Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-02-02
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An Act, for regulating and governing the Militia Of
this State.
(Con,inued.)
CHAPTER IX-Rviesa and articles.

CHAPTER IX.-Rukes and articles.
SIC. |. The following shall be the rules
and articles by which the militia Of this
State shall he governed, when not in actual
service.
Art. |. Every commissioned officer who
shall be guilty Of unlnilitary conduct, neg.
ligcut Of duty, or disobedience Of orders. or
who shall, when on duty, appear, or behave
in an unolficer.like manner, or who shall
wilfully Cypress or irinre any under his
command, or who shall, at any time, set on
foot, or Join in any combination to resist or
evade the lawful orders of any commission
ed officer, shall be liable TO be tried by n
court martial.
Art. 2. Every officer to be tried by a
court martial, shall be put in arrest. so as to
be suspended from the exercise Of his Office,
and shall have a copy of the charges ex-
hlbited agains, him, and notice of the time
and place appointed for his trial; which
copy and notice shall be given ten days. al
least, before his trial is commenced.
Art. 3. In case any officer, non com
misSioned officer, musician or private. for
the trial Of whom IA court martial is appoint
ed, shall neglect to appear, and make de-
fence before any court martial. or if appear
ing, shall afterwards withdraw in contempt
Of the court. or being arraigned before a
court martial, shall, from ~obstinacy or delib-
Grafton. stand mute, or answer foreign TO the
purpose, The court may proceed TO trial and
Judgment as if he had regularly pleaded not
guilty.
Art. 4. II any officer. after having been
put in arrest. shall presume 10 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. s. No officer shall be tried by a
court martial for any offence. which shall
have been committed more than one yea
previous to.the time when a complaint shall
have been made in writing thereof, unles:
lie, by reason Of absenting himself, or some
other manifest impeachment, shall not hav,
been amenable to justice within that period
Art. g.. No officer shall be permitted tc
resign while under arrest.
Art. Z. No general or field officer shall
] be discharged except by the commander IL
chief, or other commissioned officer. excep
! by the brigadier general or officer command
] ing the brigade to which he belongs, on thu
request of such officer in writing, or b,
sentence of II court martial. or by actual re
moval, or by twelve months absence from
: the district Of his command, or by the corp
/ to which he belongs being disbanded, or b.
4 being convicted OF any Infamous crime.
Art. 8. No officer shall consider hin
Y self as exempt from the duties OF his station
k except when under arrest, until he sha
have been discharged BY one of the metl
, DDS or causes pointed out in the precedin
article.
k Art. 9. No general officer shall approx
of the resignation OF any officer, until sue
officer shall huve lodged in his hands a
such militia laws, orderly books and othe
n books. as he shall rave been furnished wit
by government, which books and laws sha
s be delivered by said general officer, to tb
next succeeding officers. who shall be con
missioned in the place Of him who sha
N have resigned.
e Art. 10. That the commanding office
ID Of every company of militia in this Sta
of shall annually in the month OF June mai
at a return OF all The officers, non
ed officers, musicians and privates belon
of ing TO their respective companies, TO the r
n, rimental court martial, and in such retuI
Ie. Shall designate those who are equipped a
v cording 10 the law, with a complete retuI
n of all the arms and equipments belonging
&c them.
D. Art. ii. That at any regimental or b'
Id TALON muster, the companies shall form
in regiment or battalion, accordlngt TO the senie
ad iiy o frank of their captains, and the comp
MES of artillery, light infantry and RHEIMS
ell as the commanding officer present shall
IN, rect.
re Art. IL. Any officer neglecting or
is lusing to make a draft or detachment, VIII
i'll ordered in pursuance Of the duties OF Il
act, shall be arrested aud liable TO be lri
De. by a court martial, and the officer next
Ar- command shall be ordered to make the
tachment. ga lagI,. 3 saffi laa !,
er, Art. l3,, Wbepever different corps So
rid parade, join or do duty together, the sen
ell Officer Of equal grade, present, shall CO
as mand, without regard 10 corps. . u
Ter Art. IA. Any non commissioned ofi'
lie or private, who shall, while under arms,
ov- when on duty, behave himself with c.
tempt 10 any officer, or shall conduct i
un- disorderly manner, or shall by his dress
nv Otherwise, excite, or shall join in any
mulr or riot, OF be guilty Of any unmillli