The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27

He shall issue such military proper.
ty es f hls s sHysfnIa1 ' max. d1 psrsh. ans
for that purpose. No military proper.
" shall be issued to persons or organ
to the organized militia except to suoh
portions OF the reserve militia a. may
be called out by the governor.
ing one hundred dollars in value shall
be made in such manner as the guar
termaster general may direct If such
ceeding one hundred dollars and not
exceeding hvs hundred dollars the
written proposals. to furnish such pro.
perty from at least two parties. and
shall purchase speh proPsrty from the
purchase shall REQUIRE the expenditure
of a sum exceeding Ave hundred dol
I nnt ,a he shan shan tsn ss fSl .s rf for
posals for furnishing such propertyi
such proposals shall be publicly open:
the place, day and hour designated in
such advertisement. The quartermas-
ter general shall II the governor APP
est responsible bidder to furnish such
property. All proposals and contracts
feaqsd u sRaiT b 5ee ni aS'f i0 Il. e o;sss Of 'G *.
senerai Is f authorizea and dlrso.sa.
the interest of the state. to require .
party who shall agree to furnish such
property to give bond to the people Of
surety as he shall direct. conditioned
for the faithful performances Of suoh
fault such Sond shall be prosecuted 81
the attorney general and all money 70.
covered shall be deposited with the
special militia fund. All. property pur-
chased under, the authority hereby
granted shall be Inspected. %henev
the same Is deemed necessary, by an
inspector or an officer detailed for
that purpose by the governor, and in
s sRRsfl Of be s made 'n fdr sneh p ppope payme %
purchased until II shall appear by the
certificate of such oiicor that suos
specified in such agreement or cos.
tract.
In case of insurrection. Invasion. tu-
multi, riot. breaches of the peace OF
imminent danger thereof. the COVER
nor may upon the certificate of the ad:
jutant general temporarily suspend
the operation of the foregoing para
graph and direct the qu~artermasteY
general to purchase such military pro-
market, He shall report such actionA
with the reasons therefor, and the
statement Of the property p%urehassa
The adjutant general shall rends,
annually to the governor a statement
in detail showing the disposition OF
all clothing, ordnance, arms. ammuni-
ton and other military property ON
The general STAFF shall also include
a medical department with such stan
officers and assistants to be appointed
by the governor and commissioned by
him on the recommendation Of the ad.
Jutant general as hereinbefore provid-
ed. The duties of the officers OF the
medical department shall be to provide
the necessary medical supplies and care
for the sick and wounded of the militia
when on duty, and to perform such
other services as the commander-in.
chief or adjutant general may direct or
as may be required by the regulations
governing the medical department OF
the United States army. No person
shall be appointed as an officer In thig
department under the adjutant genera
or commissioned to similar duties In
this line unless he shall be n graduate
and legally authorized and practicinE
physician and surgeon or dentist OF the
state.
other general staff departments OF
which the adjutant general shall be
the read and which shall hav We such as
as hereinbefore provided shall be az fol.
lows: The inspector generals depart
~partment. the ordnance department
the subsistence or commissary departs
mcnt, the inspector of small arms prao-
tice, the corps OF engineers. a signal
corps and the pay department. The
duties of the various assistants in each
of these departments shall be such 40
are prescribed by the regulations, or.
ders, or direction of the governor or ad.
tutant general and in accordance with
| Xix " 1 hht OAlittIH uhut liz y
gulations Of the army of the United
States.
and Payment of A~ccounts.l Tho ad.
jutant general shall give a surety bond
to the state in the sum Of ten thousand
dollars in proper form, to be approved
charge of his duties. He shall keep .
lust and true account Of all expendi.
service of the state apd said accountR
shall be paid on proper vouchers being
presented for the same and upon thS
approval Of the commander-in-chief,
from the appropriation made by the
legislature for military purposes ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this act
the adjutant general shall incur any ex.
pense whatsoever to be paid by the
this act. without first obtaining the Az.
thority of the governor; In extreme
emergencies, however, the commanding
officer Of any organization or detaoh.
ment of the organized militia, ordered
Into the active service of the state, may
make purchases OF such necessities as
are absolutely required for the mmedi.
ate use and care Of his commando; a 70.
port of such action, containing a state.
price thereof. must be made forthwith
through the channels to the adjutant
: II. Special Militia Fund.-. All
funds derived from the sale OF state
pr"p"rty as herein provided and all
Guard of the state from any source
whatsoever other than he general fund
appropriated by the legislature shall
be deposited with the state treasurer
and by him credited to the special mill.
tia fund. This fund shall be available
for militia purposes only. = shall be
accufnulative from year to ar. Expen.
ditures from this FUND SHAH be made
In the usual manner upon vouchers ap-
proved by the governor after proper
certincation by the adjutant general
but shall not come within ant
restriction contained in Seotioh
313 of Chapter of the Re.
vised Political Code. govsrnina
payment Of expenses Incurred in . pref
vious fiscal year, 1t being the intent Of
this act to permit Of the application OF
the special militia fund as herein ore.
ated to the discharge Of any just OF
lawful debt contracted for militia pup
poses. whether of the ensuing or . pre-.
IL General Militia FUND.- FUNDS
appropriated by the Legislature for the
maintenance of the militia shall be
known As the general militia fund. Ex1
penditures from the general militiS
fund shall be made only upon vouoher1
certified to by the adJutant general
and approved by the governor, upon
warrants drawn by the state auditor
against the state treasury ~ now %
hereafter may be required by law.
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