to them, and they shall receive compensation at rates to be fixed by the Superintendent of Census with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Provided, That the same shall in no case exceed six dollars per day and (2) actual traveling expenses. Maximum pay. Commencement SEC. 19. That the enumeration required by this act shall commence on the first Monday of June, eighteen hundred and ninety, and be of enumeration. taken as of that date, and each enumerator shall prosecute the canvass of his subdivision from that date forward on each week-day without intermission, except for sickness or other urgent cause; and any unnecessary cessation of his work shall be sufficient ground for his removal and the appointment of another person in his place; and any person so appointed shall take the oath required of enumerators, and shall receive compensation at the same rates. Returns to be And it shall be the duty of each enumerator to complete the enumeration of his district, and to prepare the returns herein before forwarded July 1, required to be made, and to forward the same to the supervisor of 1890. his district on or before the first day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety, and in any city having over ten thousand inhabitants under the census of eighteen hundred and eighty, the enumeration of population shall be taken within two weeks from the first Monday of June; and any delay beyond the dates above respectively, on the part of any enumerator, shall be sufficient cause for withholding the compensation to which he would be entitled by compliance with the provisions of this act, until proof satisfactory to the Superintendent of Census shall be furnished that such delay was by reason of causes beyond the control of such enumerator. SEC. 20. That the sum of six million four hundred thousand dollars is hereby fixed and limited as the maximum cost of the census herein provided for, exclusive of printing, engraving, and binding, and it shall not be lawful for the Secretary of the Interior or the Superintend of Census to incur any expense or obligation whatever, in respect to said census, in excess of that sum; Limit of cost. And the sum of one million dollars is hereby appropriated, out of Appropriation. any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and continue available until the completion of the Eleventh Census. Information ments. SEC. 21. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized whenever he may think proper, to call upon any other Department from or office of the Government, for information pertinent to the enumeration herein required. SEC. 22. Any supervisor of census may, with the consent of the Removal of enuSuperintendent of Census, remove any enumerator in his district, merators. and fill the vacancy thereby caused or otherwise occurring; and in such cases but one compensation shall be allowed for the entire service, to be apportioned among the persons performing the same in the discretion of the Superintendent of the Census. may names, &c., of enumer SEC. 23. That upon the request of any municipal government, Municipal govmeaning thereby the incorporated government of any town, village, ernments township, or city, or kindred municipality, the Superintendent of be furnished with Census shall furnish such government with a copy of the names, with persons age, sex, birthplace and color, or race, of all persons enumerated ated. within the territory in the jurisdiction of such municipality, and such copies shall be paid for by such municipal government at the rate of twenty-five cents for each one hundred names, and all sums so received by the Superintendent of Census shall be accounted for in such way as the Secretary of the Interior shall direct, and covered into the Treasury of the United States to be placed to the credit of, and in addition to, the appropriation herein made for taking the Eleventh Census. NOTE. (2) The words "actual traveling expenses' are stricken out and "a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence of three dollars per day," inserted by 1890, April 3, ch. 61, post, p. 711. SEC. 24. That the Secretary of the Interior may authorize the expenditure of necessary sums for the traveling expenses of the officers and employees connected with the taking of the census, and the incidental expenses essential to the carrying out of this act, including the rental of convenient quarters in the District of Columbia and the furnishing thereof, and an outfit for printing small blanks, tallysheets, circulars, and so forth, and shall from time to time make a detailed report to Congress of such expenditures. SEC. 25. That the act entitled "An act to provide for the taking of the Tenth and subsequent census", approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed; and all censuses subsequent to the Eleventh Census shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of this act, unless Congress shall hereafter otherwise provide. [March 1, 1889.] March 1, 1889. 25 Stat. L., 770. CHAP. 323.—An act providing for the establishment of a life-saving station at mouth of Life-saving sta- Be it enacted, &c., That a life Saving Station be and is hereby tion at mouth of established at mouth of Coquille River, in Coos County, in the State Coquille River, of Oregon. [March 1, 1889.] Oregon. R. S., § 4242-4249. 1878, June 18, ch. 265, and note, ante, p. 190. March 1, 1889. 25 Stat. L., 772. New Mexico, Lincoln land district established. R. S., § 2256. 1874, March 3, ch. 43, ante, p. 4. 1888, Dec. 18, ch. 6, ante, p. 637. CHAP. 327.