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aud the ommanderin-ehief major generals and
bHgadier generals shall have power to order a
court martial to be held at such time and place
as they think proper when the same NAV be neces-
sary to carry into effect any Of the provisions Of
this act not herein expressly provided Cor, and in
oil cases, the officer ordering the court martial
may confirm or disapProyo the sentence thereof.
Sec. 63. Any superior may, Immediately af.
ter he has arrested any officer, appoint no less
than three nor oven FIVE officers, as near the rank
Of the officer arrested, as he can conveniently get.
for that purpose, and shall summon them to meet
at a certain time and place, aud when met, shall
constitute a court Ofinquiry, whose duty it shall
be to inquire into the charges on which such Of
fcer was arrested, and if a majority Of said court
are satisfied that such charges are not sufficient
to cause a court martial to assemble in said case,
or if they are satisfied the charges are sufficient
they shall,in either ease,forthwith report the same
under seal to tue officer who ordered the arrest,
aud such officer ordering the arrest, shall immedi-
ately after receiving the report Of the said court,
either discharge the officer arrested, or summon a
cour. martial forthwith to try him. The officer
ordering the arrest shall be governed by the court
Of inquiry, and the members and witnesses attend
ing court Of inquiry shall be paid as the men,
bers aud witnesses OF the court martial are paid
and the officer who ordered the arrest shall desig.
nate what olicer is to preside over the court of in
quiry, which court shall have the same power to
compel the attendance of witnesses as court mar
tial, and all officers composing a court of inquiry
shall be in full uniform.
Sec. GA. There shall be allowed to the Off
GERS composing any division, brigade, regimental,
squadron, or battalion courts martial, aud to the
judge advocate thereof, one dollar and fifty cents
for each day they may be necessarily engaged in
travelling to and trom,and attending such;the pro-
yost marshal such compensations as is allowed to
sherifs for similar services in civil cases, and to
each witness, twenty-five cents for each day he
may attend under a summons, and for each day in
travelling to aud from the same, which cOmpensa-
llOu sinai Oe pau Out VI St't0 treasury Ou lUo
order of the President of the court martial, which
order the auditor of state shall endorse.
COMMANDER IN, CHIEF.
Sec. 65. The commander in chief, whenever
in his opinion, it becomes necessary may organ
ize a subsistence or commissary department by
appointing a commissary general or a general ola
subsistence department with the rank of brigadier
general, aud such other assistant commissioners as
he may think necessary, or the good Of the service
may require, with such rank as is conferred OH Of
fcers of the same station in the army of the Uni
ted States, and may also appoint such number of
storekcepers and other officers as the good of the
service may require, and may order any or all
such officers in actual seryice when their service
become necessary.
Sec, 66. The commqnder-in chief, when IN
his opinion it becomes necessary, may complete
the organization of the medical department by ap.
pointing a. surgeon general, with the rank of
colonel, and for each division a hospital sur geon
with the rank Of lieutenant colonel, and for each
brigade, a hospital surgeon, with the rank of ma
ior, and may call any of said officers into actual
service, when their service may be found neees-
sary.
Sec 81. The ~adjutants of regiments, squad
rons and b%attalions, shall attend to, and record all
returns from the. commandment Of regiments,
squadrons and battalions, and record the same in
a book to be provided for that purpose, aud shall
perform such other duties as may from time to
time be required of them by the comandant Of
tEeir regiments, s%quadrons and battalions. Pro-
vided, that when any %Sljutant shall be absent in
command, the commanding officer shall appoint a
suitable person to do the duty Of the %adjutant.
Sec. 6S. That the adjutant general of the
State shall furnish to the comandants of divisions.
for the use of the brigades, blank forms of roll
bonds, and of the different returns that may be
required from time to times by thisact, land explain
the principles on which they should be made.
Sec. 60. The com nander-in-chief shall cauaa
two thousand copies of this act to be printed in
book form, which books shall have attached to
them all the necessary forms by which all returns
can be made of companies. regiments, squadrons'
or ba~ttalions, also brigades and divisions which
blank forms may be as near as circumstances viii.
admit, to those which accompanied the &C: of 1887,
for organizing disciplning militia and volunteer
militia of Ohio, which pamphlets shall be immedi-
ately distributed aud forwarded to the county
seats of the several brigades, as other laws are,and
in due time, to be directed to the brlgadier gener'
ais or commandants of brigades who shall be
bound to receive and distribute, as circumstances
may require.
See. 10. The act entitled " an act for organi-
ling and discipliuing the militia and volunteer
militia passed March.4, 1887 and all acts and
nnrls.nf acts amendatory thereto, or inconsistent