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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 134. 1916. 201 Sec. 70. FEDERAL ENL1s*rmEz·:·r oo1~:·r1z.w·r.——Enlisted men in the §g'°$¤¤g*,{;t}l?ént National Guard of the severa.l States, Territories, and the District of ¢>¤¤m¤s._ Columbia. now serving under enlistment contracts which contain an ,,,{‘°°°,,;§"}’s§{§“,“,,,,‘§‘ Q'; obligation to defend the Constitution of the United States and to °¤*°'¤· obey the orders of the President of the United States shall be recognized as members of the National Guard under the provisions of this Act for the unexpired portion of their present enlistment contracts. When any such enlistment contract does not contain such obligation °b”8¤*i°¤¤*°¤¤i¤¢i the enlisted man shall not be recognized as a member of the National Guard until he shall have signed an enlistment contract and taken and subscribed to the followiugh oath of enlistment, u on signing Om °“° "°"""°‘· which credit shall be given for the eriod already served under the old enlistment contract: "I do herelby acknowledge to have volun- F°"“" tarily enlisted this — day of ———, 19-, as a soldier in the National Guard of the United States and of the State of —-—-——, for the period of three years in service and three years in the reserve, under the conditions prescribed b law, unless sooner discharged b proper authority. And I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the State of ———, and that I will serve them honestl and faithfully ainst all their enemies whomsoever, and that I  obey the ordersbfl the President of the United States and of the governor of the State of -———, and of the officers appointed over me according to law and the rules and articles of war} Sec. 71. Hereafter all men enlisting for service in the National R°‘*""°° *"'°““°‘· Guard shall  an enlistment contract and take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in the preceding section of this Act. ` Sec. 72. Drsonanon or ENLISTED MEN mom THE NATIONAL Discbnrzoscrenusred GUARD.—AD enlisted man discharged from service in the National m°°‘ Guard shall receive a discharge in writin in such form and with such classincation as is or shall be prescribedg for the Regplar Army, and in time of peace dischar es ma be given prior to the expiration of terms _ of enlistment uncler such regulations as the President may rescribe. P Sec. 73. FEDERAL oyrn ron NATIONAL GUARD oFF1cERs.——Com- .,¤¥§.`;_°'°l °°"‘ M missioned officers of the National Guard of the several States, Terri- mQ*;gg‘m“gf;ng' Pm tories, and the District of Columbia now serving under commissions ` regularly issued shall continue in omce, as officers of the National Guard without the issuance of new commissions: Promlied, That gyyo- mm said officers have taken, or shall take and subscribe to the following M ` oath of office: "I, ———, do solemn] swear that I will support an defend the Constitution of the United, States and the constitutionof the State of ————, against all enemies, foreign and domestic• that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and of the governor of the State of ——————-—; that I make this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that  will well and faithfull discharge the duties of the office of --—-— in the National Guard of the United States and of the State of ———- upon which I am about to enter, so help me God." _ { Sec. 74. QUALIFICATIONS ron NATIONAL GUARD orr1c1:as.—Per- ,,,,,‘%,,,,,S,,,,,,d "“?"W‘*°”’,,m,,,‘},f Sons hereafter commissioned as omcers of the National Guard shall ¤¤¤¤*°¤· not be recognized as such under any of the provisions of this Act unless they shall have been selected from the following classes and shall have taken and subscribed to the oath of office prescribed in the EHgm“_ greceding section of this Act: Oihoers or enlisted men of the National uard; officers on the reserve or unassigned list of the National Guard; officers active or retired, and former officers of the United States Army, Na and Marine Corps; graduates of the United States Military anirlyltlaval Academies and graduates of schools, colleges, and universities where military science is taught under the super-