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a fine not exceeding double the value of the property thus
illegally detained, to be recovered on the complaint of the
Ranking Line Officer or of the proper commanding officer as
aforesaid, in the same manner as prescribed for the collection
of fines in this Article, except that the money so recovered shall
be paid to the Ranking Line Officer of the State, to be by him
applied to the militia fund; or by imprisonment in the county
or city jail for not less than two weeks nor more than two
months.

'21. Every officer and enlisted man to whom public prop-
erty of the State or L'nited States has been issued shall be
personally responsible to the State for such property, and no
one shall be relieved from such responsibility except it be
shown to the satisfaction of the Governor that the loss or de-
struction of such property was unavoidable and in no way the
fault of the person responsible for the same; in all other cases
the value of the property lost or destroyed shall be charged
against the person at fault or the organization to which it had
been issued; and such person or organization, if not relieved
from such charge by the Governor, shall pay the value of such
property to the Ranking Line Officer within ninety days after
such loss or destruction. The value of the lost or destroyed
property and the persons or organizations to be charged there-
with shall be determined by an inspector appointed by the
Ranking Line Officer. In cases of disagreement, such value
shall be fixed by the Ranking Line Officer.

28. At any time upon the report and recommendation of
the Ranking Line Officer to the effect that an organization is not
up to the proper standard of numbers, efficiency or discipline
required, the Governor may, in his discretion, muster out of
service such organization so reported inefficient, and thereupon
the commissions of all the officers of such, company or separate
organization shall be vacated; provided, no organization of the
National Guard, members of which shall be entitled to and have
received compensation under the National Defense Act, shall
be disbanded without the consent of the President,

29. Whenever Jhe organized militia or any portion thereof
shall be ordered out for active duty by the Governor, or by
his authoritv, either for State dutv or in connection with the

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troops and forces of the L'nited States, then the organizations
and individuals so ordered out and performing service shall re-
ceive the pay herein specified for each day actually on duty.