Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-04-21
the court martial. which order the auditor
of state shall endorse.

the court martial, which order the auditor
of state shall endorse.
II CoMMANDER-IN-cH CHIEF
! Sec. 65. The commander in-chief,
whenever in his opinion, it becomes neces-
sary, may organize a subsistence or COM
missary department. by appointing a com
missary general, or a general of a subsist-
ence department, with the rank of briga-
dier general and such other assistant com
missaries as he may think necessary or
the good of the service may require. with
such rank as is conferred on officers ofthe
same station in the army of the United
States, and may also appoint such number
of storekeepers and other officers as the
good of the service may require, and may
order any or all such officers in actual
service when their services become neces-~
sary. v,-t
Sec. Sc. The commander in chief whery
in his opinion it becomes necessary, NAV
complete the organization of the medical
department by appointing a surgeon gem p
eral, with the rank of colonel, and for each
division hospital surgeon with the rank
of lieutenant colonel, and for each brigade
a hospital surgeon with the rank of ma
jor, and may call any or all of said officers
into actual service when their services NAV
be found necessary.
Sec. CT. The adjutants of regiments
squadrons and battalions, shall attend to
ard record all returns from the command
ant of regiments, squadrons and battalons,
and record the same in a book to be pro-.
vided for that purpose, and shall perform
such other duties may from time to time
be required OF them by the commandant
of their regiments, squadrons and battal-
ions; Provided, that when any adiutant
shall be absent in command, the command
ing officer shall appoint suitable person
to do the duty of the adjutant.
Sec. SO. That the adjutant- general of
the State shall furnish to the commandants
of divisions for the use of their brigades.
blank forms of rolls, bonds and of the
different returns that may be required from
time TO time by this act, and explain the
principles on which they should be made
Sec. SO. The commander-in chief
shall cause two thousand copies of this
act to be printed in book form, which books
shall have attached to them all the necessa-
ry forms by which all returns can be made
of companies, regiments, squadrons or
battalions; also brigades and divisions
which blank forms may be as near as cir
cumstances will admit, to those which ac-
companied the act of 1887, for organizing,
disciplining militia and volunteer militia Of
Ohio. which pamphlets shall be immedi-
ately distributed and forwarded to the
county seats of the several brigades, as
other laws are, and in due time, to be di-
rected to the brigadier generals or COM
mandants of brigade, who shall be bound
to receive and distribute, rs circumstances :
may require.
Sec. 70. The act entitled "an act for
organizing and disciplining the militia and
volunteer militia" passed March 4, 1897,
and all acts and parts of acts amendatory
thereto, or inconsistent with this act, are -
hereby repealed. This act to take effect
Immediately after its passage.
JOSEPH TRUESDALE,
Speaker pro. tenn. Of The House of Reps.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President Of tie Senate pro. tenn.
Columbus, March 28, 1857