Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-21

thus created.
The governor shall have the power
or imminent danger. to increase the
force beyond the maximum established
, by the law and to organize the same,
with the proper officers, as the exigen-
eies OF the service may require.
20. Organization of National
Guard.l The military units Of the ma
tional guard shall be composed and or
ganized In the same and under the same
regulations as the same units are or
may be organized and composed In the
army of the United States as nearly
from time to time by the secretary OF
war, n subject to the provisions OF
this act shall be as follows:
Infantry.
A company shall consist of one cap
tain, one first lieutenant, one second
termaster sergeant, fou sergeants, six
~corporals, two cooks, two musicians,
one artifcer and forty-two privates.
The minimum strength of a company
shall be hfty-eight enlisted men.
A battalion shall consist of one ma
jor, one battalion adjutant first lieu
tenant. n battalion quartermaster
and commissary tsecond IieuteIanti,
one battalion sergeant major ana four
companies Of infantry; total enlisted,
minimum. 233.
mel. one lieutenant colonel, one adju-
tant (captain), n quartermaster
(captain), n commtssary tcaptaln),
one inspector of small arms practice
(captain), one chaplain, one sergeant
major, one quartermaster sergeant, one
commissary sergeant, two color SER
geants, three battalions Of infantry, and
q band consisting of the following: one
chief musician, one principal musician,
one drum major, fou sergeants, eight
oofporalS, one COOK, and twelve pTl-
Yates: total enlisted, minimum, 1872.
A regiment of infantry may have, In
addition to the commissioned officers
and enlisted men enumerated above,
one regiment surgeon (maJor), and two
l~ieutenants), as prescribed in Section
6 of the act OF Congress approved April
22, 1898, or one surgeon and three as
sistant surgeons detailed from the med
When IL is impracticable to assign
three hattalions to a regiment Ii may
be composed of a smaller number, not
less than two, each OF which should
consist of four companies; but where
the four companies cannot be assigned
to a battalion 1T may be composed of
three companies, with the fourth com
pany skeletonized. Similarly when four
companies cannon be assigned to y sep
arate battalion IL may be composed OF
three companies. Other companies,
which for sufficient reasons il is i'm
practicable to assign to battalions, shall
exist as separate companies; and bat
talions of incomplete battalions which
cannot be combined with regiments OF
ut least eight companies shal exist as
separate battalions.
A brigade shall ordinarily consist of
two or more full regiments of infantry,
shree being the normal organization;
But separate battalions n separate
companies may be assigned thereto and
provisional brtgades consisting of two
or more regiments OF not less than
eigh companies each may be organized
for the purpose of instruction or ma
euvers
A brigadier general Is the proper
opnrnnrIa fnr a hritraIa hint In " ga
of the absence or disability of the brig
adler general the command Will de-
volve upon the senior officer OF the line
is present for duty with the bril-
gade.
The staff of a brigade shall consist
Of officers detailed from the several
etaff corps and departments, as fol-
One adjutant general, major, adju-
tant generals department.,
One quartermaster, major. quarter
One commissary, major, subsistence
One urgeon major. medical depart
ment.
Two aids. ~lieutenants, from the line.
in addition 10 the staff officers c3G-
in the foregoing list, such
other staff officers as are considered me-
cessary may be designated for duty on
the staff OF a brigade, but officers so
designated must belong TO some stan,
corps or department, or to the line, and
star.
At camps OF instruction, or when
necessary, the governor may
attach TO a brigade such troops Of cav
airy, batteries Of artillery, and
nizations of special troops as may APP
pea to him to be advisable.
h medical department. of the riga
nized militia shall consist of the OH
GERS necessary to perform the duties
pertaining TO the medical department
or the STATS of brigades and divisions
Arl IN . - nna "a. t1crNnfu aud nfhnr 1VFai9a -
military establishments; of the sur
geons and assistant surgeons attached
20 regiments. separate ~squadrons n
eattalions. troops, batteries and com
panses FOR the purpose Of furnishing
medical attendance; of the medical ef-
ficers requisite for the organization Of
such ambulance companies and field
hospitals as may be authorized. and of
the hospital corps. When necessary
professional nurses may be provided.
The hospital corps shall consist OF
~SerEeants first class. ~sergeants. corpo-
rails, prfyates first class, and priyates of
the corps assigned for duty 10 the diff
ferent regiments, squadrons. baftalions,
troops, batteries and companies. and TO
ry establishments, or belonging 20 such
rsh.isnee companies and field hosDit-
ais as may be organized
The minimum enIistea strength Of an
lows: 2 sergeants, first class, 4 SER
geants. 81. p~rivates first class, total en-
listed (minimum) f3. One assistant
Icaptafn). and two assistant
surgeons (first lie~utenantsl, may be as
signed to duty with an ambulance COM
ANY
The minimum enlisted strength OF a
Held hospital shall be as follows: 3 first
sergeants first class. 6 s~ergeants. "a
p~rivates frst class and privztes. total
enlisted fminimum) 30. Ore surgeOn
{major). and four assistant surgeons
(captains OF FIRST i~ieutenants1. may be
assigned TO duty with a field hospital
and shall consist of the commissioned
oficers necessary for the performance
o. duties Of signal officers on the dif-
xorcnt Stafs, and other duties properly
pertaining TO the signal corps, OF the
of1cers assigned to duties with compa-
enlisted man Of the gra1as named hsrA-
matter as may be deemed necessary,
~ master signal electrician. SER
geaIt first class, sergeant, corporate,
cooks. privates first class and privates.
For the purpose OF administration,
companies OF the signal corps may be
sFEanlzsd The The , minimrm ra enlisted ted
such a company shall be asrfollows: 5
oergeants drst class. 5 sergeants. 10
eorporals. 2 cooks. rs p~riyates first
class. rs ~pfiyates, total enlisted tminf-
mum) IS. The normal quota of commits
stoned officers for q company OF the sig
4ieuteHantss The grade OF second lieu
tenant il not authorized for he signal
I'll. Commissioner. All officers shall
- commissioned by the governor at
Bin discretion and upon the recommen-
6ation of the adjutant general, blu no
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