Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-01


Lieutenant Colonel. and the Paymaster
General shall have the rank Of Major. If
either OF said offices shall become va
cant during the recess OF the General
Assembly, such vacancy shall filed
by the Captain GeneraI-and the person
appointed shall hold his Office until the
session Of the General Assembly next
after such appointment. The Quarter
master General, and the Commissary
General, may appoint with the approba-
ton OF the Captain General, one or more
assistants for whose conduct they shall
he respectively responsible, and may res
move them at pleasure.
Sec. 10. The Captain General shall
appoint for himself Two aids.de>camp,t
VINO shall have the rank of 1t, Colohel
The 1t. General shall appoint for hims
self two aids de-camp, VINO shall haze
the rank OF Major. The Major General
shall also appoint for himself two AIDS
de-camp; he shall also appoint for his
division, division Inspector, and II div
lsion qua. ter master. Each Brigadier
General shall also appoint for his brlg-
AIDE, brigade Inspector, to serve also as
brigade quarter master. Each Colonel
shall appoint for his regiment an adlutant
quarter master, pay master, chaplin, SUR
geon, surgeons mate, sergeant major
quarter master sergeant. drum major,
ME major aud trumpet major. all which
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ders. Each Colonel shall also issue Il
warrant TO any person who may b.. elect
sergeant or corporal by, any company
under his command. and it amy compa
ny shall fail to elect any or all the war
rant officers necessary tor said ompany,
according to the provisions OF this Act
lie shall Issue warrant to such member
Of such company as he may deem pro !.
per.
Sec. IL. Whenever the Office Of
Drigadisr General shall become vacant
by death, discharge or other wise, the
captain general shall issue an order TO
such officers as Ae may designate, be-
longing to- the brigade in which such
vacancy exists, directing such officers TO
assemble the field officers Of the line,
and the brigade major OF said brigade,
at such time and place as he may up
point: and when g., assembled, TO lead
them to the nomination OF a Brigadier
General by ballot, and make return Of
said meeting TO the adjuMnt general.
And when any vacancy may occur IN
the Office Of ield officers OF any regis
meat by death, discharge. or other
cause, the captain general shall issue A.,
order TO such general OF field Officer, bee.
longing ~ kh6 regiment or OfigHdo IN
winch such vacancy exists. as he may
designate, directing such officer toassem
Bile the field and commissioned officers OF
such regimen, at such time and place,
as he may appoint, and when SO assem-
BLEED they shall proceed to nominate BY
ballot for such officer ~ The order shall
specify and if any vacancy shall occur
in the field officers Of said regiment in
consequence Of said choice, such presi-
ding officer shall proceed, in the same
manner, to fill such Vacancy, and make
return Of the order with his doings en-
dorsed thereon, to the adjutant general.
In all cases when u meeting OF officers
is to be holden, for the purpose afore-
said, a notice. specifying the time and
place Of such meeting. when addressed
bv !. all to the person to be notified, AT
least ten days previous to the day OF
such meeting. by the person designated
10 preside Ut the same, shall be consid-
cred legal notice.
Sec. II. All commissioned and non
commissioned officers shall be chosen by
their respective companies :, the COM
handing officer first causing notice to De
oiven to those entitled to vote. thathe is
about to lead them to choice OF ON
cers and all non commissioned officers
mali receive warrants from the COM
mander Of the regiment to which they
belong. who shall have power to reduce
~ the ranks, the non commissioned OH
cars whom on complaint made the due
notice given, ne shall find guilty OF mis-
conduct or neglect OF duty.
Sec IS. When the commissioned
officers Of any brigade, regiment or com
nanv. shall fail to make choice OF a
bricadisr general. colonel. lieut.. colonel
~ major. or all of such Offices. the Cap
tain G.neral may ill the vacancy or va
..anc;es. in such manner as he may deem
proper, and he may grant commissions
10 any and oil persons who may oe uu'y
elected or appointed to Office in any
brigade, regiment Or company provided
M, Il th,. General Assembly, TO which
returns ret, Of the elections shall be made
shall disapprose the same. the commits
.,on or commissions so granted shall be-
come void after such d'saPPfoyal /; anu
ali officers commissioned rs Aforesaid
shall take rank from the day OF the oros'
drsc,ing the respective elections TO Dc
made. os;.a
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