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 OK THE 
 
 NATIONAL GUARD OF CALIFORNIA. 
 
 Ad opted 
 
 SAN .FHANCISCO: 
 
 E. C. HUGETE^, PKINT, 511 SANSOME STREET. 
 
 I 8 7.8 . 
 
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 OF THE 
 
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 NATIONAL GUARD OF CALIFORNIA, 
 
 Adopted 
 
 SAN FBANCISCO: 
 
 E. C. HtTGHES, PRINT, 511 SANSOME STREET. 
 
 1878. 
 
EULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SECOND BRIGADE, 
 
 >fktioi\al G^iikfd of 
 
 ADOPTED" 
 
 PEEAMELE. 
 
 We, the undersigned, commissioned 
 )fficers of the First Cavalry Battalion, 
 Second Brigade, National Guard of Cali- 
 ? ornia, organized under arid in accordance 
 vvith the "Provisions of the Codes relative 
 :o the Militia of the State of California," 
 lave adopted the following Eules and 
 Regulations for our civil government 
 while not in active service, and do hereby 
 mutually pledge ourselves to their sup- 
 port. 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SECOND BRIGADE, 
 
 of 
 
 ADOPTED 
 
 PKEAMBLE. 
 
 We, the undersigned, commissioned 
 officers of the First Cavalry Battalion, 
 Second Brigade, National Guard of Cali- 
 fornia, organized under and in accordance 
 with the "Provisions of the Codes relative 
 to the Militia of the State of California," 
 have adopted the following Kules and 
 Regulations for our civil government 
 while not in active service, and do hereby 
 mutually pledge ourselves to their sup- 
 port. 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
 
 EULES AND BEGULATIONS. 
 
 NAME AND MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 SECTION 1. This Board shall be known 
 as the BOARD OF OFFICERS OF THE FIRST 
 CAVALRY BATTALION, SECOND BRIGADE, 
 NATIONAL GUARD. OF CALIFORNIA, and shall 
 consist of all the commissioned officers of 
 the Battalion. 
 
 MEETINGS. 
 
 SEC. 2. The regular meetings for the 
 transaction of business shall be held on 
 the first Tuesday of every month, at eight 
 o'clock, p. M., unless otherwise ordered. 
 
 SEC. 3. The annual meeting shall be 
 held on the first Tuesday oi January of each 
 year, at eight o'clock, p. M. 
 
 SEC. 4. Special meetings may be called 
 by the Commander, when deemed neces- 
 sary, or at the request of not less than 
 three commissioned officers. 
 
 SEC. 5. No officer who shall owe the 
 Battalion a sum exceeding five dollars, 
 and no officer of any company which 
 shall owe the Battalion a sum exceeding 
 four months' dues shall have the right to 
 speak or to vote at any "meeting of the 
 Board of Officers; and at all meetings of 
 the Board, a majority of the officers not 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 5 
 
 thus disqualified shall constitute a quorum. 
 A list of such disqualified officers, showing 
 the amounts due from them or from their 
 companies, shall, at each meeting, be 
 handed bv the Treasurer to the senior 
 officer present at the hour fixed for hold- 
 ing the meeting. If a quorum shall not 
 have assembled within half an hour there- 
 after, those present, after noting absentees, 
 may adjourn. 
 
 OFFICERS. 
 
 SEC. 6. The civil officers of the Bat- 
 talion shall consist of a Secretary, and a 
 Treasurer. 
 
 DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 
 
 SEC. 7. Thre senior 
 
 ^reside at all meetings. The Battalion 
 Commander shall act as chairman ex officio 
 of all Committees. 
 
 SEC. 8. The Adjutant shall act as 
 Secretary. He shall keep a correct roll 
 of all the officers, and record the pro- 
 ceedings of all meetings in a book kept 
 for that purpose, which book he shall 
 bring or send to every business meeting 
 of the Board. He shall issue notices of 
 all meetings, and do and perform any and 
 all business appertaining to the office oi 
 
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 Secretary. And upon retiring from office 
 he shall deliver to his successor all the 
 books and papers in his possession belong- 
 ing to the Battalion. 
 
