Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-05-12

lieutenant colonel and two majors field
officers Of such regiment ; and The field
officers Of such balaions and regiments
shall he commissioned by the governor
provided, that The governor may authorize
battalion TO be organized in like man
ner, where there shall be two or more
companies in any city or town which is
not The county seat of the county in which
the same have been organized.
l6 The field officers Of such volnn-
teer baltaIions and regiments shall be elec.
ted by the commissioned officers thereof.
Companies Of artillery or cavalry shall be
allowed to unite and form ba,tslons in
like manner as companies of infantry,
light infantry and rifles.
II. Whenever two companies of cav
airy, now or hereafter organized in the
same city, town, county or contiguous
counties, shall agree to unite, and be
drilled and be mustered together, at the
same time and place, at least two days
in the same year, they may constitute a
squadron, shall be commanded by the Sc.
nior officer present belonging to the same.
is. Whenever the companies OF cav
airy in any division shall become too nu'
merous TO be included in the same regl-
ment, the governor shall be authorized to
arrange such division into subdivisions,
and TO organize a regiment of cavalry IN
each subdivision and whenever IN the
opinion Of the governor the interest OF the
service will be promoted thereby, he may
reaIrange any one or more OF the existing
cavalry regiments of the state, and form
new regiments out Of one or more cOnilg-
uous regiments and The regiment or reg
iments formed in pursuance of the author
Iity herein conferred, shall be designated
by such number as the adjutant general
may prescribe. The companies compo-
sing such newly formed regiments shall
not be attached 10 any regiment CT the
line.
10. The staff of regiment or battal-
ion OF volunteers shall consist Of the same
officers, with the same rank as a staff of
the regiment or battalion of The line. The
staff of a regiment shall consist Of
The officers now prescribed by law, and
an assistant commssary Of subsistence.
20. The governor may authorize the
election of three lieutenants in any COM
pany of volunteers, whenever he may
deem it expedient.
81. The organization.of the battalions
and regiments, and The election Of field
officers thereof, shall be conducted by any
=. field officer Of the militia or Of the volun-
rcer corps and the officer so attending
and conducting the organization and cleo
lion, shall report the fact, with an affidavit
thereof, sworn TO before some justice OF
The peace, TO the governor, with the
names of the field officers so elected, and
the offices to which they are elected.
%. After a battalion or regiment has
been organized, The election shall be con-
Quoted and certified TO in the manner now
prescribed by law for the election of field
officers, either at the organization Of the
battallons and regiments or afterwards, a
majority of the commissioned officers
shall constitute quorum.
90. The governor shall direct the ad.
jutant general 10 number such batlalons
or regiments whose organization shall be
certified as heretofore directed, in regis.
Ter to be kept for that purpose, as Baltal-
ion Tor Regiment as the case may be-
No. Of the Volunteers Of Virginia {;
and in the event of such battalion or regi-
ment being thereafter disbanded or cess-
ing TO exist, for failure TO comply with
) the provisions Of law, the battalion or reg
iment next thereafter organized shall have
the number Of the battalion or regiment
last cesslng TO exist,
"a. The governor shall commission
the field and staff and company officers Of
such baitalions or regiments and every
commission shall express the number OF
The brigade and battalion or regiment to
winch the officer belongs; aud the
officers OF volunteer companies here
lofore organized which shall be in
cluded in such bataions orregiments.
shall be recommssioned, 10 take
rank from the date Of their former
commissions.
25. Any volunteer regiment or batal
ion, By lis board Of officers, may adopt
such bylaws for lis internal government
lin the same manner as volunteer compa-
nes may now do) as may be deemed
proper which said bylaws shall have a
controlling influence over the bylaws OF
the several companies of the same.
&c. Each regiment or battalion of
volunteers shall be attached TO and form
part Of the Brigade within the bounds OF
which a majority Of The companies CON-
posing such regiment or battalion shall
reside.
81. There shall be al least six mus