New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-01
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! For the establishment of regular Military
Force Sor the St"to OF Louisiana.
/ We, he Ppopie Of Louisiana, Ia Convention rs.
se Ried, do ordain, and it is hereby ordained by
/ 4sfb r&tty Of the same:
frs That Immediately after the passage of this
ordinans ~sthere shall be formed regular military
force for rAproteCtion Of the State TO consist Of
one regmap " artillery, one regiment of infantry
and such gam val and staff officers as are herein.
after provide5 Go 49,
Second, That tse-, Sfuent ofartIgry shall consist
of one colonel, who sha'> ne CHIEF OF engineers and
artillery; one lieutenant g,@0nei; two majors, ona
OF whom shall be chief OF S9hcei one sergeant,
major, and eight companies ea- d o.! which sn&ll
consist OF one captain, two Isl leuGS%an's one "a
lieutenant four sergeant5 four CarporMs Tour artl-
hcers, two musicians and eghty-si& privSSGs. Ihe
regiment OF infantry shall consist OF one SSSpntl
one lieutenant. colonel, one major, one sergtaStt-
major, ana eight companies each company shall
consist of one captain, one 1st lieutenant i've ~
leutenahts, four sergeants. four corporals two 0u-
Scians, and ninety privates. Each regiment b.
nave one adjutant appointed from the subalterns
OF the line.
Third, That there shall be one major-general, who
shall nave rank and command next to the com
mander- n-chief, with two aides. de camp with the
rank OF LIST lieutenant, to be attached as extra sub
aterns, to The regiment Of the line. One adiutant
and Inspector general. with the rank of colonel
and one assistant adjatant general, with the rank
oil captain. One quartermaster general, with the
rank of colonel, and three assistant uuartermas
tiers, with the rank of captain. The duties of the
subsistence and pay departments to be performed
by the quartermaster'a department. One surgeon
WIN the rank OF major, and three assistants with
the rank OF LIST lieutenant and two military store
keepers and twelve enlisted men OF ordnance.
Fourth, That all the commissioned officers pro.
yided for in this ordinance shall be amounted nv
the Governor, by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate; and the enlisted men shall engage
TO serve for three years, unless sooner discharged
Provided, that the Governor or the Legislature
shall have power to disb1nd this force whenever
the safety OF the State no longer requires its ser
wees, or to trans fer 1t to such cOntederated gov
eminent as the State may Din.
tith, Ihat all officers and soldiers provided for
n 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
the major-general, who shall only receive the pay
grade.
Sixth, That the rules and articles of war, as thew
exist IN the army Of the United States are hereby
auopIed' as lar as applicable as the military CO |
Tor the government OF all land forces which ave |
now, or may be, i'll the service of the Sfnte and |
that the Executive be authorized to prepare and |
publish such regulations may be necessary for |
the service.
Seventh, That all expenses incurred in carving |
ms 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 variants Of the chief Of the disbursng depart.
ment, approved by the Auditor of Public Ac.
counts who shall keep correct accounts of all snch
disbursements, and shall report the same to the
General Assembly at each session thereof
Eighth, That the Legislature of this State NAV at
any time alter, amend abolish any of the pro
visions Of this ordinance.
Adopted in Convention, at the CITY of New Or.
cans, this fifth day of February in the wear of 0nr
lord one Thousand eight hundred and sxtyone.
L9isntdl A. MOUruk,
Attest :: j. THIS WHEAT Sc retary ' rt ~