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a 1enftsf'o q the state.
which the %adiutant general shall be the
head and which shall have such assist
anrs apPoiate prov ade s sRai1 be as fo j.
lows: The inspector generals depart
ment. the judge advocate generaIs de.
partment, the ordnance department, the
subsistence or commissary department.,
the inspector of small arms practice, the
fbepn paV W depaartment.: The duties Of the
various assistants in each OF these de-
scribed by the regulations. orders, or di-
! rection Of the governor or adjutant gen
eraI Itt ana dti IN = aec %ndar the wren reru unt na!ie Of
the army of the United states.
J Sec. 10. Bond of the Adjutant Gener;7
; al and natu,a Payment GENERA, of shalt AeG give !
surety bond to the state in the sum Of
ten thousand dollars in proper form, to
faith full discharge Of his duties. He
shall keep a just and true account of all
| military service of the state and said
accounts shall be paid on proper vouch-
on the approval of the commander-in-
chief, from the appropriation made by
the legislature for military purposes eN-
No other officer of the militia excepting
the adiutant general shall! incur any ex-
pense Whatsoever to be paid by tn state,
except such as are authorized in this act,
without first obtaining the authority or
however, the commanding officer of amy
organization or detachment of the organ
lied militia, ordered into the active serv.
ice of the state, may make purchases OF
il / rea"iTsd for ne tmmsdiase
n report Of such action. containing a
statement OF the articles purchased and
| the price thereof, must be made forth
with through channels t" the adjutant
| general.
Sec. T., Special Militia Fund.- AZ
property as herein provided and all other
funds accruing to the National Guard
other than the general fund appropriated
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
his fund shall be made in the usual
manner upon vouchers approved by the
the adjutant general. but shall not come
within any restriction contalned IN sec
,ion 31a Of chapter : Of the Rsyis ed p 20
t being the intent Of this act to permit
fund as herein created to the discharge
Of any just or lawful debt contracted
suing or a previous fiscal year.
Sec. IS. General Militia Fund.- Funds
npnir2{prda5ea OF OF the 1 mfiiitia shf aGF tb be
known as the general militia fund. En-
penditures from ar the ign general vdu militia Ut c Fund
fed to by the adjutant general and APP
proved by the governor; upon warrants
state treasury as now or hereafter may
be required by law.
Sec; -: Composition and Strength Of
Guard of the state shall consist of the
adjutant General and the various depart
ments hereinbefore provided, the ex-
listing military organizations and depart
ments of the general staff as they are
made by this act, and such other military
organizations as may be organized here
a edte or a eom 1neh psrsGn fhe as may r Re en milf-
tary ORGANIZATIONS of the National Guard
may constitute IA brigade and the regi-
ment, companies, signal corps, and regi-
tabiished, but the governor shall have
solidate, disband. or reorganize the same
and create. new organizations whenever
State forces will be hereby Increased.
and he shall at any time have power to
S6h chi g n the es GTgahizat b9fta1 Gd div is@sa,
rons, troops, batteries, companies, and
signal corps so as t" conform to any or
ganiZation, system of drill. or inStruc-
ton now or hereafter adopted for the
army Of the United States. and for that
purpose the number Of officers and non
regiments, battalions, squadrons,, troops.
may be Increased or decreased to the
extent made necessary by the new con-
The governor shall have power, in
case OF war, insurrection, Invasion, or
Beyond the maximum Established by law
and to organize the same. with the prop
er officers. as the exigencies Of the serv-
ice may require.
Sec. 20. Organization of National
Guard1 The military units Of the Ma
ganized in the same and under the same
regulations as the same units are or
a %ay be Of 9 9rs %nifed pR gta ee%P pe sea ii ta as
time to time by, the secretary Of war.
shall be as follows:
,- -,.-.4.,. Infantry ~
IA company shall consist OF one cap
tain, one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant, one first sergeant, one, quar-
corporais, two COOKS, two musicians, one
a]rtificer and forty-tWo privates; s bhe
b min hffyIeig atfe Enlisted o. men "a company SN'''
"A battalion shall consist of one major.
one battalion adjutant (first li~eutenant)'
one battalion qiiarternaastsr and com
missary (second lieutenaSt). one battal-
ion sergeant major and four companies
Ct infantry; total enlisted minimum
! regiment shall CONSIST so; Of one e sne
na5asan' <ca sptpfa5n one one comamissary
p Sraetiasn'; tc sRs inSDe one CT eha 4%a'a arms ons
sergeant major. one qua~rternaaster ser
geant, one commiSSary sergeant,
two color sergeants, three battai-
Of the folloYing; One chief musician,
jor, four sergeants, eight corporals, one
cook, and twelve ptivates; total enlisted,
minimum, 1872.
A regiment of infantry may have, in
addition to the commissioned officers
and enlis Ted men enumerated above, one
regilnental surgeon (major), and two
assistant surgeons Captains or first
6 Of the act Of congress approved April
%, 1898, or one surgeon and three as
%sistant surgeons detailed from the medi-
cal department.
When it is impracticab1e to assign
three battalions to a regiment it may be
composed of a smaller number, not less
han two, each of which should consist
Of four companies; but where the four
companies cannot be assigned to a bat
panies, with the fourth ompany skele-
tontzed. Similarly when four companies
cannot. be assigned to a separate, bat
talon it may be composed of three com
panies. Other companies, which for suf-
ficient reasons. it is impracticable to as
sign to batta1ions, shall exist as sepa-
rate companies; and battalions or fncom-
plete battalfons which cannot be COM
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
panfeS may be assigned thereto and pro-
visional ~brfgades Consisting of two or
more regiments Of not Tess than eight