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paid.
He shall issue such military proper;
under his direction make purchases
for that purpose, No military proper
%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-
tefmaster 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
shall purchase such property from the
purchase shall require the expenditure
of "A sum exceeding five hundred dol
lars he shall publicly advertise; for
posals for furnishing such property;
such proposals shall be publicly OPEN
I'd by the quartermaster general at
such advertisement. The quartermas-
ter general shall, If the governor APP
est responsible bidder to furnish such
property. All proposals and contracts
made under the authority hsreby con-
ferred shall be filed in the ONCE of the
adjutant general. The quartermaster
general is authorized and directed,
whenever in his opinion, 1T shall be to
lie llltIGSt u tsS state, ~ ftiuiI u
party who shall agree to furnish such
property to give bond to the people OF
this state i'm such sum and with such
surety as he shall direct, conditioned
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
esRResss,esdI m1theia lq \ a nIt prHiper'SS hereby s
granted shall be inspected, whenever
the same is deemed necessary, by an
i that purpose ee b pH t Rine epve asSariea and iH in
case, of sucn inspection no payment
shall be made for such property SO
purchased until ii shall appear by the
certificate of such officer that such
property is of the kim and quality
specified in such agreement or con-
tract.
In case of instruction, invasion, tu-
multi, riot, breaches OF the peace or
imminent danger thereof, the COVER
iutant 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.
annually to the Governor a statement
in detail showing the disposition of
all clothing, ordnance, arms, ammuni-
ton and other military property on
hand or issued.
The general staff shall also include
a medical department with such stan
officers and assistants TO be appointed
by the governor and commissioned by
him on the recommendation of the adj
jutant general as hereinbefore provid-
ed. The duties of the officers of the
medical department shall be to provide
the necessary medical supplies and care
for the sick and wounded of the militia
when on duty, and to perform such
other services as the commander-in-
chief or adjutant general may direct or
as may be required by the regulations
governing the medical department of
the United States army. No person
shall be appointed as an officer In this
department under the adiutant general
this line unless he shall be a graduate
and legally authorized and practicing
physician and surgeon or dentist of the
state.
other general staff departments of
which the adjutant general shall be
the head and which shall have such as
sistants appointed and commissioned
as hereinbefore provided shall be as fol-
lows: The inspector generals depart
ment, the judge advocate generals de-
partment the ordnance department.,
the Subsistence or commissary Depart
ment, the inspector of small arms prac-
tice, the corps of engineers, a signal
corps and the pay department. The
duties of the various assistants in each
of these departments shall be such as
are prescribed by the OCCUPATIONS, or
ders, or direction of the governor or ad-
jutant general and in accordance with
the duties of like officers under the re-
gulations of the army of the United
s is. Bond of the Adjutant General
and Payment of A~ccounts.l The adj
jutant general shall give a surety bond
to the state in the sum of ten thousand
dollars in proper form, to be approved
by the governor, for the faithful dis
charge of his duties. He shall keep a
lust and true account of all eXDendl-
lures necessarily made for the military
service of the state and said accounts
shall be paid on proper vouchers being
presented for the same and upon the
approval of the commander-in-chief,
from the appropriation made by the
Legislature for military, purposes ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this act.
No other officer of the militia excepting
the adjutant general shah incur any eX-
pense whatsoever to be paid by the
state, except such as are authorized in
this act, without first obtaining the au-
emergencies, however, the commanding
officer of any organization or detach-
ment OF the organized militia, ordered
into the active service of the state. may
make purchases of such necessities as
are absolutely required for the immedi-
ate use and care of his command; a re-
port of such action, containing a state
ment OF the articles purchased and the
price thereof, must be made forthwith
through the channels to the adjutant
II. Special Militia Fund.-. All
funds derived from the sale of state
property as herein provided and all
other funds accruing to the National
Guard of the state from any source
whatsoever other than the general fund
appropriated by the legislature shall
be deposited with the state treasurer
and by him credited to the special mill
tia fund. This fund shall be available
for militia purposes only, and shall be
accumulative from year to year. Expen-
ditures from this fund shall be made
In the usual manner upon vouchers ap-
proved by the governor after proper
certifcation by the adjutant general.
but shall not come within any
restriction contained in Section
313 of CHAPTER of the Re-
vised Political Code, governing
payment of expenses incurred in a pres
vious fiscal year, it being the intent of
this act to permit of the application OF
the special militia fund as herein ere
ated to the discharge of any juss or
lawful debt contracted for militia pur-
poses, whether of the ensuing or a pre-
vious fiscal year.
IS. General Militia Fund.- Funds
appropriated by the Legislature for the
maintenance OF the militia shall be
known as the general militia fund. Elk
fund shall be made only upon vouchers
and approved by the governor. upon
against the state treasury as now or
hereafter may be required by law
3 10. Composition and Strength Of
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