The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-10-07

the line, at the time OF his appoint,
{ ment. must either be an officer in &C
3 tive service, or for two successiv,
years Immediately preceding his ap'
+, pointment must have been In active
service in the national guard OF this
state as a commissioned ohiCer
or IL not in active service at tn,
prior service OF at least six years in The
national guard OF this state, or in the
array Of the United States, or in boil
combined as a commissioning othcer. Al
stan officers except medical officers anC
chaplains must have served one year
Immediately preceding ln"ir anpo!nt.
mentS in the national guard OF this
state. The assistant Judge adVocate
general must be a counselor at law OF
the supreme court of TINS state or al
least -four years standing OF the grade
Of major. Surgeons and assistant sur
geons must be duly licensed and praC-
ticiUE physicians and surgeons under
the laws Of this state, and OF at least
hLteen years practice II OF me grade
Of colonel, Of at least ten years prac-
tice If OF the trade Of lieuteant colonel,
grade q ' OF major. Of at fRsast tRrte years
practice II Of the grade OF captain, and
OF at least two years practice II OF the
ofiCer OF the National Guard must have
been educated IS a military or civil en-
gineer. A chaplain must be a regularly
ordained minister OF some religious de-
nomination.
20. Appointed and Elected ON
( Cers.l The officers on the STAFF OF the
fcers or signal corps. the extra ofi-
GERS allowed to regiments, battalions
and squGdronS for stan duty, surgeons
and assistant surgeons and Chaplains
shall be appointed and assigned by the
governor upon recommendation OF their
immediate commanding officers subject
to the provisions OF this act. In case OF
original appointment from civil lie the
/ selection snail be made by the cover
nor upon reliable recommendations and
subject TO any examination which may
he prescribed by regulations or orders.
When the governor desires to create
new organizations, he shall ave the
power in first instance, 10 appoint all
the officers necessary to and
complete such organization.
All stan 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,
may be selected by election under such
rules as the governor may preSCribe;
provided further, that before any Off
Ger \ be promoted and commission
ed he may at the discretion OF the gov
ernOr be required to pass an eNamina-
ton as TO his fitness and qualifications
before a board of his superior officers
detailed fJr that purpose.
s "a. L~evet COMMISSIONS. The gov
ernor Nay, upon the recommendation
Of their commanding officers, confer
brevet commissions of a grade equal to
the highest grade in which they have
previously served, or Of a grade next
higher than the ordinary or brevet
commission ever held by them, upOn
officers Of the National Guard in active
service, for gallant conduct or for mer-
itOrious service of not less than TWEEN
ty-tiye years. Such commissions shall
carry with them only such privileges
or rights as are allowed in like cases
In the military service Of the United
s 25. Supernumerary Oflcersl. Com
m~isSiOned officers who shall be render
ed surplus by reduction or disarmament
Of organizations, or in any manner pro-
Vided by this act now or hereafter, may
be Withdrawn from active service and
placed upon the s"upernumerary list.
TIL governor may upon the recOmmCn-
dalton of the adiutant general detail
"supernumerary officers for active duty,
and he may relieve them from such
duty and return them TO the supernum-
erary list at his discretion.
; 26. Resignation of Oficers1. A
commissioned officer rendering his res
iEnation before having served five
years, il the governor shall accept,
shall receive an honorable discharge;
IL he has served five years or more he
shall receive a full and honorable dis
charge; provided, he shall not be I'M
der arrest or returned to a military
court for any deficiency or ~delinquen-
cy; and provided further, he be not in
debted to the state in any manner,
and that all his accounts for money
or public property be correct.
q. Examination and Discharge
of Oficersl. The governor may. when
ever he may deem that the good of
the service requires it, order any com
missioned officer before a board of ex-
three or more than five general or
field officers, which is hereby invested
with the power OF court Of inquiry
shall examine into She moral charac-
ter, capacity, and general fitness for
the service OF such commissioned Of
hcer, and record and return the testi-
mony and a record of the proceedings.
If the findings OF such board be I'M
favorable to such officer and be APP
proved by the governor, he shall be
Ger whose grade or promotion would
in any way be affected by the decision
Of such board, In n case that may
come before IL, shall participate in the
examination or decision OF the board
In such case, Failure to appear when
ordered before a board constituted
under this section shall be sufficient
ground for a finding by such board
that the oficer ordered to appear be
: 2s. DISMISSAL. An officer who
shall have been absent without leave
for a period of six months or more
may be dismissed by the governor
officer can not be removed from office
without his consent, except by sem
tence of a genera courtsmartial or as
provided in his chapter.
80. Oath, by Whom Administer
ed1. The adJutant general and all Of
icers OF the general staff and COM
handing officers OF regiments, battal-
ions, n companies, are each and ev-
cry one hereby authorized to admins
ter any oath required to be made in
the administration Of the militia laws
of this state.
Z 81, Enlisted Men OF the National
Guardl, Any man who is a citizen OF
the United States or has declared his
to become a citizen, if more
eighteen and less than forty-five
years OF age. able bodied. free from
disease. of good character and tenn
perate habits, may be enlisted in the
Guard of this state under the
restrictions OF this act. for a term of
not less than three years. except that
nay be enlisted as musicians If
more than sixteen years OF age.
No minor shall be enlisted without
the written consent of his parent or
guardian. A man who has been ex-
PEELED or "dishonorabiy discharged
from any military organization OF the
state or United States shall not be
eligible for enlistment or ~re-enlist-
sent to such enlistment of the COM
handing officer of the organization
from which he was expelled or dis
honorably discharged and OF the com
manding oficer who approved the ex-
pulsion or issued such d~ishonorable
discharge.
Men who have been discharged by
reason of disbandment may be enlist |
ed and shall then receive credit for |