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said election, be shall certify the same to the Adj
3 iutant General, who shall Immediately cause a
/ commission to be forwarded to said General
elect.
; ELECTION FOR FIELD AND COMPANY OFFICERS.
Sec. so. Whenever the Office Of Colonel,
Lieutenant Colonel, Majors, Captains or Lieuten-
ants, become vacant or a new company, squadron,
battalion or regiment created or set of, It shall be
made the duty Of lhe Brigadier General Of said
brigade to give at least ten days notice, within tho
bound Of such company, squadron, battalion or
regiment, or brigade, by advertising in two news
papers or causing notice to be set up in five pub
lie places, notifying the electors to meet at a GER
tain time and place aud proceed to elect the Off
GERS named in the said notice, which said election
shall be conducted in all respects as hereinbefore
provided, Provided, that the poll book shall be
forwarded to the Brigadier General or command
ant of brigade who ordered the election, Instead Of
the Major General, and said Brigadier General
shall retain said poll book, and fno. notifyeI by
one or more legal electors, that they intead to con-
test said election, within ten days from the date
of such election, said Brigadier General shall eer-
tify the.same to the Aljutaut General who shall
forthwith cause a commission to DO forwarded, ac-
cording to law: Provided. That poll.books may
be forwarded to Brgadier Generals, only by pri.
vate conveyance.
REFUSING TO ELECT MAJOR GENERALS.
Sec. 81. Whenever an election is ordered for
Major General, according to the provisions Of this
act, and the electors of said divisions shall refase
or neglect to elect said Major General, or elect a
person who shall refuse to serve, the Governor or
commander.in chief shall appoint and commission
II Major General for said division; but if no COM
petent person can be found who will serve within
the bounds Of said division, then the Governor
through the Adjutant General, shall attach the
several brigades composing such division, to otheI
adjoining and convenient divisions, and each Major
General thus having one or more brigades attach.
ed to his division, shall be notified forthwith by
the Adjutant Genelal, and said newly attached
brigades shall then form a part of said division
and shall be governed and commanded by the Ma
jor General thereof and in all respects be subjec
to and treated as though it had formerly belonged
to said division; Provided the Governor may orde
an election annually for said Major General, an,
whenever the said electors comply, and elect sale
Major General, the Governor shall cause said di
vision to Ge restored, and the Major General com
handing the adjoining division notified thereof.
REFUSING TO ELECT BROADER GENERAL.
Sec. 50. Whenever an election is ordered
for Brigadier General uni Ter the provisions ofthl
act, and the electors refuse or neglect to elect ono
or elect one who will not serve, the Mayor Genera
or commandaut of said division ST. all forthwith ap
9 point one, and the Adjutant Geuera, shall cause
commission to be forwarded, on the Certificate O.
theMajor General of said division; but if no com,
, peteut person can be found within the bounds o.
, said brigade, who will accept the office and dis
charge the duties, then the Major General shalI
attach said brigade to any other brigade within
J his division, and the brigade so attached shall be
considered as forming a part OF said brigade, and
shall be subject to the same law and rules as tho
it formerly belonged to said brigade, and all fines
paid into the county treasury shall be paid out on
the order of the commandment ofsail brigade, who
has command ofthe newly attached brigade, and
the Major General shall notify the Brisadier Gen
eral thereof; Major Generals having attached any
of their brigades, shall at all times have power to
order an election for Brigadier General, aud ifsaid
brigade elects a Brigadier General, the Major Gen.
eral or commandant of division shall restore them
to that Of brigade again, otherwise they shall re.
main as a part of the brigade to which they were
attached.
REFUSING TO ELECT COMPANY OFFICERS.
Sec, SO. Whenever any independent or volun.
teer company refuses or neglects to elect a proper
number Of officers to command them, agreeable
to the provisions o. this act, the Brigadier Gener-
} al OR commaudaut of brigade, shall forthwith
attach them to any other independent company of
tho same description, until he can be satisfied that
they will elect said officers, and said Brigadier
General shall ut all times have power to order an
election for said officers.
REFUSING TO ELECT FIELD OFFICERS.
Sec. "a. Whenever an election is ordered
for Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, or major and
the electors refuse or neglect to elect the Same a.
greeable to, and in conformity with the provi-
sions of this act, the Brigadier General shall APP
point any commissioned company officer to fill
said vacancy, and certify tho same to the Adiu-
tant General, who shall cause a commission to be
forwarded forthwith, and if such company officer
refuse o accept and perform the proper duties,
then said Brigadier General may appoint such of
ficers from among the Sergaants, Corporals, or
privatos of said company, and certify the same
to the Adjutant General, who shall forward COM
missions accordingly: Provided, always. That
from any cause the superior officer of any military
district shall become disqualified to perform the
duties of his office, or the said Office shall be va,
cant, the next senior officer in rank, belonging to
the said district, shall perform all the duties per.
tanning to said Office, until properly filed as pro-
vided for.