-An act to establish the Lincoln Land District in the Territory of New Mexico. Be it enacted, &c., That all that portion of the Territory of New Mexico embraced in the following described boundaries to wit, beginning at a point on the line running north and south between the State of Texas and the Territory of New Mexico, where such line would be intersected by the township line between townships numbers one and two north of the base line, and running thence west to the south-west corner of San Miguel County along the line between the Counties of Lincoln and San Miguel, said south-west corner being on said line in range number nineteen west of the New Mexico principal meridian, thence north to the south-east corner of Valencia County, a distance of about four miles, thence west on the south line of Valencia County parallel with the line between townships numbered one and two through township number two north to the east line of range number eight east of the New Mexico principal meridian, thence south along said range line between ranges numbered eight and nine east of said principal meridian to the second standard parallel south on the line between townships numbered ten and eleven south of the base line, thence east along said parallel to the line between ranges numbered ten and eleven south of the base line, thence south along said range line to the township line between townships numbered twelve and thirteen south, thence east along said last named line to the meridian of longitude number twentyeight degrees thirty minutes west from Washington, thence south along said meridian line to the line of the State of Texas, thence east along said line to the south-east corner of the Territory of New Mexico and thence north along the boundary line between the State of Texas and the Territory of New Mexico to the point of beginning, shall be constituted a separate land district to be known as the LinOffice at Ros- coln Land District, and the office of said district shall be located at well. the town of Roswell in said Territory. Register and receiver. SEC. 2. That the President of the United States shall nominate and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate appoint a register and receiver of the public moneys of the United States for R. S., § 2234. said district, who shall reside in the place where said land office is located and shall have the same powers, perform the same duties and receive the same emoluments as are or may be prescribed by laws and regulations in relation to other land officers in the Territories of the United States. [March 1, 1889.] March 1, 1889. 25 Stat. L., 772. District of Co lumbia. Militia organized. CHAP. 328.—An act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia. R. S. of D. C., SS SEC. 2. That in addition to the persons exempted from enrollment Exemptions. in the militia by the general laws of the United States, the following persons shall also be exempted from enrollment in the militia of the District of Columbia, namely: Officers of the government of the District of Columbia; judges and officers of the courts of the District of Columbia; officers who have held commissions in the Regular or Volunteer Army or Navy of the United States; officers who have served for a period of five years in the militia of the District of Columbia or of any State of the United States; ministers of the gospel; practicing physicians; conductors and engine-drivers of railrod trains; members of the paid police and fire department. Assessors to en roll. 1883, March 3, ch. 137, ante, p. SEC. 3. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall provide for the enrollment of the militia, and for this purpose may require the assessors of taxes, at the same time they are engaged in taking the assessment of valuation of real and personal property, to 413. make a list of persons liable to enrollment; and such record shall be deemed a sufficient notification to all persons whose names are thus ch. 546, par. 2, recorded that they have been enrolled in the militia. Immediately post, p. 931. after the completion of each enrollment they shall furnish the commanding-general of the militia with a copy of the same. 1891, March 3, SEC. 4. That the enrolled militia shall not be subject to any duty Duty of enrolled except when called into the service of the United States, or to aid militia. the civil authorities in the execution of the laws or suppression of riots. SEC. 5. That whenever it shall be necessary to call out any portion Ordering into of the enrolled militia the commander-in-chief shall order out, by service. draft or otherwise, or accept as volunteers as maney as required. Every member of the enrolled militia who volunteers, or who is ordered out or drafted under the provisions of this act, who does not appear at the time and place designated, may be arrested by order of the commanding general and be tried and punished by a court-martial. The portion of the enrolled militia ordered out or accepted shall be mustered into service for such period as may be required, and the commanding general may assign them to existing organizations of the active militia, or may organize them as the exigencies of the occasion may require. SEC. 6. That the President of the United States shall be the commander-in-chief of the militia of the District of Columbia. Commander-in chief. Commanding SEC. 7. That there shall be appointed and commissioned by the President of the United States a commanding general of the militia general. of the District of Columbia, with the rank of brigadier-general, who shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified, but may be removed at any time by the President. Staff officers. Non-commissioned staff. Detail of army tant-general. SEC. 8. That the staff of the militia of the District of Columbia shall be appointed and commissioned by the President, and hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified, but may be removed at any time by the President. It shall consist of one adjutant-general, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel; one inspector-general, one quartermaster-general, one commissary-general, one chief of ordnance, one chief engineer, one surgeon-general, one judgeadvocate-general, and one inspector-general of rifle practice, each with the rank of major; and four aids-de-camp, each with the rank of captain. The commanding general may appoint a non-commissioned staff of the militia, to consist of one sergeant-major, one quartermastersergeant, one commissary-sergeant, one ordnance sergeant, two staff sergeants, one hospital-steward, one color-sergeant, and one sergeantbugler. SEC. 9. That the President may assign an officer of the Army to officer for adju- act as adjutant-general of the militia of the District of Columbia, who, while so assigned, shall be commissioned as such and be subject to the orders of the commanding general and the provisions of this act: -without additional pay. Active militia to be designated the National Guard of the District of Columbia. Peace basis. Infantry regi