Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-11-05

of these departments shall be suon as
are prescribed by tho regulations, or
ders, or direction of the governor or ad-
the duties Of like officers under the re-
gulatiens Of the army of the United
and Payment OF .Acoounts.l The. ad.
jutant general shall give surety bon
to the state in the sum of ten thousand
dollars in proper FORM to be approyed
charge of his duties. He shall keep a
just and true account of all expendi-
tu-es 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 conlmander-in-ch chief,
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-
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 immedl-
ate use and care of his command; a re-
port of such action, containing state
ment of the articles purchased and the
through the channels to the adjutant
general
s17. Special Militia Fund.-. An
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
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
rnr mil only and shall he
accumulative from year to year EXpen-
ditures from this fund shall be made
in the usual manner upon vouchers ap-
proved by the governor after proper
certification by the adjutant general,
but shall not come within any
PestriGtIon nsSfnT GSntainGd the secIion e
payment of expenses incurred in a pre-
ViOus fiscal year, it BEING the intent OF
this act to permit of the application of
ated to the discharge of any jusr or
lawful debt contracted for militia pur-
poses, whether of the ensuing or pre-
YiouS fiscal year.
is. General Militia Fund.- Funds
appropriated by the legislature for the
maintenance of the militia shall We
known as the general militia fund. En-
penditures from the general miltla
fund shall be made only upon vouchers
certified to by the adjutant general
and approved by the governor, upon
warrants uIaNu DS lGt SldlC duillOi
against the state treasury as now or
hereafter may be required by law.
10. Composition and Strength OF
the National Guard. The national
guard of the state shall consist of the
adiptant General and the various de-
partmeuts hereinbcfOrc provided, the
existing military organizations and de-
paruncnts of the general STAFF as they
changes made by this act. and such
other military organizations as may he
organized hereafter, and such persons
as may he enlisted or commissioned
therein. The military organizations of
the national guard may constitute a
brigade and the regiment, companies,
signal corps, and reSjmc cHtni PaGu ;.
the efficiency of the state forces Will
be thereby Increased. and he shall at
any time have power to change the or
ganization of divisions, briEades, reEi-
mentS. batallionS, SquadrOnS, troops
batteries. companies, ana signal corps
50 as to conform to any organization
system of drill or instruction now on
United States, and for that purpose the
number of officers and commission
ed officers of any grade in regiments
ba tia Ions, SquadrOnS, troops, baJterI, s.
companies and signal corps may be
increased or decreased TO the extent
made necessary by the new conditions
thus created.
The governor shall have the pow, r
in case Of war, insurrection, invas on
or imminent danger, to increase the
force beyond the maximum established
with the proper officers. as the exiGen-
cieS 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 oI
may be organized and composed in the
army of the United States as near y
"a nNagihla he DreScrl bed
from time to time by the secretary Ot
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
tecmaster sergeant, four sergeants: SIX
corporais, two cooks, two musician ,
one artficer and forty-two privat, 5
The minimum strength OF a conpaLy
A battalion shall consist of one ma
ior, one battalion adjutant (nrst lieu
tenant), one battalion quartermastrI
and commssary (second lieutenant)
one battalion sergeant major and four
companies OF infantry; total enlisted
minimum, 233.
A regiment shall consist of one colo.
mel, one lieutenant colonel, one adJu'
tant (captain), one QuartermaStGl
(captain), one commissary tcaptal! }
one inspector of small arms practice
(CaDtaln), one Cndplaln, one SeEBedi IL
major, one quarterma3ter sergeant, oNe
cOmmiSSgry sergeant, two color SER
geants, three battalions of infantry, aud
a band consisting of the followng; One
chief musician, one principal musician n
one drum major, four sergcants, eig 4,
corporals, one cook, and twelve pri'
Yates; total enlisted, minimum, 732.
A regiment Of infantry may have. in
addition to the commissioned officers
and enlisted men enumerated aboN .
one regiment surgeon major), and two
assistant surgeons captains or hri
lieutenantSJ, as prescribed in SectiOT
of the act of Congress approved Apri
%, 1898, or one surgeon and three as
sistant surgeons detailed from the med
ical department.
When II is impractIcable to assiGr
three battalions to regiment ii may
be composed of a smaller number, not
less than two, each c. which ShoulC
the four companies cannot be assigned
to a battalion it may be composed oi
three companies, with the fourth com
panY skeletoniZed. Similarly when foul
companies cannot be assigned to a sep
arate battalion II may be composed o
three companies. Other companies
which for sufficient reasons it is i'm
practicable to assign TO battalions, shall
exist as separate companies: and bat
taliOnS of incomplete battaliOnS whiCf
cannot be combined with regiments 81
at least eight companies shall exist a:
separate battalions.
two or more full regiments of infantry
three being the normal organization
but separate hattaliOns and separa q,
companies may be assigned thereto a.
provisional brigades consisting OF tive
or more regiments of not less thar
eigh companies each may be ORGANIZED
for the purpose of instruction or ma
neuvers.
A brigadier general is the propeI
commander for a brigade, but in ca -
of the absence or disability of the bril-
adler general the command win de
volve upon the senior officer Of the lint
who is present for duty with the br!
gade.
The staff of a brigade shall consS
of officers detailed from the severl
staff 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. lieutenants. from the line
In addition to the staff officers emu