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not exceeding fifty dollars, by such court martial as the case may
require.

738. When any company officer who hath given bond as herein-
before provided shall quit his company, he shall be released upon
a new one being given and approved as aforesaid to the com-
manding officer of the regiment by his successor, with the other
commissioned officers of the company, which bond shall be given
within ten days after such successor's acceptance of his commis-
sion; Provided, it shall appear by the receipts taken as aforesaid,
or otherwise, that such arms or accoutrements are then held by
the company, and thereupon the officer failing to give such new
bond shall be liable to be fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars,
by such court martial as the case may require.

739. Such new bonds shall, under the like penalties, be given
by the officers aforesaid, if it shall afterwards appear that such
arms or accoutrements are in the regiment or are held by the
company, as the case may be, or for such part thereof as may so
appear; for which part a release shall be given by endorsement
on ,the bond previously given for the same.

740. The non-commissioned officers and privates of each com-
pany in whose hands such arms or accoutrements shall be left as
aforesaid, shall, for suffering the same or any part thereof to be
out of order, be liable to be fined not exceeding ten dollars, in the
discretion of such court martial as the case may require; and
the commanding officer of such company shall under the like
penalty, to be imposed in the discretion of such court martial as
the case may require, at any parade examine the condition of the
arms and accoutrements, and report all violations of this pro-
vision to such court martial as he shall appoint for the purpose.

741. The commanding officer of each regiment may provide
and establish a secure and convenient place of deposit for the
public arms and accoutrements held by his regiment, and may,
if he deem it proper and necessary, order said arms and accoutre-
ments to be returned to said place after such review and parade,
or when taken out on any other occasion, and it shall be the duty
of the quarter master of the regiment to attend to the receipt
and delivery of the same, and to take charge of and cause them
to be kept in good order, the expenses whereof, when approved
by the commanding officer, shall be paid out of the fines of the
regiment; and if any quarter master shall neglect or refuse to