Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

dsrs, or direction Of the governor or adj
3Staat general AND r.a In aseSrdsrcs tb with
gylatisns of the army of the United
ls Bond of the Adjutant General
jutant general shall give a surety bond
to the state in the sum of ten thousand
5s IN Sr bs to ss s
charge OF his duties. He shall keep.
Just and true account of all expendi-
service Of the state and said accounts
shall be paid on proper vouchers being
presented for the same and upon the
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-
penss whatsoever to be paid by the
state, except such as are authorized In
this act, without first obtaining the au-
thority of the governor; In extreme
emergencies, however, the commanding
officer OF any organization or detach,
into the active service of the state, may
make purchases of such necessities as
ate use and care OF his command; 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
general
s II. Special Militia FUND.-. An
funds derived from the sale Of state
other funds accruing to the National
Guard of the state from any source
whatsoever other than thar the general pn tpna
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
accumulstive from year to year. EXpen-
ditures from this fund shall be made
in the usual manner upon vouchers ap-
but shall not come within any
sfs'r'GSfon sis Of CHAPTER of the Re-
vised Political Code, governing
payment of expenses incurred in pre-
this act to permit of the application of
the special militia fund as herein cre-
ated to the discharge of any just or
poses, whether of the ensuing or a pre-
Yious fiscal year.
IS. General Militia. Fund.- Funds
appropriated by, the legislature for the
known as the general militia fund. Ex-
penditures from the general militia
certified to by the adjutant general
and approved by the governor, upon
warrants drawn by the state auditor
hereafter may be required by law.
19. Composition and Strength of
the National Guard.l The national
guard of the state shall consist OF the
adtutant general and the various de-
partments hereinbefore provided, the
existing military organizations and de-
partments of the. general STAFF as they
changes made by this act, and such
other military organizations as may be
organized hereafter; and such persons
as may be enlisted or commissioned
therein. The military organizations of
the national guard may constitute a
brigade and the regiment, companies,
gio nl m
shall remain as now established, but
the efficiency of the state forces Will
any time have power to change the or
ganiZation of divisions. brigades, regi-
ments, batallions, squadrons, troops,
batteries, companies, and signal corps
so as to conform to any organization,
system of drill, or instruction now or
hereafter adopted for the army of the
United States, and for that purpose the
number of officers and non Commission
ed 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 conditions
thus created.
The governor shall have the power,
in case of war, insurrection, invasion,
or imminent danger, to increase the
force beyond the maximum established
by the law and to organize the same,
cies of the service may require.
20. Organization of National
Guard.l The military units of the ma
tiOnal guard shall be composed and or
ganiZed in the same and under the same
regulations as the same units are or
may be organized and composed in the
army of the United States as nearly
as possible or as may be prescribed
from time to time by the secretary of
war, and subject to the provisions of
this act shall be as follows
Infantry.
A company shall consist of one cap
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Lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quar-
termaster sergeant four sergeants, six
corporals; two cooks, two musicians
one artificer and forty-two priYates.
The minimum strength of company
shall be fifty-eight enlisted men.
a battalion shall consist Of one ma
jor, one battalion adjutant (hrst lieu
tenanD, one battalion quartermaster
and commssary (second lieutenant,
one battalion sergeant major and four
companies of infantry; total enlisted,
A regiment shall consist of one colo
mel, one lieutenant colonel, one adju-
(captain), one commissary (captain),
one inspector of small arms practice
(captain), one chaplain, one sergeant
major, one quartermaster sergeant, one
commissary sergeant, two color SER
geants, three battalions of infantry, and
a band consisting of the following: one
chief musician, one principal musician,
one drum major, four sergeants, eight
corporals, one cook, and twelve pri-
Yates; total enlisted, minimum, 1872.
A regiment of infantry may have, ia
addition to the commissioned officers
and enlisted men enumerated above,
one regiment surgeon (major), and two
assistant surgeons captains or first
Ilieutenants), as prescribed in Section
6 of the act of Congress approved April
%, 1898, or one surgeon and three as
sistant surgeons detailed from the med
ical department.
When it is impractcable to assign
three battalions to regiment 1t may
be composed of smaller number, not
less than two, each of which should
consist of four companies; but where
the four companies cannot be assigned
to a battalion it may be composed of
three companies, with the fourth COM
pany skeletonized. Similarly when four
companies cannot be assigned to sep
arate battalion it may be composed OF
which for sufficient reasons ii is inn
practicable to assign to battalions, shall
exist as separate companies; and bat
cannot be combined with regiments Of
at least eight companies shall exist as
separate battalions.
A brigade shall ordinarily consist of
two or more full regiments of infantry,
three being the normal organization;
but separate battalions and separate
companies may be assigned thereto ana ana
or more regiments of not less than
| eigh companies each may be organized
for the purpose of instruction or ma
A brigader general is the proper
commander for brigade, but in case
of the absence or disability of the brig
adler general the command viii de-
volYe upon the senior officer OF the line
who is present for duty with the bril-
gade.
The staff of a brigade shall consist
of officers detailed from the several
staff corps and departments, as fol-
| lows:
One adjutant general, major, adju-
| tant generals department.
One quartermaster, major, quarter
masters department.
One commissary, major, subsistence
department.
One surgeon, major, medical depart
ment
Two aids, lieutenants. from the line.
| In addition to the staff officers emu
merated in the foregoing list, such
| other staff officers as are considered ne
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