The adjutant general shall audit and pass upon all claims of military character against the state, and no military contract against the state is valid or may be paid until approved by the adjutant general, except such as are contracted by the Governor. In extreme emergencies, however, the commanding officer of any organization or detachment of the National Guard, ordered into active service of the state, may purchase necessities for the immediate use and care of the officer’s command. A report of the purchases containing a statement of the articles purchased and the price shall be made as soon as possible through the proper channels to the adjutant general. Upon the adjutant general’s approval of the report, the purchases shall be paid out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Source: SL 1917, ch 297, § 11; RC 1919, § 10563; SL 1919, ch 256; SDC 1939, § 41.0116; SL 1947, ch 182; SL 1968, ch 159; SL 2007, ch 187, § 131.