety days from the passage of this
Act shall receive credit for all former military service per-
formed in computing the foregoing rates of per centage of
pay increase.

51. The general appropriations for the Militia shall be
exclusively applied to the necessary and contingent expenses
of the Adjutant General's Office and to the maintenance and
equipment and for the general efficiency of the organized
forces of this State, organized and enlisted as provided for
in this Article. No purchases shall be made, debts incurred
or money expended except by the direct authority of the
Adjutant General. The Adjutant General shall make rules
and regulations for receipts and expenditures of all monies
coming under his control and he may require bond from such
persons as he may designate to act as finance officers. All
bills, except those specifically authorized, shall be audited and
paid by the office of the Adjutant General and the general
customs and methods of the Finance Office of the United
States Army shall be followed as nearly as possible.

52. The Military Courts of this State shall be of the same
character and subject to the same procedure as provided for
the Military Courts of the United States Army. The juris-
diction of said courts or boards established under the pro-
vision of this Article shall be presumed and the burden of
proof shall rest on any person seeking to oust such courts or
boards of jurisdiction in any action or proceedings.

Upon the finding of any such court-martial imposing any
of said fines, and upon the approval of the findings by the