Litchfield enquirer., 1850-08-08


court.
If the Court shall be ordered by a
Brigadier General the orders shall be
signed by the Brigadier General, or by
the Brigade Major, by his order, and
shall be of the following tenor, to wit;
STATE OF CoNNEcTIcuT,
IS. Brigade Orders
For the Briade of Militia.
A general court martial of said brigade
will assemble at on the
day of for the trial Of such per-
son or persons as may be brought be-
fore it to consist of members,
to wit: Colonel, Ma
jors, and Captains. Colonel,
will preside. The Adjutant of
the regiment will furnish an Or
DERBY Sergeant to attend and execute the
orders of the court.
Sec 50. For general court martial
the Adjutant General shall detail and
notify the general officers, and apportion
the number of other officers required to
each brigade. and give notice thereof to
the Division Inspector or Brigade Majors,
who shall detail and notify said officers,
and make return to the Adjutant Gener>
ais Office. In Division court martial,
the Division Inspector, or an Aid de-
Camp, under the direction of the Major
General ordering said Court, shall detail
and notify the general officer, and appor-
Llon the other officers to each brigade,
and give notice thereof TO the respective
Brigade Majors, who shall detail and no.
tdy the field officers of their brigade, that
they are detailed, and make return there's
Of TO the Office of Major G neral order
ing said court; and for Brigade court
martial, the Brigade Major shall detail
and notify the officers required to serve
on said court.
Sec. SO. If the officer to be tried,
shall be a general officer, he shall be
furnished with a copy Of the order for
said court, and copy Of the charges in
arrest, by the adjutant general, or by a
Division or Brigade Inspector, as the
Captain General shall direct, thirty days
before the sitting of SAID court, inclusive
and the officer furnishing such copy shall
make return thereof, with the names of
the officers composing the court, to the
iudge-advocate of the court; and if he
shall be of, or under the rank Of field
officer, he shall be furnished with like
copies, twenty days before the sitting of
the court by "a Brigade Inspector, Or
Adiutant of the regiment to which the
arrested officer belongs. as tie officer Oh
dering tn court shall direct. who shal!
return the same, and the means ct the
officers composing the court. to the
judge-advocate of the court.
Sec. "a. The judge advocate shall
summon, or cause to be summoned, such
witnesses on the part of the state as may
be necessary. by subpoena, signed by the
officer ordering the court. or by the
president thereof. or by the judge-advo.
cate; and the accused shall DC entitled
to the like process, to enable him to pro-
cure the attendance of witnesses, which
process may BE- served by the judge adj
vocate, or by any dislnterested person
deputed by him and on trial before
courts martial. deposiliops may be used
in same manner, under the same circum
stances, and to the same extent, as be-
fore u civil tribunal; Provaded, that
reasonable notice of the time and place
of taking such dispositions shall be given
to the prosecutor and the accused.
Sec. IS The members to compose the
court shall be detailed by seniority, IN reg.
ular rotation of duty; and all charges iD
arrest shall be made Out in due form. by
way OF complaint, and signed by the parry
C. ,mplain,ng, addressed to the officer
whuse duly Il is 10 order the court. specify
ing the act or neglect of which the accused
is supposed 10 be guilty, AMI praying due
process before the said officer shall order
court ma r.ial for the trial Of the accused
officer.
Sec. 66. The members of the court, be-
fore they enter upon the trialot any person
accused, shalt take the following oath, 10
he administered by the judge advocate, TO
wit -" You swear that you will truly try
| and determined. according 10 the evidence
given in court, the matters depending be-
tween IN state and the officer or officers
now 10 be tried /; that you will not divnlge
the sentence Of the court. until the same
shall have been approved or Disappeared
according TO law; sei.her viii you al any
lime. disclose the vote or opinion Of any
member Of the court, unless required BY due
course Of law; SO help you God. All
other oaths which IL may be necessary to
administer during the court, may be adj
minisleled by general or field officer, or
by the judge,advocaie.
Sec. 81, The iudgs-advocate for each
county shall he appointed and commissions
ed By The Captain General. aud shall do the
dalies of that officer in all courI>marIi"ls
assembled and held 10 the county for which
he is appointed.
Sec. 6S. Tne judge advocIle shGll take
the following oath, 10 wit" You swear
thai you will moi. Al any time whatevef'
disclose the vote or opinion Of any member
II any eourt martial, ia which yon may De
called 10 act, uEless required BY due cOurse
~ l.w nOr dlvuIge the sentence OF ANY