Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-07-07
General OrdeFs-Eo. 6.
HEAD QUARTERS,
JaersoS, Miss. Joas l9th, 1888.

J1cKsoN, Miss. Juue I5ia' 1893.
TuVHE election f5r BEgstsF General e tie
93 Bi-als of the An Diyismn, held BY Or
3.- ~ MAJOR General F. l. Acsg, % tie 2Sds and
/ 9TH Of Apri last was Illegal bugsdlef Seaeisl
James Garter w.i therefore, eoaunae % eshce laia
/ the cxpirah0n Of 6or years ifom the eais q his
/ commission.
Tbe elections he'd on the sane daya or CooHeb
/ c.,nr,andap1 OF the 10th, 2sth ard 3sd Reg
r,sn,s hv order af B.iEadef General James Carter
be.pra'i.l Illegal. the Coonsls Cammandaat Of said
R4,.aasri previously e'cc.sd wa continue ID COM
iiaai lr tie period IT tour years from The day and
dat Of their several commissions.
Tie el.ctinn OF Lieutenant Coiontl ard MAJOR Of
the l9tl Regiment, he'd at the same ftne, was lie
gal and the officers previously elected wa eonhn-
he In oFcs iG the torn Of Tour years from the date
Of their several commissions.
~ 4, IS the desire Of the c pmmander-ln-Chiei that
an officers elected TO I'll vacancies, continue in Of
. Zee Tor the tera 6 tour years.
= The SsI seetna OF the ~ Title Of the " Act tv
REGULATE tie Militia Of Tins State, provides, that
Iii shall B. the duty Of every officer recei.ing
RESIGNATION 10 forward the same, With tho reasons
! assigned therefor, to the Adjutsni 6eners', who
sb,I immediately lay the same bcnFc the Comman-
y der ia Chief. but oicer shall be deemed out OF
le eryice unt lie has received notice at the aeeep-
ID tanrs Of ms resignation by the Commander IN
e cl5ers NJ resignation wi. be accepted unless il
es i shown that the officer oeling to resign has per-
IN f,rnled Distinguished services, o. IS incompetent
ke me several Cooneis Commndant, assisted by
be Ire Lieutenant Connes aud Majors are ordered To
ii, Nv nd their respective Regiments INTO Batallions
he ana Keats Tie Beats will be numbered alphabet
ne ,n,, and lad oil So that beat shall contain less
nj dan frty-ci,rht nor more than ono hundred pr-
vii Yates. aud tlc Colnnes Commandant are required
Jay 10 order elections and have their several regiments
ms uv differed within three months from the date o.
= this order
Of "Wh,nevcr ans company beat shall neglect or
i'm, refuse 10 elect officers y IFS command, the Colonel
10 or Commandant Of the Regiment 10 which said
the company may belong, will nominate iii and prop
BY rr person Ia take command OF said company oeai
untl such election shall be held and such person
r ~ nominated shall by warrant from under the hant
c ~, Coopel or Commandment nfthe Regiment, b
amounted Captain BY brcvei and shall during sucl
brrvet appointment, have and exercise all the pow
i ~ and duties OF Captain Of the company, TO tn
nds command OF which he may be appointed, and sha
w he Liable to all the penalties imposed by law upo
a. CAPTAINS Tor refusal neglect to discharge The d.
i !. lies III their office,
. 80 The Commander in Chief IA now prepared to ful
IA nab volunteer Infantry companies with mlskes an
~ : accnptremeuts complete and expects TO be prepa
~ !" "a d furnish volunteer Rifle aud Cavalry comp:
" H. MES with rifles swords, and pistols IN few month
~ Tbrre arc NOW no restrictions as 10 the number
y Volunteer companies IN the several heEmen
"a commissions VIII therefore, be furnished 10 the OF
GERS Of such companies, and arms delivered on u
prodncton Of the certificate Of the Colonel Coz
nanlaui as required BY law.
Ct ~ The safety Of the country requiresan efficient
oes ,,,r,, ion &c the Militia, and the Commander
25 OF chnrreles confidently, on e jealous co-opetan
slow Of every officer N esehhG mus uesnap'e 'cau''
HIGH ~ order Of non : ,,.N,rrr
AM Commander-n-Ch
,,ht,o CHARLES NJ. PRICE.
nre. Adnnnt General NJ
cacu. Jackson, june 43th ia57.--oi -o"'
wn IN TIT The Columbus Democrat Holly SprI
john Mirror. Eastern Clarion, and Mississippi Free
only der viii insert the above General Order three TN
occa- -
il aim See section 2ith u the act approved Dec. 2
en Tor 1919.