Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-30

court martals held under the provisions Of this
act, and The cominsnder-n- chief, major gener-
ais and br;gadier generals, shall have power to
order a court martial to be held at such time
and place as they think proper when the same
may be necessary to carry into effect apy of
the provisions Of this act not herein expressly
provided for, and in all cases, the officer order
ing the court martial may confirm or disapproye
the sentence thereof.
SEC. 63. Any superior may, Immediately af-
ter he has arrested any officer appoint no less
than three nor over five officers, as near the
rank of the officer arrested, az be can convent
emily get for that purpose, and shall Summon
them To meet at certain time and place, and
when met, shall constitute a court of inquiry,
whose duty it shalt be to inquire into the char
ges on which such officer was arrested, and if
a majority of said court ire satisfied that such
charges are not sufficient to cause a ceurt mar
tial to assemble in said case or if they are sat
is.ied the charges are sufficient. they shall, in
either case, forthwith report Ihe same under
seal to the officer who ordered the arrest, and
such officer ordering the arrest shall mmedi-
ately after receiving the report Of the said
court, either discharge the officer arrested, or
summon Il court martial forthwith to try him:
The officer ordering the arrest shall be govern
ed by the court OF inquiry ID nd the memb, rs I'D
witnesses attending u court of inquiry, sha u
srtia! are paid, and the officer who orders the
arrest shall designate what officer is TO preside
| over the ceurt oil inquiry, hich cnurt shall
have the same.power 10 compel the attendance
OF witnesses as court ma rita Is, and either pa
| ty may serve any process allowed by ceurI-
martial. and all officers composing 4 court OF
| inquiry shall be in full uniform.
SEC. Ga. There sha Il be allowed TO the off,
GERS composing any division, brigade, r,ginen-
tai, squadron, or battalion, court ma rtial, and
b. the Judge sdvecate thereof, one dollar and
| fifty cents Tor each day they may be DeccsSa-
rily engaged in travelling to and from, and at
tending at such; the provost marshall such
compensation as is allowed To sl.eritfs for SINH
lar services in civil cases, and to each wit
\ ness twenty-hy cents for each day he may
attend under summons, and ior each day
IN travelling to and from the same, which com-
peusatiun shall be paid out OF the state treasu
! ry on the order of the preside nj Of the court
martial, which order the auditor Of state shall
| endorse.
| CoaNANDEI-IN-cHIEF
SEC 6o The comm ander-i chief, when
| ever, in his opinion, it becomes nrce essaly
| may organize n subsistence or commissary
| department by appointing commissa'y gen.
eral. or a general o. subsistence department,
With the rank Of brigadier general, and such
other assistant commissaries as he may think
necessary OF the good oil the service may
| require, with such rank is conferred on ON
| GERS vi tae same station ia the army OF the
| United States and may also appoint such num-
her of storekeeprrs, and other officers as the
| good OF the service may require, and may Or
der any or all such officers actual ervice
when THEN services become necessary.
SEC &c The command r-in-chlef, when in
his oppinion, it becomes necessary may COM
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