The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-11-04

Ger shall be promoted and commission
60 ne may ms at the discretion is a. OF tns gov
ton as to- his fitness and qualifications
before a board of his superior officers
detailed for that purpose.
"a. Brevet Commissioner. The gov
ernor may. upon the recommendation
Of their commanding officers, confer
the highest grade in which they have
previously served, or of a grade next
higher than the ordinary or brevet
officers of the National Guard in active
service, for gallant conduct or for mer-
Itorious service of not less than TWEEN
carry with them only such privileges
or rights as are allowed in like cases
in the military service OF the United
: %. Supernumerary Orfcersl. Com
missioned officers who shall be render
ed surplus by reduction or dis bandment
vided by this act now or hereafter, may
be withdrawn from active service and
placed upon the supernumerary list.
The governor may upon the recommen.
dation OF the adjutant general detail
supernumerary officers for active duty.
and he may rslieye them from such
erary list at his discretion.
26. Resignation of Ohicers]. A
commissiored officer rendering his res.
years. II the governor shall accept.
shall receive an honorable discharge;
il he has served Ave years or more he
charge; provided, he shall not be un-
der arrest or returned to a military
cy: and provided further, he be not in
debted to the state in any manner
and that all his accounts for money
or public property be correct
Of Oficers1. The governor may, when
ever he may deem that the good of
the service requires it. order any com
animation, to consist of not less than
three or more thar five general or
field officers, which is hereby invested
and courtsmartfal and such board
shall examine into the moral charac-
ter. capacity. and general fitness for
the service of such commissioner of
ticer, and record and return the testi-
mony and a record of the proceedings.
If the findings of such board be I'M
proved by the governor, he shall be
discharged from the service. No off,
in any, way be affected by the decision
of such board, in any case that may
come before it, shall participate in the
in such case. Failure to appear when
ordered before a board constituted
under this section shall be sufficient
that the officer ordered to appear be
.s2S: Dismissall: An officer who
shall have been absent without leave
for q. period of six months or more
may be dismissed by the governor.
%. REMOVAL. A commissioned
without his consent, except by SEN
tence Of q general c~ourtsmartial or as
previd dd in this chapter; n,n,s,.r
ed. The adjutant general and all Of
ficers of the general staff and COM
handing officers of regiments. battal-
inns an1 on =, ~ N toe aya noah md "
cry one hereby authorized to admins
ter any oath required to be made in
the administration Of the militia laws
81. Enlisted Men Of the National
Gnardl: any man who Is a citizen Of
than eighteen and less than forty-fve
years of age, able bodied, free from
disease, Of good character and TEN
National Guard of this state under the
restrictions of this act. for a term Of
not less than three years; except that
men may be enlisted as musicians IL
more than sixteen years of age:
No minor shall be enlisted without
the written consent OF his parent or
PEELED or .~dishonorably discharged
from any military organization of the
eligible for enlistment or re-enlist-
ment unless he produce written con-
sent to such enlistment of the com
from Which he was expelled or dis
honorably discharged and of the COM
manding officer who approved the ex-
pulsion or issued such d~ishonorable
Men Who have been discharged by
reason of disarmament may be enlist
the period served at the time Of such
disarmament. A man discharged for
physical disability shall. il such dis
man discharged upon his own request
shall. II he again enlist. receive cred
It for the period served prior to such
Band masters. drum majors. chief
members Of the ho.pita, corps. and
80. Re-enlistmentsl. Any man
who has served the. period of his orig
inal enlistment may be re-enlisted for
SO. Enlistment Papsrs]. Every
person who %enlists or re-enlists shall
Allegiance TO the state and the United
States. and be In sue form 90 may be
prescribed in the regulations issued
ken and subscribed. to before an ohicer
authorized under this act % admins
ter oaths; but no enlissTe en- shan LIB be
manding onicer Of the corps. troop.
battery. or company organization 4
s ps.sHm %.k Contain. T sa'' In 0' such rs :. .n, nny
ment paper shall upon conviction ss
deemed guilty OF perjury.
a. TrAnsfersl Enlisted men may
be Transferred upon their own aDDli-
cation in the same regiment or battal-
ion or squadron not part Of the regi-
ment. from n company or troop to
another. by the commanding oheer
of such regiment. battalion or squad
ron from one regiment. battalion or
squadron not part of a regiment. Gig
nal corps. separate troop. battery. or
beparate company. to another IN the
Same brigade. by the commanding Of
acer Of the brigade; from one brigade
TO another by the governor. com
missioned ofncers must DO returned to
1the ranks before they q be transfer
red.
-. Non-commissioned Omcersl.
Commanding oflcers OF the regiments
and OF battalions and s%auadrons net
part Of regiments shall appoint and
warrant the non-commissioned stan
seficers OF their respective regtmentc:
ibattalions or sQuadrons. and they shall
in their discretion warrant the non
commissioned ofncsrs OF the troops.
batteries and companies Of their re-.
spective regiments. battalione and
I%sduadrons' from the members thereof.
upon the written nomination OF the
commanding officers OF the troops.
batteries and companies respectiveIy
lin troops, batteries n MES oOt