North Dakota Code 37-03-01 – Adjutant general – Appointment – Qualifications – Term – Salary – Office at capital – Removal
The governor shall appoint the adjutant general. Each candidate for the office must have been a federally recognized commissioned officer of the national guard for a period of at least three years immediately preceding the appointment, must have obtained the rank of lieutenant colonel or higher, and must have completed the educational requirements for appointment as a federally recognized general officer. The term of office is for six years and commences on July 1, 2001, and on every sixth anniversary thereof. The governor shall fill a vacancy for an unexpired term. The salary of the adjutant general must be within the appropriation for salaries by the legislative assembly. The adjutant general must have an office at the state capital. The provisions of chapter 37-04 relating to the vacation of commissions, retirement, and discharge apply to the adjutant general.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 37-03-01
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- National guard: means that part of the military forces of this state which is organized, equipped, and federally recognized under the provisions of the National Defense Act, as amended, of the United States as the "national guard, air national guard, of the United States and the state of North Dakota". See North Dakota Code 37-01-01
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49