Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-09
Teaal advertisements.
NxECUTIVE EDEPARTMENT. HEAD
~ QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF CALIFOR-

n y u n n
n QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF CALIFOR-
MIA, SACRAMENTO, January %, 1851.
ORDERS, N0.1.-I. A il military commissions here
after issued will after being counterslgned by the
Secretary of State and attested by the Quartermaster
and Adutant General, be notified by the latter to the
Major General of the division to which such officer
belongs and in such commission be for officer
of the staff Of the Commander in Chief, of the
Quartermaster and Adjutant General, notice thereof
will be given to each of the Major Generals of the
Stale, and by them to the Brgadier Generals Of their
respective divisions.
H. The Major and Brigadier Generals, and the
tQuartermaster and kdjutant General will apont the
officers of their respective sta1s, and Immediately
report these appointments to the Commandern-C Chief
for commission.
III. The stafof the Commapder-in- Chief will con-
Fsis Of one Qharermaster and Adiuant General, and
ex ofcio Inspector General with the rank of Brga-
der General, and twelve Aids-de Camp with the rants
OF Colonel as now provided by law. There will also
be appointed to the General STAFF, one Acting Chief
Engineer, one Acting paymaster General, one Acting
Judge Advocate General and one Acting Surgeon
General, each with the honorary rank of Colonel No
provision being made by law for commissioning these
last named officers, they will exercise military au-
thority. The Quartermaster and Adjutant General
as Brgadier General, will have one Aid-de-Gamp,
with the rank Of Captain.
~. The staff Of each Major General Of a division
will consist OF one Assistant Adjutant General with
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; two Aids-de Camp.
with the rank of MaJor one Engineer officer, Or
dinance officer, Quartermaster one Commissary,,
one Paymaster, one Division Inspector, one Judge
Advocate, and one Surgeon, each with the rank Of
Lieutenant Colonel.
" The staff of each General of Brigade will consist
of Assistant Adjutant General, with the rank Of
Major one Aidde-Camp, with the rank of Captain !;
one Engineer officer, one Ordinance officer, Quar-
termaster, one Conlmissary, Paymaster, one
Brigade Inspector Judge Advocate aid one S,it|
geon. each with the rank of Major.
| vi The attention of Generals Of Divisions ands
Brigades is particularly called to the duties mposed
them by law to make and return military or mus
ter rolls OF their respective divisions and brigaaes-
Any nesect to make such returns will be immediately
reported by the officers whom such returns are re-
quired to be made to the Commander-in-Ch Chief, who,
will direct charges to be preferred against such officer
for neglect Of duty and Court Martial to be assem-
bled for his trial
VII. The attention of all Inspectors and oacs9-of'
Ordinance particularly directed to the condition of
the arms, accourtremens, ordinance stores and mill
tary property belonging to the State In of the
loss abandonment of any such property or In case
OF its being injured being exposed to injury from
neglect other cause, these officers will Immediately
report the matter to their respective chiefs, who will
transmit the same, through the proper channe the
COMMANDMENTS Chief.
| X. All official correspondence and reports, where
not otherwise directed by law will be made and trans
mitted prescribed by the regulations and usages Of
the army of the United States.
| XI. Major Generals and Brigadier Generals win
keep record of their official correspondence, and of
ali orders received and issued by them, and these
records will be turned their successors in Office
| JOHN G. DOWNEY,
| ja29 1aw4w Commander in Chief