Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-21

y eSrpn III Its @ 1Gss 80, invasion
or insurrection. declared by proclama-
ton of the governor to exist, and then
only after approval by the governor
ment. lmprisonments other than in
guardhouse shall be executed in jeils
or prisons designated by the governor
IA. RELIEF from Civil or Criminal
Liability. Members Of the militia or
dered into the active service of the
state by any proper authority shall
any act or acts done by them while on
duty and in the proper discharge of
their duty; except as otherwise pro-
vided in this act; and no person be-
longing TO the militia in active service
of the state shall be arrested on any
civil process while going to. remain
which he may be required to attend
the militia performing any duty in ac-
in any street or highway through
carriage of the United States mali and
gines and fire departments shall not
be interfered with thereby.
Every member of the National
Guard of this state shall be exempt
while he is such member of the Ma
tional Guard from the payment OF all
poll tax and from service on any jury,
have secured three e~nlistments and re-
ceived honorable discharge from the
service.
adjutant general shall be In control
of the military department OF the
state, and subordinate only to the gov
partment. He will perform such duties
as pertain to the adjutant general and
the other chiefs of staff departments,
under the regulations and customs of
the United States army. He Will sup
erintend the preparation OF all returns
and reports required by the United
States from the state. and Will per-
form all the duties prescribed for him
in this military code.
He shall keep a register OF all the
officers of the militia of the state, and
keep in his office all records and pa
pers required to be kept and filed
therein, and make a report on or be-
fore the thirty-first day of December
ing a detailed statement of all the ex-
penditures for military purposes dur
ing that year,
relics of the state except when in law
full use, shah be under the control of
the adjutant general, and 1t shall be
his duty to take safe and proper care
He shall, at the expense of the state,
when necessary, cause the militia law,
the general regulations of the state,
and the articles of war of the United
states to be printed, indexed, and
bound in proper Compact form. and dis
tributed to the commissioned officers,
treasurers Ct his state, at the rate OF
one copy to each: and to each COM
missioned officer and Headquarters he
shah issue one copy of the necessary
text books and of such annual reports
concerning the militia as the governor
may direct.
He shall cause to be prepared and
ISSUED all necessary blank books.
forms and notices required to carry
into full effect the provisions OF this
act. All such books and blanks shall
be and remain he property of the
The seal now used in the Office of
the adjutant general OF this state
shall be the seal OF his office and
shall be delivered by him to his sue
cessor.
The adjutant general may have such
assistants. clerks and employees in his
department and the other various de-
partments OF which he is the head
and as many laborerS as may be re-
quire9 from time to time, subject &c
the approval of the governor. The as
sistants in the various departments
under the ad1utant general shall be
appointed and commissioned by the
governor upon the recommendation OF
the adjutant general, and shall be en-
granted to o%fficers OF the National
Guard in this act. The clerks and en-
ployes shall be appointed and the lab
orers hired by the adjutant general
The general STAFF officers appointed b.
the governor as herein provided, shall
hold such rank not above that or col
| ODGl. hS is CbDSlSltiA Will ~ ppFi-
ton and duties and as recommends
by the adjutant general
II order that the National Guarc
may receive the benefit of the funds
provided by congress it shall be the
duty of the a~djutant general of the
state to submit a plan OF proposed
for the ensuing year, with an estimate
Of funds required for payment, sub
sistence and transportation of the
portion OF the National Guard partici-
| Mating thprpin' said estimate TO fnrn-
ish the details and to be made out In
the form required by the Instructions
from the secretary of war,
He shall make such regulations per-
tanning to the preparation OF reports
and returns and to the care and pres
eryation Of property for military Puf
or to the United States, as in his opin-
ion the conditions demand; such reSu-
l%ations TO be operative and in force
eral orders, circulars, or letters OF IN
struction. -
The adjutant general shall also be
rs quartermaster general he may
require his assistants, who shall pc
members of the National Guard, TO
give bonds with sufficient surety In
such an amount as he shall deem suf-
fcient, to the people of the state, con
ditioned for the faithful performance
proved By him and flied IL the office
Of the secretary of state.
He shall attend 20 the care, pFeSef-
walton, safe keeping and repairing of
the arms, ordnance, requirements,
equipments, and all other military
property belonging to the state or is
sued to the state by the government
of the United States for the purpose
Of arming and equipping the organ
lied militia. All military property of
the state which, after a proper inspec-
ton, shall be found unsuitable for the
use of the state, shall, under the direc-
tion OF the governor, be disposed OF by
the quartermaster general at public
auction after suitable advertisement
of the sale, daily for ten days. in at
least enc legal newspaper published
in the city or county where the sale
is to AXE place; or the same may be
sold at private sale when so ordered
by the governor. He shall bid in the
property or suspend the sale when
ever, in his opinion, better prices may
or should be obtained. He shall from
time to time render TO the governor a
Just and true account of the sales
made by hims and shall deposit the
proceeds of all sales SO made with the
state treasurer to the credit OF the
special militia fund. -
He shall be responsible for all the
arms, ordnance, accoutrements, equip
ments and other military property
which may be issued to the state by
the secretary of war in compliance
with law; and 1t shall thereafter be
his duty to prepare returns of said
arms and other property or the united