Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-08
THE MILITIA.
lei, Is. No. 1871.

THE MILITIA.
LEI. Il. No. 1911
An Act to Amend Sections 20, % and 90 OF
Chapter IS of the Laws of the Year 1891,
Entitled IAN Act to Provide a Military
Code for the State of North Dakota, and
70 Provide a Board of Control for the
State Encampment Grounds"
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. That Section 20 of Chapter
86 OF the Laws of the year 1891, entitled
IAN Act to Provide a Military Code for the
State Of North Dakota" be amended to
read as follows:
addition to his other duties, organize and
conduct a bureau OF pensions for the pur-
pose of assisting ex-sOldiers and sailors,
residents of the state, who may apply for
pensions for wounds or disability incurred
in the service of the United States, in es-
tablishing their claims without fee or COM
missions. The salary of the adjutant gen
eraI shall be five hundred (50Ol dollars
annually, which, with the necessary ex-
penses incurred in conducting the bureau
OF pensions, office n clerk hire, furniture,
fuel. lights, postage and stationery, not to
exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250)
per annum, shall be paid from the militia
the treasurer Of the state, on the order Of
the governor.
SEC. 2. That Section ~ of said Chapter
Is be amended to read as follows:
SEC. %: The supply department shall
consist of II chief OF supply, with the
the rank of major. The assistants shall be
assigned to suitable duties connected with
the said chief of supply; provided, how.
ever, that The officers now commissioned
and acting in charge of said supply de-
partment shall continue. to act in the
capacity and under the title of chief of
supply and assistant chief Of supply during
the term prescribed by law and until their
successors are appointed and qualified ac-
cOrding to law. O. 5s@
SEC. 8. That Section % OF said Chapter
be amended to read as follows:
SEC. %. The chief of supply shall give
a bond to the state in the sum of ten
thousand 100000 dollars in the usual form
with two sureties, which in the amount of
bond to be approved by the communicating
chief, for the faithful discharge of his
duties. He shall keeps just and true &C.
count OF all expenses necessarily incurred
for the military service of the state, and
said account shall be paid on the order and
approval of the commander-in.chief. He
shall purchase and distribute to the Ma
tional Guard all military stores and sup
plies aforesaid by law. Shall pay all Incl,
dental expenses OF the service, including
transportation, freight, express, postage
and ttlegrams Of public business: Shall
tional Guard. Shall furnish clothing
r%ations, tools, camp and garrison eQuipage
Make contracts for and pay REM fol
armOries, store houses, camp grounds, anC
such other duties aforesaid, by law, as he
may be directed to perform by the orders
OF the commandments. The salary OF
(100) dollars annually, which shall be ir
lieu OF all compensation and emoluments
which shall be paid from the militia funC
by warrant drawn by the auditor on the
treasurer OF the state on the order of the
governor.
Sec. 4. There shall be a military board
consisting OF the inspector and judge advO
cate general eX-officio and two other mem
beers, to be appointed by the commander
in-chief. who shall be commissioned Officer
of the North Dakota National Guard, on,
of whom shall belong to the cavalry bat
TALON of said National Guard, and WIN
shall ex-Otficio be members Of the militar,
staff of the commander-in-chief, and holt
their office for years, or until their sue
cessors are appointed, unless sooner re
moved for cause. The state military boart
will constitute an advisory body to thu
~commandeT-in chief On all military inter
ests of the state. They are hereby further
to prOmulgate all articles, rules and regu
latiOns for the government of the NOrtl
Dakota National Guard, not inconsisten
with the laws OF the United States or of thi
state, and which articles. rules and reguIa
tions, when approved by the commander
in-chief, shall be in force and by him file
in the Office of the secretary of state. TIL
state military board shall have full contro
and charge of the state encampmen
grounds on Rock Island, Ramsey county
North Dakota, and shall provide such dis
position for laying out and improving sam
as they shall deem advisable, subject t.
the approval OF the commander in chief.
SEC. 5. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS o.
THE BoARD.] The compensation Of mem
bers Of the state military board, while &c
ing to and from, and when in actual attend
ance at meetings of the board, shall be sue
as prescribed by law for field duty ant
their actual subsistence and travelling ex
penses, and ON the vouchers of these officer
approved by the Acknowledgement and gov
ernor, and the auditor is hereby directed t.
draw a warrant on the treasurer of tn
state, to be paid from the militia fund.
SEC. 6. All acts and parts of acts in con
tict with this act are hereby repealed.
Emergency clause.)
Approved March 10, 1895. ~