New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-27
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AN 0EpISANCEE
For the estHblisiim"uT$ -, II tTS''t'H -'A83''
EHnrcn fo.. ri,n Santn - II&ulNlamE

For the establishment 2f II regular AIllitw2y
Force for tho State Of tEi3asE'% ann
| Ne, the r.ogta 2f Looisjuta, M convention A.
sembcd, do 0Tdau, anu ii is hereby s33llG@theo by
| authority Of The sane; 49,.
First, That Immediately after 'la passage ofN1It'
ord nance there SHAH be formed regular military
| force Tor the protection OF thu S4te 70 consist Of
one regiment Of artillery one regiment 0. iaDutrv
and such general and staff officers IS are ocErjn-
| after provided for.
Second, That the regiment orartnlery s}aN consist
OF one colonel, who shall be chief of engineers aaI
| artillery; one lieutenant colonel; two majors. one
OF whom shall be chief Of ordnance; one sergeant
major, and eight companics each Of which shall
consist OF one captain, two lst HeUtcnanta one I'd
lieutenant four Sergrants four corpOras, -four arti.
iicers, two musicians aud eghty.siH ptiyates. The
regiment Of Infantry shah consist Of one colonel,
one leutenantcolonel, one major, one sergeant.
major, and eight companies each company shall
consist of one captain, lst lieutenant, two I'd
HeutenaHtS, four sergeaHts, four c0rpOraIs two mu-
sjcians, and ninety private9. Each regiment to
have one adjutant appointed from the subalterns
Of the line.
Third, That there shall be one maior-gnneral. who
shall have rank and command next to the com
mander-in-cbief, with two aides de.camp with the
rank OF LIST lieutenant, to be attached extra sub
alternS, to the regiment Of the line. One adutant
and spRctOr-general. with the rank of colonel
and one assistant acknowledgement with the rank
OF captain. one quartcrmastertgeneral, with the
rank OF colonel, and three assistant auarter-mas,
tiers, with the rank Of captain. The duties of the
subsistence and pay departments to be performed
by the quartermasters department. One surgeon
with the rank OF major, and three assistants with
the rank OF lst lieutenant; and two military store
keepers and twelve enlisted men of ordnance
Fourth. That all the commissioned officers pro-
Vlded Tor in this ordinance shall be appointed by
the Governor, by and with the advice ard consent
Of the Senate; aud the enlisted men shall engage
to serve for three years. unless sooner discharged
Provided, that the Governor or the Legislature
shall have power TO dishand this force whenever
the safety OF the State no longer requires its ser
vices, or to transfer it to such conledcratcd gov
eminent US the State may Join.
Fifth, That all officers and soldiers provided for
in this ordinance shall receive the same pay and al
Iowances as are now made to similar grades and
corps in the service Of the United States, except
the maiOr-General, who shall only receive the pay
CT brlgadier.general, when commanding in that
grade.
Sixth, That the Tulesand articles Of war, az they
exist in the army OF the United States are hereby
adopted, as far as applicable the military code
for the government of all land forces which are
now, or may be, in the service of the State and
that the Executive be authorized to prepare and
publish such regulations as may be necessary for
the service.
Seventh, That all expenses incurred in carrying
this ordinance into effect, shall be betrayed out OF
such appropriations as have been or may be made
by thee Convention or Legislature for military
purposes; the money to be drawn from the Treasury
on warrants of the chief of the dsbursing depart-
ment, approved by the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts who shall keen correct accounts of all snrh
General Assembly at each session thereof
Eighth, That the Legislature Of this State NAV at
any TIME alter, amend or abolish any Of the pro
visions of this ordinance.
Adopted in Convention, ut the CITY of New Or
leans this fifth day of February in the wear of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.one
[Ssncdl A. MOUrGN
Attest: J. TIL S. WHEAT Sc .fetary. fsiS i9