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CHAP. 228. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
period, as directed by this act; and he shall at the same time transmit
the lists of absentees to the said court martial, which shall meet
on the last Monday in said month; and the said commanding officer
of each brigade shall, on or before the twentieth of November in
each year, appoint the court martial for the trial of all commissioned
and staff officers of his brigade who were absent from the
parades, as directed by this act, subsequent to those mentioned in
the preceding part of this section; and he shall at the same time
transmit the lists of absentees to the said court martial, which shall
meet on the first Monday in December; and it shall be the duty of
the brigade majors respectively, to notify such absentees, in writing,
of the time and place of holding said courts, or cause such notice
to be left at their place of abode, at least three days previous thereto;
and in case any absentee, notified as aforesaid, shall refuse or
neglect to attend, the said courts martial are authorised and empowered
to proceed to the trial of such absentees as if they were
personally present; and if either of the said officers shall refuse or
neglect to comply with either of the provisions of this section, he
shall be fined not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars,
in the discretion of such court martial as the case may require. |
Courts martial to
try privates, &c. |
16. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the courts martial
to try all non-commissioned
officers, privates and musicians, as absentees from
parade, shall consist of one member from each company of a regiment
or extra battalion, one third of whom at least shall be privates. |
To try commissioned
and staff officers. |
17. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the courts martial
to try all
commissioned and staff officers of either brigade, as absentees from
parade, shall consist of an officer from each regiment and extra
battalion, of the same brigade, one third of whom at least shall be
subalterns. |
Division courts
martial. |
18. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every division
court martial
shall be appointed by the commanding officer of the division, and
shall consist of not less than five nor more than thirteen members,
two thirds of whom at least shall be field officers, who shall have
the power to try the commanding officers of the brigades for all
violations of this act. |
Brigade courts
martial. |
19. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every brigade
court martial
shall be appointed by the commanding officer of the brigade, and
shall consist of not less than five nor more than thirteen members,
one third at least of whom shall be filed officers, who shall have
the power to try all field and brigade staff officers, for all violations
of this act, other than absence from parade. |
Regimental courts
martial. |
20. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every regimental
court martial
shall be appointed by the commanding officer of the regiment, and
shall consist of not less than three nor more than seven commissioned
officers, who shall have power to try all company, regimental
and extra battalion staff officers for all violations of this act,
other than absence from parade. |
Extra battalion
and company
courts martial. |
21. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every extra battalion
court martial
shall be appointed by the commanding officer of the extra battalion,
and shall consist of not less than three, nor more than seven
commissioned officers, who shall have power to try all company
officers for violations of this act, other than absence from parade;
every company court martial shall be appointed by the commanding |
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