JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1834.

Article 1 If any field or other commissioned officer, at
any regimental, battalion, squadron, or company meeting, or
on any othef accsion, when the regiment, battalion, squa-
dron, or company, to winch he may belong, or in which he
holds a command is paraded, shall misdemean himself, or

CHAP. 251.

appear in an unofficerlike manner, he shall, for such offence,
be cashiered or punished by fine, at the discretion of a

in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, nor less than

Cashiered or fined

State, all company commissioned officers shall be tried by

Offences against

the [ ] law

a regimental court material, but in cases of cashiering, they

staff officers shall be tried by a brigade court martial, and
all general officers shall be tried by a division, or a general

Court martialed

court martial, and that the proceedings of every court mar-
tial, in case of cashiering, shall be transmitted to the com-
mander in chief for his approbation, and if any non com-

Case of cashiering

proceed ings re-

ported

missioned officer, private, or musician, shall, at the time of.
parading the company to which he belongs, appear drunk,
or disobey orders or use any reproachful, insulting, or abuse-
ful language to his officers, or any of them, of shall quarrel
himself, or promote any quarrel among his fellow soldiers,
he shall be dismissed and put under guard by order of the

Non commissioned

officer private

mishaving &c

commanding officer present, until the company is dismissed,
and shall be fined in the discretion of a company court
martial in any sum not exceeding ten dollars, nor less than
one dollar, Provided, that if, on field days, my non com-
missioned officer, private, or musician, shall use any re-

Penalty

proachful or insulting language to the commanding; officer,

Disrespected obe-

dience &c

among his fellow soldiers, he shall be tried by a court
martial chosen by the commanding officer, consisting of
three commissioned officers attached to the regiment, extra
battalion, or squadron, to which such otfender or offenders

Court martialled

may belong, and he or they shall be fined at the discretion
of said court, m a sum not exceeding twenty five dollars,
nor less than one dollar

Fine from 1 to 25

dollars

Article 2 — If any commanding officer of any regiment,
extra battalion, or squadron, shall neglect or refuse to give
orders for assembling his regiment, battalion, or squadron, at
the times which are or may be appornted in or under and m
pursuance of this act, for drill or inspection, or for actual
service, in case of an invasion or threatened inasion of this
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Regimental office

neglecting to

order this

command as re

quired