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manding officer, be refused redress, he may complain to the com-
manding-officer of his brigade, who, on finding that the person
complained of has violated this law, shall order such court
martial as the case may require for the trial of such offence,
which court may punish the offender by cashiering, reprimand-
ing, suspending or fining not exceeding fifty dollars, in their dis-
cretion ; and if any officer shall neglect or refuse to comply with
any of the provisions of this section as required of him, he shall
be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, in the discretion of
such court martial as the case may require.

730. The commanding officer of any regiment may, on any
vacancy occurring in his staff, brevet any person to fill such
vacancy, or he may appoint a brevet officer to any company of
his regiment which may be without company officers, in conse-
quence of death, resignation, disqualification or other cause;

Provided, that the said commanding officer shall immediately
thereafter notify the Governor of the same; and such' brevet
officer shall have and exercise all the powers incident to his
office, in as full and ample a manner as if he was commissioned,
until he shall be superseded by a commissioned officer.

731. All staff officers shall rank agreeably to the regulations
of the army of the United States, and may be taken from the
line without impairing their rights in the same.

732. The commanding officer of each regiment may form and
organize a band of musicians for his regiment, and may prescribe
and alter, whenever it shall appear to him proper, the uniforms
of the same, and each and every person belonging to such or-
ganized band of musicians shall be under the command and
direction of the said commanding officer, and shall perform the
duty of musician in the regiment, instead of serving as privates
therein; and at the division review and regimental parades as
herein prescribed, the said commanding officer shall cause the
names of said musicians to be called over, and a list of absentees
to be returned to him within three days after each of said meet-
ings, which shall, in like manner and at the same time as is
prescribed for other absentees, be handed over to the court of
appeal for the trial of the appeals of company officers, non-com-
missioned officers and privates, as absentees from parades; and
if any of them should neglect or refuse to appear at such meet-
ings when warned, with their instruments of music, they shall
be liable to such fines and forfeitures, to be remitted or collected