Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-10-21

The hospital corps snail nornnraIs
sri Yates first class, and privates OF me
Corps assigned for duty TO- the o'Ie e r
ba iteries and companies, and to camps
depots, and other similar nlllltaIy ~
Iishments, or belonging to such ampu-
lance Companies and field hospitals as
N'I The minimum enlisted strength OF an
ambulance company sh all be as follows;
2 sergeants, first class, 7 serseahts, 81
privates, first class, total at e snrreon 9cap-
tainJ, and two assistant surgeons thrst
lieutenants), may be assigned 10 oulS
The minimum enlisted strength OF a
field hospital shall be as follows;
81 ]privates first class and privates. TO-
tai enlisted (minimum) 80. one nurs sons
,captains or first lieutenants}, may DO
assigned to duty with a field hosR ! eorns
The signal corps shall be a stan 1s G %
officers necessary for the performances
Of duties Of signal officers on 1none ntv
pertaining to the signal corps; of the Of
ficers assigned to duties with companies
men of the grades named hereinafter as
may be deemed necessary. VIZ: nlas.ef
sergeants, corporals, cooks, p~rivates first
For the purpose of administration,
organized The minimum enlisted
strength of the different grades for such
geants first class, 5 sergeants. 10 cor
psSraIsI : cooks ,ota IS epn iixted7 ( mir nun;
IS The normal quota Of commissioner
officers for a company OF the slRR nnl
tenppnts. The grade of second lieutenant
is not authorized for the signal CORPS;
sb SGf. be 81; com missioned BY the governor
at his discretion and upon the recon-
menaatiG na,1 Of nd the com nn5Htainr ge uniass pne
condition set forth in the next two sec
tions have been complied WIN ana no
less he shall have been duly commits
stoned and shall have taken the oath or
office.
mission-I Com3missioned officers must
De citizens of the United States and Of
eighteen Nears and upwards. No person
who has been expelled or dishonorably
States or from any military organiza-
ton of the state shall be commissioned
he shall possess the additional REQUIRE
ments herein prescribed for the partic-
stoned. \ colonel Of a regiment, at the
time of his appointments, must, either be
an officer in active service in the nation
al guard of the state and for three sue
cessive' years Immediately preceding his
appointenent must have been in active
service in said National Guard as a COM
service at the time of his appointment
SIX years in the National Guard of this
state, or In the army of the ynited
a Commissioned officer. A lieu
tenant colonel or major of the
must either ~ be an a1'io off fl = in ' actiVe se ~
ice, or for two successive years imme-
diately preceding his appointment must
t teGs o Gnar "a Of fc th1e s sesDse as IA a c eoa MS
stoned officer, or if not in active serv.
have had prior service Of at least six
years in the National Guard of this
missioned officer. Ali staff officers ex-
have "a served one Year =" immediately pre-
ceding their Appointments in the Nation
judge advocate general must be a coun-
selor at law of the supreme court of thi is
i the gr nf at o ,fa ma forr ySs urgeo S%ran and a OF
siStant surgeons must he dIIv licensed
and practiefng physicians and SURGEONS,
grade Of colonel. of at least ten Years
Colonel Of at least Ave years practice
If Of the grade Of major. Of at least three
tain. and Of at least two Years. practice
if of the grade of first lieutenant. An
engineer officer Of the National Guard
a regularly ordained minister Of some
ei ssc' %. oen Appointea and Elected Off,
cers.] The officers on the stan
of the adiutant general. the
field and line officers, officers Of siknal
corps, the EXTRA Officers allowed to regi-
ments, battalions and suuadrons for staff
duty. surgeons and assistant surgeons
and chapIa1ns shall be appointed and as
signed by the governor upon
dalton of their immediate com
handing officers subject to tn
provisions of this act, In case
OF original appointments from civil
life the selection shall be made by tn e
governor upon reliable recommendations
and subject to any examination which
may be prescribed by regulations or or
ders. When the governor desires to Gre
ate new organizations, he shall have
point ali the officers necessary to com
mence and complete such organization.
All staff officers Sh all be selected
from the members of the National
Guard.
All promotions Of the field and line Of
fcers of the National Guard shall be de-
ternined by seniority unless 9th erWiSer
ordered by the governor; provided, that
second lieutenants of companies may be
selected by election under such rules
as the governor may prescribe; provtde
further, that before any officer shall be
promoted and commissioned he may at
the discretion of the governor be re
CURED to pass an examination as to his
of his superior officers detailed for that
purpose.
Sec. "a, Brevet Commissions The
governor NAV. upon the recOmmendation
Of their commanding officers. confer
breyet commissions Of a grade euualEto
the hi ghest grade in which they have
previously served, or Of a--grade next