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

troops, batteries and companies, and to
ry establishments. or belonging to such
mbulancs companies and field hospit-
ais as may be organized. 49,
The minimum enlirted strength of an
ambulance company shall be as fol-
lows: 2 sergeants, hrst class, ser
fisssd fienss tmihimum m RxSs nsS a. % ons assistant &
surgeons (drst iieutensnts(, may be as
signed to duty with an ambulance COM
pany.
The minimum enlisted strength of
field hospital shall be as follows: 3 first
priYates first class and privates. total
enlisted tminimum) 33; One surgeon
fmajor1, and & four ,,s,. assistant surgeons urge ms
assigned to duty with a field hospital
The signal corps shall be STAFF corps
and shall consist Sd the he oerfosmanee
of duties of signal officers on the dif-
ferent staffs, and other duties properly
officers assigned to duties with compa-
nies OF the signal corps; and OF such
enlisted men Of the ne grades gss%sd namea nsTe
viz: master signal electrician. ser
geant first class. sergeant. corporals.
For the purpose of administration.
companies Of the signal corps may bs
organized The The aarant xrasss essfea fel
sergeSnts @ frst class. sergeants.. 40
sa5s Is Sofs iota ehstsS tmn
mum) S. The normal quota of commis-
stoned officers for a company Of the sig.
| nal corps is one captain and two first
llieutenants. The grade Of second lieu
tenant is not authorized for the signal
s21. Commissionsl All officers shall
be commissioned by the governor at
his discretion and upon the recommen-
dation of the adjutant general but no
one shall be commi ioned unless the
conditions set forth in the next two
no one shall be recognized as an off,
Ger unless he shall have been duly COM
missioned and shall have taken the oath
| 8 90. Eligibility to Receive Com.
mission.l Commissioned officers must
the State Of South Dakota of the age OF
eighteen years and upwards. No per-
son who has been expelled or dishono-
United States or from any military or
ganization Of the state, shall be com
stoned unless he shall possess the add,
tional requirements herein prescribed
for the particular office to which he is
to be commissioned. A colonel Of a
regiment, at the time of his appoint
ment, must either be an officer in active
service in the national guard of the
Immediately preceding his appoint
ment must have been in active service
in the army of the United States, or in
both combined as commissioned off,
Ger. A lieutenant cOlOnel or MAYOR OF
the line at the time of his appoint
ment, must either be an officer in ac-
tive service. or, for two successive
years Immediately preceding his APP
polntment must have been in active
service in the national guard Of this
state ras as ia acfus c9mmissi9ned sdgTea GGer iGs
time of his appointment, must have had
prior service of at least six years in the
army of the United States, or in both
com blned as a commissioned officer. All
staff officers except medical officers and
chaplains must have served one year
Immediately preceding their appoint
ments in the national guard of this
state. The assistant Judge advocate
general must be a counselor at law of
the supreme court of this state of at
least four years standing of the grade
geons must be duly licensed and prac-
ticing physicians and surgeons under
the laws Of this state and Of at least
of colonel, of at least ten years prac-
tice IL of the Grade of lieuteant colonel,
grade of major of at least three. years.
practice If of the grade of captain, and
of at least two, years practice If Of the
grade of first lieutenant. An engineer
officer of the National Guard must have
been educated as a military or civil en-
gineer. chaplain must be a regularly
ordained minister of some religious de-
nomination.
2S. Appointed and Elected ON
cersl The officers on the staff of the
adjutant general. the field and line Of
ficers of signal corps, the extra Off
GERS allowed to regiments, battalions
and squadrons for staff duty surgeons
and assistant surgeons and chaplains
shall be appointed and assigned by the
governor upon recommendatlon OF thelr
immediate commanding officers subject
to the provisions of this act. In case or
original appointment from civil life the
selection shall be made by the COVER
nor upon reliable recommendations and
su bject to any examination which may
be prescribed by regulations or orders.
? | /, hn 1aGirHS
new organizations, he shall have the
power. in first instance, TO appoint all
complete such organization.
All staff officers shall be selected
: from the members Of the National
Guard
All promotions of the field and line
officers of the National Guard shall be
determined by seniority unless other
wise ordered by the governor; provided,
, that second lieutenants of companies
may be selected by election under such
rules as the governor may prescribe;
, provided further, that before any offi-
Ger shall be promoted and commission
ed he may at the discretion of the gov
; ernor be required TO pass an esamina-
tion as to his fitness and qualifications
before a board of his superior officers
detailed for that purpose.
| "a. Brevet Commissioner. The gov
ernor may, upon the recommendation
of their commanding officers, confer
brevet commissions of grade equal to
, the highest grade in which they have
previously served, or of a grade next
higher than the ordinary or brevet
officers of the National Guard in active
= service, for gallant conduct or for mer-
itorious service of not less than TWEEN.
ty-five years. Such commissions shall
carry with them only such privileges
t or rights as are allowed in like cases
in the military service of the United
s 25. Supernumerary Oficersl. Com
{ missioned officers who shall be render
: ed surplus by reduction or disbandment
r of organizations, or in any manner pro-
: vided by this act now or hereafter, may
{ be Withdrawn from active service and
/, placed upon the Supernumerary list.
: The governor may upon the recommen.
! dation of the adiutant general detail
! and he may relieve them, from such
( duty'and return them to the supernum-
erary list at his discretion.
s26. Resignation of OmcersJ.
T commissioned officer rendering his res
ignation before having served hye
years. IL the governor shall accept:
, shall receive an honorable discharge;
! IL he has served FIVE years or more he
, shall receive full and honorable dis
j der arrest or returned to military
court for any deficiency or delinquen-
cy; and provided further, he be not in
r debted to the. state in any manner.
. and that all his accounts for money
: or public property be correct.
& 27. Examination and Discharge
E of Officersl. The governor may, when
ever he may deem that the good of
the service requires 1t, order any COM
missoned officer before board OF ex-
| amination, to consist of not less than
: three or, more than five general or
field officers, which is hereby invested
= with the power of court of inquiry
and courtsmartial, and such board
= shall examine into the moral charac-
ter capacity and general fitness for
e the service of such commissioned Of
ficer, and record and return the testi-
= mony and a record of the proceedings.
If the findings of such board be un-
}, favorable to such officer and be ap-
: proved by the governor, he shall be
h discharged from the service No OFF,
= Ger whose grade or promotion would
n | In anv way be affected hY the decision