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paymaster of the regiment to which said officer is attached for the use
of said regiment.
49. And be it enacted, That if any commissioned officer shall be
guilty of any breach of orders, or shall at any division, regimental or
company meetings, on any other occasion in the execution of the pro-
visions of this act, or when the division, regiment or company, to
which he may belong, or in or over which he holds a command, is
paraded or on duty as prescribed by this act, or in the bye-laws of
any company, mis-behave, demean himself, or appear in an unofficer
like manner, he shall for such offence, be cashiered, suspended, re-
primanded, or fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, in the dis-
cretion of such court martial as the case may require; and the pro-
ceedings of every court martial in case of cashiering shall be trans-
mitted to the commander in chief for his approbation or dis-approba-
tion; and if any non-commissioned officer, private or musician shall
at the time of parading the company as directed by this act, or in the
bye-laws of the company to which he belongs, appear drunk or diso-
bey orders, or use any reproachful, insulting or abusive language to
his officers or any of them, or shall quarrel himself or promote any
quarrel among his fellow soldiers, or interrupt them in the discharge
of their duty, he may be dis-armed and put under guard by order of
the commanding officer, until the company is dismissed, and shall be
fined a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, in the discretion of such
court martial as the case may require; and if on field days or when
the division or a regiment is paraded, any non-commissioned officer,
private or musician, shall use any reproachful or insulting language
to the commanding officer or any other officer on duty, or oppose his
or their orders or promote any opposition to such orders among his
fellow soldiers, he shall be dis-armed and put under guard during
such parade by such officer, and he shall be tried by a court martial
chosen by the commanding officer, consisting of three commissioned
officers attached to the regiment to which such offender belongs, and
fined a sum not exceeding fifty dollars in the discretion of said court.
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Dec. Ses. 1823
Offences &
penalties.
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50. And be it enacted, That if any by slander shall interrupt, mo-
lest or insult any officer or soldier when on duty, at any time as re-
quired by this act, or by the by laws of any company, the command-
ing officer at the time of such offence may cause the offender to be
confined for the day, and he shall also be fined a sum not exceeding
fifty dollars, in the discretion of the court martial to be appointed by
such officer, to consist of three members, one of whom at least shall
be a commissioned officer, which court shall proceed on such trial in the
like manner as other courts martial under this act; and if the like mis-
conduct shall take place before any court martial or other court estab-
lished under the provisions of this act, towards any officer or soldier
or other person required to attend such court, or towards such court
or any member thereof, the said court may cause such offender to be
confined for the day and may fine him not exceeding fifty dollars; and
the returns thereof for collection shall be made as the returns of other
fines imposed by such courts.
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By-standers
offending.
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51. And be it enacted, That any cavalry or field officer or Briga-
dier General or Major General removing out of the county, or any
other officer out of the limits of the city of Baltimore, with an inten-
tion of making a permanent charge of his residence, shall on such
removal be deemed to have resigned his commission, and it shall be
the duty of the officer next highest in grade, to make such vacancy
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Officer re-
moving—ne-
glecting to
perform duty.
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