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Dec Ses 1817.
--of fines, &c.
against briga-
dier generals.
Fines to be
paid over to
paymasters.
Proviso.
Complement
of men, how
to be kept up
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every brigade, regimental, extra battalion, and company court
martial, shall within three days after the passing of any sentence of
such court, return such sentence, in writing, to the commanding
officers of the brigade, regiment, extra battalion or company, or-
dering the same, with a list of the fines imposed by such sentence,
tinder a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, to be imposed by such
court martial as the case may require, for every neglect or refusal
to make such return; and it shall be the duty of such commanding
officer, and he is hereby required, under a penalty not exceeding
fifty dollars, to be imposed by such court martial as the case may
require, for every neglect and refusal, to make out or cause to be
made out two copies of every such list, to retain one himself, and
deliver the other to the collector far his brigade, regiment, extra
battalion or company, as the case may require, within ten days af-
ter receiving it, to be by him collected as herein after provided;
and when collected, shall account for, with, and pay over to, the
commanding officers by whom the said lists were respectively pla-
ced in his hands, or their successors in office, provided the same
shall be done, subject to such deduction for commission, and other
regulations, as may have been established with the officers autho-
rised by this act to appoint such collector.
30. And be it enacted, That the president of each court martial
instituted for the purpose of trying a brigadier general for any vio-
lation of this act, shall make a return of the sentence imposed by
Slid court, in the same manner, and within the time specified un-
der this act for similar returns, except that where a fine is imposed
the return shall be made to the eldest colonel in rank of the brigade
to which he belongs, who shall place the same in the hands of the
collector appointed to collect all fines and forfeitures against com-
missioned officers of his brigade, and when received, shall be paid
over by said colonel, in equal portions, to the different regiments
and extra battalions of the said brigade.
31. And be it enacted, That all fines imposed by this act, or by
the courts martial for the trial of commissioned officers as absentees
from parade, as well as those imposed by division, brigade, regi-
mental, extra battalion, court martial, and courts of inquiry for
other offences, shall be paid over by the officers receiving the same,
within five days after such receipt, to the paymaster of the regi-
ment or extra battalion in which they were collected; and all fines
imposed by the courts martial for the trial of non commissioned of-
ficers, privates and musicians, as absentees from parade, as well as
those imposed by company courts martial for other offences, shall
be paid over by the commanding officers receiving the same, within
five days after such receipt, to their respective paymasters of regi-
ments and extra battalions; Provided, that in the uniformed volun-
teer regiments, and extra battalion, one half of the fines collected
from each company, and its officers, shall be paid over to the com-
manding officer of the company from which they were collected, for
the use of said company; and in case of neglect or refusal of any of
the said officers to execute the provisions of this section, he or they
shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, in the discretion
of such court martial as the case may require.
32. And be it enacted, That no commander of an uniform volunteer
company shall command a company district; and the fifth regiment,
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