The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-10-07

The governor shall have the power
in case Of war, Instruction, invasion
or imminent danger, to increase tn
force beyond the maximum established
by the law and to organize the same
with the proper officers. as the eXigen
cies OF the service may require,
20. Organization of Nationa
Guard.l The military units of the ma
tional guard shall be composed and or
Ranized in the same and under the same
regulations as the same units are Of
may be organized and composed in tn
army OF the United States As nearly
as possible or as may, be prescTloeC
from time 10 time by the secretary o.
war, and 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
lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quar-
termasteT sergeant, four sergeants, six
corporaIs, two cooks, two musicians
one artihCer and fOrty-two priYateS,
The minimum strength of a Ompan
shah be hfty-eight enlisted men.
A battalion shall consist Of one ma
Jor, one battalion adjutant thrst leu
tenant) one battalion quarterRaste
and commiSsary second l~ieuteDant),
one battalion sergeant major and four
companies q infantry; total enlisted
minimum, 23I.
A regiment shall consist OF one colo
mel, one lieutenant colonel. one adJu-
tant captain, one QuaTteTmaster
captain, one commissary lCaptalup,
one inspector OF small arms practice
(captain), one chaplain. one sergeant
major, one QuartermaStsT sergeant, one
commissaTy sergeant. two color SER
EeantS, three battaliOns OF infantry, and
e band consisting OF the following. one
chief musician, one principal musician,
one drum major, four serseants, eiEht
cOrporals, one cook, and twelve pri-
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
assistant surgeons captains or hrst
lieUtenantsD, as prescribed in Section
6 Of the act Of Congress approved April
%, 1898, or one surgeon and three as
sistdnt surgeons detailed from the med
ical department.
When il is impracticable to assign
three battalions to a regiment it 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 IT may be composed Of
three companies, WIN me louTll com
pany skeletOniZed. Similarly when four
companies cannot be assigned to a sep
arate battalion II 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
1t least eight companies shall exist as
separate battaliOns.
A brigade shall ordinarily consist of
Two or more Ihll regiments OF lnlanlIN,
three being the normal Organization;
but separate battaiions and separate
companies may be assigned thereto and
provisional brigades consisting Of two
or more regiments Of not less than
eigh companies each may be organized
for the purpose of instruction or ma
neuYers.
A brigadier general is the proper
commander for a brigade, but In case
OF the absence or disability of the brig
adler general the command will de
~, az .tFnn tho enrfA nfianp ~ fhn limo
who is present for duty with the bril-
The staff Of a brigade shall consist
OF officers detailed from the several
stan corps and departments, as fol-
lows:
One adjutant general, major, adju-
tant generals department.
One quartermaster, major, quarter
masters department.
One commissary, major, subsistence
department.
One surgeon major. medical depart
ment.
Two aids. lie~utenants, from the line.
In addition TO the staff officers emu
merated in the foregoing list, such
other staff officers as are considered ne
cessary ma be designated for duty on
the stan of a brigade, but officers so
corps or department, or to the line, and
be detailed for duty on the brigade
STAFF.
At camps Of instruction, or when
deemed necessary, the governor may
attach TO a brigade such troops of cav
airy, batteries of artillery, and orga-
nizations OF special troops as may APP
pear to him to be advisable.
The medical department of the orga-
nized militia shall consist of the Off
GERS necessary to perform the duties
pertaining to the medical department
on the staffs of brigades and divisions
and at camps, depots, and other similar
military establishments; of the sur
geons n assistant attached
70 regiments, separate squadrons and
battalions. troops, batteries and COM
pan.es for the purpose of furnishing
medical attendance; OF the medical Of
icers requisite for the organization OF
ouch ambulance companies and field
the hospital corps. When necessary
professional nurses may be provided.
The hospital corps shall consist OF
sergeants first class. sergeants, corpo-
rails, ~privates first class, and privates OF
the corps assigned for duty to the diff
ferent regiments. ~squadrons. battalions,
troops, batteries and companies, and to
~ establishments, or belonging to such
ambulance companies and field hospit-
ais as may be organized.
The minimum enlirted strength of an
lows: 2 sergeants, first class. I SER
geants, 81 p~rivates first class. total en-
listed (minimum) 43. One assistant
surgeons FIRST ~lieutenants). may be as
signed to duty with an ambulance COM
pany.
The minimum enlisted strength of a
aela hospital shall be as follows. 5 first
gergeants first class, 6 sergeants, "a
priyates first class n ~privates, total
enlisted (minimum) 33. One surgeon
(major), and four assistant surgeons
captains or first ~lieutenants), may be
assigned to duty with a field hospital.
The signal corps shall be a stan corps
n shall consist of the commissioned
offlcers necessary for the performance /
Of duties OF signal officers on the diff
ferent STATS and other duties properly
pertaining to the signal corps; of the
officers assigned to duties with compa-
enlisted men OF the grades named here
matter as a be deemed necessary,
viz. master signal electrician, SER
geant first class, sergeant, corporals,
cooks, p~rivates hrst class and prlvates.
For the purpose of administration,
companies OF the signal corps may be
organized. The minimum enlisted
strength of the different grades for
such a company shall be as follows: 5
E~ergeants irst class, 5 sergcants, 10
corporals. . cooks. IS privates first
class, Is p~rivates total enlisted (mini- !
muml So The normal quota OF commits
stone onIcers for a company OF the sig
nal corps Is one captain and two first
lieutenants. The grade of second lieu
tenant Is not authorized for the signal
corps.
"a. Commissioner. All ofrcers shall
be commissioned by the governor at
his discretion and upon the
dation Of the ldJutant general, but no
one shall be commissioned unless the
conditions set forth in the next two