The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-10-27

and Payment OF AcconntsI 1ma nd.
s's. 4. ssnsrsl shall give : surety bond
fh.fss q seT hls Duties, esf liz a sn,.hfs Keep DIS a
turs: necsssarily made for the military
sS.yics OF The STAGE and said accounts
. ons.!! % Paid on proper vouchers being
PIssohteo for the same and upon the
s ssIs,. tn: .H ar n, = made BY the
SSspt rs otherwise provided In this act.
NO other oflcer of the militia excepting
inc aa1utart general shall incur any en-
ms aet. Without nr.t obtain hli,Si the an IN
Emergencies. however, the %commanding
.%sficer OF any organization or detaches
ment OF the organized militia, ordered
make purchases of such necessities as
are absolutely required for the immedi-
ate use and care Of his command; a re-
nent Of the articles purchased and the
price thereof must. be made forthwith
through the channels to the adjutant
general.
II. Special Militia FUND.-. All
derived from the sale Of state
e esSef funds Is a Ssdslh pf to tha S snd AL
Guard of the state from any source
whatsoever other than the general fund
oe deposited with the State Treasurer
and by him credited to the special mill
Tia fund mi3f,. This fund shan be available
lccumulative from year 10 year. Expen-
iitures from this fund hall be made
proved by the governor after proper
sertifcation by the adjutant general.
but shall not come within amy
Used shs of ro Si1hti9ntifF Code Of s sos Ks;
payment of expenses incurred in a pre-
vIOOS fiscal YEAR ii heinpt f)a Infant nf
this act to permit of the application of
the special m~ilitia,fSund as herein Gre
lawful debt contracted for militia pur-
poses. whether Of the ensuing or a pre-
vious fiscal year.
appropriated by the legislature for the
known as the general militia fund. IS
fund shall be made only upon vouchers
certified to by, the adjutant general
against the state treasury as now or
hereafter may be required by law:
thes National Guard an" The e''e nation Al
guard Of the state shall consist OF the
adtutant general and the various de-
existing military organizations and de-
partments OF the general STAFF as they
are now n,s %ossap aK subject 70 amy
otler military organizations as may be
organized hereafter, and such persons
therein. The military organizations Of
brigade and the regiment. companies,
the efficiency OF the state forces viii
be thereby Increased, and he shah at
g%anization of divisions. brtgades, regi-
ments. batallions. squadrons. troops,
batteries, companies, and signal corps
SO as TO conform to any organization.
system OF drill, or instruction now or
hsleafter adop.ed for the army Of the
number of officers and non-commission-
ed officers of any grade in regiments.
companies and signal corps may, be
increased or decreased to the extent
made necessary by the new conditions
In case of war, insurrection, invasion.
Pr imminent danger, to increase the
by the law and to organize the same,
with the proper officers, as the exigen-
''ss e g. the or sslmiea may f of Rational
luard.l The military units Of the ma
tfona1 guard shall be composed and or
regulations as the same units are or
may be organized and composed in the
army Of the United States as nearly
war. and subject to the provisions Of
kAlS act SHALL Oc DIS lOllOWS.
Infantry.
A company shall consist OF one cap
tain. one first lieutenant. one second
lieutenant. one first sergeant. one quar-
termaster sergeant, four ~sergeants, six
one artifcer and forty.two privates.
The minimum strength of a company
h be fifty-eight enlisted men.
for, one battalion adiutant tirst lieu
tenant). one battalion q~uartermaster
e enc %b sNHalnt5aas ssrge sles0 majo 5rsa and @fouf:
companies Of infantry; total enlisted,
a regiment shall consist of one colo
pei. one lieutenant colonel, one adiu-
tant .(captain). one qu~artermaster
tcaptsinl. one commissary 1captainl,
(captain). one chaplain, one sergeant
najor: one quartermaster sergeant. one
seanas' three f pat;slions e os inf s21nr s and
3 band consisting of the following: One
thief musician. one principal musician,
eorporals, one cook. and twelve pri-
Yates; total enlisted. minimum. 7s2.
a regiment of infantry may have, in
and enlisted men enumerated above,
ons regiment g (maJor), and two
ts %nfenants spfg as nres scaPtaIn in or sec frs5
8 Of the act of Congress approved April
e., 1898. or one and three as
lcal department.
When it is impracticable to assign
three battalions to a regiment it may
be composed of a mailer number. not
less than two, each of which should
the four companies cannot be assigned
to a battalion it may be composed of
three companies, with the fourth COM
pany skeletonized. Similarly when four
companies cannot be assigned to a sep
arate battalion it may be composed OF
three companies. Other companies,
which for sufficient reasons it is i'm
nOtf ra h1o tn cScirn To h3tfa1i0nS Shn11
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.
A brigade shall ordinarily consist of
two or more full regiments of infantry,
three being the normal organization;
companies may be assigned thereto and
provisional brigades consisting of two
or more regiments of not less than
eigh companies each may be organized
Tor the purpose of instruction or ma
neuvers.
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 is present for duty with the bril-
Eade.
Of officers detailed from the several
lows:
One a%djutant general, major, adju-
tant generals department.
One quartermaSter, major, quarter
masters department.
One commissary, major, subsistence