SECTION 1974. To be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1974. 1. Every elected or staff officer of the National Guard must, upon his appointment or reappointment, election or reëlection, to any office in the National Guard, appear before an examining board for examination as to his qualifications for the office to which he has been appointed or reappointed, elected or reëlected; provided, that the provisions of this section do not apply to surgeons, judges-advocate, chaplains, or the staff of the commander-in-chief;

2. Such boards shall consist of three officers for each brigade, three officers for the naval battalion, and three officers for the division staff. All of such boards to be designated by the commander-in-chief, and to be removable at his pleasure;

3. The officer duly appointed to preside at any election shall, immediately after declaring the result of such election, notify the officer or officers elected that they must appear before the examining board for examination, when notified by that board;

4. If the officer elected or reëlected, and duly notified, does not appear before the said examining board when summoned by them, he shall be deemed to have declined his commission, and there shall be another election ordered. The filing of a proper certificate of said board with the officer ordering the election, that the officer has failed to pass an examination, or declined to appear before the board when notified, shall be deemed sufficient for ordering a new election.

SECTION 1976. To be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1976. Application or propositions for membership in any troop, battery, naval division, or company of the National Guard shall be made only at a regular weekly meeting or assemblage of such organization; and the names of such applicants shall be posted in a conspicuous place in its headquarters or armory, until the next succeeding regular weekly meeting or assemblage of such organization, at which time, and not before, such applicants may be balloted for.

SECTION 1981. To be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1981. Each brigadier-general commanding a brigade, with the consent of the commander-in-chief, may muster in and attach to it a hospital and ambulance corps, consisting of not to exceed twelve men. for each regiment in his brigade. Such corps shall have such commissioned and non-commissioned officers as the commander-in-chief shall prescribe, and shall report directly to the brigade commander, who shall appoint such non-commissioned officers as may be prescribed. When for drill, or in the performance of duty, any expense shall be incurred by any such corps, such expense shall be paid by the State; provided, that the same shall have been first authorized by the com

manding officer of the brigade, afterward approved by such commanding officer and superior officers, as provided by law in the case of other commands.

ARTICLE III.

REGIMENTS AND BATTALIONS.

SECTION 1982. To be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1982. A regiment of the National Guard consists of not less than eight, nor more than twelve, companies. Each regiment shall be divided into battalions.

SECTION 1984. To be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1984. The field officers of a regiment are one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, and one major for each battalion. The field officer of a battalion is one major. No person shall be eligible for election as a field officer unless he shall have served at least two years in the National Guard of this State.

SECTION 1990. To be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1990. The staff of a colonel commanding a regiment consists of one surgeon, with rank of major; one adjutant, with rank of captain; one assistant surgeon for each battalion, with rank of captain; one chaplain, with rank of captain; one battalion adjutant for each battalion, one quartermaster (who shall also act as paymaster), one commissary, one inspector of rifle practice (who shall be ordnance officer), each with the rank of first lieutenant; one sergeant-major, one principal musician, one quartermaster-sergeant, one commissary sergeant, one hospital steward, two color sergeants, one battalion sergeant-major for each battalion, one drum major. All of whom shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the colonel, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.

The staff of a major commanding an unattached battalion consists of one adjutant, with the rank of first lieutenant; one assistant surgeon, with the rank of captain; one commissary (who shall also be quartermaster), one inspector of rifle practice (who shall also be ordnance officer), each with the rank of second lieutenant; one sergeantmajor, one commissary sergeant (who shall also be quartermastersergeant), one hospital steward, and two color sergeants. All of whom shall be appointed by such commanding officer, and hold office at his pleasure, or until their successors are appointed and qualified.

ARTICLE IV.

DIVISIONS AND BRIGADES.

SECTION 2008. A new section to be added to Article IV to read as follows:

Duties of inspectors of rifle practice.

Sec. 2008. It shall be the duty of the inspector-general of rifle practice to exercise general supervision over the rifle practice of the National Guard; to inspect, or cause to be inspected, from time to time, all ranges and practice grounds, and see that the prescribed regulations for rifle practice are carried out by the National Guard, and that the proper returns thereof are made out; to report direct to general headquarters, from time to time, the improvement in marksmanship among the uniformed forces, together with all other matters pertaining to his duties. Commanders of brigades, regiments, and companies shall furnish to the inspector-general of rifle practice such information as he shall require in regard to the rifle practice of their commands, and as to the number and condition of all targets or other military property of the State issued to their respective commands for use in rifle practice; and if, at the conclusion of his inspection of any armory, range, or practice ground, he shall find any property appertaining to rifle practice, which ought to be kept therein, missing, injured, unfit for use, or deficient in any respect, or that such range or practice ground is dangerous, he shall forthwith report the facts in respect thereto to general headquarters. He may, from time to time, examine the officers upon the theory and practice of marksmanship, and upon the system of instruction of rifle practice. It shall be his duty to attend, as far as practicable, all general competitions in marksmanship among the National Guard, and see that such competitions are conducted with fairness and according to prescribed regulations. He shall make an annual report to general headquarters, in which he shall state the result of all competitions in marksmanship, with the names of the winners, together with such suggestions as he may see fit. The brigade inspectors of rifle practice shall have supervision of all matters appertaining to rifle practice within the limits of their respective brigades, under the direction of the brigade commander, as above prescribed for the inspector-general of rifle practice. They shall report to such inspector-general of rifle practice, whenever required by him, the condition of rifle practice in their respective brigades, and what practice of that description has been carried on during any period, and shall also, at his request, report to him. upon any matter relating to rifle practice which may require examination within their respective brigades. They shall attend the competition for any prizes that may be offered by the State to the command to which.

