Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-11-05
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/ auired from time to time, subject to
sistants sis asroK in the wa various departments
under the adjutant general shall be
appointed and commissioned by the
the adjutant general, and shall be en-
titled to ali the rights and privileges
to ocsrs bs of TIE snd
! ployes shall be appointed and the lab
Orers hired by the adjutant general.
| The general staff officers appointed by
the governor as herein provided, shall
| hold such rank not above that of col
onel, as is consistent with their posi-.
ton and duties duties dosai and as recommended
/ In order that the National Guard
| may receive the benefit Of the funds
provided by congress it shall be, the
! duty of the adjutant general of the
j state to submit plan of proposed
Eero Fer the or ensuing @ o Year, with an estimate
/ OF funds required for payment, sub
sistence and TRANSFORMATION of the
. pating therein; said estimate to furn-
! ish the details and to be made out in
/ the form required by the instructions
/ from the secretary of war.
He shall make such regulations per-
! tanning to the preparation of reports
and returns and to the care and pres
poses, whether belonging to the state
or to the United states, as in his opln-
| ion the conditions demand; such regu-
! lations to be operative and in force
! when promulgated in the form OF gem
! eral orders, circulars, or letters of in
/ The adjutant general shall also be
! quartermaster general
! AS quartermaster general he may
require his assistants, who shall be
members of the National Guard, to
/ give bonds with sufficient surety in
( such an amount as he shall deem suf-
/ ditioned for the faithful performance
/ of their duty. such bonds to be ap-
proved by him and filed in the office
OF the secretary of state.
He shall attend TO the care, preser-
walton, safe keeping and repairing OF
the rms Snd ali o6eP
property belonging to the state OF is
sued to the state by the government
of the United States for the purpose
the state which, after a proper inspec-
use OF the state, shall. under the direc-
tion OF the governor, be dispc sed Of by
the quartermaster general at public
auction after suitable adyertisement
OF the sale, daily for ten days, in at
least one legal newspaper publshGd
in the city or county, where the sale
sold at private sale when SO ordered
by the governor. lie shall bid in the
property or suspend the sale when
ever. in his opinion, better prices may
or should be obtained. He shall from
time to time render to the governor
just and true account of the sales
proceeds OF all sales so made with the
state treasurer to the credit of the
special militia fund.
He shall be responsible for all the
arms, ordnance, accoutrcments equip
ments and other military property
the secretary of war in compliance
with law; ana 1t snail thereafter be
his duty to prepare retGrn6 OF SAID
arms and other property Of the United
States at the timea and in the man
ncr requested by the secretary of war.
lie shall upon the orde" of the gov
ernor turn in to the ordnance depart
ment Of the United States army the
rifles. carbines, bayOnet5, bayonet
scab5ards, gun sings, belts and other
such necessary Announcements and
equipments, the property of the United
States ana now in possession of the
state, which may be replaced, from
time to time, by new arms, equip
ments, etc, sent by the United States
in substitution therefor, and cause
the same to be shipped under inStIuc-
designated arsenal or depot at the ex-
pense Of the United States. And when
the National Guard Of the. state shall
be fully armed and equipped with
standard arms and the standard
equipment and accoutrement Of the
United States army, he shall cause all
/ the remaining arms, equipments, etc,
the property OF the United States and
in possession of the state, to be trans
ferred and shipped as above directed.
under instructions from the secretary
of war
He shall keep a just and true ac-
count of all expenses necessarily in
Cured, Including pay of officers and
enlisted men. subsistence of militia,
transportation of the militia, and of
such expenses shall be audited and
paid in the same manner as other
military accounts are audited and
paid.
He shall issue such military proper
ty as the governor shall direct, and
under his direction make purchases
o. No, if1f- mar
ty shall be issued to persons or organ
iZations other than those belonging
to the organized militia except to such
portions of the reserve militia as may
be called out by the governor.
Purchases of property not exceed
Ing one hundred dollars in value shall
be made IN such manner as the quar-
termaster general may direct; If such
purchase requires an expenditure ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars and not
exceeding five hundred dollars the
quartermaster general shall procure
written proposals to furnish such pro-
perty from at least two parties. and
lowest lowe responsi6lc bidder. II such
purchase Shall require the expenditure
of a sum exceeding five hundred dol
not less than ten days, for sealed pro-
posals for furnishing such property:
such proposals shall be publicly Open
the place, day and hour designated in
such advertisement The quartermas-
ter general shall, if the governor ap-
prove, make contracts with the low
est responsible bidder to furnish such
property. All proposals and contracts
made under the authority hereby cen
adjutant general. The quartermaster
general is authorized and directed,
whenever in his opinion, it shall be to
the interest of the state, to require a
party who shall agree to furnish such
property to give bond to the people Of
this state in such sum and with such
hA Gl,a
for the faithful performance of such
agreement or contract In case OF de-
fault such bond shall be prosecuted by
covered shall be deposited with the
state treasurer to the credit of the
special militia fund. Al property pur-
granted shall be inspected, whenever
the same is deemed necessary. by an
Inspector or an officer detailed for
case OF sucn inspection no payment
shall be made for such property SO
purchased until 1t shall appear by the
certificate OF such officer that such
property is of the kind and quality
specified in such agreement or con-
tract.
In case OF insurrection. invasion. tu-
multi riot, breaches of the peace or
imminent danger thereof, the COVER
nor may upon the certificate of the ad-
| the operation of the foregoing para
graph and direct the quartermaster
general TO purchase SuCn military pro-
! perty as may be required In the open
! market. He shall report such actions,
| with the reasons therefor. and the
statement of the property purchased
and the prices paid therefor to the
governor.
The adjutant general shall render
! annually to the governor a statement
| in detail showing the disposition of
| all clothing, ordnance, arms, ammuni-
tion and other military property on
! hand or issued.
The general staff shall also include
! a medical department with such staff
! officers and assistants to be appointed
by the governor and commissioned by
! him on the recommendation of the ad-
! jutant general as hereinbefore provid-
| ed. The duties of the officers OT the
| medical department shall be TO provide
the necessary medical supplies and care
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