Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-23
H1xGCUTIVE DEPARTmENT.,.HEA

EHxECUTIVE DEPAEsTmENT.--H .--HEAD
a. QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF CALlFOR-
MIA, SACRAMENTO, January %, 1851.
ORDERS, No. IL. All military commissions here
after issued will. after being counterslgned by the
Secretary of State and atested by the uarermaster
and Adutant General be notified by the latter to the
Ma or General of the division to which such icer
belongs and in such commission be for an officer
of the staff of the Commander in-Chief, or of the
Ouarermaster and Adjutant General, notice thereof
will be given to each of the Major Generals Of the
State and by them to the Brsadier Generals OF their
respective divisions
H. The Major and Brigadier Generals, and the
Ouartermaster and Adiutant General will apont the
officers of their respective stats, and Immediately
report these appointments to the Commander-in-C -Chiei
for commission.
III The staff of the COMMANDMENTS Chief will con-
sist of one Quarermaster and Adutant General, and
eX oiTcio Inspector General with the rank Of Briga-
der General, and twelve Camp with the rank
of Colonel now provided by law. There VIII 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 no military au-
thority. The Quartermaster and Adjuant General
as Brigader General, will have one Aid-de-Camp
with the rank Of Captain.
" The staff of each Major General of a division
will consist of Assistant Adjutant General with
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; two Ads-de Camp,
with the rank of MAJOR one Engineer officer one Or
dinance officer, one Quartermaser, one Commssary,
one Paymaster, one Division Inspector, one Judge
Advocate, and one surgeon, each WIN ue rank OF
Lieutenant Colonel.
v The staff of each General of B1gade will consist
of one Assistant Aduant General, with the rank of
Major one Abide Camp, with the rank OF Captain;
one Engineer officer Ordinance officer, one Quar-
termaser, one Commissary, one Paymaster, one
Brigade Inspector one Judge Advocate, aid one Sur
geon each with the rank of Major.
vi The attention of Generals of Divisions and
Bripades is particularly called to the duties imposed
on them by law to make and return military or mus
ter rolls of their respective divisions and brigades
Any NEGLECT to make such returns will he Immediately
reDorted by the officers to whom such returns
ouired to be made to the COMMANDMENTS 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 ef all Inspectors and officers of
Ordinance is particularly directed to the condition of
the arms, accourtrements, ordinance stores, and mill
tarv property belonging to the State In of the
loss or abandonment of any such property orn case
OF its being injured, being exposed to injury, from
neglect or other cause these officers will Immediately
report the matter to their respective chiefs, who will
transmit the same, through the proper channel to the
Commander-n- Chief.
Y All official correspondence and reports, where
not otherwise directed by law, will be made and trans
mited prescribed by the regulations and usages OF
the army of the United States.
XI. Major Generals and Brgadier Generals will
keep record of their official spondence, and of
all orders received and issued by them and these
records will be turned to their successors in office
JOHN q. D0WNEY
iae9 1aT4T Commander iD.Chief