New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-02-26
mo. l2.l
AN ORDINANCE

| For the establishment of II regular Military
| Force for the State of Louisinnn.T~
| We. the People of Louisia,ln in Convention as
! sembed, do ordain, and it is hereby ordained by
| authority of the same:
First, That Immediately after the passage of this
ordinance, there shall be formed regular military
force for the protection of the State to consist of
regiment of artillery, regiment of infantry,
and such general and staff officers as are herein
| after provided for.
| Second That the regiment of artillery shall consist
of one colonel who shall be chief of engineers and
artillery; one lieutenant, coonGl; two majors, one
of whom shall be chief of ordnance: sergeant.
| major, and eight companies; each of which shall
consist of one captain, two lst li2utenants I'd
lieutenant four scrgeants -four corporals four arti
iCers, two musicians, aud cightysiX privates. The
regiment Of infantry shal! consist Of one colonel,
one lieutenant colonel, one major, one sergeant
MA jOr, and eight companies each company shall
consist of one captain, lst lieutenant, two ID
lieuteuantS four scrgeAnts. four corpOrala, two mu-
sciaps, and ninety preates. Each regiment to
have one adju!ant appointed from the subaterns
of the line.
Third, That there shall be one maor-general, who
shall have rank and command next to the com.
mander chief, with two aides camp with the
rank of lst lieutenant, to be attached extra sub
alterns, to the regiment OF the line One adiutant
and inspector general. with the rank of colonel,
and one assistant aljutant general, with the rank
OF captain. One quarterma5ter-g general with the
rank OF colonel and three assistant quarter. mas.
ters, with the rank of captain. The duties of the
subsistence and pay departments to be performed
by the Guartermaster's department. Que surgeon.
with the rank of major, and three assistants with
the rank Of lst lieutenant and two military store
keepers and twelve enlisted men Of ordnance.
Fourth, That all the commissioned officers pro-
Tided for in this ordinance shalt he appointed BY
the Governor by aud With the advice and consent
Of the Senate; and the enlisted men shall engage
to serve for three years, uulcss sooner discharged.
| PrNvided, that the Governor or the Legislature
| shall have power to iisbaud this force whenever
| the safety of the State no longer requires is ser
vices. or 10 transfer it to such cUniedeDated gov
! ernment as the State may Join.
Filth, That all officers aud soldiers provided for
III this ordnance shall receive the same pay and al
| lowances as are now made to similar grades and
| corps in the service Of the United States except
of brigadier gsneral, when commanding in that
grade.
Sixth, That the rules and articles of war, as they
exist in the army Of the United States, are hereby
adopted, as far as Applicable, as the military code
for the government OF all land forces which are
now, or may be, in the service of the State, and
that the Executive be authorized TO prepare and
publish such regulations as may be necessary for
the service.
Seventh, That all expenses incurred in carrying
this ordinance into effect shall be defrayed out Of
such appropriations as have been or may be made
| by the Convention or Legislature for military
purposes: the money to be drawn from the Treasury
on warrants of the chief of the disbursing dcpart-
| ment approved by the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, who shall keepcorrect accounts of all such
disbursements, and shall report the same TO the
General Assembly at each session thereof
Eighth That the Legislature of this State may ct
| any time alter, amend or abolish any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance.
Adopted in Convention, at the city of New Or
leans, this fifth day of February in the year Of our
| Lord one thousand eight hundred and sxtyone.
LSguvdl A. NOUriN
,....., ru ,,,rr,. +, President Of the Convention,