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paid in the same manner as other
military accounts are audited and
ty as the governor shall direct. and
under his direction make purchases
i~zations 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
termaster general may direct. If such
purchase requires an expenditure ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars and not
quartermaster general shall procure
written proposals to furnish such pro-
perty from at least two parties. and
shall purchase such property from the
lowest responsible bidder. If such
purchase shall require the expenditure
lars he shall publicly advertise, for
not less than ten days, fer sealed pro-
posals for furnishing, such property;
ed by the quartermaster general at
the place. day and hour designated in
s ssr re aaysrti sSaif' If t Tee s Snsrssrm ap-
prove, make contracts with the low
est responsible bidder to furnish such
made under the authority hereby con-
ferred shall be filed in the ONCE of the
adjutant general, The quartermaster
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whenever in his opinion. 1t shall be to
the interest of the state, to require q
party who % shall nsls agree t to , furnish nsaoi such On
this state in such sum and with such
surety as he shall direct, conditioned
for the faithful performance of such
agreement or contract; In case of de-
fault such bond shall be prosecuted by
the attorney general and all money re-
state treasurer to the credit Of the
special militia fund. All, property pur-
chased assso un shnu the ha ,s sm.h9rity v hereby
the same is deemed necessary, by an
inspector or an officer detailed for
case Of sucH inspection no payment
shall be made for such property SO
purchased until it shall appear by the
property is of the kind and quality
specified 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 adj
iutant general temporarily suspend
the operation of the foregoing para
graph and direct the quartermaster
perty as may be required In the open
market, He shall report such actions.
With the reasons therefor; and the
and the prices paid therefor to the
The adjutant general shall render
annually to the governor a statement
in detail showing the disposition of
all clothing, ordnance. arms, ammuni-
hand or issued.
The general stan shall also include
a medical department with such STAN
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
when on duty, and to perform such
other services as the commander-in-
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 commissioned to similar duties In
this line unless he shall be a graduate
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 commissioned
as hereinbefore provided shall be as fol-
ment the judge advocate generals de-
partment, the ordnance department.
the subsistence or commissary departs
ment, the inspector OF small arms prac.
ticc. the corps of engineers, a signal
corps and the pay department. IN
duties of the various assistants in each
of these departments shall be such as
are prescribed by the regulations, or
ders, or direction of the governor or adj
jutant general and IN accordance with
the duties Of like officers under the re-
gulations of the army or the United
States.
s 16. Bond of the Adjutant General
and Payment Of Accounts.l The adj
jutant general shall give a surety bond
to the state in the sum of ten thousand
dollars in proper form, to be approved
by the governor, for the faithful dis
charge Of his duties. He shall keep, q
lures necessarily made for the military
service of the state and said accounts
shall be paid on proper vouchers being
approval of the commander-in-chief,
from the appropriation made by the
legislature for military purposes ex-
70 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
s II. Special Militia Fund.-. All
funds derived from the sale of state
property as herein provided and all
other funds accrning 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
for militia purposes only, and shall be
accumulative from year to year. Expen-
ditures from this fund shall be made
in the usual manner upon vouchers APP
proved by the governor after proper
certi1cation by the adjutant general.
but shall not come within any
restriction contained in Section
313 of Chapter 5 OF the Re-
vised Political Code, governing
payment of expenses incurred in a pref
yious fiscal year, it being the intent of
this act to permit of the application OF
the special militia fund as herein cre-
ated to the discharge of any just or
lawful debt contracted for militia pur.
poses, whether of the ensuing. or a pre-
vious fiscal year.
IS. General Militia Fund.- Fund
appropriated by the Legislature for the
maintenance Of the militia shall be
known as the general militia fund. Ex-
p~enditures from the general militia
fund shall be made only upon vouchers
certified to by the adjutant general
and approved by the governor, upon
warrants drawn by the state auditor
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