The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
Full Text of the Act to Call Out Volunteer
 Forces.
Conditions Under Which Govern OPS of States and Territories Can Appoint Commits
 stoned Officers.

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 to the adjutant-generalo 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, and regimental and all other medical officers serving with volunteer troops in the field or elsewhere shall keep a daily record of all soldiers reported sick or wounded, shown by the morning calls or reports, and shall deposit such reports with other reports provided for in this section with the record and pen sion office as provided herein, for other reports. returns and muster rolls.
 Section 9-That in time of war or when war is imminent the troops in the service of the United States, whether belonging to the regular or volunteer army or the militia. shall be organized. as far as practicable. into divisions be composed of three or more regi- ments; and whenever three or more divi- sions are assembled in the same way the President is authorized to organize them into army corps, each corps to consist or not more than three divisions.
 Section 10-That the staff of the com mander of an army corps shall consist ot one assistant adjutant-general, one chelt engineer one inspector-gen one chef quartermaster, one chief commissary of subsistence, one judge-advocate, and one Chle1 surgeon, WnO small nave respective ly the rank of lieutenant-colonel; one as- sistant adjutant- general, who shall have the rank of captain, and the aids de camp
 authorized by law. The staff of the one adjutant-general. one engineer off, cer, one inspector-general, one chief quartermaster, one chief commissary of subsistence and one chief surgeon, who shall have respectively the rank of ma jor. and the aids de camp authorized by law. The staff of the commander of a -fe-r fCrl tutant-general, one assistant quartermas- ter and one commissary. of subsistence, each with the rank of captain, one sur geon and the aids de camp authorized by law. The staff officers herein authorized for the purpose of 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 volunteer army
 or of the militia in the service of the United States, provided that when re- Heved from such staff service said ap- pointments or assignments shall termi- nate.
 Section 11-That the President is here by authorized to appoint in the volunteer
 army, by and with the advice and con- sent of the Senate not exceeding one ma jor-general for each organized army
 corps and division and one brigadier- general for each brigade, and any officer so selected and appointed from the reg ular army shall be entitled to retain his rank therein, provided, that each general officer of the volunteer army shall be entitled to the number of aids de camp authorized for an officer of like grade in the regular army.
 Section 12-That all officers and enlisted men of the volunteer army of the militia of the States, when in the service of the United States, shall be in all respects on the same footing as to pay, allowances and pensions as that of officers and en- listed men of corresponding grades in the regular army:
 Section 13-That the Governor of <
 any State or Territory may, with <
 4 the consent of the President, ap- <
 f point officers of the regular army ' 4 in the grades of field officers in or- ' ganizatons of the volunteer army, < and officers thus appointed shall be <
 Y entitl led to retain their rank in the <
 regular army, provided. that not '
 4 more than one officer of the reg <
 4 ular army shall hold commission < * in any one regiment of the volun- '
 4 teer army at the same time
 Section 14-That the general command ing separate department or a detached army Is authorized to appoint from time to time military boards of not less than 1 three or more than five volunteer officers
 or the volunteer army. to examine into the capacity, qualifications. conduct and efficiency of any commissioned officer of said army within his command provided that each member of the board shall be superior in rank to the officer whose ouar- lncatons are to be inquired into; and, pro-
 vlded further, that if the report of such a board be adverse to the continuance of
 any ofhcer, and the report to be ap- proved by the President such officer sba I,
 be discharged from service in the vol unleer army, at the discretion of the President, with one months pay and al- lowances. "
 Section 15-That all acts and parts ot acts inconsistent with the nrovisions
 hereof be and the same is herebv re. pealed. ie