The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-10-27

~~mpG.ies ana signal corps may. be
Increased or decreased to the extent
thus created.
The governor shall rave the power.
In case of war, insurrsctlon. invasion.
farce beyond the maximum established
b. the law and to organize the same.
With the proper officers. as the exigen-
= 20. Organization of National
0uard.l The military units of the. ma
tional guard shall be and or
Regulations as the same units are or
may be organized and composed in the
as possible or as may be prescribed
from time to time by the secretary OF
war. and subject to the provisions Of
this act shall be as follows:
Infantry.
A company shall consist OF one cap
tain, one hrst lieutenant. one second
lieutenant. one nrst sergeant. one quar-
termastsr sergeant, four sergeants six
osrporals, two cooks, two musicians,
one artihcer and forty-two privates.
The minimum strength OF company
shall be ~hfty-sight enlisted men.
jor. one battalion adjutant (hrst lieu
%tenant). one battalion quartermaster
and c0mmissary Ssefo nc ,d i,eS aDd FopI
s=SmRanle' a2ff infantry; total enlisted
A regiment shall consist OF one cole
mel. one lieutenant colonel, one adju-
tent (oaptain), one quartermaster
(captain), one commissary tcaptain),
enc inspector Of small arms practice
loaptain), one chaplain, one sergeant
major, one quartermaster sergeant, one
sommss1 thre. Battalion OF nf SGrHr S Snd
band consisting OF the following: one
chief musician, one principal musician,
one drum major, four sergeants, eight
eorporals, one cook, and twelve pri-
Yates, total enlisted, minimum, 1872.
regiment of infantry may have, In
and enlisted men enumerated above,
enc regiment surgeon CmaJor), and two
assistant surgeons captains or hrst
i~eutenants), as prescribed in Section
I OF the act OF Congress approved April
~, 1898, or one surgeon and three as
Distant surgeons detailed from the med
When IL is impracticable to assign
lhree battalions to a regiment 1t may
less than two, each of which should
consist OF -four companies; but where
the four companies cannot be assigned
to a battalion II may Se composed IF
three companies, with the fourth com
pany skeletonized. Similarly when four
companies cannot be assigned to a sep
Arate battalion IL may be composed OF
three companies. Other companies,
which for sufficient reasons II is i'm
practicable to assign TO battalions, shall
exist as separate companies; and bat
talions OF incomplete battalions which
sannot be combined with regiments of
at least eight companies shall exist as
separate battalions.
A brigade shall ordinarily consist of
two or more full regiments OF infantry,
but separate battalions and separate
companies may be assigned thereto and
provisional brigades consisting OF two
or more regiments of not less thar
Sigh companies each may be organized
for the purpose OF instruction or ma
sewers,
commander for a brigade, but In case
Of the absence or disability of the brig
voivs Upon the senior officer OF the line
who is present for duty with the bril-
gade
The stan Of a brigade shall consist
Of officers detailed from the several
ptaf corps and departments, as fol-
One adjutant general, major, adju
tsnt generals department,
One quartermaster, major, quarter
masters department.
One oommissary, major, subsistence
One surgeon. major. medical depart
Two aids, Iieutenants, from the line.
In addition to the STAFF officers emu
merated in the FOREGOING list, such
sessary may be designated for duty on
the stan OF a brigade, but officers so
designated must belong to some stan
corps or department, or to the line, ana
De detailed for duty on the brigade
tam.
attach to a brigade such troops OF cav
Ally, 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 ON
GERS necessary to perform the duties
pertaining to the medical department
on the STATS OF brigades and divisions
and at camps, depots, and other similar
Eeons and assistant surgeons attached
TO regiments, separate squadrons and
Ssnies for the purpose Of Furnishings
medical attendance: of the medical Of
hcers requisite flor the organization Or
hospitals as may be authorized, and OF
the hospital corps. When necessary
professional nurses may be provided.
The hospital corps shall consist OF
sergeants first class, sergeants, corpo-
rails, private first class. and privates OF
the corps assigned for duty to the diff
ierent regiments sanadroms; ns't anS -
camps. depots. and other similar militia
ry establishments, or belonging to such
ambulance companies and Held hosplt-
ais as may be organized.
The minimum enlirted strength of an
ambulance company shall be as fol-
.eants. 81 privates FIRST class, total en-
listed (minimum) as. one assistant
surgeon (captain), and two assistant
surgeons (first lieutenants), may be as
signed to duty with an ambulance com
pany.
The minimum enlisted strength OF a
acid hospital shall be as follows: 3 nrst
sergcants first class. 6 sergeants, "a
privates first class and p~rivates, total
Unlisted (minimum) 33. One surgeon
(major), and four assistant surgeons
(captains or first l~ieutenants). may be
assigned to duty with a field hospital.
The signal corps shall be a stan corps
and shall consist OF the commissioned
eficers necessary for the performance
Of duties of signal officers on the diff
terent stats, and other dut es properly
pertaining to the signal corps; of the
sncers assigned to duties with compa-
nies OF the signal corps; and of such
enlisted men OF the grades named here
matter a. may be deemed necessary,
viz: master signal electrician. SER
gcant nrst class, sergeant, corporals,
cooks, privates irst class and ~privates.
For the purpose of administration.
companies OF the signal corps may be
organized. The .minimum enlisted
such q company shall be as follows: s
sergsants drst GLASS. s sergeants.. 10
oorporals. ! cooks. is privates first
class, Is p~rivates; total enlisted tmin,-
mum) S.. The normal quota OF commits
stoned ofhcers for a company of the Sig
nal corps " one captain and two first
i~ieutenants. The grade of second lieu
tenant Is not authorized for the signal