The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-21

INC onence Oh ueserncn shal! be lawful for tie court.
martial who shall try him, To sentence him TO c,n,n
ued service in the mis Tor any period OF lime NO,
eNeeeupg e continuance Of the presen, war betweea
the United States aud Great Britain Every ner,ou
SO su.y OF ueserton may be- arrested, tried and pun
ised ,hereior, at any time during the Continuance, NJ
the said war notwithstanding, that the terri, Of ~.
wee may have expired. Aud any court rna.-;si os
militia officers duly organic ia any detachment IN the
service Oh TINS oo"e shall have uognizance OF the of
90 BE Further enacted, That no fine prescribed
oy law Tor neglect oc breach of duty by the co,nman
I,nS oineer OF regiment, shall be imposed by the
VI Enquiry tor the regiment commanded by such
omeer' but It shall be the duty OF the Briga,ler
General within whose c;,niuani such officer may he
whenever ne shall know al any such neglect or breach
Oh auty OF whenever he shalt be informed thereof by
any written statement signed by any officer 20 cause
u.e matter without delay to be laid before the Reg.
mental court ot Enquiry for adjoining regiment
anu 90 gvc notice. 10 such commandiug officer that his
case WI be submitted 20 such Cours OF Efouiry Aud
tie court last mentioned shall have full mower and ans,
otty, siter suInmoning the sal. commanding officer
before them, to hear and determine thereupon aeuor
aih5 to law II The sentence OF such court shall inact
e ial be the duty oftne Clerk of such Court forth
WIN TO certify such Sentence and deliver to the She
ii OF .he county, In which the officer fined may reside
and 20 certify such sentence also to the Auditor
ss ms act shall be In force from the passing there
IN -fct 10 ffreseri5e che time of holding
Batfaiion and RegimentaL Courts of En-
qViry.
PASSED january 18th, 1851
Ell ENACTED BY THE GENERAL.
~ ASSEMBLY. That in future, the Batta-
lion Courts of Enquiry throughout the Com
monwealth shallbe holden not less than ten
nor more than fifteen days after the Battalion
musters aud the Regimental Courts of En-
quiry, within fifteen days after the last Bat
tahoh Court within the respective Regi.
meuts
2. And whereas it sometimes happens. 40
the law now stands, that the officers of reri-
ments and oattalions are prevented, by bad
Weather, or other unavoidable accidents
rom holding reglmental and battalion Courts
oi Enquiry within the time now limited by
law for remedy whereof, Be ii therefore en-
acted, that whenever a regimental or batta-
non court shau be prevented from being hoI-
oen WITHIN the time now limited by law, by
nau weather, or other unavoidable accident,
the commandant of any such regiment. or
battalion as the case may be, is thereby AN
thorssd to appoint another day for holding
Such reglmental or battalion courts ProyI.
ued such day SHALL not be within less than
Ten DAYS nor more than twenty days after the
days last appointed for holding such courts
ana II sufficient number OF officers shall
again be prevented from attending, it shall he
lawful Tor such commandment to renew his ap-
Fii'N.o4'' Honi time 10 time, as above direct
Gu reasonable notice being given to the of
hcers and privates of such regiment or batta-
non OF the time and place of holding such
courts.
The Nth section of the Act, entitled.
An act respecting the militia of this Com
monwealth, passed the twentieth of Janua
ny eighteen hundred and seven, shall be. and
the same is, hereby repealed
3. re FURTHER enacted, That the Clerks
OF reglmental Courts of Enquiry shall hercai-
Ter put into the hands of the Sheriffs lists of
militia hnes imposed in their regiments res
Pectiveiy, on or before the first day of Nav in
each year, instead of the first day of January.
as heretofore required. Certified copies Of
the lists SO delivered to the Sherits shall be
transmitted to the Auditor, on or before the
first day of September in each wear instaad of
the first day of May. as heretofore reoui-
red.
=, T. fhis'Act shall be in force from and after
the passage thereof
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