The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-10-14

, mert. from one company or troop to
aueu",r by The commanding officer
ron FIX ON one regiment, battalion or
souadrou not part Of a regiment, sig
nal corps, separate troop, battery, or
Separate company, to another in the
same brigade, by the ommanding Of
, fcer Of the brigHie; from one brigade
to another by the governor. Non-com-
miyyionci officers mast be returned to
the ranks before they can be transfer
IS. Non-commissioned Omcersl.
, Commanding officers of the regiments
ana OF battalions and squadrons not
part IF regiments shall appoint and
warrant the non-commissioned staff
buttauons or squadrons, n they shall
in thrlr discretion warrant the non
comm STONED officers of the troops,
bgttrrI,s and companies of their re
supCtjyu regiments, b~attaliOnS anu
sduadrons from the members thereof,
upOn the written nomination of the
Commanding officers of the troops,
batteries and companies respectively.
In troops, batteries n companies not
a part of a regiment, battalion or
squadron. and in signal corps the nom
COMMISSIONED officers shall be war
rantcd by the commanding officer OF
the troop, battery, company or signal
corps. No enlisted man shall be war
ranted as a non-commissioned officer
unless he shall rave passed an exam
nation satisfactory to his immediate
commanding officer. The officer war
. rantluE a -COIlInlSSlOn once
shall have power to reduce To the
ranks for good and suncient reasons
the non-CommisSiOned officers named
in this section; but such. as were en-
listed as nOn-COmmiSsioned officers
shall he discharged. Non-commissiOn-
ed officers who shall be dropped va
cate their positions.
80. Dropping from the RollsI. An
enlisted man who shall emoVe his
residence to such distance from the
armory of his organization as to rem
l.. - -, ~. F~n III 80 nan
form his duties properly, or who after
due diligence cannot be found, or
who shall be convicted of a felony, or
who small be expelled from his organ
iZatiOn in accordance with bylaws
lawfully adopted, may be dropped
from the rolls Of his company, bat
der of the commanding officer Of the
brigade, regiment, battalion or squad
ron not a part Of a regiment
! 81 Taking Up from Dropped
removaI may be taken up at any time
within three years after such removal
in his former or any other organiza-
ton, obtaining in the latter case first
the written permission of his former
commanding officer approved by the
officer upon whose order he was drop
ped. An enlisted man dropped for re-
mOval NAV be taken up at any time
after three "earS from such removal,
upon his own application approved by
the officer upon whose order he was
III oFRSN, N'N '"NAIS ~ SlLNAA w NN'0
under the orders Of any officer who is
authorized to order the dropping Of
men; the man thus k up shall re-
ceive credit for the term served before
8S' T~etirementI. The governor
may aDDoint enlisted men and COM
mission them. without examination,
second lieutenants by brevet, upon
the recommendation of their respect
i've commanding officers, and place
them upon the retired list at the same
! time provided thew have well and
faithfully served the state in the Ma
tional Guard for a period of twenty
S SO. Dischargesl. An enlisted man
who has not returned all the public
property for which he is responsible,
under no circumstances shall receive a
full and honorable discharge.
A discharge, or an honorable dis
charge, at the discretion of the officer
di~scharging him, shall be granted to
A noncommissioned staff officer. or
a nonCOmmissioned officer who, had
he not been enlisted as such. would be
reduced to the ranks;
An enlisted man at his own request,
provided he assign sufficient and valid
reasons for such request;
An enlisted man h by reason of
disability is no longer able to perform
his military duties properly:
An enlisted man who by the reduc-
ton Of his regiment, battalion or
squadron has become surplus, or whose
signal corps, troop, battery, company
or band shall be disbanded, provided
he is not entitled at the time to a full
and honorable discharge;
An enlisted man who has served the
time for which he enlisted or re-en-
listed and is not entitled to a full and
honorable discharge.
A fall and honorable discharge shall
be granted to the following:
An enlisted man who shall have per-
formed in each year at least sixty per
cent of the duty his signal corps,
troop, battery, company, band, squad
ron or battalion not part of a regi-
ment, or regiment, has been required
his term of enlistment or during his
total service in case the same las been
extended beyond the term for which
he enlisted. An enlisted man who
during any year of his service may
continue in service at the option Of
his commanding officer and make up
who continues in service after the ex-
piration of his term of enlistment or
re-enltstment, shall, in case he desires
of application therefor to the officer
authorized to grant the same. And
such officer nay in his discretion grant
such term forthwith or hold the same
until the expiration of fifteen days.
An enlisted man shall be held for SER
vice until his discharge is granted and
issued.
A discharge without honor shall be
given to the following:
An enlisted man fined by any mill
tary court. who shall neglect or re-
fuse TO pay such fine within ninety
days after Ii is imposed;
An enlisted nan whose immediate
commander applies to have him dis
after giving him ten days notice of
such application and an opportunity
to be heard In defense of his conduct;
Discharges mentioned above shall
be granted by the commanding officer
OF the regiment. battalion or squadron
not a part of the regiment; in case of
signal corps, separate troops, batteries
or companies, by the commanding Off
Ger of the subdivision to which they
are attached.
Enlisted men may be dishonorably
discharged pursuant to the sentence of
a general courtmartial.
40. War Service.1 For all pur-
poses under this act, officers Inc en-
listed men of the organized milf
tia who entered the United States SER
vice In the Spanish-American war,
shall, on re-entering the organized
militia, be entitled to credit for the
time served In the forces OF the United
states in that war. as IL the service
had been rendered in the organized mi
litia.
SAL. Responsibility for E~ficiency.l
The adJutant general by4idirection of
the governor may cause members of
the National Guard to perform any
military duty, and he shall be respon-
sible to the governor for general eff
cheney OF the National Guard and for
the drill Instruction, inspection, small
arms and artillery practice, move
ments. operations and care OF the
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