ments. - battalions. -companies. Artillery bat tery. Provided, however, That the officer so assigned shall receive not other pay or emoluments than that to which his rank in the Army entitles him when on detached service. THE ACTIVE MILITIA: ITS ORGANIZATION. SEC. 10. That the active militia shall be composed of volunteers, and shall be designated the National Guard of the District of Columbia; and in case the militia of the District of Columbia are called into the service of the United States, or required for the suppression of riots, or to aid civil officers in the execution of the laws, shall be the first to be ordered into service. SEC. 11. That in time of peace the National Guard shall consist of not more than twenty-eight companies of infantry, which shall be arranged by the commanding general into such regiments, battalions, and unattached companies as he may deem expedient; one battery of light artillery; one signal corps; one ambulance corps; one engineer corps; one band of music, and one corps of field musicians. SEC. 12. That regiments of infantry shall consist of three battalions; and to each regiment there shall be one colonel and one lieutenant-colonel, and a staff to consist of one surgeon, one adjutant, one quartermaster, one inspector of rifle practice, and one chaplain, each with the rank of captain; and a non-commissioned staff, consisting of one sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, one commissary-sergeant, and one hospital-steward. SEC. 13. That battalions of infantry shall consist of four companies; and to each battalion there shall be one major; and a staff consisting of one surgeon, one adjutant, one quartermaster, and one inspector of rifle practice, each with the rank of first lieutenant; and a noncommissioned staff, consisting one sergeant-major, one quartermastersergeant, and one hospital-steward. SEC. 14. That to each company of infantry there shall be one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, four sergeants, one corporal to each ten privates, and not more than eighty-seven privates; and the minimum number of enlisted men shall be forty. SEC. 15. That the battery of light artillery shall have not less than four nor more than six guns. To four guns, there shall be one captain, two first lieutenants, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster-sergeant, five sergeants, eight corporals, two buglers, and not more than eighty-two privates; and the minimum number of enlisted men shall be fifty-seven. To more than four guns there shall be, for each additional gun, one sergeant, two corporals, and not more than twenty nor less than ten privates; for two additional guns there shall be one additional second lieutenant. Signal, a m bu SEC. 16. That to each signal corps, ambulance corps, and engineer corps, there shall be one first lieutenant, two sergeants, two corporals, lance, and engiand not more than thirty-two nor less than fourteen privates. SEC. 17. That the band of music shall consist of one chief musician, two sergeants, two corporals, and thirty-two privates; and the corps of field music of one principal musician, two sergeants, two corporals, and thirty-two privates. The chief musician, principal musician, and other non-commissioned officers of the band and field music shall be appointed by the commanding general. neer corps. Band. SEC. 18. That when any company of the National Guard shall, for Disbanding coma period of not less than ninety days, contain less than the minimum panies below mininumber of enlisted men prescribed by this act, or upon a duly or- mum. dered inspection, shall be found to have fallen below a proper standard of efficiency, the commanding general may either disband such company or consolidate it with any other company of the National Guard, and grant an honorable discharge to the supernumerary officers and non-commissioned officers produced by such consolidation. Officers and enlisted men discharged by reason of such disbanding or consolidation and at any time thereafter re-entering the service shall have allowed to them, as part of their term of service, the time already served. ELECTION, APPOINTMENT, AND DISCHARGE OF COMMISSIONED OFFI CERS. Officers to be SEC. 19. That all officers shall be commissioned by the President of the United States. In time of peace, or when not in the service commissioned by of the United States, they shall previously be elected or nominated President. as herein provided. No person commissioned as an officer shall assume such rank, or enter upon the duties of the office to which he may be commissioned, until he has accepted such commission and oath. taken such oath or affirmation as may be prescribed. Acceptance and Nomination of staff officers. SEC. 20. That the staff officers of a regiment or battalion shall be nominated by the permanent commander thereof. SEC. 21. That field officers of regiments or battalions shall be nom- of field officers. inated by the commanding general. Captains and lieutenants of companies shall be elected by the Company offiwritten votes of the enlisted men of the respective companies. cers, how elected. SEC. 22. That elections of officers shall be ordered and held under Elections. such regulations as may be prescribed by the commanding general. SEC. 23. That every person accepting an election or nomination as Examination an officer shall appear before an examining board, to be appointed of officers nomiby the commanding general, which board shall examine said officer nated. as to his military and other qualifications. If any officer shall fail to appear before the board of examination within thirty days after being notified, or shall fail to pass a satisfactory examination, the facts shall be certified by the board to the commanding general, who shall thereupon declare the election or nomination of such officer null and void. If, in the opinion of the board such officer is competent, and otherwise qualified, they shall certify the fact to the commanding general, who shall thereupon recommend him to the President for commission. SEC. 24. That a commissioned officer may be honorably discharged Upon tender of resignation; Upon disbandment of the organization to which he belongs; Upon report of a board of examination, or for failure to appear before such board when ordered. Discharges. |