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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1812.

Commanding
officers shall ap-
point their non-
commissioned
officers.

13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the com.
manding officer of each company shall appoint his
non-commissioned officers; and if any person so ap-
pointed, having accepted of such appointment, shall
neglect to do the duties thereof, or refuse or neglect
to obey the orders of his superior officers, he shall for-
feit and pay a sum not less than one dollar, nor ex-
ceeding ten dollars, in the discretion of a company
court-martial; and the non-commissioned officer who
shall be directed by the commanding officer to no-
tify the members composing his company to meet
and muster according to this act, shall receive (out of
the fines of such company) two dollars for each muster

Proviso.

day: Provided, That where all the members compos-
ing such company shall reside in a town or city, or
the precincts thereof, the non-commissioned officer
shall receive one dollar for said service.

Violations of
this law.

14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all viola-
tions of the provisions of this law, to be submitted, to
the decision of a company court-martial, shall be en-
quired into by said court-martial, at the next stated
meeting of their company, or at such convenient time
thereafter as the said court may appoint; the delin-
quent or delinquents being duly notified to appear be-
fore the said court martial to answer the charge or
charges " alleged against him or them respectively;
and in case any delinquent being duly notified of the
time and place ef meeting of any such court-martial,
shall refuse or neglect to attend, the said court-martial
is authorised and empowered to proceed to the trial of
such delinquent, in the same manner as if he were
personally present

Removal of offi-
cers out of their
districts.

15. AND BE IT ENACTED, That any officer
removing out of the district of his regiment or extra-
battalion; or if afield officer or brigadier-general, out
of his district and county, with an intention of making
a permanent change of his residence, shall, on such re-
moval, be deemed to have resigned his commission;
and it shall be the duty of the commanding officer of
the regiment or extra battalion to which he belonged,
to make such vacancy known to the governor and
council as soon thereafter as conveniently may be;

Proviso.

Provided, That the removal of any such officer re-
siding in Baltimore city, to any part of said city, or
the precincts thereof; or residing in the precincts, to
said city or any part thereof, shall in no wise be con-
sidered as the resignation of such officer; Provided
also, That staff-officers residing in the city of Balti-