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posals to furnish such property from at least two parties, and
shall purchase such property from the lowest responsible
bidder. If such purchase shall require the expenditure of a
sum exceeding $1, 500, he shall publicly advertise for sealed
proposals for furnishing such property. Such proposals, shall
be publicly opened by the Adjutant General (as Acting Quar-
termaster General) at the place, day and hour designated in
such advertisement. The Adjutant General (as Acting Quar-
termaster General) shall, if the Governor approve, make a
contract with the lowest responsible bidder to furnish such
property. All proposals and contracts made under the author-
ity hereby conferred shall be filed in the office of the Assistant
to the Acting Quartermaster General. The Adjutant 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
or contract to give bond to the people of this State, in such
sum and with such surety as he shall direct, conditioned for the
faithful performance of such agreement or such contract. In
case of default such bond shall be prosecuted by the Attorney
General of the State, and all moneys recovered shall be applied
by the Adjutant General to the benefit of the National Guard.
All property purchased under the authority hereby granted
shall be inspected by the Assistant to the Acting Quartermaster
General or an officer detailed for that purpose by the Comman-
der-in-Chief, and no payment shall be made therefor until it
shall appear by the certificate of such officer that such property
is of the kind, quality and condition specified in such agreement
or contract. (/) In case of insurrection or invasion, tumult,
riot, breaches of the peace or imminent danger thereof, the
Governor may temporarily suspend the operation of this sec-
tion, and direct the Acting Quartermaster General to purchase
such military property as may be required in open market.
He shall report such action, with the reasons therefor, and a
statement of the property purchased and the price paid there-
for, to the Legislature at its next session, (g) The Adjutant
General (as Acting Quartermaster General) shall render
annually to the Governor a statement in detail, showing the
disposition of all clothing, ordnance, arms, ammunition, armo-
ries and other military property on hand or issued.

SEC. 17. No officer of the militia shall incur any expense
whatever to be paid by the State, except such as authorized in
this chapter, without first obtaining the authority of the
Commander-in-Chief. In extreme emergencies, however, the
commanding officer of any organizations or detachment of the
National Guard may make purchase of such necessities as are
absolutely required for the immediate use and care of his com-