The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-10-21

ticles which shall extend to the taking
of life shall, in any case. be indicted
or insurreetion, declared by proclama.
only after approval by the governor
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guardhouse shall be executed in jails
or prisons designated by the governor
5 il: Relief from Civil or Criminal
Liability. Members of the militia or
dered into the active service of the
not be liable. ciHviiiHy or criminally. for
any act or acts done by them while on
duty n in the proper, discharge OF
vided in this act: and no person be-
longing to the militia in active service
of the state shall be arrested on any
f1gil at process or e Tstu MnIls f froms a 1S; p psmsia al
which he may be required to attend
for military duties. Any portion OF
tive service shall have a right of way
in any street or highway through
which they may pass; provided, the
the progress and operation of fire en-
gines and fire departments shall not
be interfered with thereby.
Guard of this state shall be exempt
while he is such member of the Ma
tional Guar from the payment of all
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and from all poll tax after he shall
have secured three enlistments and re-
ceived honorable discharge from the
Is. The Adjutant G~enerall. The
ad5utant general shall be in control
of the military department Of the
ernor in matters pertaining to said de-
partment. He will perform such duties
a. pertain to the adjutant general and
under the regulations and customs OF
the United States army. He will sup
erintend the preparation Of all returns
States from the. state. and will per-
form all the duties prescribed for him
in this military code.
officers of the militia Of the state, and
keep in his office all records and pa
pers required to be kept and filed
fore the thirty-first day of December
in each year to the governor, includ-
ing a detailed statement of all the ex-
penditures for military purposes dur
All military records, banners and
relics of the state except when in law
the adjutant general, and it shall be
his duty to take safe and proper care
of the same.
He shall, at the expense of the state,
when necessary, cause the militia law,
the general regulations of the state,
and the articles of war of the United
bound in proper Compact form, and dis
tributed to the commissioned officers,
sheriffs, county auditors and county
one copy to each; and to each com
missioned officer and headquarters he
shall issue one copy of the necessary
text books n of such annual reports
concerning the militia as the governor
may direct.
He shall cause to be PREPARED and
issued all necessary blank books,
| forms and notices REQUIRED to carry
into full effect the provisions Of this
act. All such books and blanks shall
be and emasn the property of the
state.
The seal now used in the office of
the adJutant general Of this state
snail be be d deli erei by " h hrn to oni he a ne1
cessor.
The adjutant. general may have such
department and the other various de-
~partments of which he is the head.
and as many laborers as may be re-
CURED from time, to time, subject to
the approval OF the governor. The as
sistants in the various departments
under the adjutant general shall be
governor upon the recommendation of
the adjutant general, and shall be en-
titled to all the rights and privileges
granted to officers of the National
Guard in this act. The clerks and en-
ployes shall be appointed and the lab
orers hired by the adjutant general.
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the governor as herein provided, shall
hold such rank not above that OF col
onel, as is consistent with their posi-
tion and duties and as recommended
by the adjutant general
In order that the National Guard
may receive the benefit of the funds
provided by it shall be the
duty of the adjutant general of the
state to submit a plan of proposed
field or camp service Of instructions
of n required for payment, sub
sistence and transportation of the
portion of the National Guard particle
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 h 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 opin-
ion the conditions demand; such regu-
lations to be operatiye and In force
eral orders, circulars, or letters OF in
struction.
quartermaster general
AS quartermaster general he may
require his assistants, who shall be
give bonds with sufficient surety in
such an amount as he shall deem suf-
icient, to the people of the state. con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
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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 arms, ordnance, requirements,
equipments, and all other military
property belonging to the state or is
sued to the state by the government
of the United States for the purpose
of arming and equipping the organ
lied militia. All military property of
the state which, after a proper inspec-
ton, shall be found unsuitable for the
use of the state, shall, under the direc-
ton Of the governor, be disposed of by
the Quartermaster general at public
auction after suitable advertisement
Of the sale, daily for ten days. in at
least one legal newspaper published
is to take place; or the same may be
sold at private sale when SO ordered
by the governor. He 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 t. time render to the governor a
just and true account of the sales
made by him, n shall deposit the
proceeds Of all sales so mad with the
state treasurer to the credit Of the
| special militia fund.
He hall be responsible for all the
arms, ordnance, accoutrements, equip
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