Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-23

the term of five years from the date thereof. and
may Mt their option, attend the brigade musters re-
quired BY this act. and shall herea fter be exempt
from the performance Of military duty in time Of
peace, and fro m the payment OF fines required by
this act
CERTIFICATE TO COMMISSIONED oFFItERs.
SEC 90. AEy officers declared elected shall, af:er
the expiration OF ten days, be entitled to receive
certificate from the officers ordering such election.
which certificate and taking the necessary cath,
shall entitie such officers 10 command and 10 vote
at the elections. and to perform such other duties
as may pertain TO the Office to which e is elected,
until the commission can be procured; and in all
cases tbs officers giving such certificate shall ad
minister 10 such officer the necessary oath of office,
and endorse the same on the back ofhis certificate
with the day and date on which such oath was ad-
mini.tered; Provided, also that every staff officer
who may be appein ted, shall also be entitled 10 q
certificate in like manner.
RESIGNATION.
SEC. 50. For good cause shown. the commander
in Chief may accept the resignation of MaorGen
erals, Major Generals may accept the resignation
OF Brigadier Generals, within their respective
divisions; Brigadier Generals may acceptthe res
ignatlon of Colonels, or the commandments OF
regiments, Lisutenant Co lonels, Majors, Captains,
and Lieutenants and Tor good cause shown, the
commandment OF any regiment. squadrons,
baIta ion shall accept the resigna on OF any regi-
mental, squadron, pattaios staff otii ccr Provi-
ded, also. that Brigadier and Major Generals may
q ccept The resignation oil their own staff officers;
and in all cases, when resignation Is accs pied,
the cause o such 81 .nation shall DE endorS Sed by
the oificer accepting the same, on the back oi the
commission resigned, bat the command OF such
officer shall not cease until the officer accepting
such resigna tion, shall have endorsed his ac cep-
lance.
NUMBER OF OFFICERS
SEC. 40 To ench division OF the militia of this
State. there sha be one Ma jor Gene al; 10 each
brigade one BrlgaGier General; 10 each regiment
OF volunteer militia there shall beone Colonel, one
lieutenant Colonel, AMI Major; 10 each batli-
Ion U artillery Infantry, light nanTy,O Or flfienlen
and each squadron, Oi cavalry volunteer mlIil
IN, re shall one Lieutenant Colonel and one Major;
and TO each company of vo!gnt 'er mlt IN, there
shl ii be one captain, one hISt lie utenant, one
second lieutenant. one third lieutenant, and one
ensign, our sergan's, iour coIpoIuis, AMI with the
exception oi cavaily companies, there snail be Two
TlicrS sIi two dTumiDes, but al cave 10y cUnpa-
les 10 have o3e OF moIe bugers; fTOvlded, ih1t
whenever the psooyr contiEandan'S oiIhe sever
al d.y isIcrs brig des, Eenenis s4uadFoGs bat;al-
icii=, Or com2nnlrs. sh: u not be pTesant a. any
i!iUsIer tTIii ~ parade, tn highest oilcer "a rank
,eiir pGeseGIs. SHAH take c0nilsnd and be COLT
malial; ol ii.u same iOi ile lIne beng and Il
w., JtiIc-Is o5 I.e rank present the Oldest
il =, J, ciion cOniL.l sIoE shall take command.
STAFF oTFicEEs.
;;uc i There shall be altatLe,i To tie com
mH,ir a-cIle. eiIa the dlIisiuiI7. brig
rdts In-n=. SIutiTons a..d s;t iie-=- .l: -s.-
iuwlGg S,'H vttlc-le. ~it: Tbs 7au OI th 'Siii'
:nani, r-ln.cli-. snaii stsi>. vi ona adIu-nt
ega. HHJ s!sl iiscn trss duIes lD>iu'..a'- =
ge:ieIu UI.G qu .iermasieI genera, 80 pa iht-
Ter general. two aiGs camp c',v tH=li--i ."
Chief a',1 JaLge advocate Era.rsi, ~ ei-.-
be appointed by IN ;ciu-n1ni, O.. ;i.!.i 10 v''
division Iherc siai b., nne diVIsiJ inspector ~ o
ina il scburg, the duh as istan ,cjuaui gen
erui, one assisranl quarei master GEN a. ;~%
aids-de-eanIp. One assistant engineer III ehie!and
one csSls AM Judge advobate g,ne:1i. T." be ap-
poin;td ty the Aaor " tTera'- 10 each bils 'ur
thsr, -ilail be one BTi Iie Najo to ser'taI = Ie
inScectr two aids decanr, rL5 UIjeads DUAL ',i
master, one brigade engineer, one bilsadc
Judge advocate, one brl2aIc sufseo.i- ahG
one brigade chaplain; which brigade staii
shall be app-inted by the Brisadir u neral
To each regiment or battalion o artillery, rihe,
infantry or light iantry, there may be one chhp-
lain and there shall be adiutant, one quarter
master, one paymaster, one sergeant,one sufgeahls
mate, one sergeant major, one quarier-master ser
| geant, one drum-malor and one HE major, 10 De
an pointed by the conlmandant OF such regiment or
battalion. and II shall he the Guty of the drum
major and fife major. examine and report 10 the
comm andcnls OF regiments or battanoEs: upon all
instruments of music which shall be purchased Tor
the Use q! the reg uneni battalion, and no such
instruments OF music shall be paid for out OF the
| funds OF the regiment or buttailun until approved
by them. To each regiment or squadron OF cavalry
there shall be adIutant,une quarter one
paw master, one sergeant, one ser9eonts-Inae one
quarter master sergeant, one sergeant -maJpr, ana
| I'VE regimentaior squadron buglemen, VIII cr shall
! be appointed by the COM andant ot sachreglInent
or squadron
| CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.