MILITIA.

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ordering the same ; and in the returns made by the courts of
appeal on absentees from parade, it shall be distinctly written

opposite to the respective names of those whose fines have been
remitted and such as are not thus exempted by said court from
the fines imposed by this act, shall be held liable for the same,
and it shall be the duty of the said commanding officer to make
out or cause to be made out two or more copies of every such
list of fines incurred, to retain one himself and deliver the other

Lists of
fines.

to the collector or collectors of his brigade, regiment, or com-
pany as 4he case may require within ten days after receiving it,
to be by him or them collected as herein after provided, and

Delivered
to collector.

when collected shall account for with and pay over the same to
the commanding officer by whom the said lists were placed in
his or their hands, or to his successor in office ; Provided, the
same shall be done subject to such deduction for commission
and other regulations as may have been established with the
said officer, authorized by this act to appoint such collector or
collectors ; and if any officer shall neglect or refuse to comply
with any of the provisions of this section as required of him,

Who shall
account.

he shall be fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, in the discre-
tion of such court martial as the case may require.

Penalty.

SEC. 39. And be it enacted, That the president of each court
martial, or other court instituted under the provisions of this act,
which shall have the power of trying the major-general, the
•brigadier-generals and their respective staff officers, for any vie-
iation of this act or of remitting their fines, shall make a return
of the sentence of said court in the same manner, under the
like penalty and within the time as specified under this act for
similar returns, except in the cases of fines, where the return
for the major-general and his staff officers shall be made to the
commanding officer of the third brigade ; and the return for a
brigadier-general and his staff officers shall be made to the old-
est colonel in rank, of the brigade to which he belongs, who
shall place the same in the hands of the collector appointed to
collect all fines and forfeitures against field and staff officers of
his brigade, and when received shall be paid over by said officer
in equal portions to the different regiments of said brigade*

Return of
sentence,
&c. in case
of trial of
superior
oflicers.

SEC. 40. And be it enacted. That all fines incurred for ab-
sence from parade, or for any other cause, as established by this
act, as well as those imposed by division, biigade, regimental
and company courts martial for other offences, shall be paid over
by the officers receiving the same within ten days after receipt
thereof, to the paymaster of the regiment in which they were
collected, for the use of the said regiment, except as herein

Disposition
of moneys
when col-
lected.

provided to the contrary; And provided, that in the uniformed
volunteer regiments, one-half of the fines collected from each
company and its officers, shall be paid over by said officer to the '

Proviso.

Volunteer
company*