The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-12-14
LAWS OF VERMONT.
CHAPTER VII.
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TRAININGS, MUsTERs AND DRILLS.
l. The commissioned non-commis5loncd offices
and musicians Of each regiment, in the uniform
prescribed by virtue Of the Militia Act of 1887,
shall, biennally, rendezvous, between the 2Oth
dav Of August, and the 25th day Of September,
within their respective limits, two days, success
sively, for the purpose of drilling and improve
ment in military discipline the days OF rondez-
vous to be designated in orders by the command
ant of brigade.
9. The third and fifth sections Of the tenth
cbanter of the act to which this is an addition, be,
and the same are, hereby repealed.
3. The Militia of this state shall be assembled
in the year 1910, and every second year thereaf-
ter, in The month of September, for review, in
spection and discipline, by regiment, the time of
assembling to be designated in orders by the COM
mandant of brigade.
4. For all rcgimental reviews provided for in
this act, the men shall be warned to meet at eight
o'clock in the forenoon.
S. The commandant of any. company in this
state may, in his discretion, call his company to-
ge:her for military discipline and instruction, in
addition to the Zines herein provided, one day,
previous to the regimental muster.
CHAPTER VIII.
RESIDENTIAL COURTS MARTIAL.
|. A majority of the field officers Of any re-
giment are authorized to hold the regimental
courts marital, called by the commandant of the
regiment, pursuant to the requirements of the
Militia Act of 1887, aud one session of said
court shall be holden in each town in the month
of June annually.
2. The executions issued by the regimental
court martial shall be signed by the senior field
officer present, and made returnable 10 regimen
tai head quarters.
3. All non-commissioned company officers,
who have incurred any penalty for -non-nppear-
ance, or non-equipment or Uniform, at any off
GERS drill or regimentaI muster, or by reason Of
unmllltary conduct when on duty, disobedience Of
orders, or neglect to warn, shall be summoned be-
fore the reginentaI courts martial and tried as
other dellnquents are.
A. All commissioned staff and company Off
GERS and all non-commissioned staff officers, who
shall incur any penalty Tor non-appearance, non
equipment or uniform, at any officers drill, regi-
mental muster, or election, and all commandants
of companies who shall incur any penalty FOR
non-appearance, non-equipment or uniform, at
any company training or election, shall be amer
ced by the adlutant of the regiment to which they
belong, and shall be tried before the regimental
court martial next to be holden in the town in
which the delinquent resides.
S. In all cases in which fines are made paya-
bic to the reginental quartermasier, and payment
is made to him alter amerccnent issued, cost shall
be taxed to the time of payment.
9. In case of the absence or inability Of the
quarter master and quarter master sergeant, the
colonel shall have power 20 authorize any indif-
lerent person to serve amercenents and levy exc
cutons.
T.. Where the fine in which the delinquent is
amcrced is RENTED by the regimental court mar
tial in consequence of an excuse, which was not
rendered to the captain within twelve days after
the June training, costs Of citation service OF the
same, witnesses'& court fees shall DE taxed against
the delinquent, and execution may issue therefor.
And in all cases in which execution issues, |,
twenty-five cents shall be taxed for it.
8. Where judgment is rendered for a fine by f,
the regimental court martial, tie following fees
are to be taxed as cost, viz: For the officer serv.
ing the a%mercement, or q subpoena for witnesses,
SIX cents per mile for travel, six cents for reading,
and seventeen cents for cosy for the captain,
cents for the amercement; and for
court fees, twenty-five cents for judgment by de-
fault, and fifty cents for Judgment on hearing.
The cost taxed for execution and court fees shall
be paid by the collecting officer, with the fines, to
the reyimcntal quartermaster. |!
8. Witnesses, attending before the regimental
courts martial, shall be allowed the sum Of fifty
cents for each and every days attendance, and
cents per mile for travel, to be paid by the de- O
if judgment is rendered against him,
but out of any funds in the hands Of the quarter y
master, if the delinquent is excused. d
10. All executions issued by the regimental a
court martial shall be directed to, and levied by, c
the quartermaster or regimentaI quartermaster d
The regimental quartermaster shall r
have power TO serve citations and levy executions q
throughout the state, and the regimental quarter P
sergeant shall have the same powerthrough-
out the regiment to which he is attached. d
II. In case of the absence or inability of a p
Of the field Officers to attend any regi- {,
mental court martial, any one Of the field officers d
shall have power to a journ said court, not en- {,
thirty days. u
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ARMS. VI
l. The governor is hereby authorized and d.
ected to receive from the United States, as a part a
# the quota of this state, as the same may become IL
Iue under the act Of Congress of 1903, rifles to u
he amount of two thousand, including what have d
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