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b. AECUI I'VE DEP ARTNTENT .HFAD
~ QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF OALIFOR-
MA, SACRAMENTO, January 23, 1861 ~
ORDERS, NO. IL. A. military commissions boro
after issued will. after being counterspned bv tbo
Secretary of State and atsested by the Cuarerm
and Adiutant General be notified nv ths lo to- a. ~
MAJOR General of the division to which such oficer
belongs and in case such commission be for an oficer
Of the staff of the Commander in Chief or Of tba
Quartermaster and Adiutant General notice there's
will be given to each of the Major Generals of the
state, and by them TO the Brgader Generals of their
respective divisions
II. The Major and Brigadier Generals and tho
Quartermaster and Adiutant General will anoint tb
officers of their respective stats, and mmed lately
report these appointments to the Commander-in- Chief
for commission.
III. The staff of the Commander-in Chief will con-
sist of one Quartermaster and Adiutnnt General and
ex oticio Inspector General with the rank of Briga
der Generali and twelve Aids-de Camp, with the rank
OF Colonel as-n0w provided by law. There will also
be appointed to the General STAFF one Acting Cbiee
Engineer, one Acting Paymaser General, one Acting
Judge Advocate General, and one Acting SurOenn
General, each with the honorary rank of Colonel No
provision being made by law for commissioning thesa
last named officers, they will exercise no military au
thorty. The Quartermaster and Adutant General
as Brigader General, will have one Aid-de-Camn
with the rank of Captain.
" The staf of each Major General of division
will consist OF one Assistant Adjuant General with
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; two Aids-de Camn
with the rank of MAJOR Engineer officer one Or
dnance officer, one Quarermaster, 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 Brigade will consist
of one Assistant Adjutant General with the rank Of
Major one Abide Camp, with the rank of Captain
one Engineer officer, Ordinance officer one Quar-
termaster, one CommissaTy, one Paymaster one
Brigade Inspector one 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 IMPOSED,
on them by law to make and return military or mus
ter rolls of their respective divisions and brgades-
Any NEGLECT to make such returns will be Immediately
reported by the officers to whom such returns are re-.
qured to be made to the Commander-in- Chief who
will direct charges to be preferred against such officer
for neglect Of duty and Court Martial to be assem-
bed for his trial.
VII. The attention of all Inspectors and officers of
Ordinance is particularly directed the condition of
the arms, accourtrements, ordinance stores and nil
tary property belonging to the State In case of the
loss or abandonment of any such property or In case
OF its being injured being exposed to injury from
neglect or other cause, these officers will Immediately
report the matter to their respective Chiefs who viii
transmit the same, through the proper channel to the
Commander-n- Chief
| X. All official correspondence and reports where
not otherwise directed by law, will be made and trans
med as prescribed by the regulations and usages of
the army OF the United States.
Al. Major Generals and Brgader 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 in office
JOHN G. DOWNEY,
jazz law4w Commander in Chief.