The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-01-02
Inspector General, One Division Quarter

ry General, One Division Paymaster
General, One Division Surgeon General
each with the rank Of Lieutenant Colonel
and three Aid de-Camp. with the rank f
Major; sad : taft officers TO be comras
stoned 10y the Governor.
8. Tha, each Brigade shall be offered
by one Bfigadier General, to be appointed
10y the Governor, 10y and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, to be co,n mis-.
stoned 10y the Governor, and in case the
Sena:e Is not in session at the lime Of the
appointment, the nominee of the Cover.
nor shall be commissioned by him, and
hold tho Office uLtil The close OF the next
session Of the Legislature after such sp.
pointmeht; and that tho said Brgader
General shall have power to appoint the
following Staff officers, that i. to say -
One Brigade Major, one Brigade Inspec.
tor, one Brigade Commissary, one Brig
ade Quarl"rms.ler, one Brigade Surgeon,
each with the rauk Of Major, aud two
Aid de Camp with the rank Of Captain {;
said staff officers to bs commission ed by
.he Governor.
0. That each Regiment shall be Of
ficered by one Colonel, one Lieutenant
Colonel and one Major, to be elected by
the officers and privates of the said Regi.
msnt, within ten DAYS after the compan.
les composing said Regiment shalt have
been accepted, the election Of said officers
TO be ordered by the Governor, and the
commission therefor to be signed and
issued by him and the Colonel Of the
said Regiment shall have power to ap.
point the following Staff officers, tha< in
TO say One Adiutan,, one Qnar,crmas
ter, one Com'nissary, and one Surgeon,
each with the rank of Captain one As,
sis'ant Surgeon and one Chaplain, each
with the rank Of First Lieutenant one
Sergeant Major, ono Quarternaster Ser
geant, one Drum Major and ten Musi
ciaus, and commissioned officers to be
commissioned by the Governor Provi.
dsd, That nothing herein contained shall
apply to any vacancy occurring in the
General Office Of any Brigade, or in the
Field officers Of any Regiment, whilst
such Brigade or Regiment is in actual
service. which said vacancy so Occurring
III ac'uaI service, whether hv casually or
otherwi,e, shall be filed 10y promotion in
regular grade and nor by election.
10. That the troops or forces author
ized 10 be raised under the provisions of
his Act, shall constitute one division,
aud said division shall consist Of not less
than two nor more than four 6rigades Of
infantry, and each infantry brigades shall
consist Of not less than two nor more
than four regiments. and the artillery
and rife companies shall be attached to
such infantry regiments or brigsdes, as
the officer in command Of the troops
called into active service may from time
TO Tins designate.
IL. That when eight companies o. in
fantry and the rifle companies thereto AT,
tached, in any infantry brgadcs Shalt
have teen accepted, the Governor shall
organize the same into regiment, and
shall authorize the said companies TO
meet At their respective rendezvous on a
given day, and there ballot for colonel,
lieutenant, colonel, and major, and the
result Of the balIo,ing in each company
shall be transmitted by The captain there
OF 10 the Governor who shall declare the
election, and commission said ufficers.-
That when two regiments are organized,
Ihe Governor shall appoint, as herein lie
fore provided, brigader general to com
nnnd said brigade and when additional
regiments, as bereiubefors provided, shall
have been organized, the Governor shall
form them into brigades, and appoint,
bfIgsdier generals To command the ad
dInonal brIgades. and shall also appopt.
As hereintolore provided, msjo, general
10 command the division and when sd
ditional troops are called into active ser.
vice, they shalt be distributed into the
brigades already formed in such manner
rs the good Of the service may require
and rs may he deemed expedient BY the
Major general comm suding the division !;
Provided, That such additional troops
shall not be other than those conlempla
ted TO be raised under the second, third
and fourth sections Of this Act and pro
yided further, That whenever fonr com.
pauies Of cavalry shall he accepted, the
Governor shall order An election for =
Major TO Command the battalion, and
when eight companies .ball have been
accepted, the Governor shall order sn
election for an additional major and tor
colonel to command said regiment, and
when two regiments shall have been or
ganized, the Governor shall appoint, ms
hsreinLefore provided. n brgsdier gener.
al to command the brigade Of cavalry.
IL Tia, the officers e division, brig.
adas, regiments, battalions or sDmpanies
OF equal grade and date Of commission
shall determine their rank by lot.
Is. That The companies herein au
.borized to be organized shall be fully
armed and equipped whY mustered into
services. ae4
IL. That the Law now Of force prohiLi.
ting Tho reduction Of beat companics be
low the number Of fifty men be. and the
same is hereby suspended Provided,
such reduction Is oecasioaed by the recep
ton Of volunteers into the serYics OF the
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