they are attached, or that may be arranged between any of the companies of their brigades, and see that the same are conducted with fairness and according to the prescribed regulations for such competitive matches, and report to the inspector-general of rifle practice the result of such competitions, with the names of the winners, together with such suggestions as they may see fit to make. Regimental and battalion inspectors of rifle practice shall have supervision of all matters appertaining to rifle practice within the limits of their respective regiments or battalions, as prescribed for the brigade inspector of rifle practice. They shall report to said brigade inspector of their respective brigades, the condition of rifle practice in their respective regiments or battalions, and what practice has been carried on during any period, and shall also, at his request, report to him upon any matter relating to rifle practice which may require examination within their respective regiments or battalions. They shall attend the competitions for any prize that may be offered, or that may be arranged between any of the companies of their respective regiments or battalions, and see that the same are conducted with fairness and according to the prescribed regulations for such competitive matches, and report to the brigade inspector of rifle practice the result of all such competitions, with the names of the winners, together with such suggestions as they may see fit.

NOTE.-The above section contains the provisions of an Act of the Legislature approved March 30, 1878. (Stats. 1878, page 758.)

SECTION 2009. A new section to be added to this Code, to be known as Section 2009, and to read as follows:

Sanitary corps.

Sec. 2009. 1. The medical department of the National Guard of California is hereby organized into a sanitary corps, which shall consist of one surgeon-general, with the rank of colonel, who shall be the executive head of the corps, and such number of commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates as may be required to furnish an efficient service for the organized strength of the National Guard.

2. The commissioned strength of the sanitary corps shall be determined by the organization of the National Guard, to wit: To each organized division one chief surgeon, with the rank of colonel; to each organized brigade, one chief surgeon, with the rank of lieutenantcolonel; to each organized regiment, one surgeon, with the rank of major; and a surgeon, with the rank of captain, for each battalion.

3. The appointment of the commissioned officers of the sanitary corps shall be made by the commander-in-chief, as hereinafter provided. 4. The commander-in-chief is hereby authorized to transfer enlisted men of the National Guard to the sanitary corps, or cause to be enlisted for the same as many hospital sergeants, hospital corporals, and

privates as the service may require, who may be mounted, and permanently attached to the sanitary corps, under such regulations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe.

5. No person shall receive the appointment of surgeon unless he is a graduate of a medical school and unless he shall have been examined and approved by a medical board, consisting of not less than three surgeons, designated by the commander-in-chief, upon the recommendation of the surgeon-general.

6. No person shall be transferred to or enlisted into the sanitary corps unless he shall have passed a satisfactory examination, as to his qualifications, before a board of medical officers, to be appointed by the commander-in-chief, upon the recommendation of the surgeon-general. 7. Assignments of commissioned and non-commissioned officers and privates of the sanitary corps shall be made, and their duties prescribed, by the commander-in-chief, upon the recommendation of the surgeongeneral.

8. Privates of the sanitary corps shall do duty as cooks, nurses, and attendants in hospitals, and as stretcher-bearers and ambulance-drivers and attendants in the field, and such other duties as may be required of them by proper authority.

9. The pay and emoluments of members of the sanitary corps shall be the same as provided by law for the pay of troops of the National Guard.

10. The sanitary corps shall be equipped and uniformed the same as the same department in the United States army. The funds to be expended by this department shall be expended by the authority of the commander-in-chief, upon the recommendation of the surgeon-general.

ARTICLE V.

PARADES AND DRILLS.

SECTION 2018. To be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2018. The National Guard of California must parade in each year as follows:

1. On the fourth of July;

2. For target practice at such times as may be designated by the commander-in-chief, and at least once in each year;

3. These parades shall be made by brigade, regiment, battalion, or company, as may be deemed most advisable by the commander-in-chief, who shall issue orders to the National Guard to carry out the provisions of this section.