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 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 196. 1903. 779 Sec. 20. That u n application of the governor of any State or AS" “m°¤” of Territory furnisliedm with material of war under the provisions of this xiiiyuiiéiilzlsm duty ct or ormer laws of Congress the Secretary of War ma i his discretion, detail one or more ofliders of the Army to reportvlton the governor of such State or Territory for duty in connection with the _ organized militia. All such assignments may be revoked at the request R°"°°”“°“· gf) the goveyqqr of such State or Territory or at the pleasure of the cretary o ar. ,Sec. 21. That the troops of the militia encamped at any military ge·:*;_*;*c¤t;*;;i°;1t;¤*¤¤- post or camp of the United States may be furnished such amounts of ’ ` ammunition for instruction in Bring and target practice as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, and such instruction in Bring shall be pariired on undepthe direction (pf an officer selected for that purpose y the proper m1 itary comman er. ` Sec.  That when any officer, noncommissioned officer, or private et;’°¤¤i°¤*°*W¤¤¤d¤· of the militia IS disabled by reason of wounds or disabilities received ` or incurred in the service of the United States he shall be entitled to all the beneBts of the pension laws existing at the time of his service, and in case such officer, noncommissioned officer, or private dies in the service of the United States or in returning to his place of residence after beinlg mustleretg put of such sehvice, or alt any time, in consequence o woun sor isa i ities receive in suc service his widow and *’°“”*°¤*°"*d°"· children, if any, shall be entitled to all the benefits of siich pension laws. Sec. 23. That for the purpose of securing a list of persons specially c0E"°!“*5L*;]£f‘}*;:0t,{g: qpahfied tolhogdfcommgsions in any volunteer force which may here- volunteers. a ter be ca e or an organized under the authority of Congress other than a force composed of organized militia, the Secretary of Waf is authorized from time to time to convene boards of olhcers at suitable and convenient army posts in dilferent parts of the United States, who shall examine as to their qualifications for the command of troops or for the performance of staff duties all applicants who shall have served in the Regular Army of the United States., in any of the volunteer forces of the United States, or in the organized militia of any State cn§l§“’**“>’ °* **PP“· py Tggriépgy or Eiatiiict of Colqlmtpia, or who,(peing aqitizen of theé ` n1 es s a ave a en e or pursue a regu ar course o instruction iniany military school or college of the United States Army, or shall have graduated from any educational institution to whic an opicer of the Army or Navy has been detailed as superintienldent or pro essor pursuant to law after havin creditably pursue the cpuyse of mgitary instruction therein provicfed. Such examinations “°K“***“°¤*· s a I be un er ru es and re lations prescribed by the Secretary of War, and shall be especiallly directed to ascertain the practical capacity ofhthp }appl1can;. (The record of pyevious service of the app icant s a e consi ere as a part of the examination. U n ¤<¤r¤¤¤¤¢¤;¤f q¤¤1i; the conclusion of each examination the board shall certify to the \/Ear gidfeiiagf mumeu Ulepartment its judgment as to the Btness of th; applicant, stating t e office if any, which it deems him qualifie to fill, and upon approval ,by the President, the names of the persons certified to be qualified shall be inscribed in a register to be ke t in the War Department for that purpose. The persons so certified) and registered shall, {Farr};? insglpguon subject to a p ys1cal examination at the time, constitute an eligible Serif5L, wm my class for commissions pursuant to such certificates in any volimteer force hereafter called for and organized under theauthority of Congress, other than a force composed of organized militia, and the President may authorize rsons from this class to attend and pursue a regular course of study) at any military schocg or college of the United States other than the Military Academy at N est Point and to receive from the annual appropriation for the support of the Army the same allowances and commutations as provided in this Act for officers of the