The Shasta courier., 1861-02-16
EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT-HeadQ Quar-
e tiers of the Militia of California, Sacramento,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.-Head Quar-
Il tiers of the Militia of California, Sacramento,
January %, 1861.
ORDERS, No. IL. All military commits
sons hereafter issued will, after being counter
signed by the Secretary of State and attested by
the Quartermaster and Adjutant General, be
notified by the latter to the Major General of
the division to which such officer belongs, and in
case such commission be for an officer OF the
staff of the COMMANDMENTS Chief or of the Quar-
termaster and Adjutant General, notice thereof
will be given to each of the Major Generals of
the State, and by them to the Brigadier Gene
rails of their espective division.
II. The Major and Brigadier Generals, and
the Quartermaster and Adjutant General will
appoint the officers of their respective stats, and
iWmsdiatAK 6fRoEtt te these lp appointments to the
III. The staff of the Commander-in-Chiefw will
consist of one Quartermaster and Ada int Gen.
eral, and ex officio Inspector General with the
rank Of Brgadier General, and twelve Aides-de-
Camp, with the rank of Colonel, as now provid-
ed by law. There will also be appointed to the
General Staff, one acting Chief Engineer, one
acting Paymaster General, one Acting Judge
Advocate General, and one Acting Surgeon Gen.
eral, each with the honorary rank of Colonel
No provision being made by law for commission
ing these last named officers, they will exercise
no military authority The Quartermaster and
Adjutant General as Brigadier General, will
have one Aide-de-Camp, with the rank of Cap
tain.
". The staff of each Major General of d.
vision will consist of one Assistant Adjutant
General, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel;
two Aides-de Camp, with the rank of Major
one Engineer officer, one Ordnance officer, one
Quartermaster, one Commissary, one Paymaster,
ntutc lid Iro "a
and one Surgeon, each with the rank of Lieuten-
ant Colonel.
V. The staff of each General of Brigade will
consist of one Assistant Adjutant General, with
the rank of Major; one Aide e-Camp, with the
rank of Captain; one Engineer officer, one Ord
nance officer, one Quartermaster, one Commits
sary, one Paymaster, one Brigade Inspector, one
Judge Advocate, and one Surgeon each with
the rank of Major.
| vi. The attention of Generals of Division and
Brigades is particularly called to the duties i'm
posed on them by law to make and return mill
tary or muster rolls of their respective divisions
and brigades. Any neglect to make such re-
turns will be Immediately reported by the off
GERS to whom such returns are required to b.
made to the Commander-in in Chief who will d
rect charges to be preferred against such Office
for neglect of duty, and Court Martial to b
assembled for his trial.
VII. The attention of all Inspectors and off
GERS of Ordnance is particularly directed to th
condition Of the arms, accoutrements, ordnanc
stores, and military property belongingko th
State. In case of the loss or abandou snt O
any such property; or in case of its leg in
jured or being exposed to injury, fr5 lee
or other ca1se, these officers wills Il
report the matter to their respective q ), VIII
will transmit the same, through the propS chan
mel, to the Commander-n-C Chief
X. All official correspondence and reports
where not otherwise directed by law, will b
made and transmitted as prescribed by the reg
ulations and usages of the army of the Unite
States.
XI. Major Generals and Brigadier General
will keep a record of their official correspond
ence, and of all orders received and issued b
them, and these records will be turned over t
. their successors in Office
JOHN G. DOWNEY,
fiat Commander-in-C Chief