The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-12-17
Laws OF Vermont.

Passed the session of the General Assembly, IN Oe
tOber ind November, a. ID. 1889.
4. An Act, in addition to an entitled ian act,
for regulating and governing the Militia oil ms
State,' approved Nov. 1, 1882.
1t is hereby enacted by the General Assembly, o'
the State Of Vermont, as follows;
CHAPTER v.
CONVERSATIONS. ...
4 So much of the first section OF the eighth
chapter of the act to which this is IN addition as
nrouides for the payment to he duant and inspec
tor general Of three dollars per day for driillng,and
also much of the proviso as provides that the
officers attending the regmentai courts martial shall
not receive any compensation, be, and the same
hereby is repealed
2. The drilling officer at any regmental drill
shall receive for each days attendance the sum of
three dollars, and, If he be the major general of
the division, or the commanding officer of the reg.
iment, the further sum OF six cents for each mile s
travel.
8. The officers attending the regmental courts
martial ordered by the Militia Act oflS37, shall re-
ceve the snm of one dollar for each days attend
ance and six cents for each miles travel.
A. The abjutant and inspector general shall re-
ceive annual salary of two hundred and fifty
dollars, to be paid out of the treasury of the tate
S. Each commissioned, non-commissioned Of
fcer and musician shall be paid for each days at
tendance, at any regimenta drill in their respective
regiments, the sum of one dollar.
CHAPTER vi.
RULES AND ARTICLES.
I. The twenty-fouth article of the ninth chap.
the same hereby is repealed.
9. All delinquents, to be tried before brigade
court martial, shall be served with copy Of the
charges and specifications preferred agai INST them,
at least ten days previous to the time Of trial.
3. Every non-commissioned officer musician
and private who, being duly ordered, shall unnec-
ressarily neglect to appear at any election of com
pany officers The time and place appointed shall
forfeit and pay the of one dollar, to be coec-
ted in the same manner other fines for non-ap-
pearance at any company training now are
ordered shall necessarily neglect to appear at any
election of field officers, at the time and place APP
pointed, shall forfeit and pay the sum OF two dol
lars.
S. The third and fourth sections OF the ninth
chapter of the which this is in addition, shall
be construed to extend to all cases in which COM
pensaton is provided for officers and soldiers by
this act.
. CHAPTER VII
TRAININGS, MUSTERS AND DRILLS.
l. The commissioned, non-commissioned Off
GERS and musicians Of each sregment, in the uni.
form prescribed by virtue of the Militia Act of
1887, shall, 2biennialiy, rendezvous, between The
goth day of August and the 10Th day OF oep,em-
TENDER, within their respective limits, two days,
successively, for the purpose of drilling and I'M
provement in military discipline the days OF rem
devious to be designated in orders by the comman-
dants of brigade.
g The third and fifth sections OF the tenth
chapter of the act to which this is in addition be,
and the same are, hereby repealed,
3. The militia of this state, shall be assembled
in the year $780, and every second year thereafter,
in the month of September, for re view, inspection
and discipline, by reg ment, the time OF assembling
to be designated in orders by the commandment oil
A. For all regmental reviews provided for in
this act the men shall be warned to moet at eight
o'clock in the forenoon.
& The commandment of any company in this
state NAV in his discretion, call his company to-
gether for military discipline and instruction, in
addition to the times herein provided, ono day
previous to the regimental muster
CHAPTER VIII.
REGIMENTAL COURTS MARTIAL.
L. A majority of the field officers Of any regi-
ment are authorized to hold the rsgimental courts
martial, called by the commandment OF the regl-
mant, pursuant to the requirements of the Militia
Act af 1887 and one session OF said court shall be
holden in each town, in the month of June annu-
ally.
court martial shall be signed by the senior field Of
fcer present, and made returnable to regmental
head quarters
have incurred any penalty for non appearance, or
non equipment uniform, at any officers drill, or
regimen tai muster, or by reason OF unmiiitary con-
duct when duty, dsobedience OF orders, or neg
lect to warn shall be summoned before the regi-
mental courts martial and tried other delinquents
are.
and all non commissioned staff officers, who shall
incur any penalty for non appearance, non equip;
ment or uniforms at any officers drill regmenta
muster, or election, and all commandments OF com
panies who shall incur any penalty for non appear
snoe, non equipment of railorm, at any company
training election, shall be amereed by the adJuI
shall be tried before the regimental court martial
next to be holden in the town in whinh the den
quent resides.
s. In all cases in which fines made payable
10 the regimental quartermaster, and payment is
made to him after amercement issued, cost shall be
taxed to the time of payment.
g. In of the absence or inability OF the
quarter master and quarter master sergeant, the
colonel shall have power to authorize any indffer
ent person to serve amercements and levy execu
tons -
n Where the fine in which the delinquent IL
amerced is RENTED by the regimental court mar
tial in consequences of an excuse, which was no
rendered to the captain within tw Give Gays ate
the June training, of citation, service of the
same, witnesses and court fees shall be taxed a
ganst the delinquent, and execution may issue
therefor. And in all cases in which execution Is
sues twenty. five cents shall be taxed for it.