The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-10-14
specified in such agreement or con-


nor may upon the. certificate of the ad-
jutant general temporarily suspend
the operation of the foregoing para
graph and direct the quartermaster
general to purchase such military pro-
perty as may be required in the open
market, He shall report such actions,
statement of the property purchased
and the prices paid therefor to the
governor.
The adjutant general shall render
annually to the governor a statement
in detail showing the disposition of
all clothing, ordnance, arms. ammuni-
tiOn and other military property on
hand or issued.
The general staff shall also include
a medical department with such staff
officers and assistants to be appointed
by the governor and commissioned by
him on the recommendation of the ad-
jutant general as hereinbefore provid-
ed. The duties of the officers of the
medical department shall be to provide
the necessary medical supplies and care
Tor the sick and wounded of the militia
when on duty, and to perform such
chief or adjutant general may direct or
as may be required by the regulations
governing the medical department OF
the United States army. No person
shall be appointed as an officer in this
department under the adjutant general
or commiss oned to similar duties in
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 such as
sistants appointed and commiss ioned
as hereinbefore provided shall be as fol-
lows: The inspector generals depart
ment the Judge advocate generals de-
partment, the ordnance departments
the subsistence or commissary depart
ment the inspector of small arms prac-
tlce, the corps of engineers, a signal
corps and the pay department. The
duties of the various assistants in each
of these departments shall be such as
are prescribed by the regulations.
ders, or direction of the governor or ad-
iutant general and in accordance with
the duties of like officers under the re-
gulations of the army of the United
States.
16; Bond of the Adj.tant General
and Payment of Accounts The ad-
jutant general shall give 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 "a
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 the
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.
funds derived, from the sale Of state
property as herein provided and all
other funds accruing to the National
Guard Of the state from any source
Whatsoever other than the general fund
by the legislature shall
be deposited with the state treasurer
and by him credited TO the special mill
tia fund. This fund shan be available
for militia purposes only, and shall be
accumulative from year to year. ENpen-
dtures from this fund shall be made
proved by the governor after proper
certification by the adjutant general,
restrlction contained in Section
vised Political code, governing
payment Of expenses incurred in a pre-
this act to permit Of the application of
the special militia fund as herein ere
aleU TO the tiSc03Tfse OF any lust or
lawful debt contracted for militia pur-
poses, whether Of the ensuing or a pre-
vious fiscal year.
Is. General Militia Fund Funds
appropriated by the legislature for the
maintenance of the militia shah be
known as the general militia fund. En-
penditures from the general militia
fund shau be made only upon vouchers
certified to by the adjutant general
and approved by the. governor, upon
warrants drawn by the state auditor
n
hereafter may be required by law.
-. Composition and Strength of
guard of the state shall consist of tile
adjutant general and the various de-
partments hereinbefore provided, the
existing military organizations and de-
are now. organized, subject to any
changes tmade by this act. and such
other military organizations as may be
organized hereafter, and such persons
as may be enlisted commissioned
therein. The military organizations Of
the national guard may constitute a
brigade and the regiment, companies,
signal corps, and reSimental bands.
shall remain as now established, but
be thereby increased, and he shah At
any time have power to change the or
of divisions, briSades, regi-
ments.. batallions, squadrons, troops,
batteries, companies, and signal corps
SO as to conform to any organization,
system of drill or instruction now or
hereafter ADOPTED Tor the army OF the
United States, and for that purpose the
mum ber of officers and commission
ed officers Of any grade in regiments,
squadrons, troops, batteries,
and signal corps may be
increased or decreased to the extent
made necessary by the new conditions
thus created
The governor shall have the power,
in case of war, inSurrection. invasion,
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-
cies of the service may require.
20 Organization of National
Guard The military units of the ma
tional guard shall be composed and or
yanized 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
rs possible or as may be prescribed
rom time to time by the secretary of
war, and subject to the provisions of
his act shall be as follows:
Infantry.
A company shall consist of one cap
ain one first lieutenant, one second
lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quar-
ermaster sergeant, four sergeants. six
two cooks, two musicians,
me artficer and fortytwo privates.
rhe minimum strength of company
hall be fifty-eight enlisted men
A battalion shall consist of one ma