New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-21
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AN ORDINANCE
For the establishment Of n rcruInr MILL

For the establishments of a regular NIiIitar,
Force for the State of Louisiana.
NE, the People Of Louisiana in Convention rs
sembed, do ordan, and it is hereby ordained nv
| authority of the same:
First, That immediately after the passage of this
ordnance, there shall be formed regular military
force tor the protection of the State to consist Of
one regiment Of artillery one 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 shalt be chief of engineers and
| artillery; one lieutenant COLONEL two Inniors one
OF whom shall be chief of ordnance: one SERGEANT
| major, ana eight companies; each of which shall
consist OF one captain, two LIST euteuans, one I'd
lieutenant four seFgeans, four COrpOrals four art-
| tic"rs, two musicians, aud eighty-sX pryates. The
regiment Of infantry shall consist OF one colonel
one Lieutenant colonel one major, one sergeant.
MAJOR, ana eight companies: each company shall
consist OF one captain, lst lieutenant, two "a
leuenants. four sergeaats, four c0rpOrals two mu-
slclans, and ninety privates. Each regiment to
have one adjutant appointed from the subulterns
of the line
Third, That there shall be one major. general who
shall have rank and command next to the com
mander- ln.chet with two aides de-Camp with the
rank OF LIST lieutenant, to be attached as extra sub.
altcrns, to the regiment Of the line. One adjltnDt
and lnSpector-general, with the rank of colonel
and one assistant adjptant.g general with the rank
OF captain One quartermaster- general with the
rank or colonel, and three assistant uuarter.mas-
tiers, with the rank of captain. The duties of the
subsistence and pay departments to be perfornpd
by the quartermasters department. One surgeon |
Wth 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 |
Vldeq Tor IN this ordinance shall be appointed by |
the Governor, by and with the advice and consent |
OF the Senate; and the enlisted men shall enpare |
TO serve TOR three years, unless sooner discharged
Provided, that the Governor or the Legislature
shall! have power to disband this force whenever
me safety OF the State no longer requires its
wees, or to transfer it to such COnfcderated roy-
eminent as the State may Join
ruth, That all officers and soldiers provided for
IN TINS ordnance shall receive the same pay and al.
oWahces as are now made to similar grades and
corps IN the service of the United States eXcept
he maJorgeneral, who shall only receive the nav
u gadler.general, when commanding in that
grade.
siSth, That the rules and articles Of war as they
'Xlst IN the army OF the United States are hereby
dopted, as far as applicable az the military code
or the government of all land forces which are
o", or may be, in the service of tie State and
nat the Executive be authorized to prepare ard
uolSh such regulations as may be necessary for
he service.
Seventh, That all expenses incurred in CARVING
his ordinance into effect shall be deCraycd ont Of
UGH appropriations as have been or may be made
y the convention or Legislature for military | :
imposes; the money to be drawn from the Treasury
n warrants of the chief of the disbursing depart
tent, approved by the Auditor Of Public Ac- !
ount5, who Shall keep correct accounts Of all such
l5DursementS, and shall report the same TO the
feneral Assembly at each session thereof
Eighth, That the Legislature of this State NAV at
ny time alter, amend or abolish any of the pro-
lsOns of this ordinance.
Adopted in Convention at the CITY of New Or I
cans, this fifth day of February in the year of our
ord one thousand eight hundred and siytv.nnp
Signed A. M0UTHN
Attest; j. I'll S. WHEAT Se,Tetnry. rl5 igt