Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-07-27

IfiIHp"irrS.
Sct. II Whenever tho Office of major,
general, brlgudIrr general. c"nnel, lleul"n
ant colourl, mrlor. comm 'ndnni, or captain,
shall be- vacant, nr such ih;er be- sick ur
absent. the officer next IN rank shall command
tkc DIVISION. brigad", regiment, battalion ar
company, as the case may be-. until lh" vhcan
cy b" supplied; aud whenever the office of
ndlulant general, aud quarter master y"nrrll
shalt be- vacant. ih'' duties iR"r""f -iinil h."
p"riormcd by the scnnr ns'isiant AL itnui,
aud senior assistant qnarler-.nastcr a.neral.
until ,ll" same he filled.
Sec. ID. Whenever n company belonging
toa rcglm"nt or r"gimeninl company, hIlcd
mp bv drafts or levlrs shall have nrlln'r com
EllsSlnncd nor non commissioned others, the
Commanding officer of The rrgiucntto winch
such company belongs, shall appoint suitable
persons of sad company 10 be non co,nnls-
siuncJ officers of the snlns aud the senior
non-comi!i>slnnrd officer oi a company with
out officers s.al Command the snnr, Scrpt
upon parade. hnG except as provided III the
following section.
See. l6 Whenever any such company
shall, from any caush hc without officers, the
commanding officer oi the regiment Ia winch
such company belongs. may detail some
officer "t the staff, or Of the line of The regi-
m"ni, Ia train aud discipline said company,
until some olrcr shall be- elected, nr appoint
ed by the coii,mandcr-ln chef, N provided ~
the nineteenth section, and surh officer, ST.
detailed, shall have the same power and an.
horiy, and be- subject Ia the same liabilities,
MS II he were captain IN snId company; and
he shall keep the records of the company.
OF Elections and appointments Of Commis-
STONED amt Non Commicsionsd officers.
Sec. II. The oIcors TaiT' the line and gen
eral staff of The militia shall he elected as
(ollowa. 10 wit: Division Inspector, hdjn,ant-
General. Quarter master General, C"nns.
sary GGncfa, Pay masitr General. Surgeon
General, Purvryor General Of hospitals, by
the General Assembly: the officcts oi regl-
mental Companies. ns by their charters IL or
mny be- proyIded: hrgadrf genrralG Upon the
nominations of The colonels, lleucnnni CO..
loncls aud ma jnrs of their respective brlgadcs,
by the General Assembly 1.-The majnr-g"ncral,
upon the nomination %, the several brgadler
generals, by the General Assembly ; brigade
inspectors aud brigade qnartcr masters by the
|. General Assembly, upon the nomination OF
their resp cIlvc brigade generals (; or. lfiIerc
be no such nominations. or Ilnpr"pcr n"mlna-
tons, The above rflic"s shall bf filled by The
General Assembly aids Ia the Cnmmander.
IN Chief shall be- appointed by the Cnmman.
'd"rIu-Chlcf; ads aud military secretary OF
the ma i"r general. by lh" M j"r general aids
To the brgadlrr generals, by the Respective
hrlgadIcr generals; adjuraurS. pry masters,
Qparler-rna>ter-, aud chaplalns ot regiments,
by the respective cuIonrIs; surgeons, aud
assistant surgeons Of regiments by the re-
spccilve colonels, with the approval of Tia"
surgeon general. Pro,idrd. howercr, ,hat
the Grucrn Assembly Shalt to- ~" year lBJ3,
eject the Major General and ihc Bngadier
Generals. who shall hold their commits ,nn-
dnil the first Tuesday "f May. lsll, aud
until their successors are qunIlliel tn ac'. -
And Prorided, fuihrr that rhr Compandcr.
IN Chlrf shall issue commIssl"us Ogfccnby tn
the pro:IslunS at thus act. all the officers oi
such cGar.crrd companies now cxl>'ing who
may acc" pl Lir provisions oi this ACT as alorc-
saI.'.
Sc. II. Any person elected Major Cen
cral. shall be forthwith not fled OF his clrctIon
by lh" Secretary Of State; aud shall, w'i5jn
twenty days after such nullcc, signify ;hthe
Secretary his acceptance ot sad Office, or
shall be considered ms having d"clInGA.
Il See. ~. WhrncvCr any rcgImcurhi com.
regiment, 1t shah culeIsr of rlgh, companies
of sixty mrn each and The COMMANDMENT.
Chci shall have power to appoint sufficient
number uf commissioned officers therefor.
from such rcglmrnlal conpaiIe> and ~ case
OF snch filing mp oi reglE"alal companies.
,h" Captains oi The respective companies
therein shall have power to appoint sutf.-
cent number Of nou-commissIoncd olrers
for their respective companies.
Sec. 20. 40 Officer, non commissioned
officer, or private shall be arrested on ary
civ process. while going to, or returning
FROM ar remaining at any plGc" al winch he
shall haze been ordered io attend, for The
election oI any military officer, or the per
iormancc Of any military duty.
Oj Commissions.
Sec. 81. An commissions for officers she
be signed by the -Chlcf and
counterslgncd bv the Secretary oi State, aud
shall he ios lie term Of five years, excerpt ~
case oi reglinruin companies already char
tered, who shall be governed ns To the returns
of their Ulcers elected and terms at The com
missions ot their officers by their charters /;
warrants for rrgImcnlal, STALL and non.com
n.sioncd officers shall be signed and ISSUED
hy The colOnCls Oi The Teglln'hlhI companies
or the regiments respectively; aud al non
commissioned officers oi companies, " The
cunGGndrr thereof.
Sec. ~. All commissioned officers oi the
same grade shall take rank according I" the
respective dates ut ihrIr commissions; and
when two or more of the same grade bear an
equal date. their rank shall b" determined 10y
lot, To be drawn by ,h"m before The com
mandlng urfcer nt lhc DIVISION. brigade, rcgl-
mental company or regiment, company ar
drinchmrnr, or the president of n court mar
ilal, as the case may hc. The day "f cleo
tlon or appointment of my officer shall be the
date of his commission aud whenever he
shall be transferred to another corps or
station Of the snIne grade. 'he date of his
original con,nlsslon ur appointment shall be-
the date of fls Commission: Pr0ridrd hoW
ersr, that the first 'chmmlssluns issued under