Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-06-26

At'eie 90. Every Judgc advocate, or perion
chcittns as iuch, az sny seps,si court mar.
'iai, thaii uaninii, win a. mech expedition a,
the Opportunity of time sDd di.tance OF place
can admit, rhe original proseeL,nes aud sen,tace
OF inch eoSn marital, TO the iecIetsIy OF Nsr,
wh'eh iad original pioSeeedi0gs aud itnteoce
ihs'! be carefully keps aud preicved in the w
ice OF The laid icesetsry, 10 ,hs ED tia, the
Pes'ons eaiitled thereto may be snahied, upon
application 10 the laid olEce, To Obtain copies
theUo..
ihe party tried by sny general court martial,
ihai upon demand ,Eereos made by hinieii or
ny any peH4n ca pcrfuLs IN h,s behalf, br enti-
'ed 10 copy OF the t>nrencc and proceeding,
ot !uch court martial.
Arncle O.. In cafes where the general or
commanding officer may o.der cuurr & iuQui-
~ 10 examine ih.o the nature Of any irsnisc-
,hS, sccuia;ion or impui alton apainf AZ, OH
Ger or ioli.ef. a. faid court mail conGt OF one
or more Difcef,, nor exceeding ,b,te. and
judge advoe.e. or other ini,abe perlon a, a &c.
cofder, to reduce tie procee,Iiog, ard evidence
IL ~ri;irg. all ot whom mall be i~orn to ,ae
faithful pesiOrmsnee o. their duty. Til. eoun
HAL have tie fame power TO iutnmon wiin,21
40 court martin, ard to examine them on oa,n.
inertia OF the cair, excepting they lha,i be fher.
10 tPeeia!iy 'eGuired. The psIiies Aecu!ed ihiii
alio bc permt,cd 70 ctois examine aud in eIo.
gate The ~i,nenes. 70 as 10 iuveaigase iu!ly shr
cncumfances H. goeaiop.
A'ncle oz. The proceeding, Of q cnurt OF 10
qai'y NUT bc astheniics.ed by the Egoature ot
the recorder and The pieiiJen,, and delivered TO
the commanding officer and the (ad proceed.
ings may be adpuued ~ evidence By court
ms'rial, in cafes nor capital or extending 10 the
d,tmimon of an cfhcer, provided thar the cir.
cuniaoees are fuch. tha, oral climony cannot
hs ob'sinrd. But q; courts OF inquiry may be
per'chcd to t!!h;rassbie burpohs sad may be
conhdcred az sines cf deduction TO military
merit, IN the taods OF weak and enyIous COM
mandsu,s. they are hereby prohibited. unlri.
diIct,ei by the Ptcfdert OF the United States,
or demanded by the sccufed.
Article %. The junge advocate. or recorder.
fhai sdm,nAer 10 the membrrs the following
oa.h
" You fhsll u ell AID truly examine and iu-
qufc, according to you: evidence. into ibe mat
ter row before y0o. without partisl,ty, favor,
affection, prejudice or hope OF re@ard. So
beipy yer God."
Alter shch the prefdcnt fhall sdlnioihcr to
the judge advoea'c, OF recorder, the following
oath:
You, A. B 60 iwear that you will accord
ing 10 your bet abilities, accurately and impair
TALLY record the proceedings of the court and
the evidence 20 be given IN the cafe IN hearing.
So btip ,sS Cod"
The witntiIe, fhsll take the fame oath a. wit
ncGc, fworn before court martial
Article %. When aoy commiiIioned officer
n all III. or te killed 10 the fcrvice OF the United
States, the major OF the regiment, or the cfi-
Ger dong the IN I's duty in his zbience. or in
any poA o, g,r,ifon. the iecond officer in com.
nsod, or the sfIil,snt military agent, ihal i'm
mtdiately fecufe all bis effects or eruipssc then
in csmp " qusriep, aud ihail make an iosen-
tory thfreof, and forthwith tIanimit the fame to
the cfice OF thc department OF war TO the cod
that his executors or adminifTator may receive
he fame.
Ar,icle o.. When any non. comnifIcued Of
hcer, or folder, ihsll dc, or be killed IN the
fervice Of the UIncd S,aies, the then command
ing cffcer OF the troop, or company, haN, 10
the pi,i,nee of too other comm'iiionsd oflccn,
,ske an account of what efests he died poilefcd
OF, above his Arn,, srd sccootremen's, aud
,r,nfrnit the fame 10 she Office Of sbe depart
uent Of wm; which laid tfeen are TO DC ac-
counted for, ard paid TO the representative, OF
foch deceafed non. .commiihoned ofhcer, OF fol-
dies. Ard in cafe any OF the officers, 10 ao-
thorifed to take care of ihc effects of dfctafsd
eficeu and foidic,,, ihouit, before they have
accounted to their representatives tor the fame.
have ocesiion TO leave the regiment, or pot, by
prcGsrmeut. or oihes~ife, they fhall, before ,hcy
be permitted to quit the fame, depoht It 10 the
h,pd. of the commanding oficer. or OF the al
6asnt military agent. all the eaeef, OF Zach de-
ceaied non. eommifiosed officers snd foldie's, IN
order that the fsme may be feeefsd tor, and
p.id 10. their REFLECTIVE representatives..