Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-29

Iof these departments shall be suoh as
are prescribed by the regulations. or
Or ans q the or With
Ss.n si a:' q ss sss a9%s OF fha: *. n 1nsd
. 10. Bond Of the AdJutant General
and Payment Of Aceounts] The ad-
jutant general shall give surety bon
to the state in the sum Of ten thousand
dollars in proper form, to be approved
the soysrnSr for tie fSithfIi I..n dis
Just and true account Of Al expee,ndi,
service of ths state and said accounts
shall be paid on proper vouchers being
for the and upon tss
ieSislatus. IeS tf fS!IDiiit for Military PURPOSES e1-
sept as Otherwise p5oyiS,es;d n,s;, in this act
the adjutant general shall incur any ex-
penss whatsoever to be paid by the
state except such a; are apthor5ed tbe IN
thority Of the governor; In extreme
emergencies, however, the commanding g
officer Of any organization or detach,
into the active service of the state, may
make purchases OF such necessities as
are absolutely REQUIRED for the immedl-
port of such action, conta lining state
ment of the articles purchased and the
price thereof, must be made forthwith
through the channels to the adJutant
general
B17. Special Militia FUND.-. All
funds derived from the sale of state
other funds accruing to the National
Guard of the state from any source
whatsoever other than the general fund
SepdsPid be dePposited With WI t"f the state treasurer
tia fund This fund shall be available
aecumulative from year 10 year; Expen-
ditures from this fund shall be made
in the usual manner upon vouchers ap-
certifcation by the adjutant general,
Esstriet!on SS' sIan SS eSn,.n.d S.a' soo;ioh
SIs.a sls of poiaa GhfPter Gos. OF .as Es
payment OF expenses incurred in a pre-
vious fiscal year, it being the intent OF
ths act 70 PERMIT o. d the apPpiGson OF
ated to the discharge OF any just or
lawful debt contracted for militia pur-
poses, whether Of the ensuing or q pre-
vious fiscal year.
IS. General Militia Fund.- Funds
appropriated by the legislature for the
maintenance of the militia shall be
penditures from the general militia
fund shall be made only upon vouchers
certified to by. the adjutant general
and approved by the governor, upon
gainst the state treasury as now or
hereafter may be required by law.
10. Composition and Strength OF
guard Of the state shall consist OF the
adiutant general and the various de-
partments hereinbefore provided. the
partments 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
M hRTDaftnT nerEOnS
AS may be enlisted or COmmis ssi oned
therein. The military organizations Of
The national guard may constitute
signal corps, and regimental bands.
shall remain as now established, but
the efficiency OF the state forces VIII
any time have power to change the or
ganization of divisions, brigades, regt-
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
mum ber 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
Guardl 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 III the
army Of the United states as nearly
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
tain, one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant one first sergeant, one quar-
termaster sergeant. four sergeants, six
corporals, two cooks, two musicians
one artifcer and forty-two privates
shall be fifty-elght enlisted men.
A battalion shall consist of one ma
jor, one battalion adjutant Cfrst lieu
and commissary Csecond IieutenanD, -,
one battalion sergeant major and four
companies OF infantry: total enlisted,
minimum, 233.
A regiment shall consist Of one colo
mel. one lieutenant colonel, one adju-
tant (captain), one quartermaSter
(captain). one commissary tcaptain),
one inspector of small arms practice
(captain), one chaplain, one sergeant
major, one quartermaster sergeant. one
commisssry 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
Yates; total enlisted. minimum. 1872.
A regiment of infantry may have, in
addition to the commissioned officers
and enlisted men enumerated above,
assistant surgeons captains or first
lieutenants), as prescribed in Section
OF the act of Congress approved April
%. 1898, or one surgeon and three as
ical department
When it is impracticable to assign
three battalions to 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
three companies, with the fourth com
pany skeletonized. Similarly when four
companies cannot be assigned to sep
sTats battalion 1t may ,bs be e0mR0se6 Of
which for sufficient reasons 1t is i'm
practicable to assign to battalions. shall
exist as separate companies; and bat
talions OF incomplete battalions which
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 and
provisional brigadeS consisting of two
or more regiments of not less than
eigh companies each may be organized
for the purpose OF instruction or ma
neuvers.
A brigadier general is the proper
commander for a brigade, but in case
of the absence or disability OF the brig
adler general the command will de-
volve upon the senior officer of the line
who Is present for duty with the bril-