Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-15

The adjutant general may have such
assistants, clerks and employees In his
| department and the other various de-
partnents of which he is the head,
| and as many laborers as may be re-
tine to sm. suSlset to
sistants in the various departments
under the adjutant general shall be
! governor upon the recommendation of
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Guard in this act. The clerks and em-
ployes shall be appointed and the lab
TsS The general ng 81 Stan Il" 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 and as recommended
by the sdjutant general o,.ra
| duty OF the adjutant. general of the
s to caSp s%6pt seavee ean Of Of
| Tor the ensuing year. with an estimate
! Of funds required for payment sub
sasren portion Of fnd the National Guard particie
| pating therein; said estimate to furn-
| lsh the details and to be made out in
! 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
! ervation of property for military pur-
| 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 gen.
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
! m en- bers of the National Guard, to
give bonds with sufficient surety in
| fcient, TO the people of the state. con-
dltioned for the faithful performance
of their, duty. such bonds to be ap-
of the secretary of state.
He shall attend to the care, preser-
yation, safe keeping and repairing t OF
equipments. and all other military
property belonging to tte state or is,
of the United States for the purpose
of arming and equipping the organ
ized militia. All military property of
tion, shall be found unsuitable for the
use of the state, shall, under the direc-
tion of the governor, be disposed OF by
| auction after suitable advertise ment
of the sale, daily for ten days, in at
least one legal newspaper published
in the city or county where the sale
is to take place; or the same may be
sold at private sale when so ordered
by the governor: He shall bid IN tne
ever in his opinion, better prices may
or should be obtained. He shall from
time to time & render % to the s9SSernorI fS SaIes a
made by him, and shall deposit the
proceeds Of all sales SO made made. with the the
special militia fund.
He shall be responsible for all the
arms, ordnance accoutrements, EQUIP
which may be issued to the state by
the secretary of war in compliance
with law; and 1t shall thereafter be
his duty to prepare returns Of said
States at the times and in the man
ner requested by the secretary of war.
ernor turn in to the ordnance depart
ment of the United States army the
rifles, carbines, bayonets, bayonet
scabbards, gun sings. belts and other
such necessary accoutrements and
equipments, the property of the United
states and now in possession of the
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 instruc-
tions from the secretary of war to the
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.
count of all expenses necessarily in
Cured including pay of officers and
enlisted men, subsistence of militia,
all military property of the state, and
such expenses shall be audited and
paid in the same manner as other
military accounts are audited and
He shall issue such military proper
ty as the governor shall direct, and
under his direction make purchases
for that purpose. No military proper
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-
exceeding five hundred dollars the
Quartermaster general shall procure
written proposals to furnish such pro-
perty from at least two parties, and
shall purchase such property from the
. lowest responsible bidder. If such
purchase shall require the expenditure
lars he shall publicly advertise; FOR
not less than ten days, for sealed pro-
pOSalS for furnishing such property
such proposals shall be publicly open
ed by the quartermaster general at
the place, day and hour designated in
such advertisement The quartermas-
prove, make contracts with the low
est responsible bidder to furnish such
property. All proposals and contracts
made under the authority hereby CON
ferred shall be filed in the office of the
adjutant general The quartermaster
general is authorized and directed
IN, hfc inin oh hn n
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
surety as he shall direct, condi itioned
for the faithful performance of such
agreement or contract: In case OF de-
the attorney general and all money re-
covered shall be deposited with the
state treasurer to, the, credit OF the
special militia fund. All property ppr-
chased under the authority hereby
granted shall be inspected, whenever
the same is deemed necessary, by an an
that purpose by the governor, and in
case. OF sucm inspection no payment
shall be made for sns STGh p5oPery by
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
nor may upon the certificate of the ad-
Jutsnt general temporarily suspend
the operation of the foregoing para
graph and direct the quartermaster
general to purchase such military pro-
perty as may be required in the open
market. He shall report such actions,
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
tion and other military property on
hand or issued.
The general staff shall also include
medical department with such stan
officers and assistants to be appointed
| by the governor and commissioned by