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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1812.

ing one hundred dollars, nor less than five dollars,
that for offences against the militia law of this state,
all company commissioned officers shall be tried by a
regimental court-martial, but in cases of cashiering
they may have an appeal to a brigade court-martial;
all field and staff-officers shall be tried by a brigade
court-martial, and all general officers shall be tried by
a division or a general court-martial; and that the pro-
ceedings of every court martial in case of cashiering
shall be transmitted to the commander in chief, tor his
approbation of disapprobation; and if any non -com-
missioned officer, private or musician shall, at the time
of parading the company to which he belongs, appear
drunk or disobey orders, or use any reproachful, in-
sulting, or abusive language to his officers, or any of
them, or shall quarrel himself or promote any quarrel
among his fellow soldiers, he may be disarmed and
put under guard by order of the commanding officer
present, until the company is dismissed, and shall be
fined at the discretion of the company court martial in
any sum not exceeding ten dollars, nor less than fifty

Proviso.

cents; Provided, that if on field days any non commis-
sioned officer, private or musician shall use any re-
proachful or insulting language to the commanding
officer, oppose his orders, or promote an opposition to
such orders among his fellow soldiers, lie shall be tried
by a court-martial chosen by the commanding officer,
consisting of three commissioned officers attached to
the regiment or extra battalion to which such offender
or offenders belong, and he or they shall be fined at
the discretion of said court, in a sum not exceeding
twenty-five. dollars, nor less than one dollar.

Orders for as-
sembling regi-
ments battal-
ions, &c.

ART. 2d. If the commanding officer of any regi-
ment, battalion or extra-battalion shall neglect or re-
fuse to give orders for assembling his regiment, battal-
ion or extra-battalion, at the times which may be ap-
pointed under this at, at the direction of the inspector
of the brigade to which he belongs, when the inspec-
tor is thereto commanded by his commanding officer;
or incase of an invasion or threatened invasion, or in-
surrection or threatened insurrection of the state,
therein he shall be cashiered or punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, at the discretion of a
brigade court-martial; and if the commanding offic-
er of any company shall on any such occasion neglect
or refuse to give orders for assembling the company
to which he belongs, or any part thereof, at the direc-
tion of the commanding officer of the regiment, battal-
ion, or extra-battalion to which such company be