Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-01
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LA QUA ARTERS OE THE MILITIA NR q ~ ,r,..a

II QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF CALIPaAADD
n Ia, SACRAMENTO, January %, 1861.
ORDERS, kO.1.-I. II military commissions b..
after issued will, after being countersIRDed bv ,b
Secretary of State and attested by the
and Adjutant General be notified by the latter to th
MAJOR General OF the division to which sucJ, . t5ic
belongs, and in case such commission be for an
of the staff of the Commander. in Chief orr - ~
Quarermaster and Adjutant General, notice thereof
will be given to each of the Major Generals of ,ha
Stale, and by them to the Brgadier Generals of their
respective divisions. ~
IL. The Major and Brigadier Generals, and tbs
Quartermaster and Adjutant General will apoint the.
officers Of their respective STATS, and immed lately
report these appointments to the Cbief
for commission. S
sist of one Quartermaster and Adiutant General
ex oficO Inspector General with the rank of I,r;nn
dier General and twelve Aids-de-Camp with the rank
OF Colonel, as now provided by law. There will es
be appointed to the General staff one Acting Cbiof
Engineer, one Acting Paymaster General one c.in
Judge Advocate General, and one Acting Surgeon
General each with the honorary rank of Colonel NJ
provision being made by law for commissioning tbeso
last named officers, they will exercseno military an
thority The Quartermaster and Adjutant General
as Brigadier General, will have one Afd-de.Camn
with the rank of Captain. P
~. The staff of each Major General of n divis,o,
will consist OF Assistant Adiutant General VIII
the rank Of Lieutenant Colonel two Aids-dp CAM
with the rank of MAYOR; one Engineer officer one Or
dinance officer, one Quartermaster, one Commissarv
one Paymaster, one Division Inspector one Jndsy1
Advocate, and one Surgeon, each with the rank Of
Lieutenant Colonel. -
" The staff OF each General of Brigade will consist
Of one Assistant Adjutant General, with the rank OF
Major one Aid-dt Camp, with the rank of Captain .
one Engineer officer, "ne Ordinance officer, one Quar-
termaster, one Con,missary, Paymaster one
Brigade Inspector, one Judge Advocate, and one Sur
geon each with the rank of Major.
vi The attention OF Generals Of Divisions and
Brgades is particularly called I'd the duties
on them by law to make and return military vp mus.
ter rolls OF their respective divisions and brigades
Any ect TO make such returns will be Immediately
reported by the officers to whom such returns are re-
quired TO be made to the COMMANDMENT. Chief who
will direct charges to be preferred against such officer
for neglect Of duty, and Court Martial to be assem-
bled Tor his trial.
VII The attention of all Inspectors and officers Of
Ordinance particularly directed to the condition of
the arms, accourrements, ordinance stores and mil
itary property belonging the state. In case of tile
loss or abandonment OF any such property In case
OF its being injured, being exposed to injury, from
neglect other cause, these officers will
report the matter to their respective chiefs, who will
transmit the same, through the proper channel to the
COMMANDMENTS Chief.
X All official correspondence and reports, whe1 e
otherwise directed by law, will be made and trans
mtted 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 correspondence, and OF
all orders received and issued by them and these
records will be turned to their successors In office
JOHN G D0WNEY,
ja29 1aw4w Commander in-Chief.