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43. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the president
of each, regimental court-martial, shall, within five days
after the passing of the sentence of such court-martial,
return in writing, to the commanding officer of the regi-
ment, the sen ience of such court-martial, with a list of
the fines imposed by the same, under a penalty often
dollars; and it shall be the duty of the commanding offi-
cer of the regiment, and he is hereby enjoined, within
thirty days thereafter, under the penalty of twenty dol-
lars for every neglect or refusal, to make out three lists
of such fines and forfeitures, (which by him are not remit-
ted) under his hand, one of which lists he shall deliver to
the pay-master of his regiment, another he shall retain
himself, and the third list, he shall, before the first day
of March in each and every year, deliver to the sheriff
of the county; which said sheriff shall receive the said
list, and collect the said fines and forfeitures in the same
manner, at the same time, under the same terms, penal-
ties and conditions that he or the collector of the county
collects county taxes and levies; and the same when col-
lected, shall pay over to the pay-master of the regiment or
extra-battalion, as the case may be.
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Presidents of re-
gimental courts-
martial shall re-
turn their sen-
tences to the
commanding
officers of regi-
ments; also lists
of fines impos-
ed. Other lists
shall be made
out.
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43. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the president
of each brigade, division and general court-martial shall,
within twenty days after the passing of sentence on any
delinquent, return, in writing, to the respective command-
Ing officers appointing the same, the sentence of such
court-martial, under the penalty of thirty dollars for eve-
ry neglect or refusal so to do; and it shall be the duty of
the respective commanding officers appointing each court-
martial as aforesaid, before the first day of March in each
and every year, to cause a list of all fines and forfeitures
imposed by their several courts-martial, (and by them not
released, ) to be returned, under their hands, to the trea-
surer of the Eastern or Western Shore, according to the re-
sidence of the persons bound for the payment of said fines
or forfeitures; and also transmit to the several sheriffs of
the different counties in this state, a list of all fines and
forfeitures imposed on delinquents, residing in their res-
pective counties, under the penalty of fifty dollars for eve-
ry neglect or refusal so to do; and the said sheriffs shall
collect the said fines and forfeitures in the manner and
upon the terms stated in the next aforegoing section of
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President's of
brigade, division
and general
courts martial
shall return sen-
tences to the
commanding
officers. Their
duties.
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