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ROBERT BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
aforesaid to the commanding officers of regiments and extra
battalions, or shall neglect to attend the several regimental and
extra battalion meetings, as by this act is directed, or if attending
shall fail to inspect the same, and make report thereof as directed
by the commanding officer of the brigade, he shall, for every such
neglect, be fined a sum not more than one hundred dollars, at the
discretion of a brigade court-martial; and the commanding officers
or regiments shall, within eight days thereafter, annually cause a
like notice to be given to the majors or commanding officers of battalions,
under the penalty of a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, at
the discretion of a brigade court-martial; and the majors or commanding
officers of battalions or extra battalions shall, within ten
days thereafter, annually, cause a like notice to be given to the
captains or commanding officers of companies, under the penalty
of a sum not exceeding forty dollars, at the discretion of a brigade
court-martial; and the captains or commanding officers of companies
shall cause a notice to be given to each commissioned, non-commissioned
officer and private, composing their companies, at
least three days previous to the days of meeting, under the penalty
of a sum not exceeding thirty dollars, at the discretion of a
regimental court-martial.
With respect to the militia in Allegany
county, see section 29, and 1817, ch.
136. |
1811.
CHAP. 182. |
9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That each commanding
officer shall
appoint four days for the meeting and exercising of his company,
between the first day of march and the first day of December in
each and every year, who shall be notified thereof; and the said
companies shall meet and be exercised on the days so appointed;
and it shall be the duty of every commanding officer of a company
to appoint a fit and proper person, who shall at the end of one
hour after the time appointed for the meeting of the company,
(except when on field days he may be prevented by the orders of
the commanding officer until the battalion or regiment is dismissed,)
call over the muster-roll of the company, noting those who
are absent; and on that day, or within three days thereafter, shall
make return, in writing, of such absentees, to the commanding
officer of the company. |
Commanding officers
to appoint
days of training. |
10. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any commissioned
officer,
whose duty it shall be to attend, shall refuse or neglect to attend
any of said meetings, or attending, shall refuse to do the duties of
his station, he shall be arrested and fined, at the discretion of a
regimental court-martial, not less than five dollars nor more than
fifty dollars, for every offence, unless he can give a reasonable excuse
to his commanding officer; and if any person belonging to the
militia, whose duty it shall be to meet and muster under the provisions
of this act, shall neglect to attend any of the said meetings,
or attending, shall refuse to do the duties of his station, or shall
depart from the parade without being duly discharged, such person,
if a non-commissioned officer or private, shall, at the discretion
of a company court martial, be fined a sum not less than fifty
cents nor exceeding five dollars. |
Officers, &c. refusing
to attend
meetings, and
perform their duties
shall be arrested
and fined. |
11. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any non-commissioned
officer
or private, who has provided himself with a musket or firelock, or
who has received one the property of the state, shall appear in the |
Penalty on non-commissioned
officers
and privates
having arms and
appearing without
them. |
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