Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-06-18


quify ot the res,ment. or legion, 10 which hl
ihsli bsiong, or eithin Whole bounds he ihai
rehde. and be then fuhjca to iuch hues and pen-
allies. as they may think proper to iii,e,. not
exceeding forty dsllays.
Sec. s. .fzd be nfa,fbsr snat7sS, Tha
there ihAil be battalion couro ct enquiry, 10 b.
appointed oy the commanding officer o. ,he
bSttalion, tor the al iinent OF hns,, incurred
under this act. IN iuch battalion, and iveh counts
of enquiry lhsll be hel in the months OF May
Aogua aud November. in each year, at tome
conv cnieat place ~rhin the county, TO coniit
OF the commanding oHicer OF the bsi,alion; aud
the commanding othees ot companies. which
hsll belong, OF To be attached TO iuch barsion,
or a majority of ,hsm. Who ihall take the fai.
lowing cath, tosbe admin,ae'ed by the pr'hd
ing officer. Nhd afterwards by another oticer o.
the court tn him: /" will truly and
iai,hialiy enquire into all delinquencies which
appear cn the returns, to be laid betufe me, and
will ailels the fines theIeoo, as fhali ieSm jut,
without favor. partiaIity, or Election, ~ help
me q I'd :" The prefding officer ihall then la,
before The isid coorr, ali the deirquencics. as
directed by law. wheTeupan. they ihaii proceed
TO hear and determine. And rhcie ihsll, more
over, be epionsry courts Of enqa'Iy, ter The al
ielImeat Of Eaea Incurred by the oihcers OF tic
kgion, and tor other duties rtquiIed by this
act iuch courts OF enquiry iha he held by the
appointment at the commanding oBacer of the
l-gicn, in not leb than ten, add not more than
twenty days, after the battalion courts o! en-
qairy in every year, and moreover, one leglona-
" court extrao,dinary, fhsil be, 10 like manner
sppoin,ed q held, durng the month OF March,
IN the preient year, for the purpoie of appoint.
ing the company rnuars OF the year. and Tor
appointing clerk. provoa martial, and collect
or, az hereinafter directed, and for other duties,
by this aes ptefcibsd, the faid lcgionary courts
ol rneuisy 20 confa Of the commanding officers
of be legion, batalon., and companies. or
maj ,rity o. them, Who ihslI take an oath, in
manner and form, a, prslc'ibed above; The con-
maada,y Yer of the legion, ihali then lay be-
.ose The ia&cccft, AZ 55yinquencies, directed
ty law, ~hereupon they fhall proceed 10 hear
and determine. Il fhlI be the duty Of the pic-
fdipg officer oi every iuch court OF enquiry, TO
return to the next legionsry coort OF enquiry,
all delinquent officers, falling to attend che pre-
ceding court, to be proceeded againh according
10 Law. The lcgionary court of enquiry may
for good c,ufe fheSn, renir any fpe impolsd Ivy
the battalion court, lat preceding the laid
court, may slfo except any militia man from
du,y, on aecoun; Of bodily inhrnity, and may
again dire6t fuch perfon to be enrolled, when
able to do duty.
SEc.9 Ana bs.it faytbe, emaael. That the
reipeeiivo iegiona'y couns Of enquiry, ihsll an
nualy appoint by ballet, clerk sod provott
MARTIAL, who fbal! attcnd the court, herein be-
fose directed to be held !; the clek ihail kecps
fair record OF the pr cerd.ngs Of fnch courts, as
ailo Of the roAes returned by the lesera, Captains
or commanding officers Of companies, for regular
rotine Of duty, and ihalI make out for the COL
ieeior, fair Ia of all tl,e fae, sTedei by the
legionsty and battalion courts, end one other
lit which ihsll be retained by the clerk. On
which liz the coilsttoB receipts Nall he isken
the 'ad lifts fhall be made out and delivered 10
the collector in fifteen days after each iegonary
court OF enquiry, aud fhall perform all other
duties required by this act, and together with
the proyoit matfhal, fhs receive fuch allow
ance, to be paid out Of the fines, as the legona-
ry court fhall think resfonable.
e1 Sec. 10. And be ii fs,ber enat7,d, That
all hDes incortd under the aet of Cooereis,
pafIed at their laii ieilion. empoSering the Pre-
.fidcn, to organize the militia of the difrid OF
Colombia, and MT then returned to the officers
thereby authorized to collett the fame. lhail be
returned to The FRI egionary court OF enquiry
which fhali be held in the reflective cocnries,
10 be by them, proceeded with as IN the cafe OF
fnes by this act aaeaed. ..I
Sec. ~. AxS be IL fanbey ena6ed. Ths,
there ihall be muaer Of each troop Of cavalry
and company of militia, comprehcnding the
companies made op by voluntary enrolment,
once in every month. except the months Of an
uary, February. March. May. Ottobes .nd De
cember. in each year, TO be appointed by the
reflective Iegionsry coous OF enquiry, at ioch
places AZ may be dee ned moi convenient within
the county. AID that the time and place for the
moiiers aforefaid. fhsli he fixed by the hra le-
gionary court Of enquiry. winch is held aest
after the psIing of this ad. fuhjea TO fseh
changes as future legionsry courts Of enquiry
may think proper aod there fbais be molicr
for e1ercife and infection Of each battalion, 10
the month Of May. 10 every year.to be appoint
ed by the commsneiog officer Of the brigade, TO
which faeh bastalioas rsfpsesivsly belong, at