Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-20


TO the fitness and capacity OF said Off
GERS as he may prescribe. to be officers of
corresponding grades in the same organiza-
ton when il shall have been received into
the service of the United States as a part
of the volunteer army.
Recruiting the Volunteer Army.
Section :. That all organizations of the
volunteer army shall be so recruited from
time 10 time as to maintain them as near
10 their maximum strength as the presi-
dent may deem necessary, and no new Or
Sanization shall be accepted into service
from any state, unless the organizations
already in service from such state are
as near TO their maximum strength OF
officers and enlisted men as the president
may deem necessary.
Section s. That all returns and muster
rolls of organizations of the volunteer
army and of militia organizations while in
The service of the United States. shall be
rendered 10 the adjutant general of the
army. and. upon the disbandment of such
organizations. the records pertaining TO
them shall be transferred to and filed in
the record and pension office of the war
department.
Section 9. That in time of war. or when
war is imminent, the troops in the service
of the United States. whether belonging
the militia, shall be organized as far as
practicable into divisions of three brigades,
each brigade TO be composed of three or
more regiments, and whenever three or
more divisions are assembled in the same
army the president is authorized to or
ganiZe them into army corps, each corps
to consist of not more than three divis-
ions.
StnGs of Officers.
section 10. That the staff of the COM
rnander of an army corps shall consist OIL
one assistant adjutant general. one inspect
or general. one chief quartermaster. one
chief commissary of subsistence and one
chief surgeon, who shall have. respectively,
the rank of colonel; one assistant adjutant
general who shall have the rank of cap
tain, and the aideS-de-camp authorized by
law. The staff of the commander OF a di-
vision shall consist of one assistant adJu-
tant general, one inspector general, one
chief Quartermaster, one chief commisSary
of subsistence and one chief surgeon, who
shall have, respectively, the rank of lieu
tenant colonel, and the aides-de-camp au-
thorized by law. The staff of the COM
mander of a brigade shall consist of one
assistant adjutant general, one assistant
Quartermaster, and one commissary of sub
sistence each with the rank of captain.
and the aides-de-camp authorized by law.
The staff officers herein authorized for the
corps, division and brigade commanders
may be appointed by the president. by and
with the advice and consent of the senate,
as officers of the volunteer army, or may
be assigned by him, in his discretion, from
officers of the regular army or the volun-
teer army or the militia in the service OF
the United States.
Appointment of Officers.
Section IL That the president is hereby
authorized to appoint in the volunteer
army by and with the advice and consent
of the senate. not exceeding one major gen.
eral for each organized army corps and
division, and one brigadier general for each
brigade, who may be selected from the
line or staff from the regular or volunteer
army or of the militia in the service of the
United States. and any officer SO selected
and appointed from the regular army shall
be entitled to retain his rank therein; pro-
vided that each general officer of the vol
unteer army shall be entitled to the num-
ber of aides-de-camp authorized for an Of
fcer of like grade in the regular army.
Section le. That all officers and enlisted
men of the volunteer army and OF the
militia of the states when in the service
of the United States shall be in all re-
spects on the same footing as to pay. al
lOwanceS and pensions az tlat OIL OillceiS
and enlisted men of corresponding grades
in the regular army.
Section 13. That the president may. upon
the recommendation of the governors of
states. appoint officers Of the regular army
in the grades of field officers in orGaniza-
tions of the volunteer army and officers
thus appointed shall be entitled to retain
their rank in the regular army: provided.
that not more than one officer of the regu-
lar army shall be commissioned in any one
regiment of the volunteer army at the
same time.
Section IA. That the general command
ing a separate department or a detached
army is authorized TO appoint from time to
time military boards of not less than three
nor more than five officers of the volunteer
army to examine into the capacity. quail
fications. conduct and efficiency of any
commissioned officer of said army within
his command; provided, that each men,
ber of the board shall be superior in rank
to the officer whose qualifications are to
be inquired into, and provided. further, that
if the report of such board is adverse to
the continuance of any officer and the re-
port be approved by the president. such
officer shall be discharged from service in
the volunteer army at the discretion of
the president, with one months pay and al
1owapce