Litchfield enquirer., 1847-08-19

| the above delinquencieS and de1clencle:
shall in such book OF books be fully writer
or expressed, with such explanations as h.
may deem proper to make and to each OF
fence he shall afix the penalty now lmpo
sed by law which each person so offending
shall be liable TO pay, and said commanding
officer shall at the close of any parade notify
or within five days thereafter cause to be
| notified by any commissioned or non >com-
| miSsioned officer, all such persons as shall
have incurred any penalty imposed by law.
| and the amount thereof; also the day on
which appeals will be heard by the COM
manding officer of the regiment.
SEC. 49, 1t shall be the duty of comman'
dants of companies, within ten days after
any parade, to deliver such books or book
to the commanding ofirer of his regiment
certified to that each delinquent therein MAJ
med had been duly notified thereof.
Sec AZ. Every such on>commissioned
officer, musician and privatS who shall be
returned in such book or books to the COM
manding officer of his regiment as being Ii
able to any of the penalties therein mentions
ed, may appeal to such commanding officer
to remit or mitigate any such penalty
Sec. 4S Such commanding officer ola
regiment shall cause to be read in orders at
each roll. call, or on any day OF parade re-
qured by law, the time and place, within
fifteen days after any such parade, where
he will hear all appeals which shall then
and there be made TO him for the remission
or mitigation of any such penalty.
Sec. 40. Such comm anding officer oil
regiment shall have power to hear and de :
termine all such appeals to issue subpU-
mas for all witnesses whose attendance at
such appeal may in his opinion be neceSsa-
nv in behalf of the state, and also on appll-
cation for all witnesses in behalf at any non
commissioned officer, private or person re-
turned for any delinquency or dehclency'-
He shall also have power to administer Inc
usual oath TO witnesses to be sworn and teS-
tify, aud to preserve order, as IN courts OF
common laws Jurisdictions; and all shenIs
deputy Shirts, iailOrs and constableS are
hereby required to execute any precept is
sued by such officer for that purpose, and in
all resp ec,s, said commanding officer shall
have the same power and jurisdiction as
the president of any court marual appoints
ed in pursuance of law for the trial OF ccm
misSioned officers
Sec. so. All appeals required by this &C,
to be made to snch commanding oHlcer OF
the regiment TO be RENTED or mItigated
offer he shall have considered and decided
an the same, shall be final. He shall then
Immediately ,rauscribe the names Of all
the persons liable for any fine incurred ana
not RENTED, in a book to be kept by him tor
that purpose, and return the former 10 the
commandant of the company OF whom he
received it. ;,
Sec. 81. Within ten days Nle time shall
have expired which such commanding OIL
Ger shall have appointed to hear Appeals nc
shall make an alphabetical list OF all the
persons OF whom fines are to be collected.
designating the company to which they
respectively blong, the sums imposed as
fines on each person, and shall draw ms
warrant under his hand and seal, directed
to any sheriff, his deputy sheriff, or consta
bic of any town within the limits OF SAID
regiment, who shall take such warrant anu
discharge and perform all the duties rcqul-
red therein which duties shall be the same
as now required in cases OF warrants dlrec>
ted for the collection of fines which said
warrant may be levied on the goods or chat
ties of the delinquent
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if or constable 20 whom any such list or
warradt shall be directed and dellve-ed,
shall execute the same in the manner as Is
now provided by law in such cases. and
shall receive the same fees for collection
with the additional sum OF seven cents a
costs, on each dollar thereof. lie shall al>
so make relnrn of such warrant and all
moneys, collected thereon, in manner now
provided by law in such cases.
Sec. IS. Every such sheriff, deputy Sher>
if or constable who shall refuse or neglect
to take any such warrnt for the collection OF
fines, when presented to him for such pur>
pose. py any such commanding officer OF
regiment, or refuse or neglect TO discharge
and execute any duty or act thereon requl =
red, shall for every such refusal and neglect
forfeit 10 the State, sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars, 10 be recovered by such
commanding officer of the regiment before
any court of competent jurisdiction.
See. Sd. Every person who shall have
incurred any fine, may pay the same to the
commanding officer of his regiment on the
dayof hearing appeals, who shall receiyr
the same without fee or charge Of any kind,
and shall en,er the name of the person pays
Ing the same anu TIC diuouIt Phio3 ~ -
book which he shall keep for that purpose.
Sec. 55 Such commanding officer OF the
regiment shall pay all monies received by
him for fines or otherwise in his said Off
cial capacity to the treasurer ofthe State.
Sec. So. 1t shall be the duty OF such
treasurer to require such commanding offs
Ger to render an account of all moneys re-
ceiyed by him on account of fines and OF all
fines imposed, at least once in every yeaI,
at such times as he shall deem it proper
Sec: 81. Every such commanding officer
who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to COM
ply with such request, for the space of ten
days, shall be liable to be tried and cashier.
ed and fined in a sum,not to exceed five. hun
dred dollars. ..... ....
Sec. So. All courts martial for the trial
of officers shall be ordered and conducted as
now provided by law; but no such court
shall consist of more than five or less than
3 members. On trials before courts martill,
dispositions may be used sn the sameimanner
under the same circumstances and to the
same extent as the same may now be used
on trial before a civil tribunal. Provided.