Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-13

under MS direction make purchaser
| ~ shall be issued to persons or organ
| izations other than those belonging
the srgsn .bs militia sIHspt to such
| be called out by the governor.
ing one hundred dollars In value sha II
| be made in such manner as the quar-
| termaster general may direct II such
purchase requires an expenditure ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars and not
quartermaster general shall procure
written. proposals to furnish such pro-
peeafy ro% a, two fra spa
| 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;
ed by the ouartermaster general a.
| 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
ferred shall be filed in the once of the
adJutant general The Quartermaster
general is authorized and directed.
whenever in his opinion. II shall be to
the interest Of the state. to require 9
party who shall agree to furnish sucA
property to give bond to the people Of
| this state In such sum and with such
surety as he shall direct. conditioner
| for the faithful performance OF suoh
S or contract In case Of de-
the attorney general and all money re.
covered shall be deposited with the
special militia fund. All property pur-
chased under. the authority hereby
granted shall be inspected, whenever
Inspectors s s or u sa eice T'e detailed fos
| that purpose by the governor. ana In
case OF sucn inspection no payment
purchased until 1t shall appear by the
| certificate of such officer that such
property Is OF the kind and quality
| tract.
In case Of insurrection. invasion, tu.
multi riot. breaches OF the peace or
nor may upon the certificate of the ad.
| tutant general temporarily suspend
the operation of the foregoing para.
| general to purchase such military pro.
perty as may be required In the open
the Te sea fseDef such ana
and the prices pai& tSsrefor to the
The adtutant general shall render
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 stan 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
ed The duties OF the officers OF the
medical department shall be to provide
the necessary medical supplies and care
when on duty, and to perform such
other ser .ces as the communicating
1 chief or adjutant general may direct or
governing the medical department. OF
the United States army. No person
shall be appointed as an officer In this
or commissioned to similar duties in
this line unless he shall be q graduate
and legally authorized and practicng
physician and surgeon or dentist OF the
state.
Other general STAFF departments OF
| which the adtutant general shall be
me mead and Wnieh shaIi naye sseh as
| as hereinbefore provided shall be as fol-
lows: The. inspector generals depart
partment, the ordnance department.
the subsistence or commissary departs
ment. the inspector OF small arms prac-
corps corr; and io the pay department. Tns
duties OF the various assistants In each
OF these departments shall be such a.
ders, or direction OF the governor or ad-
jutant general and in accordance with
the duties of like officers under the 70.
gulations of the army of the United
iS Bond Of the Adjutant General
and Payment OF Accounts1 The ad.
to the state in the sum of ten thousand
dollars in proper form, to be approved
by the goyernor.. for the faithful dis
just and true account of all expendi-
lures necessarily made for the military
service OF the state and said accounte
l1h hn nm xyn hAH hA - q
presented for the same and upon the
approval of the communicating 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 shall incur any ex-
| state. except such as are authorized In
this act. without first obtaining the au.
thority OF the governor; In extreme
| emergencies, however, the commanding
officer Of any organization or detach.
ment of the organized militia, ordered
into the active service Of the state. may
are absolutely required for the immedf.
ate use and care Of his command; re-
ment OF the articles purchased and the
| price thereof, must be made forthwith
through the channels to the adjutant
IT.. Special Militia FUND.-. All
funds derived from the sale OF state
| property as herein provided and all
/ OtneT dCCTulnB 10 the NdtlOUAi
/ 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 APP
| proved by the governor after proper
| certification by the adjutant general
| but shall not come within any
restriction contained In Section
31S of Chapter 5 OF the Re,
vised Political Code. governing
payment OF expenses incurred in pres
vious fiscal year, 1t being the intent Of
this act to permit OF the application OF
the special militia fund as herein cree
| ated to the discharge of any Just or
| lawful debt contracted for militia pur-
poses, whether of the ensuing or a pre-
| vious fiscal year.
SIS General Militia Fund.- Funds
| appropriated by the Legislature for the
maintenance of the militia shall BE-
known as the general militia fund. Ex-
penditures from the general militia
fund shall be made only upon vouchers
| certified to by the adjutant general
and approved by the governor. upon
warrants drawn by the state auditor
| against the state treasury a. now o.
hereafter may be required by law.
10 Composition and Strength Of
the National Guard.l The national
| guard OF the state shall consist of the
| adjutant general and the various de-