Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-09


0ll ol service,
sac, 3, Nhsn ia actual seTTiee, orin lime
oi mar or pneiic asussr Vileeis ali ssl-
iieIs shall be EoFsFnei as lar as piaeiiea-
bic hy tie same relies gnd regulations as
the armies OF lLr tuiiel States; provided,
ihs, no IeIsoR IL the SLATE guaId " rssegVe
iniiiiis shall ~ iise of peace ls liable 20
gTtaisr punishment ~ sengenee % esari
martial Ihan cue u,oalh imPTisouusai, "
7 tas Rol 90 sseeed one hlRigSl iGllsTs, blT-
,ng war ~ publis danger tie laWs iaay BE-
suspended by sel " The e9mlsisnI author
~,
SpC, o. Tie Governor shall appoint one
ALWaul Gsneral gl,h nnk Of colonel, alo
shall do anl Psrl1Tm all the duties o! Al
jnlant General, and such other as may be
required OF him hy this act ani other Laws
OF ihe Stale, aud shall furnish ell ioTms Of
returns aHd keep book in which he shall
make fair enlIy Of all tho gelnras by him
received, which SHALL be subjeel "a TIE ia
speelien Of the eeinr,shderin-eAieL
| SRI. 10. The AdiuIant General shall also
be quaglermasler aRd eoli!aissary general,
AMI h.s daiy as such shall 10 10 collect and
take charge Of all public property belong
ing 10 the military OF this state Tor which
olher persons connected with this branch
have not been made responsible by the ctaiei
! and his general duties shall bs similar TO
! QuarIeTmaster general aud eOmmlssary
general 0f the United States army, aHl in
addition to the said duties he shall perform
I the duties Of chief OF ordnance, lie shall,
upon requisi,iOn Ul the COMMANDMENTS chief,
| furnish such arms, ordnance, ammunition,
camp equipage aud subsistence as may be
provided Tor use cf the forces IN service
i lie shall also be Inspector general, ani lis
1 duty az such shall be to attend to the or
| gaHiiation of the military forces Of this
State. lie shall inspect every branch eon-
nectet with the military service, attend the
military parades and encampments when
! oller Official duties will permit,l aud re-
! port annually 10 the coIlnauder-in-ohlcI.
! HIS salary shall DO thrse thousand dollars
! per annum, and he shall give such bond as
may be required by the Governor.
/ sEc. III. The commander-in chief shall
be entitled 10 three aide with the rank of
colonel, and one OF these Ito be designated
, 10y the commander-in-chie) to act, II re-
/ quired, rs military secretary, but no pay
is 10 be attached TO this grade.
SEC. II. Each maio general shall be en-
. '''NN " WV aus Win Nlt Iuhh Va hhlhif
and each brigadier general TO one aid with
the rank of captain. There shall be one
inspector to each brigade and division with
rank of captain, and 10 each regiment one
! ndJulant and one quar,crinaster ranking as
. first lieutenant.
/ SEC. IL. In the quartermastcr general
, department ,hcrs shall be IN assistant
! quartermaster general to each division 10
! rank az captain, and the quartermaster
/ general may, with the approval of the COM
mauicr- in-chief, appoint so many store
keepers as the exigencies of the service may
require, not to exceed one to each store
| house.
! SIC. H. The commander-in-chief may,
when TIE service requires, appoint pay
master, who shall perform all the duties ap-
! pertaining TO that Office pnyihg troops
when ordered TO do so, or performing such
other duty incidental thereto as may be re
! qured of him. Ills pay shall be eight dol
lars per diem and no more, for all time act
ually employed on duty, and he shall give
such bond as may be required by the Gov
5rnor. There shall be to each regiment one
sergeant tiajOr, unc commissary sergeant,
and one drum MAJ or.
SEC. 10. The CHI eff of each staff depart
mcnt shall be under the direction of the
| com orbtnan1er-iu-chief have command over
all subordinate officers in his department,
and shall from time to time issue orders
and instructions for their government and
practice.
SEC. lG. The commander-inc chief is here
by authorized and empowered TO organize
| in his discretion the vario,ts staff depart
ments and to prescribe by rules and regu-
laiots the duties tt to perforniod By the
officers connected herewith, which shall,
as far as may be, conform to those which
are prescribed for the government of the
! staff department in the army Of the United
! States. Each chief of such department
! shall prepare and transmit at the expense
of the State all blank forms ofre;urns, pre-
eepts, warrants and proceedings necessary
in his department,
SEC II. The ommandcr-in-chief may
designate n uniform 10 be worn by the State
guard and reserve militia.
| SEC. l8. The State guard and reserve mi
| litia Of this State Shall, as near as may be,
conform their system of discipline and tnc-
tics to that of the army of the United States,
and to the regulations that are now or here
after shall be prescribed by the Congress
of the United States.
SEC 10. The commander-n-chief shall
from time to lime direct such books as TO
him shall appear expedent, as guide to
! the military forces of the State, to be pro-
vided by the adiutant general, and who
| shall fufnieh the shu.e to al commissioned
officers, to be paid out Of the military fund.
Sec. 20. Whenever five uniformed com
panes shall be organized in any brigade,
the brigade commander shall form the same
into regiment.
| SEC. 81 All fines forfeiures and assess
ments imposed by this and other laws Of
the State by way Of purifhment for viola
tiSn 5f tic laws governing tie State guard
! and reserve militia, shall be paid into the
/ treasury Of the State as fund for aiding
in the armdinent, uniforming, equipment
and mounting the State guard and the same
J may be paid out, under the direction of the
Governor, for this purpcse.
SIC. %. All persons liable to serve in
the reserve militia of the State may avoid
such service by paying to the officer duly
authorized to receive the ssftc the snm of
NSi5) ffieen dollars; but this payment shall
be made at such time in each year and to
such officer as may be directed by the Gov.
ernor; and the same shall be by the officer
collecting the same paid into the Stale
treasury, and may under direction of the
Governor be used for the purpose dosigna-
ted in the last preceding section. The Gov
ernor shall also prescribe oil necessary
regulations for collecting this tax, and Of
ali fines. forfeitures and assessments pro-
vided by the laws governing the State
guard and reserve militia.
SIC. %. TIE ccmmanderin-chiefm may by
general and special orders from time TO
time, al he may deem necessary, divide the
State into military divisions, districts and
sub districts, and detail officers TO conf
mand the same, as the exigencies Of The
service may require, and shall from time TO
time issue snch general and special orders
ns may be requisite TO rer1cF the military
force OF this State efficient and It's crgani-
ration complete, and shall haze po5ser to
negofiaie with the general government fOr
the loan or purchase Of arms for the use Of
the military forces Of this State.
a IL