The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-10-24

ana ientenee ina'i DO carefully kept and rre*rved IN
the Office of the faid Secretary, the en that the
perfons entitled tbere,r, may be euab!sd, upon spS-
cation to the faid Office to obtain copies thereof
TIE party tried by any general court martial, |
fhal upon demand thereof made BIZ himf,le or by a.
ny peron perfens in his behalf, be cnt,led to
copy of the fentenee and proceedings O; fuch court
martial.
Article 81. In cafes where the General command
ing ohcer may order court Of enquiry exa'nine
into the nature Of any tranftfon, accuiaton OF inn
Putaton agana any officer folder, the laid coar,
hal COMMIT or one or more oilSess, exceeding
three, aud Judge advocate, other, iutsble per-
ION asa recorder, reduce the ceilings aud evi-
dence to writing, all of whom lal ne worn TO the
faithful performance of h.ir duty. This Court fh,
have the fame power fummon witnsGes as cours
martial, and tn examine then, ON cath. Cut they
fhaii not give their opinion the eris of the cafe
excepting they fhal be thereto fpeciaily required
The parties accufed a', ALTO 6c permitted to cros ex
anime and in,errogasete wtneies 70 as to sste
fully the circumstances in queR;on.
article 81. The proceeding Of Court of inquiry
mutt be authenticated by the fsnature o. tie reeor-
der ard the preiiiens, aud delivered to the command
ing officers aud the faid proceedings may be admit
ted as evidence by court martial in cafes 10, CAPT
tai extending the elifniiIcn of an officer, pro-
vidsd that the circumstances are fuch, that oral teri
mony cannot be Obtained. Eu, as courts of enquiry
may be perverted dhsrorable rurpofss and may
be conidered engines OF defrution military me-
ritz in the hands OF weak and envious Communicates
they are hereby prohibited, unlcfs dire qcd by the
Prelident of the United States, demanded BY the
! accuird
article %. The judre advocate, or recorder, Aall
adniniaer the Iers the following oath:
+" You !hali we'll and truly examine and enquire,
, according to your evidence, into the matter row
before you, without Partially, favor, aifeGlinn
p, prejudice, hope OF reward. So help your
| God"
After which the PRECEDENT fa!l adniniiier to the
F, judge advocate or recorder, the following, oath
" You A. b do iwear that yeu will according to
your belt abilities, accurately aud impartally re-
cord the proceedings of the court and the evidence
to he given in the cafe in hearing. So help you
God"
The witneGes n,a take the fame oath as wi,neies
fworu before co,r, martial.
Article d. When any cor,;nifl;oncd officer hal
die or be killed in the iervice of the United States
the Major Of the regiment. or the officer doing the
major duty in his abience in any poi gariion
the fecond officer in command. the aiiant military
agent, hall Immediately fecure all his cHeas or caui-
page then IN camp quarters, and ihall make IN in
ven,ory thereof and forthwith rann;t the fame TO
the 'fbce of the department. of war, to the end
that his executors administrators may receive the
| fame
Article 95. Wher any non-comn,iiIioned officer or
folder ihal. die be killed in the fervce OF tie
United States, the then commanding officer of the
troops or company hall in the preence OF rwo other
conditioned officers, take account of what ees
he died poheiied Of, above lis arms and ACQUIRE
mens, and .ranimit the fame to the Office CT the de-
rc-.-:-:: g ~: So. .! q, ne
counted for and paid to the representatives of fuch
deceaied non-commifiioned officer foliier And in
cafe avg of the ofic-rs 10 authorized TO take care Of
the cecis Of deceafed officers and folders llouId be-
fore thcy have accounted to their repre fcntatves for
the lame, have ccca!ion leave the regiment or po
By Preferment otherwile, they iha before thew !
be permitted TO qx;t the fame, depot in the hands
OF the commanding officer ofthe aant military A.
gent, all the efie9s of fuch deceaed commion-
ed officers and folders in order that the fame nav
be fecured FOR and paid their REFLECTIVE reprecn,a
tves.
Article 96. All officers, conductors, gunners mat
roles, drivers or other perfons whatioever, rece-
wing pay or hire in the lrrvice of the artillery or
corps OF engineers of the United States fha be 90
verned by the aforeaid rsles and articles and fall be
fuble3 to be tried b. courts MARTIAL in like manner
With the officers and folders of the other troops in the
ierviee of the United States
Article 81. he officers and folders Of any troops
whether E!ta or others, being nluilered and in nav
OF the United States, all all times and in all pa
ccs' when joined, or acting in conjunction with the
regular forces of the United States be oovern.5 nv
thee rules and articles of war; and a he ubiet to be
tried by conrt martial i'll like manner with the officers
andiodiers III the regular forces fave only that fuch
courts martial iia!l be competed entirely of militia
officers.
Article 9S All oiiicers fervng by commilIion from
the authority Of any particular Fate fha,l on all de-
taehments, courts martial, other duty, wherein
they may be employed in conjunction with the regu
lar forces OF the United States take rank next after
all o!eers of the Ike grade in faid regular forces not
wrhtanding the con,niilion of fuch militia or
fate officers may he elder than the commilIions
oil the officers of the regular forces of the United
States.
article 90. All crimes capital and all diforders
and ne%Iects which officers and folders may be guilty
OF, to the prejudice Of good order aud military difci
pine, though not mentioned in the foregoing articles
owar, are to be taken cognizance of by general or
regmental court martial, according to the nature and
degree OF the offence, and be punhed at their dil-
cretion.
article 100. The PreGdent Of the United States
HAL have power to prefcribe the uniform of the
army.
Article lol. The foregoing articles are to be read
and publiihed once III every fix months to every qar
riion, regiment, trco? company, muered or to be
mu.tered IN the iervice C he United States bv all |
officers and folders who are or mali he in G,d fer
vice.
SEC. O. Hed be /n,iLt, eaqt7cd, That in time Of
war AL perions not citizens of, owing allegiance TO
the United States Of america, who Gaaii be found
nrErS as Pies, in or about the Notifications or en-
esnpmcnts OF the armies Of the Un;ed States or anv
OF them fhal fufier death, according to the law and
uase OF nations, By ientence Of general court mar
tial.
SEC. 8. Aadbe it I0ibey ezat7e1, That the rules