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for all violations of this law, except such as arise from absence
from parade.

688. Every company court martial shall be appointed by the
commanding officer of the company, and shall consist of one
subaltern, one non-commissioned officer and one private, who
shall have power to try all non-commissioned officers, privates
and musicians, for all violations of this law, except absence from
parade or where an absolute fine is imposed by the provisions
hereof; and in case there should be no subaltern or non-commis-
sioned officer attached to said company, the commanding officer
of the company shall apply to the commanding officer of his
regiment, who shall, within five days after such application,
order a commissioned or non-commissioned officer, or both, as
the case may require, of another company, to repair to the place
designated by the commanding officer of the company, who
shall then and there hold a court martial in the same manner as
if they were attached to said company; and if any officer, non-
commissioned officer or private shall refuse or neglect to execute
the provisions of this section as required of him, he shall be
fined a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, in the discretion of
such court martial as the case may require.

689. In every court martial, or other court hereby created,
except company courts martial, a majority of the members
appointed on the courts, shall be sufficient to form a quorum;

and in every such court not less than two-thirds of the members
present must agree in every sentence given, otherwise the per-
son charged with violating any of the provisions of this law
shall be acquitted, except in cases where a fine is to be imposed
or remitted, and then a majority shall be sufficient.

690. Any court martial, or other court, created under the pro-
visions of this law, may from time to time adjourn until the said
court shall have completed the business for which it was insti-
tuted; and if a sufficient number of members do not attend to
form a quorum at the time and place appointed, the senior
member present of said court may adjourn the same from time
to time.

691. The officer who may appoint a court martial, or any
other court under the provisions of this law, shall have the
power of appointing such supernumeraries to said court as he
may deem advisable.