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14. Neglect when detailed to drill or instruct a command to make com-
plaint for neglect or violation of duty, as provided by law, or for
any other neglect for which a commanding officer would be liable.

15. Refusal or neglect to obey a precept or order to call out the National
Guard or Militia or an order issued in obedience thereto, or for
advising any officer or soldier to do the like.

16. Making a false certificate account or muster; or parade return.

17. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, or for conduct pre-
judicial to good order and military discipline.
Enlisted men may be tried by court-martial for the following offenses:

1. Disobedience of orders.

2. Disrespect to superior.

3. Mutiny.

4. Desertion.

5. Neglect of duty.

6. Drunkenness on duty.

7. Conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.

8. Any act contrary to the Militia Law of the State or to orders and
regulations issued for the government of the Militia.

9. Absence without proper excuse from or tardiness without like ex-
cuse in attending any drill, parade, encampment, meeting or in-
struction, or other duty ordered by competent authority.

10. Neglecting to take proper care of any arms, uniforms, equipment or
military property, or wilfully injuring or destroying any arms,
uniforms, equipment or military property whatever.

11. Fraudulent enlistment.

1922, ch. 490, sec. 43.

45. Any officer of the Organized Militia, on conviction of any of the
offenses mentioned in the preceding Section may be sentenced to be dis-
missed from the service, fined to an amount not exceeding $200.00, or
reprimanded, or to all or either of such fines and penalties. Any enlisted
man of the Organized Militia, on conviction of any of the offenses men-
tioned in the preceding Section may be sentenced to be dishonorably dis-
charged, reprimanded, and if a non-commissioned officer, reduced to the
ranks, or fined to an amount not exceeding $100.00, or to all or either of
such fines and penalties. No excuse shall be valid for any absence from
assemblies except bona-fide absence from the city or place where such
assemblies are ordered, illness of member (such as would prevent atten-
tion to ordinary pursuits), or sickness in family requiring his personal
care and presence; provided, however, that the court may, in its discre-
tion, excuse his absence for any other reason satisfactory to it. No excuse
will be valid for absence from annual inspection except illness of member
such as would prevent his attendance, or illness in family requiring his
personal care and presence.

Service of summons to appear before a court-martial shall be made by
delivery to and leaving with each delinquent a copy thereof, or by read-
ing it to him, or by leaving a copy at his last known place of abode or