EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 635

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 agree-
ment 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 bene-
fit 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 Commander-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, (f) In case of insur-
rection or invasion, tumult, riot, breaches of the peace or immi-
nent danger thereof, the Governor may temporarily suspend
the operation of this section, and direct the Acting Quarter-
master 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 therefor, to the Legislature at its next ses-
sion, (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, armories and other military property on hand or

issued.

Section XX. No officer of the militia shall incur any ex-
pense whatever to be paid by the State, except such as author-
ized in this Article, without first obtaining the authority of
the Commander-in-Chief. In extreme emergencies, however,
the commanding officer of any organization or detachment of
the National Guard may make purchase of such necessities as
are absolutely required for the immediate use and care of
his command, taking receipts in duplicate therefor; a report
of such action, containing a statement of the articles pur-
chased and the price thereof, with the receipts attached, must
be made forthwith through the regular channels to the Acting
Quartermaster General. The Comptroller of the State shall
be the auditor of all accounts for property purchased by the
Adjutant General (as Acting Quartermaster General), and
copies of the orders or contracts under which such purchases
are made shall be filed in the office of the Assistant to the Act-
ing Quartermaster General, subject to his inspection. All