Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-07-09


I the troops under his command, or any part o.
the same,to suppress such rot, 'urnnh, OF NOV
and 10 prevent the perpctrailn of any eucn
1 celuny, or act Of unlawful violence.
\ SIC. 62 The officer to whom any sucit
! order or precept shall be directed. as named
! in the foregoing section, shall forthwith or
| der on, the troops therein required, 10 paraoo
at the timc ond place appointed; ana u ne
shall refuse to obey such order or precept,or
| if any officer under his command shall refuse
to obey an order issued under such order "r
i precept. he shall be cashlered, and furthcf
punishable by fine, as provided in the seven
! ty-ihird section, and be llable TO iinprison-
ment, on the sentence Of court Inariof
approved by the commander ln-chief, ior u
term not exceeding six months. And ony
non commissioned officer or private, who
shall neglect or refuse to appear at the t'mc
ard place of parnde. or 10 obey any iawih
! order issued in such case, shall suffer mo
! penalty provided in the sixtieth section.
4 Excuses.
II Sec. 63. ANY excuse for non appearances
! of a non commissioned officer or private.
! shall be made To the commanding oibcer o'
his company, within twenty days otter fh'
| training or other military duty, tor The no"
performance of which he shall claim to be-
excused, and il the delinquent shall produce
satisfactory evidence to the commanding Of
| fcer, TINT he was unable to appear at the
time and place appointed, the commanding
! officer may excuse him bn. no commanding
officer shall receive any excuse for non mp
! pearance after the expiration Of said twenty
! DAYS and the commanding officer who shall
! violate this provision, shall bc liable to ba
! tried by court martial.
! Sec. 81. Any officer detailed 10 train and
! discipline n company without officers, shall
! have the power, as commanding officer. to
| cycusc absences as aforesaid, and to impose
! 6nes.
| Disordedy Conduct.
i Sec. G5. Any non commissioned officer ~
|, private who shall, while under arms or on
duty, behave hinsolf with contempt to an
|! officer, or who shall conduct IN dsorderiy
manner, join in, or execute any r'ot or t'imurf'
or appear in any fantastical dress, or with
other arms and accoutrcments than what the
law requires, or who shall be guilty OF any
other unsolder.lkc conduct, shall be put
under guard by the officer commanding the
field. or by his order, for time no, exceeding
the time the troops shall be- under arms. and
shall be fined, No PROVIDED III the seve nty-
second section.
Surgeons and Sugson's .'!afcs.
! Sec. &c. No surgeon, or surgeons mate.
nor any physician, shall take any gratui,y
whatsoever from any person, tor a cor''hca'a
! for inability to perform military duty on ac-
count cf bodily infrmity. and It shall be The
duty of such To examine critically the cases
of all applicants for such certificates. aud not
10 grant any certificate for bodily inhrmity or
lima biluy. unless such inkrmliy or inability be,
| beyond all doubt, such as to render the app'i-
can, unable to perform military duty; and
Il any surgeon, surgeons mate, ar Phyriclan
/ W ho sha violate tho provisions vt Tins Sec
ton, shall be liable 10 the penalty of hhy
dollars. to be sued for and recovered by the
colonel or commanding officer of the regl-
mcnt to which such surgeon or surgeons
mate shall belong, and within whose bounds
said physician shall reside; and said PENALTY
| shall be 10 the use of the regiment, aud said
/, certificate shall be Of no avail.
\ Sec. 81. Whenever any regiment may he
( without a surgeon or surgeons msic. or when
! any person mny claim 10 be exempt from
! military duty BY reason Of bodily inhrmity or
! disability, and shall not reside within ten
| miles Of the surgeon, or surgeons mate OF
! the regiment, within the bounds ot winch be
.inll reside, any respectable ph. slcian within
snid distance, may grant him certificate,
subject TO the restrictions cOnteiDcd IN the
the preceding section: and the commanding
officer Of any company IL authorized to en-
empt any person from military duty, who
shall reside within the bounds Of his com.
pany, on the presentation OF such cfrih a'e
/ from the surgeon, or surgeons mate, or d
physician aforesaid, either for n longer ora
II shorter period, no, exceeding one ycnr, o., in
the Judgment of the commanding officer, ihe
case may demand.
/ Toiunieer Companies.
L Sec. Gs. Ifany company raised ut large nf-
| ter the frst day Of January, A. ID. 1870, shall,
| at any time, be destitute of commissioned Of
ncers and shall, after having bc.'D twc' o.
| dered, refuse or neglect 10 fill vacancies, or
|, if the number Of privates in any such comPa-
nv be reduced to less than tweDty-io and
continue SO reduced for more than one yer,
said company may be dsbonded by tho com.
mander in-chief. aud the Don-connissioncd
officers and soldiers thcrcofbe enrolled in the
militia. Prori,ied hoiptper, that no person
who has served seven years in any chartered
volunteer company in this state, shall ever
a.lerward be liable to do military duty cx-
cspt in case of invasion, insurrcciinn, or riot.
\ Src. 90 Officers Of disband"d companies
shall not be reduced to the ranks; bit mny
be honorably discharged by the commander
n.chlcfcr detained as occasion msy demand,
ror the discharge Of any duty correspondent
with their rank.
II Fines and Penalties.
II Sec. 20. Every non-commlssioncd offlcer
and private. holden To do duty ~ the militia
n in this state and refusing or Degleciing, to
/ appear for The performance ef duty when lc-
! yay warned and notified, shall forfeit aud
4 pay as follows, to wit:
For unnecessarily ncgleciing 10 appear ai
any inspection, and review, seven dollars.
\ For unnecessarily ncglec,ng 10 appear al
any company training, FIVE dollars.
| For unnecessarily ncglecting to appear
when ordered. or disobrylng any lawful o--
der. in case ot riot, u,ob, or iu,nul', one hun-
drcd dollars.
Sec. ~. Every non commissioned officer
and private, who shall appear ut any in'Pec-
ton, training. or review, whose equipments
are deficient, or Of bad quality, shOll forfeit
and pay, for
II A muske,, hayonet or belt, snd an IRON
or steel ramrud, nlI or either, o.e dollar.
Il A cartridge box with twelve blank ear
tridcc.. two spare ninis. nnd pruning wire
,nd brush, all of either one doleL
Il The officers of every grade. for dchcien-
ey nf UNIFORM, or uniform Of bad quality, five
dollars.
n A deficiency Of n sword or har""r, or BELT,
r. ,,.,d ousI,ty bnth or either two dt,llsrs.