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HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
authorities thereof, pursuant to its by-laws,
reprimanded or dishonorably discharged from
the service.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That any member
of said organizations committing any of the
offences mentioned in section four of this act,
shall be liable to and forfeit and pay the fol-
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lowing fines and penalties, viz: (a), for neg-
lect or refusal to attend any assembly of his
regiment, battalion or company ordered by
the respective commandants thereof, the sum
of fifty cents for each offence; (b), for each
and every neglect or refusal to attend any
assembly of his regiment, battalion or com-
pany on the occasion of the law or public
parades ordered by the Commander-in-Chief ,
as directed by this act, the sum of two dollars ;
(c), for every day of non-attendance at any
encampment ordered by the Commander-in-
Chief, or by the commandant of such regi-
ment or battalion or independent company,
the sum of fifty cents; (d), for each and every
other offence specified in said section, the sum
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of one dollar; (e), every officer guilty of any
of the offences or neglects above set forth shall
be subject to a fine of twice the amount which
would be payable by an enlisted man for the
same offence; no excuse shall be valid for any
of the above-mentioned absences from such
assemblies, except bona fide absence from the
city or place when such assemblies are ordered,
sickness of the member, (such as would pre-
vent attention to ordinary pursuits), sickness
of family requiring his personal care, or recent
domestic affliction.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the Board of
Officers of said regiment, battalion or company
constituted according to the constitution and
by-laws thereof shall be a court-martial for
the trial of such offences and the imposition
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Officers.
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of said fines, and the offender shall be entitled
to a hearing before said court-martial; upon
the imposition of said fine or fines by said
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Court-martial.
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