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Dec. Ses. 1817
Fine on offi-
cers for not at-
tending parade
Courts martial
to be appoint-
ed to try ab-
sentees.
Brigade courts
martial to try
absentees.
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such other person as he may appoint, who shall note those who are
absent, and within two days thereafter shall make a return, in wri-
ting, of such absentees, to the commanding officer of his regiment,
or extra battalion; and the said commanding officer shall, within
ten days thereafter, cause the same to be entered on his regimental
or extra battalion book, and transmitted to the commanding officer
of the brigade, to which he belongs, together with a consolidated re-
turn of the strength of his regiment or extra battalion, which shall
be entered on the books of the brigade: and if any of said officers
shall neglect or refuse to execute the duties required by this section,
he or they shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, in the discre-
tion of such court martial as the case may require.
13. And be it enacted, That if any commissioned officer, whose
duty it shall be to attend, shall refuse or neglect to attend any of
the meetings prescribed by this act, he shall be fined at the discre-
tion of the court martial instituted for the purpose of trying such
absentees from parade, not less than five dollars, nor more than fif-
ty dollars, for every offence; and if any person belonging to the
militia, whose duty it shall be to meet and muster under the provi-
sions of this act, shall neglect or refuse to attend any of said meet-
ings, or shall depart from parade without being duly discharged,
such person if a non-commissioned officer, private or musician,
shall be fined at the discretion of the court martial instituted for
the purpose of trying such delinquents from parade, a sum not less
than fifty cents, and not exceeding five dollars.
14. And be it enacted, That the commanding officer of each regi-
ment or extra battalion, shall, Within five days after each parade as
directed by this act, appoint the court-martial for the trial of such
non-commissioned officers, privates and musicians, as were absent
from said parade; and he shall, at the same time, transmit a list of
absentees to the said court-martial; and in case any delinquent,
being duly notified of the time and place of meeting of any such
court-martial, in the manner prescribed by this act, shall refuse
or neglect to attend, the said court martial is authorised and em-
powered to proceed to the trial of such delinquent, as if he was per-
sonally present, and the officer neglecting or refusing to comply with
either of the provisions of this section, shall be fined not exceeding
fifty dollars, in the discretion of such court martial as the case
may require.
15. And be it enacted, That the commanding officer of each bri-
gade shall, on or before the fifteenth of July in every year, appoint
the court martial for the trial of all commissioned and staff officers
of his brigade who were absent from the parades up to that period,
as directed by this act; and he shall at the same time transmit the
lists of absentees to the said court martial, which shall meet on
the last Monday of said month; and the said commanding officer
of each brigade shall, on or before the twentieth of November in
each year, appoint the court martial for the trial of all commissi-
oned and start" officers of his brigade who were absent from the
parades, as directed by this act, subsequent to those mentioned in
the preceding part of this section; and he shall at the same time
transmit the lists of absentees to the said court martial, which shall
meet on the first Monday in December; and it shall be the duty of
the brigade majors respectively, to notify such absentees, in writing,
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