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prescribed by this act, he sha11 forfeit the sum of twenty dollars; and
if any company or regimental staff officer, whose duty it shall be to
attend shall refuse or neglect to attend any of the meetings prescribed
by this act, he shall forfeit the sum of five dollars; and if any non
commissioned officer, private or musician, whose duty it shall be to
attend shall refuse or neglect to attend any of the meetings prescrib-
ed by this act he shall forfeit the sum of two dollars.

Dec. Ses. 1823

20. And be it enacted, That any court martial or other court cre-
ated under the provisions of this act, may from time to time adjourn
until the said court shall have completed the business for which it
was instituted; and if a sufficient number of members do not attend
to form a quorum at the time and place appointed, the senior mem-
ber present of said court may adjourn the same from time to time.

Court marti-
al may ad-
journ, &c.

21. And be it enacted, That the commanding officer of each regi-
ment shall, within six days after each parade as directed by this act,
appoint the court of appeals which shall have power to remit the
whole or part of such fine or fines as may have been incurred by such
company officers, non commissioned officers, privates and musicians
of his regiment, as were absent from said parade, upon its appearing
to said court of appeal that sickness or some such sufficient excuse
was the cause of the violation of this act, for which such person is

Regimental
court of ap-
peals.

called to trial;—Provided, that business is not admitted as cause of
acquittance; and the said commanding officer shall within the said
period notify the members of the said court of their appointment, and
transmit to the president thereof a list of absentees from said parade;
and the said court of appeal shall be held on the second Monday
after each parade as aforesaid at the time and place which shall have
been previously established by the officer ordering the same; and if
tile said commanding officer shall refuse or neglect to comply with
any of the provisions of this section as required of him, he shall be
fined not exceeding fifty dollars, in the discretion of such court mar-
tial as the case may require.

Proviso.

22. And be it enacted, That the commanding officer of each bri-
gade shall within twenty days after the division review and regimen-
tal parades of his brigade as directed by this act, appoint the court of
appeal for his brigade, which shall have power to remit the whole or
part of such fine or fines as may have been incurred by the general
officers, regimental field officers, and brigade and regimental staff
officers as were absent from said review and parades, upon its ap-
pearing to said court of appeal that sickness or some such sufficient
excuse was the cause of the violation of this act for which such person
is called to trial;—Provided, that business is not admitted as cause of
acquittal; and the said commanding officer shall within the said period
notify the members of said court of their appointment as well as the
time and place of holding said court, and transmit to the president
thereof a list of absentees from said review and parades; and it shall
be the duty of the brigade major of each brigade to notify the said
absentees of his brigade from said review and parades, of the time and
place of holding said court of appeal as previously established by said
commanding officer, either by a written or public notice in two or
more of the newspapers of said city at least three days previous to
the meeting of the same; and if any officer shall refuse or neglect to
comply with any of the provisions of this section as required of him,
he shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars, in the discretion of such
court martial as the case may require.

Brigade court
of appeals.