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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
5. And be it enacted, That the said
regiment of cavalry hereby
authorised to be raised, to be attached to the brigade as aforesaid,
shall be called the First Light Cavalry Regiment of Baltimore
Volunteers, with the usual field and other officers; and
the recommendation and appointment of officers for the same,
be made, and the regulations followed agreeably to the
rule as laid down in the seventh section of the act to which this
is a supplement. |
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Dec. Ses. 1825.
Cavalry. |
6. And be it enacted, That whenever
the foregoing companies
of light infantry, and the regiment of riflemen shall have complied
with the requisitions of this act, and recommend the general,
field and other officers for the organization of said brigade,
the governor and council shall issue commissions requisite
to carry the same into effect. |
Officers to be
commissioned. |
7. And be it enacted, That all the
officers to be appointed in
said brigade shall in every instance be recommended to the consideration
of the governor and council; previously to such appointment
in the manner following, to wit: The brigadier general
shall be recommended by the colonels, lieutenant colonels,
and majors of the regiments of said brigade or a majority of
them present at the meeting called for the purpose; the colonels
shall be recommended by the lieutenant colonel, majors
and commanding officers of companies of their respective regiments
or a majority of them present at the meeting called for
the purpose; the lieutenant colonels shall be recommended by
the majors and commanding officers of companies of their respective
regiments or a majority of them present at the meeting
called for the purpose; the majors shall be recommended by the
commanding officers of companies of their respective regiments
or a majority of them present at the meeting called for the purpose;
the company officers respectively shall be recommended
by the members of their company or a majority of them
present at the meeting called for the purpose; and the brigade
and regimental staff officers shall be recommended by the respective
commanding officers of the brigade and regiments; and
whenever a brigadier general is to be recommended the oldest
commanding officer in rank in said brigade, shall give three days
notice of the time and place of holding the meeting therefor, in
at least three of the public news-papers in the city of Baltimore,
and whenever a colonel is to be recommended a similar notice
shall be given by the oldest officer in rank in his regiment, and
whenever a lieutenant colonel, major or company officer is to be
recommended a similar notice shall be given by the commanding
officer of his regiment. And any of such meetings may adjourn
from time to time, until the said recommendation shall have
been decided on, provided notice thereof is made public as aforesaid;
and the said meetings respectively shall appoint a secretary
who shall certify to the proceedings thereof and within
three days thereafter transmit them to the officer to whom by the |
How recommended. |
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