Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-05-23

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 SECTION l. Be 4 ordained by He people Of Me .Stafe or 1rkdnsos, tB ConpentiOn ossemjled, That there shall be established an efficient military corps of the State of | Arkansas, for war and active service, which 1 corps shall be under the control of one Major General and the two Brgadier Gen erals heretofore elected by this Convention, the said major general to be elected by this convention and commissioned by the preSi- | dent thereof, who shall hold their offices during good behavior, or until they are | found incompetent. The major general shall rank above all military officers of the State, and shall have power, when neces- sarv, to control them, and even to bring them into actual service of the State, when ordered to do so by the military board here | tofore created. The ma jor general shall have, for his staff, one adiutant general, ore quartermaster general, one commissary general, one judge advocate, one surgeon general and such aidsde camp during actual service, as he may see proper to appoint, all of whom rank as lieutenant colonels of cavalry; Propided, That neither the mao general, or any member of his staff shall receive pay unless in actual service of the military board.
 SEC. 2. The State shall remain divided, as it is now, into two divisions, first and second The brigader generals heretofore elected for each of said divisions shall have | .o1 .ln. lo I rection of the military board and ma ior general shall rank above and have control, when necessary, of all brigadier generals in their respective divisions, and shall have power to appoint such staff as the major general, except that each shall appoint but | two aids-de-camp, who shall rank as majors of cavalry.
 SEc. B. The two brigadier generals elec- ted, respectively, for the first and second divisions of the State of Arkansas, under the provisions of the ordinance adopted May 18th, A. D. 1861, heretofore commis- stoned as such, are hereby recognized as the brigadier generals provided for in the first section of this ordinance.
 SEC f. Each regiment of militia, or drafted infantry, called into service, shall have one colonel, one lieutenant colonel and one major. The colonel shall have power to appoint one adutant, one sergeant major, one quartermaster, one commissary, one surgeon and one drum and one fife major.
 SEC j. The colonels, lieutenant -colonels and ma jors shall be elected by the commits stoned officers of the several companies, at such time and place, and in such manner as the military board, ma jorg general, or brig adler general of the respective division, shall designate. The persons appointed to hold said election shall certify the result of the same to the military board, and the gover- nor shall issue commissions to the officers elected
 SEC. $. X regiment for active service shall consist of not less than six nor more than ten companies. A battalion shall consist of not less than three, nor more than five companies. Each volunteer or drafted company shall consist of not less than sixty four and not more than ninety six men, and shall have one captain; one first, one second and one third lieutenant; said officers shall be elected by the privates as now prescribed by law. The captain shall appoint such number of on-commissioned officers as shall be necessary to the company.
 SEC. '. Each volunteer cavalry regi- ment shall consist of the same number of companies and officers as regiments of in- fantry and the provisions of sections four. five and six shall, in all things, apply to regiments of cavalry.