Sec 53. That in <​all​> cases of the death, removal, absence, or resignation of any superior officer, it shall be the duty of the next officer in rank attached to the same corps to assume the command and perform all the duties that would have devolved on any such commanding officer were he present, and to exercise the same untill such superior shall return, or the vacancy be filled, agreeably to the provisions of this act, in like manner if it should happen at any time that there is no commissioned officer belonging to any company, it shall be the duty of the senior non-commissioned officer of such company to assume the command, under the same penalties that any superior officer of a Company would be were he present for any neglect of duty.

Sec. 54. That it shall be the duty of the Drill officer to take command of the Lieutenant General’s guard at all times when they are called out, and note and return all delinquents under his command according to the provisions of this act.

Sec 55. That it shall be the duty of the Adjutant General or Division Inspector to distribute all orders from the Major General of the Legion or Adjutant General of the ; attend all reviews with the Major General, to act as Drill officer at all Legion or Division officer drills, under the Major General; to record all orders recieved or issued by the Major General, all returns and rank rolls recieved, annually, from the Cohorts or Bragades also to make out Division returns when required by the Major General, or any superior officer, also, to act as clerk at all elections ordered by the Major General; to form the Legion and call the roll of the Major General’s staff under his inspection at all Legion parades, and perform such other duties as may in anywise appertain to his office

Sec 56 That it shall be the duty of the Quarter Master General of the Legion to apply for and recieve all arms that are or may become due to the Legion, from the , to deposite all arms so recieved, or which may have <​heretofore​> been recieved and not otherwise disposed of, in some safe place, also to employ means to preserve all such arms from damage as, in his opinion may, from time to time become necessary, to furnish when required so to do by his superior officer a full exhibit of all arms in his possession, belonging to the , also to do and perform all other duties that may in any wise appertain to the office of Quarter master General.

Sec. 57. That it shall be the duty of the Paymaster General of the Legion, within twenty days from the passage of this act to give bonds, with sufficient security, to the amount of five thousand dollars, to the General Court Martial of the Nauvoo Legion, for the due performance of his duty, [p. 15]