The Shasta courier., 1861-02-23
HXECUTIyE DEPARTMENT.-Head Quar-
T. tiers of the Militia of California, Sacramento,
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DEf An - - 49,
T. tiers of the Militia of California, Sacramento,
January %, 1861.
ORDERS. No. IL. All military commits.
sions 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 whichanch officer belongs, and in
case such commission be for an officer of the
staff Of the Comma, s7er-in- Chief or of The Quar-
crmastcr and Adjutant General, notice thereof
ill begiven to each Of the Major Generals Of
State, and by them 70 the Brigadier Gene
!. oftheir raspective iiFision.
T. ea Major and Erigadier Generals, ard
the -sSnartermaster and Adjutant General win
appoint the officers of their respective staffs and
Immediately report these appointments to the
Commander-in-Ch Chic for commission.
III. The staff of the Commander-in-Chiefw will
consist of one Quarermaster and Adjutant Gen
eral, and ex officio Inspector General with the
rank of Brigadier 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
1lO iuilitui1 luc
Adjutant General, as Brigadier General, will
have one Aide-de-Camp, with the rank of Cap
tain.
". The staff of each Major General of di-
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,
one Division Inspector, Judge Advocate,
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 de- 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 be
made to the COMMANDMENTS Chief, who will di-
rect charges to be preferred against such Officer
for neglect of duty, and Court Martial to bG
assembled for his trial.
GERS of Ordnance is particularly directed to th,
condition OF the arms, accoutrements, ordnance
stores, and military property belonging to thu
State. In case of the loss or abandonment o
any such property; or in case of its being in
jured, or being exposed to injury, from neglec
or other cause, these officers will immediatel,
report the matter to their respective Chiefs wht
will transmit the same, through the proper chan
nel to the COMMANDMENTS 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 United
| States.
Xl. 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 i'll office.
! JOHN G. DOWNEY,
| FIAT Commander-in-Ch Chief