The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-04-24


Judge sdyocase shall admiuistef % ihe J
urefidsnt aud other mambersof the court I,
the same oath viz: Yon, and each OF you
do solemnly swear (or afhm( that you
VII well and truly Try and deternrne
according to evidence, The matter now /
before y6u, beiween The United states,
Tor the state o. Ohio as the case may be) \
and ,he person TO be tried. and that you
will truly administer Justice according to .
lhR, without yattihlltyl favor OF aGetfidnf 4
according to your conscience, aud the |
best Of your understanding and cusicm
OF war IN like cases, you d9 iuFberI
g Weai (or affirm that you VIII dlAI
yulge The sentence Of the court. until it /
shall be published by proper authority,
heithef will YOU disclose the opinion Of
aby parliculat member Of The court un.l
less required 10 gye evidence thereof 10
court, Of Justice, 10 q due Jourse OF lnw
1.-The Judge advocate shan ptosecute, I'D the
name Of the United States, OF Of tho
State Of Ohio, (as lhe ctso may be )but
Shall no FAR consider himself as counsel
Tor the person accused. as TO object 20
any Illegal Question put to the prisoner
ortho person accused, or auy Witness,
the answer u which might tend to crimi,
1ate himself ie shallaso see right and
justice done to tho defendant, on all
Questions which may arise in court
naftial the Youngest in commissioh and
lowest in tank shall vote 6rst, aud So on
in succession to the Oldest and higl'est IN
] iauk, aud every person giving evidence
before court martial, shall be examined
ON oath or affirmation, and all officers
composing a court martial shall be in full
q uniform.
Z Sec. O.. The party tried by court
D. mariih shall be entitled 70 a copy Of the
\ sentence, aud proceeding Of sucl, court
o. martial after The decision, where demand
y therefor by him or aby persons in his be-
3. half; the commanding officer for the time
. being shall have full power OF prdoning
s ormltigating any penalty ordered to be
! Inflicted on any non commissioned Off
i Ger, musician or private, for breach
II fIoI the provisions Of this act, by COURT
II martial, and every officer convicted as
h aforesaid, by any court martial, may be
o pardoned, or have the penalty mitigated
G by the officer orlering sald court mar,
h ltil. t.
{ Sec. CO. The rules and articles OF war,
Is and the rules and customs which gov
ern court martial, composed OF officers
z Of the army Of the United States, shall
n ia III respects govern all court martals
3, hold under the provisions Of this act, and
Ie the commander in chief, major generals
b. and brigadier generals, shall have power
,. to order court martial tobe held atsuoh
g. time aud place as they think proper
b. when tho Same may DO necessary to cur
ii ry into etTcot any Of tho provisions OF
,r this act not herein expressly provided
for. anI in all cases. the officer ordering
the court martial may confirm or disap.
s. p,ove the sentence thereof
@. Sec 63. Any superior may, immediate
~ ly after he has arrested any officer. APP
he point no less than three nor oyer6Ne OH
Il. GERS, as near tn. rank of the officer ar
n. os Cd, as he ON conveniently get fo
en- that purpose, and shall summon them t,
he moot At u certain time and place, an,
All when met, shall constitute court Of in
at quiry, whose duty it shall DO to inquir
IN into the charges on which such office
ne was UrrusSeu, ana ~ mWtoriJy Ur satl
Il court are satisfied that such charges ar,
not sufficient TO cause court martha
Il to assemble in said case, or il they ar
r.. satisfied tho charges are sufficient, the,
at shall In either case. forthwith report th
he slmo under seal to the officer who order
nv ed the arrest, and such officer ordering
,h the arres. shall Immediately after rcceiv
he ing th9 report Of the SAID court, eilhe
ce discharge the officer arre,ted or summon
.. q court martial forthwith to try him -
r. The officer ordering the arrest shall b.
ID governed by the court Of inquiry, ant
10 the members and witnesses attending
IN court OF inquiry shall be paid rs th,
m members and witnesses Of court mar
ne tial are paid, aud the officer Who order
er the arrest shall designate what officer i
Il TO preside over the court OF inquiry
" which court shall have the samo powe
m to compel the attendance of witnesse
no Ss cOdrt mattisls, and either party ma
Al. serve any process allowed by court MAJ
tis|, aad all officers composing cour
us Of inquiry shall be in full uniform.
Sec, Ga There shall DO allowed to th
led officers composing any division, brigad,
m reglmenlal, squadron,or battalion court
ral martial, and to the Judge advocate Their
be- of one dollar and fifty cents for each da
he they muy be necessarily engaged in ira,
ral cling TO and from. and attending at suol
hg the provost martial such compensation a
BY is allowed to shcrAs for similar service
ls in civil cases, and to each witness twen
,p. ty.hvo cents for each day he may atteu
Ger uudera summons and for each day
nr travelling to aud from the same, whic
raj computation shall DO paid out OF ii
ere State treasury on the order Of The prosi
nd dent Of the court martha, which ord,
ior the auditor of State shall endorse.
I n COMMANDER IN cnIEF.
,p Sec. Go The comma r 10 cl i fwhe,
art ever, ia his opinion, It beoon,es necessar
ye, may organize subsistence or commiss
OF ry department by appointing commits
he airy general, OF general Ola subsistea,
md department. with Tho rank Of briradi,
all general, and such other assistant comm
ish saries as ho may think necessary, or n
li- good OF tho service may require, vii
IN such rank as Is conferred on officers
ing the SAME station in the army Of the Uu
b,v ted States and may hleb ann,,ft s,,a