Year: 1862



 the rank of brigader general. If either of sai

 offices shall become vacant during the recess c the general assembly, such vacancy shall be fill ed by the commander in chief, and the person S appointed shall hold his office until the session of the general assembly next after such appoint ment, and until another be chosen in his place The quartermaster general and the commissar, general may appoint, with the appreciation of thu commander in chief, one or more assistants, fol ble, and whom they may remove at pleasure. SEc 20. The commander in chief shall ap point for himself four aids de camp, who shal have the rank of lieutenant colonel. The majo general shall appoint for himself two aids dc camp, and 8 division quartermaster, each witt the rank of major also division inspector with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Each brig adler general shall appoint for himself one aid de camp, and one brigade quartermaster, each with the rank of captain; also brigade inspec tor, with the rank of major. Each maj jor of a separate battalion shall appoint an adj jntant, pay master, and quartermaster, each with the rank o lieutenant; chaplain, surgeon s mate, sergeant major, quartermaster sergeant, drum major, fife major, and trumpet major. Each colonel shall appoint for his regiment an adjutant, quarter. master, and paymaster, each with the rank o1 lieutenant; chaplain, surgeon, surgeons mate, sergeant major, quartermaster sergeant, drum major, fife ma or, and trumpet major, all of which appointments shall be published in orders.

 SEC. 21. Brigadier generals shall be nomina- ted by the field officers of the brigade, and com missoned by the commander in chief; and when ever said office shall be vacant, the commander in chief shall issue order to such officer as he may designate, belonging to the brigade in which such vacancy exists, directing such officer to as semble the field officers ot such brigade, at such time and place as he may appoint; and when so assembled, to lead them to the nomination of a brigadier general, by ballot, and make return of the doings of such meeting to the adjutant gen eral. The field officers of each regiment shall be nominated by the field and commissioned off, cers of such regiment; and whenever any vacan- cy shall exist in the office of field officers of any regiment, the commander in chief shall issue an order to such field officer, to such other officer belonging to the regiment in which such vacancy exists, as he may designate, directing such officer to assemble the field and commissioned officers of such regiment, at such time and place as he may appoint; and when so assembled they shall proceed to nominate, by ballot, such officer as the order shall specify and if any vacancy shall occur in the field officers of said regiment, in sequence of said choice, such presiding officer shall proceed, in the same manner, to fill such vacancy and make return of the order, with his dongs endorsed thereon, to the adjutant general. In all cases where meeting of officers is to be held for the purpose aforesaid, notice specify Ing the time and place of such meeting, snail be considered legal notice, if addressed by mail to the person to be notified, at least ten days previ- ous to the day of such meeting, by the person de- signated to preside at the same.

 q non commissioned officers shall be chosen by their respective companies, the commanding off cer first causing notice to be given to those enti- tied to vote, that he is about to lead them to the choice of such officers: proridad, however, that if any company, after having been twice ordered out fer the choice Of commissioned officers, shall at the expiration of three days from the second time of their being so ordered out be destitute of commissioned officers, either in whole or in part, the commandant of the regiment to which such company is attached may nominate to the com. handing officer of the brigade to which said regi ment belongs, suitable persons to fill all vacan- cies then existing among the commissioned off cers of such company; and if such nomination shall be approved by said commandant of brig ade, the person so nominated and approved may be commissioned by the commander in chief Said commandant of regiment shall also, at his

 

 may be elected sergeant or corporal by any com pany under his command; and if any company shall fail to elect all the warrant officers necessa ry for said company, according to the provisions of this act he may issue warrant to such mem Der of such company, as he may deem proper and. said commandant shall further have power to reduce to the ranks any non commissioned off, cer attached to his regiment whom, on complaint made and due notice given, he shall find guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty.

 SEC. 23. Wheneverth the commissioned officers of any brigade, reg iment, or company shall fail to make choice of Q brigadier general, coloneb lieutenant colonel or maj or, of all such officers, the commander in chief may fill the vacancy or vacancies in such manner as he may deem prop CT; and he may grant commissions to any and all persons who may be duly elected or appoint. ed to office in any brigade, reg iment, or compa- ny prouided, that if the general assembly, to which the returns of elections shall be made shall sions so granted shall become void after such disapproval and all officers commissioned in pursuance of thls act shall take rank from the day of their respective elections. or nominations.

 SEC. "A. The commanding officer of any company, when so ordered, shall call out his company for the choice of captain or subalterns, and may call out his company tor the choice of non commissioned officers, at any time in the year.

 SEC. 9. The return of commissioned officers, elected in any company, shall be forthwith made to the adiutant general, and duplicate Of the same to the commander of the regiment to which such company is attached and if, within ten days after such election, there shall be no objec- ton or remonstrance, commissions may be gran ted as aforesaid.

 SEC. 26. Every remonstrance against grant inc commissions to officers chosen during the recess of the general assembly shall be re erred to the major general, if of the grade of general or field officer, and if under the grade of field officer, to the brigadier general commanding the brigade in which the election was held, who, alter having first given notice to all persons in- terested, shall hear and decide in the matter of the said choice, and if found illegal, or the per son or persons chosen shall be found ncompe- tent, or otherwise disqualified, shall order new election.

 SEC. 27 The resignation of the major gen eral shall be made to the general assembly; the resignation of brigadier generals and field off cers shall be made to the commander in chief the resignations of the commissioned officers of companies shall be made either to the major general or the hrigader general commanding the brigade to which the officer belongs the resig- nation of all other officers shall be made to the l offers from whom they shall have respectively received their warrants and upon the accept ance of their resignation, the officers making the same shall be discharged from their respective offices prorided, that all the commissioned off cers of any company shall not be discharged un. til one or more successor or successors shall have | been duly elected and commissioned