Litchfield enquirer., 1862-08-21
CHAPTER II.
Ofthe Oyqanization of Me Nilitia.

SEC l3. The active militia of the state shall consist of such companies as are organized under the act of 1861, and such additional com panies of infantry, light infantry, rife cavalry, artillery, and light artillery, and also such regi- mental bands as may be organized under the provisions of this act , and in case of war, inva sion, the prevention of invasion, the suppression of riots and rebellion, or reasonable apprehen sion thereof, and to aid civil officers in the exc cution of the laws of this state and of the United States, may first be ordered into service, or the commander-in-chief may organize from the inac- tive militia such companies as he may deem nec- essary to defend and maintain the safety of the state and to comply with any requisition made by the President of the United States. And the active militia thus organized shall be liable at all times to be called into the service of this state and in case of war or insurrection to be turned over into the service of the United States, on the order of the commander=in-c chief to comply with any requisition made by the President of the United States.
 SEC. IA. The active militia shall constitute one division, which shall be commanded by a major-general, and it shall be the duty of the commander-in-chief to organize companies and arrange the same into battalions, regiments and brgades, conformably to the laws of the United States, and make such alterations, from time to time, as may be necessary. And the command er-in-chief may organize such regimental bands as he may deem proper. to consist of not more than twenty members, nor less than tweve.- Each company, battalion, egiment, and brigade shall be numbered at its formation, and a record thereof made in the office of the adjutant-gener
 SEC. l5. The officers of the militia shall be a acommander-in chief a majorgeneral, brigadier- general, ,adjutant,geueral, quartermaster general, commissary general, paymaster general, surgeon general, colonels, lieutenant coloneIs, ma iors. captains, lieutenants, and such other officers as shall be hereinafter named.
 SEC. 16. The governor shall be commander in chief of the militia of the state, except when called into the service of the United States.
 SEC IT. The ma jor general shall be appoint ed by the concurrent vote of the two houses of the general assembly, which vote shall be by bal lot and shall be commissioned by the comman- der in chief; but whenever there shal! be va cancy in said office during the recess of the gen. eral assembly, such vacancy shall be filled for the time being by appointment of the commander in chief. ,. SEC. Is. The adjutant general, who shall have the rank of brigadier, shall be appointed and commissioned by the commander in chief and with his appreciation the adjutant general may appoint an assistant, with the rank of cap rtaln. aud may remove such assistant at his pleas ure.
 SEC. ls The quartermaster general, com missary general, paymaster general, and surgeon general, shall be appointed by the senate, upon the nomination of the commander in chief and upon hls ms recommendation may be removed iron, their offices, respectively, by the senate, and may also be removed by the commander in chief. fur- ing the recess of the general assembly. if in his judgment, the interest of the service would be promoted thereby. The quartermaster general shall have the, rank of brigadier general: the commissary general shall have the rank of colo. mel; the paymaster general shall have the rank of colonel; and the surgeon general shall have