 SEC. 9 ^Tinrftpipper skal^be ele^ed 
 by bftllftt at pfifh fmnun.l mating, ftf-at. 
 nnc'h other tiniP, n,Fi n, YR-r-nnry nrrnrn. He 
 shall keep a true and just account of all 
 dues, fines, and assesments levied ; collect 
 all moneys, and hold them on special 
 deposit"; shall pay all bills that have been 
 audited by the Finance Committee, and 
 shall pay, as they accrue, the salary of 
 the armorer, and the bills for gas and 
 water. He shall submit his books and 
 vouchers quarterly to the Finance Com- 
 mittee for examination, and shall render 
 to the Board in writing, a monthly report 
 of all receipts and dsbursements. He 
 shall cause all bills and vouchers to be 
 placed on file ; and upon retiring from 
 office he shall deliver to his successor all 
 the books, papers and moneys in his 
 possession belonging to the Battalion. 
 
 SEC. 10. The bills audited by the 
 Finance Committee, exclusive of those for 
 gas, water, and the salary of the armorer, 
 shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the 
 sum of twenty-five dollars per month, 
 
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 except when authorized by a vote of the 
 Board. 
 
 COMMITTEES. 
 
 SEC. 11. The Standing Committees 
 shall be a Finance Committee, a Music 
 Committee, a Uniform Committee, and an 
 Armory Committee. 
 
 APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF COMMITTEES 
 
 SEC. 12. The Finance Committee shall 
 consist of three officers, who shall be 
 elected by ballot at each annual meeting 
 of the Board, and in case of a vacancy at 
 the next regular meeting of said Board. 
 The duties of this Committee shall be 
 to generally supervise the battalion 
 finances, audit all bills and accounts 
 against the Battalion, examine the Treas- 
 urer's books and vouchers, and report 
 thereon semi-annually, in writing, to the 
 Board; and recommend from time to 
 time such measures as in their judgment 
 will promote the interests of the Bat- 
 talion. 
 
 SEC. 13. The Music Committee shall 
 consist of three officers, who shall be 
 selected in the same manner as the 
 Finance Committee, whose duty it will be 
 
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 to provide music for the Battalion, and 
 to make every necessary arrangement 
 connected therewith, subject to the 
 approval of the Commander. 
 
 SEC. 14. The Uniform Committee shall 
 consist of the commanders of companies. 
 The duties of this Committee shall be to 
 keep an accurate account of all uniforms, 
 and other property belonging to the 
 Battalion, in a book kept by the chair- 
 man for that purpose, which book shall at 
 all times be open for the inspection of the 
 Commander ; they shall issue uniforms as 
 directed by the Board, by order on the 
 Quartermaster, he taking receipts there- 
 for from the various Company Com- 
 manders ; they shall keep an accurate 
 account, in addition to that which bhall 
 be kept by the Treasurer, of all receipts 
 and disbursements of the Uniform Fund, 
 and take entire charge of any matter 
 relating to uniforms, and they shall render 
 to the Board semi-annually a report in 
 writing, and submit such recommenda- 
 tions from time to time as they may deem 
 proper. 
 
 SEC. 15. The Armory Committee shall 
 consist of one or more commissioned offi- 
 cers, to be appointed by the presiding 
 
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 9 
 
 officer. The duties of this Committee 
 shall be to see that the Armory is kept in 
 order and that all rules pertaining to the 
 same are complied with. 
 
 DUES, FINES AND ASSESSMENTS. 
 
 SEC. 16. The regular monthly Dues, 
 payable in advance, shall be as follows: 
 from each Field or Staff Officer, two dol- 
 lars; from each Line Officer, one dollar; 
 from each Company, twenty-five dollars. 
 
 SEC. 17. In addition to all fines and 
 penalties imposed by Court-martial under 
 the State law, the following fines shall be 
 imposed by the presiding officer^ and 
 recorded by the Secretary (who shall 
 afterwards hand a list thereof to the 
 Treasurer), at each regular meeting; 
 upon each officer for non-attendance at 
 any regular or special meeting when duly 
 notified, one dollar; for tardy attendance 
 as above, fifty cents.- Upon each officer 
 for delay in transmitting' any report or 
 other paper required by the State law or 
 by Battalion orders duly received by him, 
 for each day, fifty cents. The above 
 fines may be remitted by a two -thirds 
 vote of the Board. 
 
