2592 ARTICLE 65

An. Code, 1924, sec. 42. 1922, ch. 490, sec. 40.

44. Upon the finding of any such court-martial imposing any of said
fines, and upon the approval of the findings by the officer appointing the
court, the fine or fines so imposed shall be and become at once payable,
and in case any officer or enlisted man, upon whom a fine has been imposed
in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall fail, refuse or neg-
lect to pay the fine so imposed upon him within ten days after he shall
have been notified thereof, the said fine may be collected in the name of
the State before any justice of the peace having criminal jurisdiction
in the county or city where the delinquent resides, in the same manner as
other fines or offenses against the general police regulations of the State
are collected, upon the certificate in writing of the proper commanding
officer, setting forth the findings of the court-martial and his approval
thereof, upon the production of the said certificate before the said justice
of the peace, and upon the arrest and production of the offender before
the said justice of the peace, the said justice shall forthwith adjudge and
require the fines so certified as having been imposed and approved, to-
gether with all the costs of the proceedings before him, to be paid, and in
default of payments of said fines and costs as aforesaid, said justice shall
commit the delinquent to the jail of the city or county where the said
delinquent resides, for one day for every dollar of the said aggregate
amount of fine and costs, but in no case shall the period of imprisonment
exceed ten days. The fine so collected shall be paid by the said justice to
the finance officer of the organization of which the offender was a mem-
ber, to be applied by him to the military funds of the organization.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 43. 1922, ch. 490, sec. 41.

45. No action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against
a member of a military court or officer or person acting under its authority,
or reviewing its proceedings on account of the approval or imposition or
execution of any sentence, or the imposition or collection of a fine or pen-
alty, or the execution of any warrant, writ, execution, process or mandate
of a military court.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 44. 1922, ch. 490, sec. 42.

46. The force organized as prescribed in this Article shall be consid-
ered in the actual service of the State, and the members thereof shall be
subject to all military laws, orders and regulations prescribed for the gov-
ernment thereof, and all military offenses shall be considered, and they
are hereby declared to be offenses against the general police regulations
of the State, and shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment as provided
in this Article.

Except when on duty in time of war, insurrection, invasion, public
danger or to aid the civil authorities on account of any breach of the peace,
tumult, riot, resistance to power of the State or imminent danger thereof,
and also in all cases not otherwise covered, commissioned officers may be
tried by court-martial for the following offenses:

1. Non-attendance without excuse at any drill, parade, encampment,
meeting for instruction or other duty ordered by competent au-
thority.

2. Unmilitarv or unofficer-like conduct.