All expenditures of funds for the maintenance and operation of the national guard and the office of the adjutant general must be made upon vouchers signed and approved by the adjutant general or such other officer or official as may be designated by the adjutant general. Upon approval of such vouchers by the office of the budget, warrant-checks must be prepared by the office of management and budget for signature by the state auditor and state treasurer in accordance with such approved vouchers.

All income, collections, and reimbursements of the North Dakota national guard from the United States and from armory rentals must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a national guard operating fund. The state treasurer, upon order of the director of the office of management and budget, shall make semiannual transfers from the general fund appropriation for the maintenance of the national guard to the national guard operating fund.

The disability of minority of any person otherwise eligible for guaranty or insurance of a loan pursuant to the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 [Pub. L. 78-346; 58 Stat.

If a copy of any public record is required by any veteran or a veteran's guardian, dependent, or representative in connection with an application for benefits made available by federal or state laws, the official charged with the custody of such public record, without charge, shall provide a certified copy of such record upon request. This section is subject to the restrictions provided for in section 37-01-34.

If a recorder, or designated official, has recorded discharge papers without charging the recording fees provided by law, the recording is declared legalized. In no such case may the recorder, or designated official, be held responsible in cases in which filing fees have not been collected.

An individual discharged from any branch of the armed forces of the United States may record, without payment of any fee, that individual's discharge from the armed forces, a certificate issued in lieu of the discharge, duly authenticated and certified copies of the discharge or certificate, or duly certified records of that individual's service and discharge from the armed forces in the office of the recorder of the county in which that individual resides, unless the board of county commissioners designates a different official.

All contracts, pensions, commissions, leases, agreements, and similar actions taken, made, or entered into under previous statutes which, by their nature, custom, or usage, were continuing in effect remain in full force and effect.

Repealed by S.L. 1953, ch. 223, § 9.

Repealed by S.L. 1973, ch. 282, § 3.

No officer of the militia may incur any expense whatsoever to be paid by this state, except such as is authorized in this title, without first obtaining the authority of the governor. In extreme emergencies, however, the commanding officer of any organization or detachment of the national guard may make purchases of such necessities as are absolutely required for the immediate use and care of that officer's command. A report of such action containing a statement of the articles purchased and the price thereof must be made forthwith through the channel of the adjutant general.