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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1834.

ing six hours ; Provided, they are not kept above three hours
under arms, at anyone time, without allowing them proper time
to refresh themselves.

Officer neg-
lecting to
serve on
general or
D. court
martial.
Penalty.

SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That any officer summoned to
attend as a member of a general or division court martial, who
shall refuse or neglect to attend at the time and place appointed,
shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, nor
less than twenty-five dollars, unless he can give a reasonable
excuse to the court for such non-attendance ; and any officer

On brigade
C.M.

Penalty.

summoned to attend as a member of a brigade court martial,
who shall refuse or neglect to attend at the time and place ap-
pointed, shall be fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, nor
less than ten dollars, unless he can give a reasonable excuse to
the court for such non-attendance ; and any officer summoned

On regi-
mental C.

M.

to attend as a member of a regimental, extra battalion or squad-
ron court martial, who shall refuse or neglect to attend at the
time and place appointed, shall be fined a sum not exceeding

Penalty.

thirty dollars, nor less than five dollars, unless he can give a
reasonable excuse to the court for such non-attendance; and

On batta-
lion C. M.

any officer summoned to attend as a member of a company
court martial, who shall refuse or neglect to attend at the time

Penalty.

and place appointed, shall be fined a sum not exceeding ten
dollars, nor less than two dollars, unless he can give a reasona-
ble excuse to the court for such non-attendance ; and any non-
commissioned officer or private, summoned to attend as a mem-

On com-
pany C. M.

ber of a company court martial, who shall refuse or neglect to
attend at the time and place appointed, shall be fined a sum not

Penalty.

exceeding five dollars, nor less than one dollar, unless he can
give a reasonable excuse to the court for such non-attendance;

Collection
and disposi-
tion of such
fees.

and said fines shall be collected and paid over as other fines
are by this act directed to be, by the sheriff of the county to
which the delinquent belongs.

Officers re-
moving out
of district.

SEC. 28. And be it enacted, That any commissioned officer
of any corps formed in the city of Baltimore, removing out of
the limits of said city, or if a cavalry or field officer, or briga-
dier-general, removing from said city, beyond the limits of Bal-
timore county, and any other commissioned officer, removing
out of the district of their brigade, regiment, extra battalion or
squadron, with an intention of making a permanent change oi

Deemed
to have
resigned.

his residence, shall, on removal, be deemed to have resigned
his commission, and it shall be the duty of the commanding
officer of the regiment, extra battalion, or squadron that he

Duty to
report such
vacancy.

commanded or to which he belonged, to make such vacancy
known to the adjutant-general, as soon thereafter as possible,
that the vacancy thereby occasioned, may be supplied by the
governor and council.