Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22
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The asjutant general may have such
| assistants, CLERKS and employees in his
partments Of which he is the head.
anI smired d from ROM time to time, subject to
sistants in the various departments
sppointed spp G % and Commissioned by the
governor upon the recommendation OF
he .a dStst 10 m Ss rbts and ana sh1 ef
Guard Geff in Il this etf aet The clerks and en-
9eyss Rsd be aSeonasd aRd tas
! The general staff officers appointed by
the governor as herein provided, shall
| hold such rank not above that of col
onel, as is consistent with their posi-.
tion and duties and as recommended
by the adtutant general
may receive the benefit of the funds
provided by congress 1t shall be- the
eut state % 70 tne Submit nAI plan " of proposed
held or camp service OF instructions
for the. ensuing year with an estimate
Of funds required nor f6e
portion of the National Guard partici-
pating therein; said estimate to furn-
the form required by the instructions
from the secretary OF war.
He shall make such regulations PERI
tanning to the preparation or reports
ervation Of property for military pur-
poses whether belonging to the state
or to the United States. as in his opin-
ion the conditions demand; such regu-
lations to be operative and in force
when promulgated in the form OF gem
eral orders, circulars. or letters OF in
The adjutant general shall also be
quartermaster general.
require his assistants, who shall be
members of the National Guard. 70
give bonds with sufficient surety in
such an amount as he Shall deem suf-
fcient, to the people of the state, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
Of their duty such e1S5 bonds to fhs be ofiPe aP
of the secretary of state.
He shall attend to the care, preser-
yation. safe keeping and repairing OF
equipments. and all other military
property belonging to the state or is.
sued to the state by the government
of arming and equipping the organ
ized militia. All military property of
the state which, after a proper inSpec-
tion, shall be found unsuitable for the
use Of the state, shall, under the dtrec-
tion of the governor, be dispc sed OF by
the quartermaster general at public
auction after suitable advertisement
of the sale, daily for ten days, in at
least one legal newspaper published
is to take place; or the same may be
sold at private sale when SO ordered
by the governor. He shall bid in the
property or suspend the sale when
ever, in his opinion, better prices may
or should be obtained. He shall from
time to time render TO the governor
Just and true account of the sales
made by him, and shall deposit the
proceeds of all sales SO made with the
state treasurer to the credit OF the
special militia fund
He shall be responsible for all the
arms, ordnance, accoutrements, equip
ments and other military property
the secretary of war in compliance
with law; and it shall thereafter be
his duty to prepare returns OF said
arms and other property of the United
States at the times and in the man
ncr requested by the secretary of war
He shall upon the order of the gov
ment of the United States army the
rifles. carbines, bayoncts, bayonet
scabbards, gun sings, belts and other
such necessary accoutrements and
equipments, the property of the United
States and now in possession of the
state, which may be replaced. from
ments etc, sent by the United states
in substitution therefor, and cause
the same to be shipped under instruc-
tions from the secretary of war TO the
designated arsenal or depot at the eX-
pense of the United States. And when
the National Guard of the, state shall
standard arms and the standard
equipment and accOutremcnt of the
United States army, he shall cause all
the remaining arms, equipments, etc,
the property of the United States and
in possession % the state, to be trans
ferred and shipped as above directed
under instructions from the secretary
of war.
He shall keep just and true ac-
count of all expenses necessarily in
CURED, including pay of officers and
enlisted men, subsistence of militia,
transportation of the militia, and OF
all military property of the state, and
eli n hR
paid in the same manner as other
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
ty shall be issued to persons or organ
iZationS other than those belonging
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-
purchase requires an expenditure eX-
Ceeding one hundred dollars and not
exceeding five hundred dollars the
quartermaster general shall procure
written proposals to furnish such pro-
perty from at least two parties, and
shall purchase such property from the
purchase shall require the expenditure
of a sum exceeding five hundred dol
lars he shall publicly advertise; Tor
not less than ten days, for sealed pro-
pOsals for furnishing such property;
such proposals shall be publicly open
ed by the quartermaster general at
such advertisement The quartermas-
ter general shall, If the governor ap-
prove, make contracts with the low
property All proposals and contracts
made under the authority hereby con-
ferred shall be filed in the office of the
general Is authorized and directed,
whenever in his opinion, it shall be to
the interest of the state, to require a
party who shall agree to furnish such
property to give bond to the people of
this state in such sum and with such
surety as he shall direct, conditioned
agreement or contract; In case of de-
fault such bond shall be prosecuted by
the attorney general and all money re-
covered shall be deposited with the
special militia fund. All property pur-
chased under the authority hereby
granted shall be inspected, whenever
the e. same is deemed necessary by an
that purpose by the governor, and in
sSs Of Ss made gT sIeh
purchased until it shall appear by the
certificate of such oticer that such
specfdd sspecified in such agreement or con-
tract.
In case of insurrection, invasion, tu-
multi. riot, breaches of the peace or
imminent danger thereof, the COVER
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,
with the reasons therefor, and the
statement of the property purchased
and the prices paid therefor to the
governor.
The adjutant general shall render
annually to the governor 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
medical department with such staff
officers and assistants to be appointed
by the governor and commiss oned by
him on the recommendation of the ad-
Infant ennnral a hereinhefO fore nrnYid-