The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-01

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blythe officers OF the respective regiments or
battaliong; company officers shall be elected
by Tine officers, non-cOmmissioned officers Hnd
privaates q their respective companies; COM
inls ", ana nom commissioned StaH officers
snall De appointed by the commanding offi-
GERS of battalons or regiments: non-eom-
missloned officers OF companies shall be an-l
pointed by the officer commanding. 5E
, SEC. 10. be further enacted. etc, That the
tOVefnOf snail be eOr1mander-n-chiefo OF all
the militia ana shall be entitled to the follow
ing staff officers One Adjutant General, one
Inspector General, one Quartermaster Gener-
General, each with the rank of Brigadier
General; one ordnance officer with the rank
OF colonel, and rs many aids-de-camp, with
the rank OF major, as he may SEQ fit to ap-
General and Colonel shall appoint his own
staff officers respectively, and the Governor,
shall commission them. The staff officers Of
the Major General shall consist Of an Adiutant
an Inspector General Of Division, q Quarter
master General of Division, % Paymaster
General of Division, and Surgeon General
OF Division, each with the rank of lieutenanti
shall consist of an assistant adiutant general,
with the rank of lieutenant COLONEL O brigade
Inspector q brigade quaItermaster, brigade
commssary, brigade ordnance officer. q bril-
gade surgeon, each with the rank OF major. .sl
SEC. IA. BE IL further enacted ETC., That in
accordance with section 1884, pug g 257, United
States Revised Statutes. the Governor shall
appoint, by and with the advice Of the Senate,
one Adjutant General Of the State, with the
rank Of Brigadier General, who shall receive
nn annual SALARY of two thousand four huT-.
dred dollars tS24o0). AM six hundred dollars
$4,000 for contingent expenses, to be paid
quarterly, upon his own warrants. The dl1-
ties of the Adjutant General shall be to dis
tribute all orders from the COMMUNICATIVE
Chief of the State to the several corps; to at
tend all musters when tho Commander-in-1
tx,t 10 M fhnft
to obey all orders from him relative to carry
ing into execution and peffecting the system
of military discipline established by law, TO
furnish such blank forms Of returns MS may
be required, and to explain the principles
upon which they should be made; to receive
from the several officers of the different corps
throughout the State returns Of the militia
under their command, and to make proper
abstracts from such return, and lay the same
annually before the Chief OF
the State fa
SEC. IS. Be ii further enacted, ETC., That
every officer commissioned under this act
shall, within ten days after his commission
shall have been rendered to him, take and
subscribe the oath prescribed in the constitu-
ton of the State; said oath OF Office shallbe
forwarded to the Adjutant General, to be- fled
among the records Of his Office. In case Of
the refusal or neglect Of any officer to take
the oath within the time mentioned, he shall
be deemed as having declined said Office, and
a new appointment shall be made TO I'LL his
place. Ne rs Ia
SEC 16. Be IL further enacted, etc, That all
uniformed, armed and equipped companies.
batalions or regiments, of whatever. afTns
making application for that purpose, upon
the approval Of the Adjutant General as to
their character and fitness, shall be mustered
into the Louisiana State National Guard,
preserving their organization as existing
when so mustered, subject, however, TO as
signrnent as herein provided and subject to
al other provisions OF this act. "a ga
SEC IL. BE ii further enacted, etc, That
commandments OF companies, battalionS and
regiments OF the organized militia shall make
to the Adjutant General n quarterly return at
the close Of the months of March, June, Sep
TENDER and December OF each year, OF oil
commissioned non-commissoned officers.
musicians and privates under their command,
and make, at the same time, n return OF all
camp and garrison equlpage, arms and aceou-~
trements, and other ordinance stores belong
ing to their respective commands.
SEC. IL. BE ID further enacted, etc, That the
term Of service of members OF the special
militia and OF the Louisiana State National
Guard shall be for two years from the period
at which they were mustered into the service.
SEC 10. BE 1t further enacted etc, That III
any officer shall knowingly enroll in his COM
pany any person regularly mustered into the
service OF any other company, who has not
been discharged or transferred, such officer
shall be suspended or dismissed at the dis
erection OF q general court-martial.
SEC. 20. BE IL further enacted, etc. That the
officers. and privates of she militia, when
called into active service by the Governor,
and not otherwise, shall receive the same pay
and allowances as are received by officers and
privates OF like grades in the United States
army for the time actually served. For prl-
Yates and non-commissoned officers such
pay shall be ascertaned by monthly muster
and ply rolls for each company, to be made
In the form and manner prescribed for similar I
rolls in the United States army; said roll
shall be subscribed and sworn to by the conn
pany and regimental commanders, verified
and aDprpVpI nv the hripa6e commander ar1d
Major General, and approved by the Gov
ernor. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall
issue his warrant for the gross amount OF
each monthly muster and pay roll, so signed
and approved, to the Paymaster General, upon
the Treasurer, which Shall be paid out OF the
funds herein appropriated. The .Paymaster
General shall account monthly to the
Treasurer for all sums so received and dis
bursed, exhibiting the proper vouchers and
receipts for all his disbursements; said ac-1
counts, pay rolls and exhibits shall be care
fully examined by the finance committee OF
the Senate, at it's next session, and shall at
all times be open to their inspection.
SEC. 81. Be 1t further enacted ETC.. That all
general and staff officers shall receive
mileage, when on active service, at the rate y
Of ten cents per mile going and returning the
distance actually travelled by them in the
performance Of their duty. e45r
SEC. o. Be ii further enacted, etc, That
the Commander-in Chief shall have power to
make all lawful rules and regulations with
munications, and other matters OF detail, not
inconsistent with this act, as may be deemed
necessary for the good OF the service.
SEC. 49, BE ii further enacted, ETC., That
the sum of ten thousand dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary Is hereby ap-
propriated out of any funds in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated to defray the ex-
penses OF carrying this law into execution.
SEC. "a. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That all
pay, rolls, vouchers, and acquisitions shall be
made in form, as prescribed in like cases, by
the rules and regulations governing the
United States army.
SEC. Is. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
munitions Of war, belonging to this State,
shall be under the charge of the Quarter
master General and ordnance officer