Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-28
.1XECIJVlyE ARTMENT.--H .--HEAD
EI an ARTERN OF TIE MILITIA OF CALlFOR-

uSXECUTIVEDE RTME ENT...HEAD
u QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF CALlFoR-
MA, SACRAMENTO, January ~, 1851 ,..,,
ORDERS, IL II military commissions here
after issued will. after being counterslgned by the
Secretary State and attested by the uartermaster
ond Adutant General be notified by the latter to the
Ma or General OF the division to which such ihcer
helonps and in such commission be for an officer
Of the staff of the Commander in-Chief, or of the
ouarlermaster and Adjutant General, notice thereof
viii he given tn each of the Major Generals of the
Stae and by them to the Brigadier Generals OF their
respective divisions
| II. The Major and Brigader Generals, and the
Onartermaster and AdjutAnt General will apoin the
officers of their respective STATS. and imme lately
report these appointments to the Commander Chief
| for commission.
III The staff of the COMMANDMENTS Chief will con-
sist of one Quartermaster and Ad uant General, and
ex ocio Inspector General with the rank of Briga-
der General, and twelve Aids Camp, with the rank
| of Colonel now prov ided by law There will also
be appointed to the General staff, 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
| thority. The Quartrmaster and Adjutant General,
H. Brigadier General, will Lave one Abide Camp,
with the rank of Captain.
IV The staff of each Major General of a division
| will consist OF one Assistant Adjutant General with
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel two Aids-dr Camp
with the rank of MAJOR Engineer officer, one Or
dnance officer, one ouartermaser, one Commissary,
one Paymaster, one Division Inspector, one Judge
Advocate, and one Surgeon, each with the rank of
| Lieutenant Colonel.
v The staff of each General of Brgad will consist
of one Assistant Aduant General, with the rank of
Major one Aid-d Camp, with the rank OF Captain
one Engineer officer "ne Ordinance officer. one Quar-
| termAster, one Conmissafy, one Paymaster,
Brigade Inspector, Judge Advocate, aid one Sur
geon each with the rank of Major.
| vi The attention Of Generals Of Divisions and
Brigades is particularly called to the duties in posed
| on them by law to make and return military mus
ter rolls OF their respec i've divisions and brigades-
Any ne lect make such returns will be Immediately
reported by the officers to whom such returns
| auired to be- made to the COMMANDMENT Chief who
will direct charges to be preferred against such officer
for neglect If duty, and Court Martial to be assem-
| bled for his trial.
| VII The attention of all Inspectors and officers of
Ordinance is pa tieuary dit eced 10 the condition of
the arms accOurtrements, ordinance stores, and mil
ary property belonging to the state. In of the
| loss or abandonment of any such property orln
of being injured being exposed to injury, from
neglect or other cause, these officers will Immediately
report the matter to their respt ctivo Chiefs who win
transmit the same through the proper channel to the
| Commander-in-Chief
| All official correspondence and reports, where
not otherwise directed by law, will he made and trans
mitted prescribed by the regulations and usages Of
| the army of the United Stiies.
| XI. Major Generals and BFgad'e 'er Generals will
keep a record of their official correspondence and of
i all orders received and issued by them, and these
records will be turned to their in Office
| JOHN G DOWNEY,
ia23 l3wS6 ComDander BChlef.