American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-29
Volume VI.

directions o TINS act, he Slldli ueCSiOH DL
a court martial, who may cashier him il they deem
| it proper: and if any non-commissloned officer or
private not having reasonable excuse. shall ne
! elect refuse when the roll is called over to an
swer to his name. or it any answering to ms name
shall not go into the ranks and there perform hia
duty, he shall be noted on the roll with the absen.
tees, and be tried by court martial to be appoint
ed for that purpose. who may tine such person, IA
a lonker on, in any sum not exceeding ten dollars
and as soon as the duty Of the day is concluded.
the captain or commanding officer shall cause the
roll of his company to be called. and every mem
Der Of it at that time absent without leave shall be
noted and returned as absentee.
| Sec. II. And be it enacted, That the captain
Commanding officer Of each of the companies or
troops composing tho militia of this State, shall en-
ter in a book to be by him Tor that purpose provi
ded. an exact account of all fines imposed on the
officers, non commissioned officers and privates OF
his company or troop, and shall cause to be trans
mtted in the month Of January in every year. fair
account Of all such fines, With his name subscribed
thereto to the cnunlssary ct the brigade to which
such officer may belong, and duplicate thereof he
shall transmit at The same time to the brigaiicr gen
era and the said commissary and brigader, when
they receive the said lists, shall endorse on them the
| time when they receive the same, and they snat
both cause the amount OF each list OF lines, with
the dates when they were received, to be recorded
in the books for that purpose to be provided; and
J
aters shall cause TO be transmitted to the auditor
of accouots all such lists Of fines oby them rcceiy-
ed. And every captain or commanding 0liser
emitting, refusing or neglecting to transmit the
said lists in manner aforesaid, shall for every ne
lglect or omission, be fined thirty dollars. which
fine may be sued for and recovered by the commits
sary Of the county in which such neglect shall hap
pen, before any Justice Of the peace, with costs Of
suit, who is hereby enjoined and required on proof
of such neglect to give Judgment Tor the same:
whereupon the amount Of such judgment may be
levied and collected by any collector appointed by
said commissary, in the manner that other flnes
are directed BY this act to be recovered.
Sec. IS. And be it enacted, That there shall be
a commssary Of military stores III each Of the cnun-
ties Of this State whose duty it shall pc to collect
all the public arms in their respective counties. AMI
to provide some safe and convenient place where
they may be kept, and shall cause every musSet
SO collected, received or on hand to be branded on
the but OF the stock with the words : state ot
Delaware - and the said c0mInsoaries shall not
rive out such public arms except to the order oil the
goyernuur. as hereinafter provided, or to the order
Of the major general or brsadler, in case oil emes-
yency ,insurrecton actual INVASION OF the state
! Sec 10. And be If enacted, That all sums vt
. money which shall come into the bands Of any
military comnssary in pursuance OF tins act, shalt
t lby him be applied in purchasing and paying tor
colors drums and flies, and for the hire Of nusl-
clans. as Tie field officers ora majority OF them may
4 direct Provided, that the payments made on &C
. count of orders drawn by the held officers OF any
: regiment, shall not exceed the amount OF money
|, received for fines from any such regiment; and
provided, that no second ORDER drawn shaii pc pau
until an account Of the disbursements OF the money
last paid with proper vouchers, be rendered to the
e said commissary; and the captains or commanding
oftcers of all troops OF horse and companies OF ar
n tery shall have power to draw orders on the said
commissary for the payment of their respective IN
e struments Of music and their musicians, Wh,ch Or
d ders shall in all be counterslSned ny the Ut
" Cadier general Of the brigade.
e Sec 90. And be it enacted, That the cnlSaiil
n or commanding officer Of each Of the companies OF
n troops composing the militia OF this State shall, ana
n is hereby enioned and required, III case no hhe3
shall be imposed on the officers or non commission
d ed officers or privates Of his company Or troop e
n make report in writing, at the times mentioned ~
the seventeenth section of this act to the comssa
70 nv of the brigade to which said officer may belong
of that no such fines have been imposed, anu ~
n pcate thereof he shall transmit, at the same tnr
T. to the brigader general and the commssary AM
briradier Shall endorse the said reports and lccofs
them in the same manner as is directed 10 PC hahs
= with the accounts Of fines transmitted acco.hg =
T. the said section: and every captain or command
III inc officer emitting, refusing neglectinS to MAKE
i, such reports shall be liable to the same hne oi
IN every such neglect or refusal, to be recovered \!
i, the same manner as by this act IS directed. -.
il Sec 81. .4nd be it enacted, That every mlltar,
i commissary who shall be appointed, before he q,
in tiers upon the duties Of MS p'ce' shali give Don't
,e in the name Of the State, with one or more sare
ID ties, to be approved Of by the brsaier general ]
ri tie sum Of three thousand dollars. conditioned o'
m the faithful performance Of the duties Of his office
~ which bond the brigader shall immediately Tor
ii ward to the auditor of accounts and It shall DC IN.
" duty of the comissary in every year, and MOI
oltencr, to have the fines collected which SHAH y
he imposed within the brigade to which he belongs