THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the second light bri-

CHAP. 295.

gade of Maryland volunteers, shall consist of the first

Second light bri-

regiment of riflemen, heretofore attached to the first

gade

light brigade, and of a new regiment of infantry, to be

To consist of reg-ment of riflemen new regiment of

called the fifty-third regiment of volunteer infantry,

infantry

for which new regiment of infantry, the Governor and

Issue comnmsions

Council shall issue commissions to the usual field, re-

gimental, staff and company officers as hereinafter di-

rected; the said regiment to be under the same regula-

Regulations

tioas in every respect, and to have the same privileges

as the fifth regiment of volunteer infantry which now

forms part of the first light brigade.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That previous to the ap-

As to appointment

pointment of a major general of said first light divi-

of Major General

sion he shall be recommended to the consideration of

the Governor and Council by the general and field of-

ficers attached to that division, in the manner directed

in the case of the recommendation of a brigadier gen-

eral, in the seventh section of the act of eighteen hun-

dred and twenty five, chapter fifty-six, the oldest com-

manding officer in rank in said division, to give the no-

tice for the meeting of said officers for that purpose, and

Brigadier general and others

before any brigadier general of said second light bri-

gade or any division staff officer of the first light di-

vision or any brigade staff officer of the second light

brigade, or any officer of the fifty third regiment of

volunteer infantry, shall be commissioned each and

every of said officers, shall be recommended to the

consideration of the Governor and Council, in the

manner directed in the aforesaid seventh section of the

act of eighteen hundred and twenty five, chapter fifty

six, for the recommendation of officers of the several

grades therein mentioned.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That whenever three com-

Major, when to be

panies have been commissioned in said fifty third re-

commissioned

giment, the Governor and Council shall commission a

major of said regiment, he being previously recom-

mended to their consideration as aforesaid, and when

the number of companies in said fifty third regiment,

exceeds five, the Governor and Council shall commis-

And other officers

sion the usual field and regimental staff officers for

said regiment, they having been previously recom-

mended to their consideration as aforesaid.