Litchfield enquirer., 1847-08-12

iment and brigade shall be known by its
number and designation, which shall be
registered in the Adjutant Generals Of
fee. n
Sec. 0. The Captain General shall in
80 days after the rising OF the General
Assembly, cause the comma, ding officer
OF each uniform company in the state to
furnish him with an alphetical list of the
names of each officer, non commissions
ed officer, musician, and private in his
company, who shall be in full uniform
at the time such lis: made, suited to the
corps to which he may belong certified
under his oath to be true ia all respects
which list shall be filed in the Adjutanl
Generals office.
Sec. 10. Any commanding officer who
shall refuse or neglect to make the returns
required in the preceding section shall
be liable tesa penalty not exceeding $25,
to be paid into the state treasury, and to
be recovered in an action of debt in the
name of the state treasurer.
Sec. IL. All the commissioned, and
non commissioned officers, musicians
aud privates who shalt be thus returned
to the adjutant general, as aforesaid and
who shall comply with the provisions OF
this act in all respects shall severally
constitute members of the uniform com
pany com posing each regiment. And
each member of such uniform company
whose name shall be 30 returned and re-
ported to the captain general, shall he en-
tilted to hold his place and rank in such
company-but subject 10 the provisions
of this act.
Sec. l2, To every such company there
shall be one captain, one first, second and
third lieutenants, four seargents, and four
corporals, 3 musicians, and not to eX,
coed 81 privates. .a
Sec. Is. Non commissioned officers
shall be chosen from the members Of the
company to which they shall belong
The musicians not exceeding B in number
shall be appointed by the commandant
ofeach uniform company. .. ...s
Sec. IA, All division, brigade and field
officers and all other commissioned offs
GERS now in commission, except COM
missioned officers of such unintormed
companies as are at presen, duly organs
ze1 under orders from the captain gcner,
al, shall be and remain upornumerary.
Sec. Is. Tho adjutant general shall
within forty days alter the rising of the
General Assembly issue his orders to the
respective companies of each regiment,
whose returns shall have been filed in
his office preyibas to that time in CONS
ptiance with the provisions of the 9th
section of this act, requiring the commits
stoned officers OF their respective CONS
panies to convene at some properstime g.
and place and when SO assembled they
shall elecl chaiTfian from the officers
and proceed to nominate by ba lot Col.
a II. col, and major. The person having
a ma jority OF votes cast, shall be elected
10 the Office which said ballot shall specs
ify and said chairman shall make res
turns of the doings Of said convention TO
the adjutant general, within 10 days
thereafter and the persons so nominated
if any, shall be commissioned by the
captain general. and when the field off,
GERS shall have been returned and ccm-
mssioned as aforesaid. the adju'ant gcn.
shall within 20 days thereafter, issue bis
orders to the field officers of each brig
AIDE, TO assemble at some proper time and
place within their respective brigade
district and when so convened they
shall ele Il enc of their number as chair.
mainland said chairman shall lead the
officers to nominate by bal lot u brigadiel
general for the respective brigade where
they shall assemble. The persons hav.
ing a majority of tho votes cast, shall be
elected and the chairman shall within
10 days make return of the doings Of said
convention 10 the adjutant general, and
the person 50 nominated shall be- duly
commissioned by the captain general.
Sec. l6. When the commissioned off
GERS of any brigade or regiment shall fail
to make choice OF either brIgadier gen
colonel, or major, or any or all OF sucf
officers, the captain general shall be, aDC
he is hereby empOwt red 10 fill any sucf
vacancy in such manner as he may deem
proper and he is hereby authorized ant
empowered TO commission any aud al
persons who may be duly elected to Off
ce in any brigade, regiment or company
Provided, however that the General AS
sembly 10 which the returns OF said cleo
tons shall be made, shall approve of the
same otherwise such commission or com
missions SO granted as aforesaid. shall b.
void of no force after the disapproval 0
the General Assembly, and all officer
commissioned as aforesaid. shall take
rank from The day of the dnte Of the or
der directing the respective elections tt
be made. ..... ..
Sec. IL. When after the first election Of
officers, under this act, the Office of briga
dier general shall become vacant by death
discharge or otherwise, the captain genera
shall issue an order to such officer as HI
may designate, belonging to the bri gade IL
which such vacancy exists, directing suct
officer 10 assemble the field officers of thu
line, and the brigade majo Of said brigade
at such time and place as he may appoint
and when so assembled TO lead them TO th'
nomination Of brigadier general, and maxi
returns of said meetings to the adjutan
general, and when any vacancy shall occu
in the field officers Of any regiment by dealt
discharge, or any other cause, the captain
general shall issue an order 10 such fielC
officer as ne may designate, belonging TO thu
regiment in which such vacancy exists
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