Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-11-03

Dempanies and signal corps may be
Increased or decreased to the extent
Hade necessary by the new conditions
mus created.
The governor shall have the power,
In case of war, insurrection, invasion.
er imminent danger, to increase the
with the proper officers. as the exigen-
eies OF the service may require.
ou.rd T6es mItar9 unfs Of the
ttonal guard shall be composed anG or
Tanixsd in the same and under the same
Regulations as the same units are or
may be organized and composed I'm the
army OF the United states as nearly
as possible or as may be prescribed
from time to time by tho seerstary Of
this act shall be as follows:
A company shall consist of one cap
tain, one hrst lieutenant, one second
lieutenant. one first sergeant. one quar-
tsrmastsr sergeant: four sergeants; six
enc artihcer and forty-two privates.
The minimum strength OF . company
battalion n skaii consist ' Of % one ma
1or. one battalion adjutant tnrst lieu
Tenant. one battalion Quartermaster
enc enc BATTALION Sergeant stO major and four
s %inl%nm ,S Ss infantry; total enlisted
mel. one lieutenant colonel, one adju-
tant (captain), one quartermaster
(captsin). one commissary tcaptain),
Scsptainj, one chaplain, one sergeant
major, one quartermaster sergeant, one
eommissary sergeant two color SER
band consisting of the following: One
chief musician, one principal musician,
one drum major, four sergeants, eight
corporals, one cook, and twelve pri-
Yates; total enlisted. minimum. 7S2.
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
~, 1888, or one surgeon and three as
eistant surgeons detailed from the med
fcal department.
When Il is impracticabie to assign
pc composed of smaller number, not
less than two, each of which should
consist OF four companies; but where
the four companies cannot be assigned
TO q battalion II may be composed OF
three companies, with the fourth COM
pany skeletonized. Similarly when four
companies cannot be assigned to a sep
arate battalion II may be composed OF
three companies. Other companies,
which for suhieient reasons II Is Inn;
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.
brigade shall ordinarily consist of
two or more full regiments OF infantry,
but separate battalions and separate
companies may be assigned thereto and
provisional brtgades consisting OF two
Or more regiments OF not less than
sigh companies each may be organized
for the purpose OF instruction or ma
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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 IL present for duty with the bril-
gado.
The stan OF brigade shall consist
Of officers detailed from the several
star corps and departments, as fol-
lows:
One adjutant general. major, adju-
tant generals department.
One auartermaster. major. quarter
masters department
One commissary. major, subsistence
One surgeon. majcr. medical depart
Two aids. lieutenants. from the line.
merated in the foresoin r list, such
ether staff officers as are considered ne
csssary may be designated for duty on
dosignated must belong to some stan,
corps or department. or to the line, and
be detailed for duty on the brigade
At camps OF instruction. or when
deemed necessary. the governor may
attach 10 q brigade such troops OF cav
airy. batteries OF artillery. and orga-
pear TO him to be advisable.
The medical department of the orga-
nized militia shall consist Of the on
GERS necessary 10 perform the duties
pertaining to the medical department
on the staffs Of brigades and divisions
ana a. camps depots and other similar
geons and assistant surgeons attached
TO regiments. separate squadrons and
battaiions. troops. batteries and com
medical attendance; OF the medical Of
ncers requisite for the organization Of
Puch Ambulance companies and field
the hospital corps. When necessary
professional nurses may be provided.
The hospital corps shall consist Of
eergeants nrst class. sergeants. corpo-
the corps assigned for duty to the DIFF
ferent regiments. squadrons. battalions.
troops. batteries and companies, and to
camps. depots. and other similar militia
~ establishments, or belonging TO such
ambulance companies and field hospit-
ais as may be organized.
The minimum enlirted strength of al
ambulance company shall be as fol-
sssnts. a. privates frst class. total en-
11tSU tmIHfmuml 10. Oht dSStStt
surgeon (captain), and two assistant
surgeons (first lieutenants). may be as
signed to duty with an ambulance com
pany.
The minimum enlisted strength of a
0cId hospital shall be as follows: 3 FIRST
oerHeants first class, 8 sergeants. "a
Drivates first class and privates. total
unlisted (minimum) S3. One surgeon
(mAtor), and four assistant surgeons
sssIgned to duty with field hospital.
The signal corps shall be q stan corps
ana shah consist OF the commissioned
oucers necessary for the performances
o. duties Of signal ofhcers on the diff
koront staffs. and other duties properly
pertaining to the signal corps; OF the
04icers assigned to duties with compa-
nl:. O. the signal corps; and " such
Insftsr = n may sn ns deemed A nscsss srs
viz: master signal electrician. SER
Doant dret class. sergeant. corporals,
socks, privates nrst class and pr'vates.
For the purpose OF Standardization.
companies o. the signal corps may be
ornanixed. The minimum enlisted
strength Of the different grades for
ssee company . ,hsl e : a. fs,,Svs
oorporals. : cooks, 10 privates first
elaSs, g pxiyetes; total enlisted (mini-
mum) s. The normal quota <of commits
stoned olucer9 for company Of the sig
nal corps " one captain and two first
Ioutenanta The grade Of second lieu
tenant Il not authorised for the signal
q. cemmiss!cnsl. An ca,cers shan
hio discretion and upon the recommen-
3rflon 81 the adjutant general. but no
enc shall be commissioned unless the