The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-04-23

days company muster required by this
act; Provided, in their opinion, each de-
linquent should be fined, to make out a
list Of delinquents, particularly notlhg
therein the fines assessed on such MEM
Der Of his company and for what cause;
copy Of which list shall forthwith be
returned TO justice of the Peace Of the
proper township; such Justice on receiy-
ing such list shall forthwith issue sum.
mons against such delinquent named in
such list, naming day. not more than
three days from the date Of such summons,
in which the defendant shall appear at the
place named in such summons, before
such Justice, and defend, and in default
of an appearance, in person or by agent,
or counsel, and showing of legal de-
fense, such justice shall render judg-
ment in the name of the State for the use
Of such company for the amount shown
by such list to have been assessed against
such delinquent, and the commandant Of
company shall call the commissioned Of
fcers Of his company together, within FIVE
days after each company muster for the
purpose Of assessing the aforesaid fines;
Provided, That all persons feeling them
selves aggrieved by the decision Of such
Justice, shall have the right to appeal, as
in other cases; all such fines to be paid
over to the county Treasurer, and to go
into the military fund.
AMOUNT OF FINES TO BE ASSESSED UPON
OFFICERS.
Sec 10. That the following shall be
the amount of fines 20 be imposed upon all
general officers, Colonels, Lieutenant Col
onelS, Majors, Captains. Leutenants, and
non commissioned staff officers, for refus-
ing or neglecting to discharge any of the
duties enjoined on them by the provisions
of this act, and for refusing to obey any
order Of their superior officers, which fine
or penalty shall apply to all commissioned
staff officers of the same rank of other
commissioned officers, which staff officers
who have violated the provisions Of this
act, shall be dealt with as other officers;
a fine on any non commissioned staff Off
Ger to be not less than three dollars, nor
over thirty dollars; fine on any Lieuton,
ant to be not less than four dollars nor
over forty dollars; fine on any Captain
10 be not less than five dollars nor over
fifty dollars; a fine on Major to be not
less than eight dollars nor over eighty
dollars; fine on Lieutenant Colonel to
be not less than nine dollars nor over
ninety dollars; a fine on a Colonel to be
not less than ten dollars nor over one
hundred dollars; all of said fines to be
assessed, or imposed by brigade court,
or court martial, as the case may be. and
10 be collected as herein provided for;
hereafter all and any fines imposed upon
any commissioned staff officers, under the
provisions of this act, shall be collected
before any Justice of the Peace, in whose
township such delinquent may reside, and
all such suits shall be broght in the name
of the State of Ohio, for the use of the
brigade in which such fines were assess
ed or imposed, and all sums under one
hundred dollars shall be collected before
IA Justice of the Peace, and any fine as
sessed or imposed for one hundred dol
lars or more, shall be collected before
any court having competent jurisdiction,
as other like sums, 10 be collected by the
brigade inspector, orany other brigade staff
officer, that the commsndant Of brigade
may designate; Provided, That suits com
menCed by the brigade inspector, Or other
brigade staff officer, shall be for the col
lection of fines on commissioned and
staff officers of his own brigade; ProyI
ded, also That when any fine OFF are
imposed by any court martial, according
to the provisions of THIS act, it sAall b.
the duty of the ,Presidghtof said court. tc
cause said 6ne,or fipes( to be collected as
fines are assessed or Imposed byhrisyfdC
courts, as herein ptsSidtds \ and any lfne
imposed on any Rfigadier GeneEal, sha
not be less than fifteen dollars. nor oyel
one hundred and hfly dollars, to be col
lected by the Major General or COZ Ihman
dant of divieion. Prorided, Saidx fine i,
not imposed by anys court-marlik ka, anC
when y Major General shall bA fined
it shall not be less than twe6y~dka .lats
nor over two hundred dollars to be @ol
lected by the commander in-chiei j Il S
vidcd, also, That said fine is not inpossa'
by any court.marlial; And provided, ala
so, bat all fines collected by a Major
General, or the commander-in.c chief, shall
be collected agreeable to the foregoing
provisions Of this act, and all fines collec-
ted under the provisions of this act, shall
90 into the military fund belonging TO the
several brigades and all suits brought fer
the collection of fines under the provis-
ions of this act, shall be brought as other
suits at law, and the defendant may plead
the general issue, but shall not prove nor
refer back to any later date than the date
of such delinquency Provided, however,
That fines imposed by any court'martial,
shall be collected Immediately after judg
ment is rendered for the same, and no
stay of execution shall be allowed, but on
the conlrafyi proceedings of the court,
martial, showing. TIP state of the case,
and such officer named TO have been fin
ed which. proceeding, whenattesled and
signed by the president of said court,
shall entitle the person prosecuting the
same to judgment in favor Of his brig
ade, or the State Of Ohio, as the case may
be; the proceedings Of any courtmartials
attestcd as required by this act, shall
serve in all courts Of justice as "a tran
script from. any other docket, and such