Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-11-03

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lie shall issue such military proper
ndar his air vetnH s make psrehases
| or that purpose. No military proper
| shall be issued to persons or organ
| he organized militia except to such
| .ortors of the reserve militia as may
/ e called out by the governor.
Purchases of property not exceed
ng one hundred dollars in value shall
ie made in such manner as the quar-
ermaster general may direct II such
eodng one hundred dollars and not
Needing five hundred dollars the
written proposals. to furnish such ss'S pro:
| oerty from at least two parties, and
spfs saSsy ae e;
Il a sum exceeding ave hundred dol
ot less t imam ten 0 asys. for sealed pror
,osals for furnishing. such property:
Ich proposals shall be publicly open,
the, place. day and hour designated In
| such advertisement The cuartermas-
ses he wtb hs
st responsible bidder to furnish such
property. All proposals and contracts
erred shall be filed in the ONCE of the
ldtutant general. The quartermaster
the interest of the state. to require q
| party who shall agree to furnish such
property t., give bond to the people Of
surety as he shall direct. conditioned
COR the faithful performance OF such
'ault such bond shall be prosecuted by
the attorney general and al money re-
shall be deposited trs,, with the
| 'pecial militia fund. All property pur-
chased under, the authority hereby
| Granted shall be inspected, whenever
the same Is deemed necessary. by an
that purpose by the governor. and in
shall he made for such property SO
purchased until u shall appear by the
is Of Of 'aS Ss S SSer and at aus snss
specified in such agreement or con.
In case OF insurrection, invasion. tu-
multi, riot. breaches of the peace or
imminent danger thereof, the cover.
nor may upon the. certificate Of the ad:
iutant general temporarily suspend
the operation of the foregoing para
graph and direct the Quartermastes
perty as 20 may yre be- requ hG IN ahe opss
with the reasons therefor. and. the
the prices 'h paid fRsrsfor TO e:
The I, adiutan. general sbaI, rsnss..
in detail showing the disposition OF
all clothing. ordnance, arms. ammuni-
ton and other military property On
hand or issued.
The general stan 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 adj
jutant general as hereinbefore provid-
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
the United States army. No person
shall be appointed as an officer I'm this
or commissioned to similar duties In
this line unless he shall be graduate
and legally authorized and practicing
physician and surgeon or dentist of the
state.
other general staff departments OF
which the adJutant general shall be
the head and which shall have sucn as
sistants appointed and commissioners
as hereinbefore provided shall be as fol-
ment. the Judge advocate generals de-
, partment, the ordnance department..
the subsistence or commissary depart-
ment, the inspector OF small arms prac.
tice, the corps of engineers, signal
corps and the pay department The
duties of the various assistants in each
of these departments shall be such Al
; are prescribed by the regulations, or
ders. or direction OF the governor or adj
!.
the duties of like officers under the re.
, gulations of the army Of the United
Is. Bond of the Adjutant General
and Payment of Accounts.1 The ad.
jutant general shall give a surety bond
to the state in the sum Of ten thousand
, dollars In proper form, to be approves
Charge Of his duties. He shall keep :
lures Necessarily SSG made for the military
service of the state and said accounts
shall be paid on proper vouchers being
,. approval OF the commander in CHIEF
from the appropriation made by the
legislature for miiitary purposes s s er
No other officer Of the militia excepting
the adjutant general shall incur any ex-
, pense whatsoeyer to be p paid by the ne
, this act, without first obtaining the au-
, thority of the governor; in extrems
emergencies, however, the commanding
officer OF any organization or detach-
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 immedf-
, ate use and care of his commando re-
port of such action. containing state
ment OF the articles purchased and the
price thereof, must be made forthwith
through the channels to the adjutant
II. Special Militia Fund.-. All
funds derived from the sale OF state
, property as herein provided and all
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Guard of the state from any source
whatsoever other than the 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. and shall be
laccumulatiye from year to year. Expen-
ditures from this fund shall be made
in the usual manner upon vouchers APP
proved by the governor after proper
certification by the adjutant general.
but shall not come within any
restriction contained in Section
313 of Chapter 5 OF tho Re-
vised Political Code. governing
payment of expenses incurred in a pre-
vious fiscal year, ii being the Intent OF
this act to permit of the application OF
the special militia fund as herein cre-
ated to the discharge of any just or
lawful debt contracted for militia pur-
poses, whether OF the ensuing or pre-
vious fiscal year.
Il Is. General Militia Fund.- Funds
appropriated by the Legislature for the
maintenance OF the militia shall be
known as the general militia fund. Ex-
penditures from the general militia
fund shall be made only upon vouchers
certified to by the adjutant general
and approved by the governor. upon
warrants drawn by the state auditor
against the state treasury now or
hereafter may be required by law.
IS. Composition and Strength of
the National Guard The national