The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-11-03

military accounts are audited and
paid.
He shall issue such military proper:
ty as the governor shall direct, and
under his direction make purchases
for that purpose. No military proper
izations other than those S%elonsins
To the organized militia except to such
portions of the reserve militia as may
be called out by the governor.
Purchases of property not exceed
ing one hundred dollars in value shall
be made in such manner as the quar-
termaster general may direct: III such
purchase requires an expenditure ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars and not
eXeeeding five hundred dollars tn:
written proposals to furnish such pro-
perty from at least two parties. and
lowest responsible bidder II suof
purchase shall require the expenditure
Of a sum exceeding five hundred dol
not less than ten days, for sealed pro-
posalS for furnishing such property:
Esuch proposals shall be. publicly open.
ed by the quartermaster general at
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 office of the
adjutant general. The quartermaster
general is authorized and directed.
the interest of the state. to require .
party who shall agree to furnish such
this state in such sum and with such
surety as he shall direct, conditioned
for the faithful performances of such
fault such bond shall be prosecuted by
the attorney general and al! money re-
Severed e shaIl be deRssi esss Win n:
eRased under, the anthSri9y hereby
inspector or an efBoer detailed for
that purpose by the governor. and in
shall be made for such property SO
purchased until II shall appear by the
certificate Of such Sfieer that snSn
specified in such agreement or eon.
tract.
multi, riot, breaches of the peace or
imminent danger thereof, the COVER
nor may upon the certificate OF the ad:
iutant general temporarily suspend
the operation of the foregoing para
graph and direct the quartermaster
general to purchase such military pro-
market. He shall report such actions,
| with the reasons therefor, and the
s sna ths prices Gf the ns PrpPersE p~urohasea
The adjutant general shall render
annually TO the governor a statement
in detail showing the disposition OF
all clothing, ordnance. arms. ammunf-
ton and other military property on
Tn general staff 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
iutant general as ~hereinbefore provid-
ed, The duties Of the officers OF the
medical department shall be to provide
the necessary medical supplies and care
for the sick and wounded of the militia
when on duty and to perform such
chief or adjutant general may direct or
ms may be required by the regulations
the United States army. No person
shall be appointed as an officer In this
department under the adtutant general
or commissioned to similar duties in
this line unless he shall be a graduate
and legally authorized and practicing
physician and surgeon or dentist OF the
state.
other general staff departments OF
which the adjutant general shall be
the head and which shall have sucn as
as hereinbefore provided shall be as fol-
lows: The Inspector generals depart
ment, the Judge advocate generals de-
partment the. ordnance department.
the subsistence or commissary DEPART
ment. the inspector Of small arms prac-
tice, the corps of engineers, a sigma
corps and the pay department. The
duties of the various assistants In each
of these departments shall be such a.
| dlc III iipCd w ii 6uAhNioifos -
ders, or direction of the governor or ad-
jutant general and in accordance with
The duties of like officers under the re:
gulations of the army of the United
States.
s 16. Bond OF the Adjutant General
and Payment Of Accounts.l Tn adj
jutant general shall give a surety bond
to the state in the sum of ten thousand
dollars in proper form, to be approved
charge Of his duties. He shall keep .
Just and true account of all expendi-
lures necessarily made for the military
service of the state and said accounts
shall be paid on proper vouchers being
presented for the same and upon tho
approval of the commander-in-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-
pense whatsoever to be paid by the
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
make purchases of such necessities as
are absolutely REQUIRED for the immedi-
ate use and care of his command; a re-
port of such action, containing a state
ment OF the articles purchased and the
price thereof. must be made forthwith
through the channels to the adjutant
general
II. Special Militia Fund.-. All
/ ihiA'F hti IIpli tltb SoAS VI Sldl0
ropcrty as herein provided and all
other funds accruing to the National
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
certiication by the adjutant general.
but shall not come within any
restriction contained in Section
vised Political Code, governing
payment of expenses incurred In q pre-.
vious fiscal year, it being the intent Of
this act to permit Of the application Of
the special militia fund as herein cre-
ated to the discharge of any Just o.
lawful debt contracted for militia puY-
poses, whether of the ensuing or q pre-
vious fiscal year. 8
IS General Militia Fund.- Funds
appropriated by the legislature for the
maintenance of the militia shall be
known as the general militia fund. Eek
| ~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 as now or
hereafter NAV be rAOuired nv law