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was the cause of the violation of this article, for which such
person was called to trial.

Article 11. The president of each court martial shall require all
witnesses produced on the trial of offenders to declare on oath
that the evidence they shall give shall be the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth; and the members of all such
courts shall declare on oath, to be administered by the president,
as follows: "You and each of you do swear that you will well
and truly try and determine all causes to be tried by this court
according to the rules for regulating and governing the militia
of the State of Maryland," and the president shall take the
same oath, to be administered by any member of the court
martial.

Article 12. The president of every court martial may issue
subpoenas for witnesses to give testimony before such court mar-
tial ; and every court martial may issue attachments to such
person as they may appoint against every person who shall
refuse or neglect, on being duly served with a subpoena issued by
the president, to attend for the purpose of giving evidence in any
case therein pending, and fine such person any sum not exceeding
twenty dollars, unless he can give a reasonable excuse, out of
which the person serving the attachment shall receive such com-
pensation as the court martial may deem reasonable.

Article 13. No commissioned officer charged with transgressing
these rules shall be suffered to do duty in the brigade, regiment,
battalion or company to which he belongs, nor to resign his com-
mission until he has had his trial by a court martial, and every
person so charged shall be tried as soon as a court martial can
conveniently be assembled, and shall be furnished by the adjutant
general, the brigade inspector, adjutant of the regiment, or
other person as the case may require, with a copy of the charge
or charges exhibited against him, at least ten days before his
trial, that he may have an opportunity to prepare his defence,
and in case any delinquent being duly notified of the time and
place of meeting of any such court martial shall refuse or
neglect to attend, the said court martial may proceed to the
trial of such delinquent in the same manner as if he were per-
sonally present.

Article 14. If any officer or private shall think himself injured
by the commanding officer of the regiment, extra battalion or