Section 17
SEC. 17. The adjutant-general's department shall consist of an adjutant-general, with the rank of brigadier-general; one assistant adjutant-general, with the rank of colonel, who shall assist the adjutant-general in the discharge of his duties generally, and who shall perform the duties of the adjutant-general in the absence or disability of the adjutant-general; two assistant adjutants-general, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel; three assistant adjutants-general, with the rank of major, and the inspector instructors that may be appointed by the Commander in Chief. Inspector instructors shall have the rank of captain and their number shall not exceed five for each brigade of troops. They shall either be originally appointed by the Commander in Chief as inspector instructors or detailed by him from the officers of the National Guard.