Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-10-22

| ferent regiments, squadrons, battalionss
camps depots, and other similar militia
| ry establishments, or belonging to suoh
antbulance companies and field hospit-
ais as may be organized.
The minimum enlirted strength Of an
ambulance company shall be as fol-
lows; sergeants. frs first class, ,a ser
listed (minimum) 43. One assistant
surgeon (captain), and two assistant
surgeons (hrst lieutenantsl, may be as
pany.
| The minimum enlisted strength of
field hospital shall be as follows: hrst
sergeants first class. sergeants. "a
privates first class and privates, total
enlisted (minimum) 49, 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 staff corps
and shall consist of the commissioned
officers necessary for the perforrnance
| of duties of signal officers on the diff
| ferent staffs and other duties properly
pertaining to the signal corps; corps; OF the
officers assigned to duties with compa-
nies of the signal corps; and OF such
enlisted men of the grades named here
viz: master signal electrician, SER
seant first class. sergeant corporals.
cooks, privates first class and privates.
mGr ies Of tRRe Signal SoPps msy
Strength of the different grades for
sergoants first class, sergeants, 10
corporals, cooks, is privates nrst
class, Is privates; total enlisted (mini-
mum) 5S. The normal quota OF commits
stoned officers for 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.
21. Commissionsl An officers shall
be commissioned by the governor at
his discretion and upon the recommen-
dation of the adiutant general, but no
one shall be commissioned unless the
sections have been complied with, and
| no one shall be recognized as an OFF,
Ger unless he shall have been duly COM
m ssioned and shall have taken the oath
s -. Eligibility to Receive Com
mission.l Commissioned officers must
| the State of South Dakota of the age OF
Eighteen years and upwards. No per-
son who has been expelled or dshono-
rably discharged from the army of the
| United States or from any military or
ganization of the state shall be COM
stoned unless he shall possess the add;
tional requirements herein prescribed
for the particular office TO which he is
TO be commissioned A colonel of
| regiment, at the time of his appoint
ment must either be an officer in active
service in the national guard of the
| Immediately preceding his appoint
ment must have been in active service
| in said national guard OF thlS state, or
in the army of the United states, or in
| both combined as commissioned OFF,
Ger. A lieutenant colonel or major OF
the line, at the time of his appoint
ment must either be an officer in ac-
| tive service, or for two successive
years Immediately preceding his ap-
| pOintment must have been in active
service in the national guard of this
state as a commissioned officer,
or If not in active service, at the
time of his appointment, must have had
prior service of at least six years in the
national guard of this state, or in the
army of the United states or in both
combined as a commissi Oned officer. All
staff officers except medical officers and
chaplains must have served one year
Immediately preceding their, appoint
state. The assistant Judge advocate
general must be a counselor at law OF
the supreme court of this state of at
least four years standing of the grade
Of major. Surgeons and assistant sur
geons must be duly licensed and prac-
the laws of this state and of at least
! fifteen years practice if of the grade
Of colonel of at least ten years prac-
tice if Of the Grade of lieuteant colonel
Of at least five years practice If of the
grade of major, Of at least three years
practice if of the grade of captain, ana
Of at least two years practice If of tho
grade of first lieutenant. An engineer
officer of the National Guard must have
been educated as a military or civil en-
gineer. A chaplain must be a regularly
ordained minister of some religious de-
nomination. -.. 80
2S. Appointed and Elected ON
GERS. The officers on the staff of the
! adjutant general, the field and line Of
! fcers OF signal corps, the extra OFF,
GERS allowed to regiments, battalions
and squadrons for staff duty, surgeons
and assistant surgeons and chaplainS
shall be appointed and assigned by the
| governor upon recommendation of their
| immediate commanding officers subject
| to the provisions of this act In case or
original appointment from civil life the
| selection snail be made by the goVer-
nor upon reliable recommendation ana
subject to any examination which may
be prescribed by regulations or orders.
When the governor desires to create
new organizations, he shall have the
power, in first instance, 10 appoint all
the officers necessary to commence and
complies @ such organiiza,tio1h; 10 ss,ectsa
from the members of the National
Guard.
determined by seniority unless other
wise ordered by the governor; provided,
may he selected by election under such
rules as the governor may prescribe;
provided further, that before any Off
Ger shall be promoted and commission
ed he may at the discretion OF the gov
ernor be required to pass an eXamina-
ton as to his fitness and qualifications
before a board of his superior officers
detailed for that purpose.
| "a. Brevet COMMISSIONS. The gov
ernOr may, upon the recommendation
of their commanding officers, confer
brevet commissions of grade equal to
the highest grade in which they have
previously served, or of grade next
higher than the ordinary or breVet
commission ever held by them, upon
officers of the National Guard in actIyS
service, for gallant conduct or for mer-
itorious service of not less than TWEEN,
ty-fve years Such commissions shall
carry with them only such privileges
or rights as are allowed in like cases
in the military service OF the united
25. Supernumerary Oficers1. Com
miSsioned officers who shall be render
ed surplus by reduct on or disbandment
of organizations, or in any manner pro-
vided by this act now or hereafter, may
be withdrawn from active service and
The governor may upon the recommen.
dation of the adjutant general detail
supernumerary officers for active duty,
and he may relieve them from such
duty and return them to the supernum-
erary list at his discretion.
2s Resignation of off1cersl.
ignation before having served hye
years, II the governor shall accept
shall receive an honorable discharge;
shall receive a full and honorable dis
charge; provided, he shall not be un-
der arrest or returned to a military
cy; and provided further, he be not in
debted to the state in any manner,
and that all his accounts for money
or public property be correct.
s 27 Examination and Discharge
of Officersl. The governor may, when
ever he may deem that the good of
the service requires 1t, order any COM
missioned officer before a board of ex-
animation, to consist of not less than
three or more than five general OF
field officers which is hereby invested
with the power of court of inquiry
and courtsmartial and such board
shall examine into the moral charac-
ter, capacity, and general fitness for
the service of such commissioned Of
ficer, and record and return the testi-
mony and record of the proceedings
If the findings of such board be un-
favorable to such officer and be ap-
proved hy the governor. he shall be
discharged from the service. No Off
Ger whose grade or promotion would
in any way be affected by the decision
, of such board, in any case that may