Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-14
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dentist OF trv Al stlH departments at
which the adiutant general shall be me
head and which shall have Snch a q ns
b re nhnefore provided shall be as fol
lows: The Inspector generals d"paTo'
ment, the Judge advocate generals De
nartment, the ordnance departnent, tne
Subsistence or commisaary depaTttneit
the inspector of small arms practice' tnd
corps of engineers. a signal corps aiu
the nav department. The duties or the
various assistants in each of these de-
scribed by the regulations. orders, or on
~rection of the governor or adjutant gen,
eral and in accordance with me du.es
Of like officers under the regulations VI
the army of the United states.
Sec. IS. Bond of the Adjutant Gener71
al and Payment of cc own J !
The a h6n u td the Een state in sna the sum sum Of
ten thousand dollars in proper form TO
be approved by the governor. for a.
shall keep a just and true account OF an
expenditures necess arily made I9r aah1dd
mii6arT s sbsT he or bald the on SI prope nHu to1ci,-
ers being presented for the same and up
on the approval of the ~ommander-ln
the Legislature for military purposes eX-
cept as otherwise provided in TINS act:
No other officer of the militia excepting
Dense Whatsoever to be paid by the state,
except such as are authorized IN TINS act;
without first obtaining the authority OF
the governor; in extreme emergencies
however, the commanding officer or any
organization or detachment of the organ
lied militia, ordered into the active serV-
ice of the state, may make purchases OF
such necessities as are absoiuteo
Use r and care TOT of his his Command;
a report of such action. containing a
statement of the articles pnrchasea ana
with tn rough channels to the adjutant
general.
Sec. T.. Special Militia Fnnd1 AZ
property as herein provided and all other
funds accruing to the National Guard
Of the state from any source whatS9et ed
by the legislature shall be deposited
with the state treasurer and by him
f fnna sha II the be a spsfiat '1't for m nqha. p p"rs
poses only, and shall be accumulative
from year to year. Expenditures from
manner upon vouchers approved by the
governor after proper certitication by
the adjutant general: put shall not come
ton 313 of Chapter 5 of the Revised Po-
litical Code. governing payment of ex-
# being the intent Of this act to permit
of the application of the special militia
fund as herein created to 9Th the discharge
for militia purposes, whether Of the en-
suing or a previ9uS fiscal year:
appropriated ~ the legislature for the
known as the general militia fund; Ex,
shall be made only upon vouchers certi-
fed to by the adjutant general and APP
drawn by the state auditor against the
state treasury as now or hereafter may
be required by law.
the National Gnard; The National
Guard of the state shall consist Of the
adjutant General and the various depart
ments hercinbefore provided, the ex-
listing military organizations and depart
ments of the general staff as they are
made by this act. and such other military
organizations as may be organized here
after. and such persons as may be enlist
tary organizations of the National Guard
may. constitute a brigade and the regi-
mental bands. shall remain as now es-
tablished. but the governor shall have
the power to alter. divide. annex. con-
and create new organizations whenever
in his judgment, the efficiency of the
state forces viii be hereby increased.
change the organization Of divisions,
%brigades. regiments, battalions,. squad
signal corps so as to conform to any or
ganization. system Of drill. or i%nstruc-
army Of the United States, and for that uatt
purpose the number of officers and non
Commissioned officers of any grade in
regiments, battalions, squadrons. troops.
batteries. companies and signal corps
may be increased or decreased to the
extent made necessary by the new con-
The governor shall have power, in
case of war. insurrection, invasion, OF
imminent danger, to increase the force
beyond the maximum established by law
and to organize the same. with the prop
ice may require.
Sec; 20; Organization of Nationa
EanlZed In the same and under the ca n,f
regulations as the same units are OIL
may be organized and composed in thu
possible or as may be prescribed frcn
time TO time by the secretary of war
and subject to the provisions of this ac
Infantry.
A company shall consist of one cap
tain. one first lieutenant, one Secont
lieutenant, one first sergeant. one quar-
termaster sergeant, four sergeants. 81,
artiacer and forty-two ]privates. Til,
minimum strength of a ompany shall
be hf TT h e en- /, men. .u
one battalion adjutant (first lieutenant)
one battalion 9uartermaster and Gem
ion sergeant major and four companie.
Of infantry; total enlisted, minimum
4 regiment shall consist of one col
onel. one lieutenant colonel. on
adjutant (captain>. one quarter
Captain, one inspector of small arm;
practice (captain). one chaplain, on,
sergeant major, enc quartermaster ser
yea COLOR 9ne s%er eemmissarX y rec ergeant
ions of infantry, and a band consisting
of the following: One chief musician
one principal musician. one drum ma
jor. four sergeants, eight corporals, on
cook; and Twelve privates; total enlisted
a regiment Of infantry may have, ii
a dc to the commissioned officer:
l reglmental surgeon (ma1Or). and TIVE
assistant surgeons CAPTAINS OF frs
l~ieutenants), as prescribed in Section
8 of the act of congress approved Apri
p, 1898. or one surgeon and three as
s~istant surgeons detailed from the medi
cal department.
When it is impracticable to assig,
three battalions 10 a regiment it may b,
composed of a smaller number, not les!
than two, each of which should consis
Of four companies; but where the fou'
| cannot he assigned to a bat
TALON 1t may be composed of three com
panies. with the fourth company skele
tonized. Similarly when four companie.
cannot be assigned to a separate bat
talon it may be composed OF three com
panies. Other companies, which for sui
ficient reasons 1t Is fmpracticable to as
sign to ba~ttalions. shall exist as sepa
plete battalions which cannot be com
btned with regiments OF at least eigh
companies shall exist as separate bat
talions.
A brigade shall ordinarily consis O.
two or more full regiments of infantry
three being the normal organizations; bu'
separate battalions and separate cam
panies may. be assigned thereto and pro
more regiments of. not less than eigh'
companies each may be organized for tn
purpose of instruction and maneuvers.
A brigadier general is the proper com
ma n6Qr for a hriUn do hIyt In "a co nf TN