ART. 63.] MILITARY.

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6. The general staff of the militia shall consist of
an adjutant general, with the rank of major general,
and salary at the rate of two thousand dollars a year,
and a quartermaster general, a commissary general, a
chief engineer, a chief of ordnance, a chief of artillery,
a chief of cavalry, an inspector general, a paymaster
general, a surgeon general and judge advocate general,
who shall have the rank of brigadier general, and shall
be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice

General staff,
what to con-
sist of.

and consent of the senate, and hold office until the ap-
pointment and qualification of their successors, or until
removed in pursuance of the sentence of a court-mar-
tial ; and the governor is hereby empowered to appoint

Term of office.

such number of aides-de-camp, with the rank of colo-
nel, as may be necessary to the discharge of his duties
as commander-in-chief.

Aids.

7. The duties of the adjutant general shall be as
follows, to wit: he shall issue, sign and transmit a'll
general or special orders of the commander-in-chief to
the several military officers through the proper chan-
nels, and shall keep a record of the same ; he shall
enter on record a description of the divisions, brigades,
regiments, battalions, squadrons, batteries and compa-
nies, which are or may hereafter be formed, and every
alteration thereof, showing the name, rank, number
and date of commission, office and residence of each
officer and member, and shall revise said roster an-
nually; he shall make out and issue all commissions
and discharges directed by the commander-in-chief; he
shall prepare and provide the necessary rosters, books
of record, forms, blanks for commissions, returns and
other papers required under this act, and distribute
them to commanding officers entitled to receive the
same, on proper requisition therefor; he shall be
charged with all correspondence between the com-
mander-in-chief and officials of the several states and
territories, the secretary of war, the adjutant general
of the army of the United States, and other persons
in official stations, on the subject of military affairs,
and keep a record of such correspondence. He shall

Duties of adju-
tant general.