The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-05-04

campments, held under the provisions of
this act, and all court maItials, shall be
governed as near as may be by the rules
and regulations of the army of the United
States. The rules and articles. of war of
the army of the United States, are hereby
adopted SO far as applicable, and all offend
ers in time of war, shall be adjudged by
them. and tried by them.
RESIGNATION.
Sec. 80. For good cause shown the Com
mander- in Chief may accept the resigna-
lion of any commissioned officer.
NUMBER OF OFFICERS.
Sec. 81. There shall be attached to each
division of the militia of this State, when
organized, one major general to each brig
ade, one brigadier general to each regiment
of volunteer militia, one colonel, one lieu
tenant colonel and one major to each battai-
ion of artillery, infantry. light infantry or
rihemen, and to each squadron OF cavalry
volunteer militia, there shall be one major,
and to each ccc.mDany OF volunteer militia
there shall be one captain, onc~ hrst iieuten,
ant, one second lieutenant, and one tnll -
lieutenant, and one ensign, four sergeauts,
four corporals, and with the exception of
cavalry companies, there shall be one fifer
and TWO drummers, but all cavalry compa
MES to have one or more buglers: Provided,
That whenever the proper commandants OF
the several divisions, brigades, regiments,
squadrons, battalions or companies, shall
not be present at any muster, drill or pa
rade, the highest officer in rank, who is
present, shall take command and be com
mandant of the same for the time being,
and if two officers of the same rank are
present, the Oldest in appointment or COM
mission shall take command.
STAFF OFFICERS.
Sec 80. There shall be attached to the
COMMANDMENT Chief, and 10 the several di-
visions, brigades, regiments, squadrons,
and battalions the following staff officers,
to wit the staff of the Commander-in
Chief to consist of one adjutant general, who
shall be inspector general; one quartermas-
ter general, one paymaster general, two or
more aids de camps as emergencies may re-
quire, one engineer In chief, and one Judge
advocate general, who shall be appointed by
the commander in-chief. To each division
there shall be one division inspector, who
shall discharge the duties of assistant adJu-
tant, two aids de camp, one assistant engI-
neer in chief, and one assistant judge advo-
cate general, to be appointed by the com,
mander of division, subject to the approval
of the Commander in Chief.
! To each brigade. there shall be one brig
ade major, to serve as brigade inspector,
two aids de camp. one brigade quartermas-
Ter, one brigade engineer, one brigade Judge
advocate, one brigade surgeon, and one
brigade chaplain, to be appointed by the
brigadier generals of brigades. 70 each
| regiment, or battalion of infantry, artillery,
rifle, or light infantry, there may be one
chaplain, and there shall be one adjutant,
one quartermaster, one surgeon, one sur
geon's mate, one sergeant major, one quar-
teImaster's sergeant, one drum major and
one fife major, to be appointed by the com
maudant OF such regiment or battalion; and
it shall be the duty of the drum major to
examine and report TO The commandants oil
regiments or battaiions, upon all instEu-
ments of music which may be purchased
for the use of such regiments or battalions,
and no such instruments shall be paid tor
unless they meet the approval of the same
i To each regiment or battalion of cavalry
there shall be one adjutant, one quartermas-
ter, one paymaster. one surgeon, one sur
geon's mate, one quartermaster' sergeant,
one sergeant ma or. and two reglmental OF
squadron buglers, which shall be appointed
by the commandant of such regiment OIL
squadron.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Sec. 50. The officers of the line of mill
tia shall be elected as follows:
Brigadier Generals by the written votes
of the field officers of the respective brig
AIDES and commanders of brigade companies
Field officers of the regiments and bat
talions by the written votes of the captains
and subalterns of the companies of the re-
spective regiments or battaiions.
Captains and subalterns of companies.
by the written votes of the non-commis-
stoned officers and priVates of the respect
i've companies.
RANK OF STAFF OFFICERS.
j Sec. "a. The staff officers herein emu
merated shall rank as follows, viz: The
I quartermaster general, adjutant general.
and Inspector general, as brigadier gener-
al. engineer in chief, judge advocate, gen
eral aud aids camp to the commander-In-
chief, as colonies, the division inspectors,
division engineer, division judge advocate,
and division quartermaster, as lieutenant
colonels; the aids -de-camp TO major gener-
ais or majors, the brigade inspectors, brig
ade engineers, and brigade judge advocate,
as majors; the brigade quartermaster, and
aids-de-camp to brigadier generals. chap
lains and surgeons as captains; company en-
signs, adjutants, quartermasters, paymas-
tiers, surgeons mates of regiments, battal-
ions and squadrons, as ieutenants; and all
other regimental, battalion or squadron staff.
as non commissioned officers.
Sec. 35. That all staff officers of the
rank of lieutenant and upwards shall be
commissioned as other officers and Except
cbaplain) shall attend meetings of the di-
visions, brigades, regiments, squadrons or
battalions, and shall obey all other orders
legally given by the proper officer COM
manding the corps to which they belong;
and every commissioned officer Except ap-
pointed shall be removed from Office only
by court martial.
PUBLIC ARMS TO BE KEPT BIZ TUE QUARTER
MASTER GENERAL.
Sec. So. All the public arms. ammuni-
ton. accouterments, camp equipage and
military stores belonging TO any division Of
the militia of this State, shall be under the
care and suparintendency of the quarter
/ master general who shall have power to EN- :