Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-02
NXECUTIVED EDEPARTMENT.-H
HL QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF CALIFOR=

NXECUIIVE DEPARTMENT. HEAD
| ~ QUARTERS OF THE MILITIA OF CALIPOR-
| MA SACRAMENTO, January %, 1861.
| ORDERS, NO.1.-I. III military commissions here
| after issued will after being countersigned by the
Secretary of State and attested by the
and Adjutant General be notified by the latter TO the
Major General of the division to which such cficer
belongs and in such commission be for an officer
of the staff of the Commander in Chief, or of the
Quartermaster and Adutant General, notice thereof
will be given to each of the Major Generals of the
Stae and by them to the Brigadier Generals of their
| respective divisions.
| II The Major and Brgader Generals and tbe
Quartermaster and Adjutant General will APPOINT the
officers of their respective stalls, and imme lately
report these appointments to the Commandern-C Chief
| for commission
III The staff of the Commarder-in- Chief will con-
sist of one Quartermaster and Adutant General and
ex oficio Inspector General with the rank of Briga
dier General, and twelve Camp with the rank
| of Colonel as now 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 military au-
| thority. The Quarermaster and Adjutant General
| as Brigadier General, will have one Abide Camp
| with the rank Of Captain.
| w. The staff Of each Major General of a division
will consist of one Assistant Adjutant General with
| the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; two Aids-de Camp
with the rank of MAJOR one Engineer officer, one Or
dinancs officer, one Quartermaster, one Commissary
| one Paymaster, one Division Inspector, one Judge
| Advocate, and one Surgeon, each with the rank of
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Lieutenant Colonel.
v The staff of each General of Brigade will consist
| of one Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of
Major one Aidde-Camp, with the rank of Captain
one Engineer officer, one Ordinance officer one Quar-
| termaster, one Commissary, one Paymaster, one
Brigade Inspector Judge Advocate, aid one Sur
| geon. each with the rank of Major.
VI The attention of Generals of Divisions and
Brigades is particularly called to the duties imposed
on them by law to make and return military or 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 are re-
quired to be made to the Commanders 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 accourtrements ordinance stores and mill
tsry property belonging to the State. In case of the
loss abandonment of any such property or In case
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 in Chief.
X All official correspondence and reports where
not otherwise directed by law, viii be made and trans
mtted prescribed by the regulations and usages of
the army of the United States.
XII. Major Generals and Brgader Generals win
keep record Of their official correspondence and of
all orders received and issued by them and these
records will be turned to their in Office
JOHN G. DoWNEY,
jazz Iaw4w Commander in-Chief.