Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .;;MEAD

ENXECUTIVE DEP .--HEAI
| II QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF CALlFOR-
| MA, SACRAMENTO, January 23 1861.
| ORDERS, NO. IL. A il military commissions here
after issued will. after being cOuntprslgned by tn,
Secretary of State and atested by the Guarermaste
and Adutant General be notified by the latter to the
Major General of the division to which such ficer
belongs, and in such commission be for an Officer
of the staff of the Commander in-Chief of the
Ouartermaster and Adjutant General, notice thereof
will be given to each of the Major Generals Of the
State and by them to the Brgadier Generals OF their
respective divisions.
| H. The h.aior and Brigadier Generals, and the
Quartermaster and Adjutant General will apoint the
officers of their respective stalls and imne lately
report these appointments to the COMMANDMENTS Chief
for commission
III The staff of the Commander-in- Chief will CON
sis of one Quartermaster and Adutant General, and
ex oficio Inspector General with the rank of Brga-
der General and twelve Camp, with the rank
of Colonel provided 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
General, each with the honorary rank of Colonel. No
provision being made by law for commissioning these
last named officers they will exercise no military au-
thorty. The Quartermaster and Adjutant General,
as Brigadier General, will have one Aid-de-C Camp,
with the rank of Captain.
IV. The staff of each Major General of a division
will consist of Assistant Adiutant General with
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; two Aids-dc Camp,
with the rank of MAJOR one Engineer officer, Or
dinance officer one Quartermaster, one Commissary
one Paymaster, Division Inspector, one Judge
Advocate, and one Surgeon, each with the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel.
" The staff of each General Of Brigade will consist
of one Assistant Adutant General, with the rank of
Major one Abide Camp with the rank of Captain;
one Engineer officer, one Ordinance officer Quar-
termaster, Conlmissary, one Paymaster,
Brigade Inspector, Judge Advocate aid one Sur
geon. each with the rank of Major.
VI The attention of Generals Of Divisions and
Brgades is particularly called to the duties imposed
on them by law to make and return military 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
quired to be made to the COMMANDMENT Chief, who
will direct charges to be preferred against such officer
for neglect Of duty, and Court Martial to be assem-
bled for his trial.
VII The attention of all Inspectors and officers Of
Ordinance is particularly directed to the condition of
the arms, accourtremens, ordinance stores, and mill
iary property belonging to the State In case of the
loss or abandonment of any such property or In
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 will
transmit the same through the proper channel to the
Commander-inC Chief
X. All official correspondence and reports, where
otherwise directed by law, will be made and trans
mtted prescribed by the regulations and usages Of
the army of the United States.
XI. Major Generals and Brgader Generals viii
keep a record of their official correspondence, and of
all orders received and issued by them, and these
records will be turned to their successors in office
JOHN G. DOWNEY,
a29 laW+w Commander in Chief