 SEC. 18. Assessments upon the mem- 
 bers of this Board may be levied by a vote 
 
10 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
 
 of two-thirds of the members not dis- 
 qualified. Assessments upon the Compa- 
 nies may be levied by a two-thirds vote 
 ot the company officers ; and those officers 
 otherwise disqualified may nevertheless be 
 allowed to speak and vote upon such 
 questions. 
 
 BATTALION ACCOUNTS AND FUNDS. 
 
 SEC. 19. There shall be two regular 
 Funds, the accounts of which (as well as 
 of special Funds for temporary purposes) 
 shall be kept separate by the Treasurer 
 in his books and reports. 
 
 The "Headquarters Fund" shall consist 
 of the allowance made by the State to the 
 Battalion Commander, who shall dis- 
 burse the same as he may deem best, ren- 
 dering a report thereof, as often as twice 
 in each year, to the 4 Treasurer, who shall 
 incorporate the results thereof in his 
 annual report. 
 
 The "Armory Fund" shall consist of 
 the twenty-five dollars per month from 
 each company and the dues and fines paid 
 by the officers, and shall be charged with 
 the salary of the armorer, and with gas, 
 water, and other incidental expenses of 
 of the Battalion. 
 
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 All amounts due from officers, as well 
 as from companies, shall be treated as 
 assets of the Battalion, and shall be so 
 reported by the Treasurer. 
 
 ALTERATIONS AND AMENDMENTS. 
 
 SEC. 20. Proposed alterations or amend- 
 ments to these rules and regulations must 
 be distinctly stated in writing at a regu- 
 lar meeting of the Board, and lie over 
 until the next regular meeting of said 
 Board, when the concurrence of two- 
 thirds of the members present will be 
 necessary to the adoption of such alter- 
 ation or alterations, amendment or amend- 
 ments. 
 
 SEC. 21. Any section or sections of 
 these rules and regulations may be sus- 
 pended during any meeting, by the con- 
 sent of two-thirds of the members present. 
 
 SEC. 22. All elections for officers and 
 members of committees will require a 
 majority vote of all members present. 
 
 ORDER OF BUSINESS. 
 
 SEC 23. The order of business shall be 
 as follows: 
 
 1. Eoll Call. 
 
 2. Reading of Minutes of preceding 
 Meeting. 
 
12 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
 
 3. Report of Treasurer. 
 
 4. Reports of Committees. 
 
 5. Collection of Dues, Fines, and 
 Assessments. 
 
 6. Unfinished Business. 
 
 7. Appointment of Armory Committee. 
 
 8. Has any officer changed his address. 
 
 9. New Business. 
 
 10. Informal discussion and suggestions 
 upon the welfare of the Battalion. 
 
 SEC. 24. The Board shall be governed 
 by the usual Parliamentary rules, and 
 Gnohingls Manual shall be authority in 
 the settlement of disputes. 
 
 SEC. 25. The present officers of the Bat- 
 talion, and all those who may hereafter be 
 elected to office, shall subscribe to these 
 rules and regulations, and pledge them- 
 selves as bound in honor thereby. 
 
13 
 
 OFFICERS OF THE BATTALION 
 
 R. H. ORTON, Major. 
 
 WM. G. ELLIOTT, Adjutant 
 3&BK-&. SPREOEEt^r Commissary. rf\ 
 WM. CORCORAN, Quartermaster, (\, ^ 
 
 CALVIN NUTTING, JR., Paymaster, 
 P. H. McELHINNY, Inspector of Rifle Practice, 
 
 G. J. VAN VLACK, Surgeon. 
 
 CO. "A." 
 H W. GRAY, Captain, / 
 
 , 1st Lieut., 
 
 ^^ 611 * 
 
 ERUIN, Jr. 2d Lieut 
 
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 Co. <4 B.^ 
 
 C. C KEENE, Captain, 
 
 , 
 
 QrC. L. BEINE6KE. 2d Lieut., 6. 
 
 Jr. 2d Lieut. 
 
 Co. U C." 
 
 M. GREANY, Captain, Q A- 
 
 ^-P. F MceHftATH, 1st Lieut., 6/* v. 
 N.ENNIS, ad-Xieu 
 
 M. H. GAFFNEY, Jr. 2d Lieut,