Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-11

volunteers, who shall dle
i'm the service of the United
States, or when returning
10 his place OF residence al. !,
ter being mustered out OF
service, or at any time
thereafter, in consequence
of wounds, received IN SER
vice, and shall leave a WI
dow, or, if no widow, a
child or children under 10
years Of age, such widow,
or, if no widow, snch child
or children, shall be emit
tied TO receive half the
monthly pay to which Inc
deceased was entitled al
the time of his death, or at
the time of his being mus
tered out Of service, for and
during the term OF hve
years; and in case oil TIE
death or intermarrlage oil
such widow before the ex-
piration of five years, the
half:pay for the remainder
of the time shall 90 TO the
child or children OF SAID
decedent, provided that the
Secretary of War shall
adopt such forms of ey'-
dence, to substantlate the
application for such halt
pay, rs the President OF the
q S. may prescribe.
9th. That courts mar
tial, for the trialof officers,
non commissioned officers,
art,fcers, musicians, or pri-
Yates Of the militia or vo-
luntecr corps, shall be com
posed of militia officers
only. ;.
gSlh. That every Off
Ger. non.comrnissloned Of
ticcr, artiliccr, musician, or
private of the militia, who
shall fail to obey the orders
ofthe U. S., in the case pro-
vided for the calling forth
the ACTIVE FORCE, or parts
thereof IN the 18th head,)
shall be fined and forfeit Il
sum not exceeding three
months pay, nor less than
half a month spay, accord.
ing to the circumstances OF
the case, as a court martial
may determine; and that
every officer, n"n.comlnls-
stoned officer, artiticer, mu-
stefan or private, of the mi
litin, who shall fail to obey
the orders of the President
OF the /. s, in any of The
cases cited in the 18th and
18th heads, shall forfeit a
sum not exceeding one
years pay, and not less
than one month $ pay, to
be determined and adjudg-
cd according 10 the circnm-
stances If the case by a
cnur, martial; and such Of
ficrr shall, moreover, be H.
able 10 be cashirsed by son
,rncr OF 4 court marital,
and bc incapacl;atcd from
holding a commission IN
the militia Tor a term oil !
wears, at the discretion OF
The said court; and such
non.cornmissioned officers
and privates shall be liable
TO be imprisoned by the
sentence OF a court marital,
on failure of the pay ment
Of fines adjudged against
them. for one calendar
month, for every five dol
lars of such fine.
-2gth. That all fines as
sessed, as described in the
preceding head, shall be
certified by the officer or
ierium the court, or the re-
v!slng authority of the pro-
ceedinrs Of the court.mar'
tial having approved OF the
same To the marshal OF the
district in which the deiin-
Gupnt shall reside, or to one
of his deputies, and take
a receipt from the SAID mar
shall or deputy, as the case
mny.b", forth" same; winch
receipt and duplicate oftile
certificate furnished, he
shall transmit for record 10
the adjutant general OF The
militia Of the L. States:
that the marshal or his de-
duty, having received the
said certificate, shall forth.
with proceed to levy the
said fines, with cost, by DIS
tress and sale Of the goods
and cl.aitrls Of the del'n-
ouenl. which costs, and the
manner Of proceeding with
respect to the sale of the
goods distraincd, shall be
agreeable TO the laws ofthe
State in which the same
shall be, as III other cases
Of distress: and when any
non-comrnissioned officer
or private shall be adjudged
to suffer Imprisonment,
there being no goods or
chattels to be found where
on to levy the said fines,
the marshal of the district
or his deputy shall commit
such delinquent to Jail du
ring the term for which he
shall be SO adjudgcd 10 i'm
pr!sonincnt, or until tht
fine shall be paid, IN tho
same manner as other per
Sons condemned 10 fine ant
Imprisonment at the suit o
the United States may be
committed.
30,h. That the marshal'
and their deputies shall
make a return of the levy
of fines, as provided for il
The foregoing head. TO the
Acknowledgement Of the mi
litia Of the l.. s, within
sixty days, counting frou
the time that the certificate
Of the assessment OF the
said fines is placed in then
hands: and they shall ais'
pay into the hands of tho
said adjutant- with
in the above.n named limit o
time, all fines by them thus
levied and collected, de-
Quoting thereirom five pei
centum as a compensation
for their trouble; and in
case any Of the said mar.
shals or their deputies shall
fail 10 make the required
return, or pay over Ia the
adiutant-ernrral Of the mi
ii,ia OF the L. States, the
fines collected, within The
timc above specified, il