Laws of the Republic of Texas, in two volumes. Volume 01. Page: 56
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by the conmmissioned officers of his brigade; with one brigade
inspector, to serve also as brigade major, with the rank of major;
one aid-de-camp, with thr rank of captain, to be appointed
by said brigadier general. To each regiment, one colonel, one
lieutenant colonel, and one major, to be elected by the members
of said regiment; and to each company, one captain, two
lieutenants, four sergeants, four corporals, one drummer, and
one fifer or bugler; that the captains and lieutenants of each
compan; shall be elected by the members of their respective
companies; land that the non-commissioned officers and musicians
be appointed by the captains of their respective companies.
That there shall be for each regiment, a regimental staff, to
consist of one adjutant and one quarter master, to rank as lieutenants;
one pay master, _one surgeon and assistant surgeon, one
serjeant major, one drum major, and one fife major, to be appointed
by the colonel of thle same.
SEC. 5. Be it farther ceacted, That it shall be the duty of
each major general, upon good cause shown, to order a division
court martial for the trial of general staffand field officers; and
when the trial is complete, he shall approve or disapprove of the
proceedings thereof. He shall receive copies of returns, from
the majors of brigades, of their annual reports made to the adjutant
general; and shall receive fiom the adjutant general copies
of requisitions of men, made by government upon his division.
He shall, upon notice of invasion or insurrection, embody as
many militia as he may think adequate to the emergency, noti:fyinr
in the speediest manner to the president, who-e directions
and orders he shall obey. Whenever the major general may
chocsc, he may attend (t l any-muster or review whatsoever, and
give any orders for discipliniang'the troops that he may deem
ex pedi)ent.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty of
the brigadier genera} to appoint the time of regimental and battalion
mustersfobr the year in whicl they are to fall; a written
notice of which shall be delivered to the commanding officers of
-regiments, on or before the first day of March in every year.
iHe shall give orders to summ-n brigade courts martial, and appoint
the time and place for their sitting. He shall receive the
proceedings of the said courts, and approve or disatprove of the
sentence thereof. It fs his especial duty to receive and sign the
annual returns made by his brigade .major; to visit- each regi-ment
in his brigade, at least once in a year, on their regimental
rutater days, and review them; and whenever he may be present
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