The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-14
..,.nder month for every five dol

lars of such fne. - ae.cribed in
Son .at;ng head. shall be certified ~ us
Ger ordering the court, or the revising .I having
~ ~. nroceedings of the court naHss - ~. d;s
,nuroyed Of the same, 70 the ms n -as;de or 10
,rct in which the delinquent snsn :'., rom the
one of his deputies and sske sss nav he for
said marshal = ssP psss;ps and duplicate, Of the
the SANE c,rn;shed. he shall transmit 10! Ieoo -
cer.hca,:: general Of the militia Oh 'ne =,
70 .he ;rss the marshal, or his deputy, having
States ,Hs aid certificate, shall forthwith pro-
.ssd 70 lew the said fines with cost, oy ois'ress
and sale Of the goods and cha'teis Oh .ne uea
any which costs, and the manner OF proceed
a,;,b respect 70 the sale OF the goods distfa'n
~ hall he agreeaby to the laws OF the State "a
ab;ch the same shall be, as in other cases OF us
,rass and when any non-commssIoneu onoe'
sr private shall be adjudged TO suffer imprisoh-
ment, there being no goods or chat'e's ~ ~
found whereon to levy the said fines, the niarshai
of the district, or his deputy, shall comm! sun
delinquent 10 Jail during the term OF whicn y.
shall he 90 adiudged to imprisonment, or unti
the 6neAshall be paid in the same manner as
other persons condemned to fine and mprison-
ment NJ the suit of the United States may Dc
committed.
3O,b THAT the marshals and their deputies
shall make return of the levy OF fines as provid-
cd for in the foregoing head, to the adJuant gene
days. counting from the time that the certificate
of the assessment of the said fines is placed in
their hands and they shall also pay into the
hands Of the said adjutant general, within the
aboye-named limit of time, all fines by them thus
levied and collected, deducting therefrom five
per centum as compensation tor their trouble j;
and in case any of the said marshals or their
deputies shall fail to make the required return,
10 pay over to the adjutant general Of the militia
of the United States the fines collected within
the time above specified, it shall be the duty OF
the said adutant general to inform the Solicitor
of the Treasury Of the United States of the same.
who should be required to instruct the district at
torney of the United States TO proceed against
the said marshal or deputy in the district court
by attachment for the recovery OF the same.
3lst. That the marshals and their deputies
of the several districts shall have the same powers
IN executing the laws OF the United States as
sheriffs and their deputies In the several States
have by law in executing the laws OF the respect
i've States.
3d. That the money or moneys collected by
the assessment of fines referred to shall be APP
piled to the payment OF all necessary expenses,
as far as the same may be sufficient, for the re-
pair of arms, the preparation and preservation
of military munitions, and for every other ne
cessary thing that may be incident to the calling
forth and to the service Of the militia, as pro-
vided for in the 18th head
3d. That the President shall appoint, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate of
the United States, one adjutant general Of the
militia of the United States, whose duty it shall
be to receive and keep in the files of his Office all
the reports and returns of the militia, with their
arms, Announcements, and ammunition, made by
the adlutants general of the respective States
distinguishing the same by the different classes
into which they are divided; also, annually, on
or before the last Monday in February, to make
an abstract or a consolidated return of the same,
and lay it before the President of the United
States, to be by the President, submitted yearly
to Congress That it shall be his duty, likewise,
tokeep record of copies, in a book provided
therefor, of all certificates Of the assessment of
fines by the judgment of militia courts-martial
for delinquencies cited in the 18th, 18TH and
10Th of the foregoing heads, to keep a record or
copy of the returns Of the marshalls or their de-
puties, of the execution of process, or the col
lection of the said fines, noting the time when
the returns aforesaid are received to keep
regular account of the amount of fines collected
and paid over to him. and of the amount ex-
pended thereof; and to make to the Secretary of
War, on or before the 30th June and the LIST De-
cember of each year, a statement of the said
receipts and expenditures. The money or mo-
neys thus assessed, collected, and paid over to
the adjutant general, forthwith to be deposited
by him for safekeeping in the vaults of the
Treasury of the United States and the amounts
thus deposited to be passed to the credit Of the
adJutant general, and not to be drawn from the
Treasury except upon warrants of the adjutant
general conntersigned by the Secretary of War,
and Tor the purposes which have been specified
34th That the adjutant- general of the militia
OF the United States shall be paid the annual
salary OF three thousand dollars, in full for his
services and without any other allowances what
soever, excepting such fuel and stationery as
may be deemed necessary for an office, under
the regulations of the War Department. and
that the said Office shall be attached TO, and con-
sidered as one of the bureaus of the War Depart
inent, and be subject to such rules and regula-
tons in relation to all duties and purposes OF its
creation, The Secretary of War may, from
time to time, prescribe.
35th That for the duties of the office of the
adjutant-ceneral of the militia Of the United
States, there shall be allowed two clerks if so
many be necessary and that the same be trans
ferred from the Office of the Acknowledgement of
the army Of the United States, with annual sa-
lares, not to exceed what is now allowed by law,
according to the discretion Of the Secretary Of
War
Both. That the President Of the U. S. be au-
thorlzed to select such number OF places for the
establishment of depots, in each militia district
OF the United States as he may deem necessary
for the safe-keeping of munitions and arms and
as the rendezvous of the militia, or portions
thereof that may be called FORTH
37th. That the officers, non-commssioned Of
fcers artifcers, musicians, and privates Of volun-
teers or militia, in the service of the U. States
except when called forth, as provided for in the
18th head, shall be entitled to the like compensa-
ton, in case Of disability, by wounds or other
wise incurred in the service, as is or may be al
lowed TO officers, non-commissioned officers
artifcers, musicians and privates Of the army of
the United States.
3Sth. That the several corps of volunteers
which now exist in the several States. and in
what manner soever organized be not disturbed