Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
CHAPTER 50.
(II. Il. 278.)

An Act TO Provide for the Organi2a-
tion. Maintcrancc, Equipment and
Regulation Of the National Guard
and OF tie. M;iua of the state Of
South Dakota; ana an Act to Repeal
Chapter ~ Of the REVISED Polit!cal
Code Of 1903, and Chapter lSj Of The
Laws Of 1903, Relating to the Militia
Of the stat" OF South Dakota.
BE 1t Enacted by the Legislature of
the STATE of South lD,aIk.9!ts3;.os, Dakota; A.,
the able bodies male citizens Of this
state and every able-bOdied male of
foreign birth who las declared his in
tcntlOn 10 become citizen, who is
more than eighteen and less than for
tv-hvc years OF age, and who are resi-
dents Of this state, shall constitute the
militia. subject to the following eX-
CCDllOnS:
l. Persons exempted by the laws of
the United States.
. Persons exempted by the laws of
O. Tho members Of any regularly
organized fire or police department in
any city, village or town, and exempt
firrmcu who have served their fun
term in any fire company, but no mem
bcr Of the organized militia shall be
relieved from duty because of his join
ing any such fire company or depart
mcut.
t. Judges and clerks of courts Of
record. registers of deeds. Sherli $,
county auditors. county treasures,
ministers Of the gospel, practctng
physicians, supcrntcndents, officers
and assistants of hospitals, prisons and
iailS, conductors and engineers OF
&. Idiots. lunatics, paupers, vaGa-
bonds confirmed drunkards, persons
and persons convicted of Infamous
crimes.
An such exempted persons EXCEPT
those mentioned in subdivisions and
5 shall be available for military duty
in case Of insurrectiOn, war, invasion
or immincnt danger thereof.
. Enrollmentl. Whenever the
governor shall deem it necessary, he
may order an enrolment to be ma ie
by either civil or military officers des-
ignatcd by him, Of all persons liable
to service in the militia. Such enroll
ment shall state the name, residence
age and occupation of the persons en-
rolled and their previous or existing
military or naval service, Three copies
shall be made thereof; one shall be re-
tanned by the enrolling officer, one
filed in the office of the auditor Of
the county in which the enrolment is
made. and the original in he office Of
the adjutant general County auditors
shall be REQUIRED to make such en-
rollment, If demanded by the COVER
nor, without additional expense to the
state.
g. Notice OF Enrolment. Excmp-
tion Claimsl. The officer making the
enrolment shall, at the time of max
ing the same, serve a notice of such
enrolment upon each person enrolled,
by delivering to him such notice or
able age and discretion at h!S place OF
residence. All persons claiming e%-
cmption must, within fifteen days ar
ter the service of such notice, hle
written statement of such exemption,
verified by affidavit. in the office of
the county auditor. Such county aud
exempted according to law; mark the
word Exempt" opposite his name;
and the remainder of all thus enrol i
ed. and not found to be exempt, SHAN
and such county auditor shall trans
NIT a copv of such corrected rot 20
the adiutant general. The command
ing officer OF each organization in the
National Guard and the heads of tile
fire and police departments in each
TfY or town Se@d e in the a" S
Of the county auditor of his county
certified list of the names of all per-
sons in his command or department
T. Examination of Assessment
in each city, village, town, township
or ward in this state shall allow per
ment, at all proper, times, to examine
their assessment rolls and take copies
thereof, and the auditors OF all couh-
shall in like manner, at all proper
times allow such persona to examine
and copy the poll lists on file in their
Office. All persons shall, upon the an
plication of any person making such
enrolment, give the name and all pro
per information concerning any per-
son within their knowledge, liable 10
ing or giving false information or re,
fusing to give Information requested
as above required shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and If convicted shaL
lars for each and every offense SO
committed. The officer making the
enrolment shall, within ten days, re-
port to the adjutant general tie
names of all persons who shall faI OF
neglect to give information as above
required.
of the Militial, The militia of this state
shall be divided into two classes: THO
organized and the reserve militia. Iile
organized militia shall consist Of the
organized and uniformed military
forces Of the state. which shall DC
known as the National Guard of the
state; the reserve militia shall conslS'
of all those liable to serve in the mil;
Guard.
Sc. Commander in Chief. The
governor of the state, by virtue OF his
office, shall be the communicating -chiei
of the militia of the state, except OF
such portions as may at times pc IN
the service of the United States
No armed military force from an,
other state. territory or district shall
be permitted to enter the state for the
purpose of doing military duty there-
in without the permission of the goV.
United States army or is acting under
the authority of the United states
Z. General staffl. The stan 9i
jutant general, with such other stan
officers as shall be necessary and ap-
pointed in the various departments
under the adjutant general The aa,
brigadier general. The adjutant gem
erals department shall include the de-
partments heretofore known and des'