JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1834.

commanding officer of the company, except in the case
stated in the ninth article; and the commanding officer ap-
pointing any court martial, shall appoint the president
thereof, who shall appoint some suitable person or clerk to
reduce to writing, the proceedings of said court martial and
the testimony given before them.

CHAP. 251.

Article 18.— The militia, on any day of inspection and
drill, may be detained under arms in the field, any time not
exceeding six hours: Provided, they are not kept above three
hours under arms, at any one time, without allowing them
proper time to refresh themselves.

Sec. 27. And be it enacted, That any officer summoned to
attend as a member of a general or division court martial,
who shall refuse or neglect to attend at the time and place

Officer neglecting

to serve on gen-

eral on D. court

martial

appointed, shall be fined a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, nor less than twenty five dollars, unless he can give
a reasonable excuse to the court for such non-attendance;
and any officer summoned to attend as a member of a

brigade court martial, who shall refuse or neglect to attend
at the time and place appointed, shall he fined a sum not

On brigade C. M.

exceeding fifty dollars, nor lees than ten dollars, unless he
can give a reasonable excuse to the court for such non-
attendance; and any officer summoned to attend as a member

Penalty

of a regimental, extra battalion or squadron court martial,
who shall refuse or neglect to attend at the time and place

On regimental C.

M.

appointed, shall be fined a sum not exceeding thirty dollars,
nor less than five dollars, unless he can give a reasonable
excuse to the court for such non attendance; and any officer

Penalty

summoned to attend as a member of a company court
martial, who shall refuse or neglect to attend at the time and

On battallion C. M.

place appointed, shall be fined a sum not exceeding ten
dollars, nor less than two dollars, unless he can give a rea-
sonable excuse to the court for such non-attendance; and

Penalty

any non commissioned officer or private, summoned to at-
tend as a member of a company couit martial, who shall
refuse or neglect to attend at the time and place appointed,

On company C. M.

shall be fined a sum not exceeding five dollars, nor less than
one dollar, unless he can give a reasonable excuse to the
court for such non-attendance; and said fines shall be collect-

Finally

ed and paid over as other fines are by this act directed to
be, by the sheriff of the county to which the delinquent
belongs.

Collection and

disposition of

such fees

Sec. 28 And be it enacted, That any commissioned officer
of any corps formed in the city of Baltimore, removing out
of the limits of said city, or if a cavalry of field officer, or

Officers removing

out of district