Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-21

Other general Sldll pCpdi iHSit'
which the adjutant general shall be the
head and which shall have such assist
ants appointed 6roy d1e ePmi"'s be as fol.
lows: The inspector generals depart
ment, the judge advocate generals dse o
subsistence or commissary department.
the Inspector of small arms practice. the
the pay department. The duties of the
various assistants in each OF these de
sscribed by the regulations. orders, or d.
rection of the governor or adJutant gen
Of like officers under the regulations OF
the army of the United states.
Sec. 10. Bond of the Adjutant Gener7
Al and Paym GENERA, of shalt AcG GIVE a
surety boz" to tie state in the sum of
ten thousand dollars in proper FORM ,o
faith full discharge of his duties. ne
shall keep a just and true account of an
expenditures necessarily made for the
military service of the state and said
accounts shall be paid on proper v9ucn-
on the approval of the COMMANDMENTS
chief, from the appropriation made by
the Legislature for military purpqTes eX-
No other officer of the militia excepting
the adjutant general shall incur any ex-
except such as are authorized in this act.
without first obtaining the authority or
the governor: in extreme emergencies,
however, the commanding officer of any
organization or detachment of the organ
lied militia. ordered into the active servs
ice of the state, may make purchases OF
,nsh neGsaSiticS as are nh mediate
use and care of his command;
a report of such action, containing a
statement OF the articles purchased ana
With through channels to the adjutant
general.
Sec. T.. Special Militia Fund.- AZ
property as herein provided and all other
funds accruing to the National Guard
Of the state from any S"urGe wh@ts9eyeT
by the legislature shall be deposited
with the state treasurer and by him
fund shall be available for militia pur-
poses only, and shall be accumulative
this fund SHAH he made in the usual
manner upon vouchers approved by the
G sbH adimtan nt' ernd PrIpe but es shnil not com ne
within any restriction contained in sec
ton @13 of Chapter 5 of the Revised Po-
litical Code. governing paymen of eX-
it being the intent of this act to permit
fund as herein created to the discharge
of any just or lawful debt contracted
i Suing ni or a ppreeppious' fiscal Year. III Gil
Sec. IS. General, Militia fund.- Funds
n- y ;n}eratea by By the the l mGjjitia sb3 59r the he
known as the general militia fund. .Ex-
penditures from the general militia fund
Shall be made only upon vouchers certi-
fed to by the adjutant general and APP
proved by the governor, upon warrants
drawn by the state auditor against the
be required by law.
Sec. 10, Composition and Strength Of
the National Guard The National
Guard of the state shall consist of the
adjutant General and the various depart
listing military organizations and depart
ments of the general staff as they are
now organized. subject to any changes
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 n remain as nc now fe 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
and he shall at any time have power to
change the organization Of divisions,
rons, troops, batteries, companies. and
signal corps so as to conform to any or
f tian noW or ss herea fer ffa u ado;nt CD 1 fnr nc
army of the United States, and for that
purpose the number Of officers and non
regiments, battalions, squadrons,- troops.
batteries, companies and signal corps
extent made necessary by the new con-
ditions thus created.
The governor shall have. power, in
case of war, insurrection, invasion, or
imminent danger, to increase the force
and to organize the same. with the prop
er officers. as the exigencies of the serv-
ice may require.
Guard.lp The military units of the Ma
tional Guard shall be composed and or
regula tons 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:
A company shall consist of one cap;
i lieut. nam one first Sergeant, one quar-
termaster sergeant, four sergeants, six
s spThSoe1 a two f s99ks, TWO p mnsisians' T phe
minimum strength of a shall
be ffty-eight enlisted men.
one battalion adjutant (first li~eutenant),
one battalion quartermaster and com
ion sergeant major and four companies
Of infantry; total enlisted, minimum,
a regiment shall consist of one col
onel. one lieutenant colonel, one
adjutant captain, one guarter,
aeaptain>. 'e one INSPECTOR of small arms
practice tcaptain>, one chaplain, one
ge afas' one a' commifssary Sergeant,
two color sergeants. three battal-
i, tn Of Infantry; and dn a e oRGsf c mmsicinp
jor, four sergeants. eight corporals. one
cook. and twelve privates; total enlisted,
minimum, 732. -- .-a ,. ~
a regiment of infantry may have, in
addition to the commissioned officers
regimental surgeon (major), and two
assistant. surgeons tcaptains or hrst
lieutenants). as prescribed in Section
s of the act of approved April
%, 1893, or one g and three as
~sistant surgeons detailed from the medi-
cal department.
When it is impracticable to assign
three battalions to a regiment 1t may be
composed of a smaller number. not less
than two, each of which should consist
of four companies; but where the four
companies cannot be assigned to a bat
talon it may be composed of hree COM
panies; with the fourth company skele-
cannot be assigned to a separate bat
talon it may be composed of three COM
panies. Other companies, which. fcr suf-
fcient reasons it is impractfcable IL as
sign to battalions, shall exist as sepa-
rate companies; and battalions or incom-
bined with regiments of at least eight
companies shall exist as separate bat
talions. .
A brigade shall ordinarily consist of
two or more full regiments of infantry,
three being the normal organization; but
separate battalionS. and separate COM
panies may be assigned thereto and pro-
more regiments Of not less than eight
companies each may be organized for the
purpose of instruction and m~aneuvers.
a ~b:isadiec general is the proper COM
mander for a brigade, but in case of the
absence or disability Of the ~brigadier
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