Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-13


legal proceedings in the pane OF the p:.rict nro
yided in the preceding sections OF this act unless
oe9 a. SECTION ssa
&c: ls. And 3 q ltrthsr enacted, Tha. the
nOHs the psy and Tons as II. rs4as ss
troops Of the United States amy and the ratiOns,
FEC. 20. And Be q Jather enacted, That the milit.
the commander in-cnief Of the militia shall cons
with the rank II colonel ard shall also be TIE ia-
sPector general Of the militia; quarteImastsr aud
each with Se s S Of cScse s1S
such other additional officers of the gene. al si.I
the ERIN so' The raSS
tern 1s,er shall SO be chief Of ordnance and com
be ore MAJOR general, whose stsf shall consist Of
assistant adJusant general, who shall be chief Of
also be assistant inspector general; one medical
director who shall be surgeon, and shall have the
rank Of MAJOR; two aid s-de-camp, one engineer of
division, and one Judge advocate, each with the
one brigadier general, whose stat shall consist Of
one assistant adjutant general with The rank OF
Majcr, who shall be assistant inspector general;
medical dr Of brigade with the rank Of captain
che assistant quartermaster, one aidede camp, one
the rank Of first lieutenant. To each regiment there
shall be colonel, one lieu Grant colonel and two
qusrteImaster, each with the rank OF first lieuten
tain one regimenfaI cbaolain, TO be borne on the
field ard staff roll next a..er The surgeon; regi
tenant: one serrent major. one ouartsr nas.er ser
Eesnt, who shall also pertotm the duties of COM
drum MAJOR To each separate battalion there shall
be one major, also one adJutant, one battalion
the rank OF first lieutenant one sergeant major one
quarteTmaster sergeant, who also shall be commits
company there shall be captain, two iieutensnts,
and one brevet second lieutenant, five sergeants, and
eight corporals.
SEC. II. And be itfvrthsr enacted. That the gen
sral officers Of the militia shall be selected by the
Governors field officers Of regiments and battalions
by the written votes Of the captains and eutenants
OF the companies sf the respective regiments or bat
written votes of the connie Jioned officers and
priv ates OF the i've eompanies
SEC. y. And be uJhrther enacted, That all COM
missioned officers of the militia shall be commits
stoned by the Secretary of War upon the recommen-
Withhold such Commission in order to determine the
qualification Of the person for the Office to which he
SEC g. AID Be- & Sarfht1p ss%aetsS, Tha. the staff
officers Of the militia shall be appointed as follows
major general Commanding division, BY the Cover
nor, upon the accommodation of the msjOr general
upon the Recommendation o. the brigadier general
comm andiDe the brigade; the regimental staff, by
companies composing the regiment The non com
missioned staff shail be appointed in the following
regiment; that Of battalion By the Written Votes Of
the captains and leutenants Of the companies COM
OF company by the written votes Of the members Vt
said company.
SEC, "a Ard BE it further enacted That the volun-
eer militia shall parade semi annually in the months
OF May and October for inspection, battalion aud
OF special orders of the commander .in-chief The
brigade and regimental commander with the APP
between the months of May and September order an
encsmpment of the troops for inspection, review,
for encan pmen by brigade shall be gated in
the brigade thirty days before the time appointed
regiment shall be in the regiment TWEEN
" days before such time. The place, and if no time
OF encampment shall be designated by the command
Of the troops to be assembled, and regard shall
Of the tGoop to- be- apembaay and
SIC ?5 And Be it further enacted, That the mill
the District, and at The expiration of each fiscal
year il shall be distributed proportionately among
uniformed members thereof, by board Of FIVE Of
hcers, appointed by the commander in chief from
among The dinereDt commands, of which board the
iDs peet9r general shall be president:
commissioned officer, non-cOmmssiOned officer and
private, before he enters upon his duties, or exer
oises IN command shall take and subscribe in such
manner and before such person as the commander
in-chiei may direct, the following Oaths afirma
II "a. do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will
near trTe to the District Of Columbia and
ted states so help IPR me con- Oh the Uni
- Ga; b. do solemnly swear Tor AFFIRM that will
all the duties incumbent upon me according To- the
best Of my abilities and UNDERSTANDING agreeable to
n
July support the Constitution of the United states
so help me God"
Il, IA b. do solenlnly swear Cor affirm that
Will support the Constitution If the United Sat
snd the laws made in pursuance thereof, hel me
And before being commissioned, every officer in
addition to the above shall take the following oath
or affirmation:
~: "a. B. do Eolp-nnly swear (or affirml that
Viii bear true allegiance 10 the District of Column
bra, and support and deiend the laws thereof and
that will bear true allegiance t. the Uni ed s. aes
and suppOi pro- rct and defend the Constitution and
laws thereof as the supreme law of the land and do
further swear Tor affirm that will to the be,t Of
my ability protect and defend the Union of the
United states and not allow the same to be brok
MP or Dissolved or the Government thereof TO be de
strOyed under any circuun If in NV mower n
prevent il, and that ill ut ala tines djscoun.e-
nalSe and oppose all iltical combinations having
Tor Weir OBJ G. such dissolution OF destruc. Ion so
help me God " '
SEC. "a And Be 70 further enarted That the officer
before whom the oath affirmation was made sha IN
I1rnlsh to the party making il a certificate of the
following form, viz: This is to certify that A n
commissioned as within this - day of 80
Anno Domini, personally appeared and made the
oaths or rnafons as require bv the laws o, the
District OF Colombia and of the United States "a
Snall1y him TO discharge the dutie5 Of his office,
before me-" ON'
SIC. -. Ard Be- IL further trartsd, That all &C or
prts OF acts inconsistent with the provisions OF this
&C. be, and they are hereby, repealed,
Approved August 10, 1871.