Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-27

gAa be put in arrest so as to be suspended from the
ercse of his office, and shall have copy of the charges
exhibited against him, and notice OF the time and place
appointed for his trial which copy and notice shall be
given ten DAYS, at least before his trial is commenced.
ART g. In case any officer, non-commissioned officer,
musician private, for the trial OF whom court mar
al is appointed, shall neglect to appear and make de-
fence before any court MARTIAL or if appearing, shall a
forwards withdraw in contempt of the court or being
araigned before court martial, SHALL from obsnacy OF
deberation, stand mute, answer foreign to the pur
pose, the court may proceed to trial and Judgment as il
he had regularly pleaded not guilty.
ART 4. If any officer after having been put in arrest,
shall presume to exercise any military command until he
be discharged from arrest he shall be liable to be tried by
a court MARTIAL and if convicted, he shall be removed
from office.
ART 5. No officer shall be tried by court martial
for any offence which shall have been committed more
than year previous the time when complaint snail
have been made in writing thereof unless he by reason
Of absentng himself, other manifest impeachment,
shall not have been amenabe to justice within that period
ART. g. No officer shall be permitted to resign while
ART T. No general or field officer shall be discharged
except by the COMMANDMENTS chief other commission
ed officer except by the brgadier general officer COM
mandng the brigade to which he belongs the request
of such officer in writing or by sentence of court mar
tia or by actual removal by twelve months absence
from the district Of his command by the corps to which
he belongs being disbandcd by being convicted of any
infamous crime
ART. s. No officer shall consider himself exempt
from the duties of his station, except when under arrest
until he shall have been discharged by of the meth
DDS or pointed out in the preceding article
ART. o. No general officer shall approve of the resgna-
ton of any officer, until such officer shall have lodged in
his hands all such militia laws, orderly books and other
books he shall have been furnished with by govern
ment which books and laws shall be delivered, by said
general officer to the next succeeding officers, who shall
be commissioned in the place of him who shall have re-
signed.
ART 10. That the commanding officers of every COM
pany Of militia in this state shall annually in the month
of June make return of all the officers, commits
stoned officers musicians and priyate belonging to their
respective companies to the regmenal court MARTIAL and
in such return shall designate those who are equipped
and those who not equipped according to law, with a
complete return of all the arms and equipments belonging
to them.
ART. II. That at any rrgmcnta or battalion muster,
the companies shall form in regiment battaion
ding to the seniority of rank Of their captains, and the
companies Of artillery, ightnlantry and remen, as the
commanding officer present shall direct.
ART. 70. Any officer neglectng or refusing to make a
draft detachment when ordered in pursuance of the
duties of this act shall be arrested and liable to be tried
by MARTIAL and the officer next in command shall
be ordered to make the detachment.
ART. 13. Whenever different corps shall parade, Join
do duty together, the senior officer of equal grade,
present, shall command without regard to corps.
ART. IA. Any non-commissioned officer private,
who shall, while under arms, when on duty, behave
himself with contempt to any officer, shall conduct in
dsordery manner or shall by his dress otherwise
excite, shall Join in, any tumut riot, or be guilty OF
any unmitary conduct may be put under guard and
kept Tor longer or shorter time, at the dlscIeuon OF the
commanding officer Of the company; not exceeding,
however, the time at which the company to which he be-
longs may be dismissed; and shall, moreover, forfeit
70 &c han two than five dollars for each
offence, according to the degree aggavation of the
same and if non-commssioned officer shall be liable
to be reduced to the ranks by OF the regmenta
court martial, provided for in this act.
ART. Is. Any non. commissioned officer private
who shall, without leave ofhis officer, quit his guard
ton, platoon company SHALL for each offence, forei
not less than two, than four dollars and if
noncommssioned officer shall be liable to be reduced tc
the ranks by the sentence of regimenta martial
ART. 16. Any non-commssioned officer private
who shall neglect refuse to give any notice warn
ing, when ordered thereto by the commanding officer
the company to which he belongs shall for such offence
forfeit and pay fine not exceeding four dollars for
ry person he shall neglect to warn; and if com
mssioned officer shall be liable to be reduced to the rank
by the sentence of regmenta court martial
ART. II. Every non-commissioned officer who shall
be guilty of dsobedience Of orders, neglect of duty o
other unmilary conduct may be reduced to the rank
by the sentence of the regmenta court MARTIAL provi
ded for in this act.
ART IS. Every non-commssioned officer or private
who, being duly ordered to appear at the company in
specton and review of arms, the first Tuesday i
june and shall unnecessarily ncgecto appear at the tim