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squadron, and shall upon due application made to such command-
ing officer be refused redress, he may complain to the brigadier
general, who, on finding that the person complained of has
violated the law, shall direct the inspector of the brigade to
summon a brigade court martial, that justice may be done to
such officer or private.

Article 15. If any non-commissioned officer or private shall I
think himself injured by his captain or other superior officer in
the regiment, extra battalion or squadron, or company to which
he belongs, he may complain to the commanding officer of the
regiment, extra battalion, or if any artillerist, to the brigadier
general or commanding officer of his brigade, who on finding
that the person complained of has violated the law, shall summon
a regimental court martial for doing justice according to the
nature of the case.

Article 16. The officer ordering the court martial, or his suc-
cessor in authority in case of his death or absence, shall, when
a censure or fine shall be adjudged by such court martial, have
full power to pardon the person adjudged to be censured or
fined, or to mitigate such censure or fine, except when such cen-
sure or fine is adjudged as satisfaction for injuries received by
one officer or private from another.

Article 17. Every general court martial shall be appointed by
the commander in chief; every division court martial by the
commanding officer of the division; every brigade court martial
by the commanding officer of the brigade; every regimental
court martial by the commanding officer of the regiment; every
extra battalion or squadron court martial by the commanding
officer of the extra battalion or squadron, and every company
court martial by the commanding officer of the company, except
in the case stated in the ninth article, and the commanding
officer appointing any court martial shall appoint the president
thereof, who shall appoint some suitable person to reduce to
writing the proceedings of said court martial and the testimony
given before them.

Article 18. The militia on any day of inspection and drill may
be detained under arms in the field any time not exceeding six
hours; Provided, they are not kept above three hours under arms
at any time, without allowing them proper time to refresh them-
selves,